New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-14
MUNICIPAL ISSUES,
PLANS FOR TIE COMPLETION or THE NEW COURT
unUsE-TnE MAYOR'S YIsIrORs.

PLANS FOR TIE COMPLETION or THE NEW COURT
HoUsE-THE MAYORS VISITORS.
The New County Court house Commissioners
have entered upon their duties by appointing Calvert
vaux the architect to prepare plans for the completion
of the building Mr. Vaux is Architect to the Depart
ment of Parks. and drew plans for the proposed new
city prison. The Commissioners have not yet been
placed in control OF the Courthouse Commissioner Van
Mort SAYS that the Consolidation ac. clearly places the
care and maintenance OF the pablo buildings In his
department aud that tho supplemental bin places this
beyond doubt To mako the intention OF the LcSisa.
ture still more clear third bin presented giving
the charge Of tue public buildings % the Mayor and Con-
troiler and this defeated Mr.. Van Mort said that
while he anxious to assume duties unnecessarily
propose give up 10 others those which de-
voycd him under the law. He had taken the best OF
counsel IN tho matter and proposed to maintain his
rights. lie had Instructed the lnitOr to LOOK 10 hlh
only for orders, ana under these instructions the de-
mands OF tho Commissioners for possession OF the Super
viSOrs' rooms have been refused. Mr Van Mort had
lust received a complete list OF employ63 o. the
building; these number about 20, including about 80
women and several persons marked " temporary on
Van Mort said that c had not examined the st II there
roo s as red rss tb ne ms
soners had charge OF the building was absurd ON the
wing TO the CITY HAL, would Imagine that they
would at once assume charge OF tho old part, OF the
The Mayors reception Yesterday was unusually large.
Among the attendants in the antc-room at one time
George Dean, Aldermen MOnhelnor and Morris, Con-
troIler Green Justice kasmre, Senator MCGOWAN. and
Police Commissioners Charlck aud DlsbCcker. The
largo number OF Custom house followers in the assem-
bly, occasoned somc comment. The rS four visited the
Mayor IN body.
committee Of the directors OF Mount Sinai Hospital
visited the Mayor yesterday to present the claims Of
their institution to fair proportion OF the excise money
and other public funds raised for charitable purposes
They said Jewish residents OF this city paid
their part toward the support Of the city poor but made
demands upon the cityi in their opinion the Mount
Sinai Hospital entitled 10 the aid asked. The Mayor
said that The proposition met his approval and ne would
give it careful consider alton
Mayor Havemeyer has not yet examined tho testi-
aken,before the Grand Jury against the Commits
sioners OF Chartes'and Correction. He says that he
will upon the invesgt practicable.
The Mayor has not yet appointed private secretary,
vice NJ j. Farrell and large number OF candidates are
still anxious. Mr. Havemcyer said yesterday that IN
this appointment ho should try to please no one but
himself gentleman standing near said that he hadn't
seemed to please except himself in the last
puintment made by him. The Mayor laughed and re-
piled, 1 shall please myself every tme you may be
sure OF that"
Controller Green received $5G,li2 is yesterday, and
paid out $l57 ,59i 90.