New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-26
rNI,ARGING A CHILDREN's HOME.


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ENLARGING A CHILDREN'S HOME.
As soon a the houses Nos Oh and 90 Fourth-aye.
are remodelled and prepared for its reception. the
day nursery for children connected with Grace
Church now situated at NO III East inf.eentin1iI
then become a memorial to the first wife Of Levi j.
Morton. The houses are at the rear OF the Grace
Grace House by passage-way: The, church corpo.
ration has for some time owned the house No. 94
Fourth-avo, and has recently purchased No 20
The two will he connected so as to make house,
and q front will be put on them cor
responding in architectural design with the
other buildings of Grace Church. The ma
teral of the new front will be Tuckahoe
white marble, the same as that of Grace House. AT
the entrance of the house there will be projecting
gable in the point of which will be scuptnTed le-
male figure leaning over to take up a child. The
porch at the entrance will also be deliberately
carved. The building will be three stories high,
with o peaked roof. Its frontage in Fourti;aye,
English Gothic Of the thirteenth century; In tne
basement Of the honse will be room Tor the Tecep-
ton OF children when they are brought 10 inc IN
will also be a Yard where the older, children,
can play in pleasant weather; t4 nsst w npd
about 200 ss vii e BE- Ts n
by the church to rent but the first story oil ITO
southery house will contain reception room ana
Gomnlttee-room The second floor IN thls will oy
devoted entirely to play-rooms for the younger
children. Opening from these play-rooms vi" NC
numerous closets where toys will be kept. On the
third floor the two houses are again joined ana mere
will be the cradle nursery, where all the children
IN arms viii be cared for. The matron 5 ROOM any
the bathrooms will also be on this floor. DUMP
On the fourth floor will be a play-room Tor the
larger children, to be used in stormy weather
hospita-room and three rooms for servants lhcre
will be numerous bathrooms, btoIe-IoolnS anu
closets III the building. ,
The institution is modelled on the French croches,
and to it mothers who go ont to Work during the
t1.Asrx Obi tl A.
until night. The accommodations are not sufficient
in the present building, but at the new buildings
from 20 to 100 ehren the can 1s d ca[S1 Norton tom took
great interest Mr.. Morton has given about
$4,000 70 establish the nursery The INSCRIPTION
House of Grace Church" The stone bearing the
word Grace" in the first part Of the inscription VIII
be SO placed that 1t can be removed and after me
death of Mr. Merton will be replaced 0y one bear
Ing the name of the founder.
GIVING DETECTIVES A SERGEANT'S RANK.
Corporation Counsel Whitney sent an opinion
to the Board of Police yesterday regarding the ef
feet of the new Legislative enactment, winch gives
to Police Headquarters detectives the rank and pay
of sergeant, while they members of the Detec-
tive Squad. The opinion removes some doubts
the Board to pay the extra salaries and
keep the police f0 W5i,ne up said tba ss
the clause which declared that the number of
patrolmen should be 2,1Op was to be regarded as
having been III force ever since June 10, 1919.
The mere copying of the original section into the
amendment had no effect upon the present force.
There would be 10 trouble about the payment OF
the salaries of acknowledgements Ill future years
For the present the amounts appropriated Tor
salaries would be available. The deficiency for the
rest of this year would not exceed $4,000, and
that sum could be transferred by the Board of EST
mate and Appointment IRON unexpended appro
priations the Police department. In conc uslon-
Mr. Whitney SAID that he thought that the Board,
of Police had authority to appoint the detective
sergeants and pay them at the rate of 81 900.
Acting on Mr. Whitneys opinion, the Board of
Police yesterday appointed thirty-elght detective
sergeants. All the members of the old Detective
Squad were retained and three other patrolnen
were named. Inspector Byrnes remains IN charge
OF the squad, and Police Sergeants Bird and Slevln
are retained III command subordinate only TO the
Inspector.