New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-24
SIrED OF NEW COURTROOM
THE GENERAL SESSIONS HAMPERED'

suur THE RECEIVER OF 1AXES HAVE ~ 10y i
rrrst-wHAr ME. COLEMAN THINKS
co,rosuondence was made public Yesterday nc,
.oor Commit. soncr Squire and 'ls'I ~. roor,
t.;ne in reference 10 the additional cou ,h
MhII1 nv The Court Of General Sessions TOT ,n11
.rnsaction of its business. third par ~ nttnc'o
.nmrt Is provided for by law ana the ouN Tho
:" Us establishment Is the want OF roois.or;,cd
Ma Of Estimate aud Apportionment aulnoli1 co.
tbe Controller last year TO rent o''rI roo' who
The use of the Receiver OF ,ha General
Soss;ons bnilding and rooms were o p,a,m'
for that pnrposc but the Board aferwaIn; nI" tbst
the protest of RGcordcf Si iS tho landlord of
rgITronSed nrcmiscs The Board Of Estimate then
..roronya,cd $50 900 for an addition 10 'ho "o"
ernl Sessions building A., D;str;ct- At
.o,nev several weeks ago, saving thal Jug ,ho
smvth. the architect. had prepared aus c 1"r
ADDITION and asked that me tornrv consult with
H. smyth The architect showed his paus - ,ho
;udges and Mr. MARITIME and explained IiIe v uo H.
nc have sent an answerto Mr.. sqnires letter III
which they approve the a1 1t ssv that
ton o, the g' them hat S%5 i t would
he necessary that the eastery part OF tne rne
sessions bndiug-in which the Dlsltic, AuouiI he
office and the jury rooms ar IKE scncrs Of the
10, GOV TINT In view Of the fart that thcle are
now IN The District Attorneys ONCE larger nu,n
~ tbon usuaI of important cases ana lnVcs'lea-
. ", ,rhich rcoulra mnch labor and careful prep
,?o il Is incxpeient hat the proposed addition
sbonId he built at this time Inc ieuei continues
,,oms 70 us that the necessity OF making the pro,
rosed alterations wond he ohv.ted ana me t ID
crrnc with the business Of the to
,taa degree III recent years. averted II provision
could he made Tor setting ags. ana nurt bndng now
oncricd NV The Receiver Of Taxes BY estanishng an
ma E an additional elevator ana Droy
inc proper chambers for the Judges. az ing ri,od
ods'ion originally asked for would ne snple;
yd he business OF prosecution and pu ishment OF
crime in county would proceed "i'hou' iH''i"A
uon. :, , "a
Instruct Attorney MARITIME yesterday called AT,
tention 70 the efforts made by Recorder SmNth aha
bv several Grand JnrleS TO secure the tehoNa, va
10 oNicc of the Receiver of Taxes TO some pace
whore The would not he compelled 10 come
AZ contact with criminals while the payment Oh lA
vas roin0 on He said that the Judges were VIII,
- ., do thc extra work required and that the tra
al hill cases could OplV he had II adul'I11u" az
ooninoda tions were rr"vldcd lie sh9weu sriio u,
al the weekly STATEMENTS that are maze 10 mn, ~
a. iusircss ur the Office The statements snow
Ne nnnher o. cases received from he police court
ard the number disposed of each week. Nhcl
81. ,orts of the Court of Gene al Sessions are
tuu..ctirg business and the Court or over U'C
Trimmer is in sesSlon.ahout seventy Va'S
on An average. aie disposed OF weekly: ne liul' ~
v" CO. "..e. rrcriycd averages about 125 week
practirallv the only tried are those IN whlrl
Tie DrSnncrs cannot secure hail II an a'uI1 ,o
,o , 80 ,bc CONT Is created. Mr.. MARITIME think
Ia, thc criminal business could all he Pr"IhptiS
trausactcd. as there would be many peas OF g"lIN
in the untrcd eases which are largely LAcl'o any
An Official of the DstrictAt'orney' once sac l,
thai in some of the untried cases TIE Hcirhuats m'
nicaded not guilty III the police courts ana elNci
L,iI Ihcy would almost be compelled TO a.lihl
thrIr own guilt if they were once placed Oh ulai
Inn fcpris0n cases occupied all the time OF 'Ie ""
PRESIDENT Coleman of the Tax Commissioners !
the member of the Board OF Estinats "h9 1ppoSe ne
rrivcr Of Taxes. He thinks that the place, whcr
tie taxes are paid should be in TIE sane i 3ecf a
f'r,,,,iss;nuers' office ana should be III pubic
bark t" provide for the long hneof taxpayers IN IN
fall. He said yesterday that the Once 3i 'ile ne
rcivcr of Taxes was not used much 1or sever
months of the year and that the Dlsirict.Attolne
aonld have those offices while the addition TO th
General sessions building was i'll progress OF con
'rno,;'n MIR Marine SAID that the seven month
vacation of the Office OF the Receiver OF Taxes ha
nearly expired for this year and that iOr la :
part Of The time when that oihce was vacant O"i'u
ING could not 90 on.