New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-21
u1YoR AND THE NEw COURT no USES.
NOT OPPOSED TO THE ELMsT. s1rE-MERELY
WANTING LAND USED THAT THE CITY NOW

.,,r opposed TO THE F1M.sT. sITE-MERELY
WANTING LAND USED THAT THE CITY NOW
OWNS.
Abiding to the presentation In thursday
TRIBUNE of Tax Commissioner Coleman views
opposing the erection Of more munlcipal OF court
buildings in City Hall Park, Mayor Hewitt said
Yesterday that IL was an error to suppose, from
his action in the matter, that he was committed
% the scheme of placing the buildings in the
Park Such impression, he said, was the
,osult Of misapprchension. Instead of being CON-
mi,ted 10 it. he had originally looked with favor
upon the plan of putting the Criminal Court
Building on the cty's property in Elm-st., as ad-
voeated by President Coleman.
The Mayor said that he had recommended the
preliminary steps by which $4,000 had been APP
nropriated for prizes for the best plans and speci
scatons for the buildings to he erected in connec
t;ou with the City Hall, because the Recorder and
tho District Attorney had strongly opposed
buildng on the Elm-st. property. lie had only
Sought to find out what could best be done in
,be way Of providing the needed buildings as ad-
ai,ions TO the City Hall, and he regarded the
whole matter as tentative.
Mr.. Hewitt added that he had been sturdy
advocate in the matter of selecting site for
these buildings only in persistently urging that
the structures shall be put upon property now
owned by the city. The estimate given in THE
TRIBUNE. however, of 81, 900, 900 as the cost Of
such buildings as IL was proposed to erect in City
Hall Park, the Mayor said, was mnch too low.
He mt the cost at from 3d. 600, 900 to 81, 100000.
GOOD PRICES PAID FOR PAINTINGS 7'1I
The second evenings sale of American and foreign
naintincs at the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries was as
fully attended as the first and the prices averaged
higher. slxty-nne paintings were sold for sSs,o2o,
making the entire proceeds of the sale $67,l95.
Among the heaviest buyers were G. Gchrist George
blanchard william Lloyd, II. Harper, c. E Wells and
DR. Wynkoop. Two water-colors were sold, The
snaders by Anton Mauve, $3.50, and At the window"
by Meyer Won Bremen, $50. The pictures bringing
"i' 5ptssG Painting Price
W. a. bousu'i PRAYER ...s So 500
isruz A. Kowalsky Munich Winter Travel IN Russia 1900
I H. Gerome Paris .TOmbs OF the Khal!fs,
Constant TroyOn (deceas ed The Pasture 2l00
7 n al Corot (decd), Paris. The River near vile
D. ID - WV - d'Avroy.................l 1900
scb,svsr Tine Chef aud his Escort 1850
l. 0erome Paris. the Mosque 1880
q Daubgny (deceasedl.. On the River Disc. 1850
Theodore ROssau deceased Forest OF Fontainebeau 100
W, Member Munich. keyerie- $40
Blase DesgOhe OBJECTS OF Art rem the
Louvre. ..--.---.......s $40
Hegberg Paris Fisher Folk. $50
Frederick Voz (deceased Cattle at Pasturs.... $50
charles Deori. Paris. After Mass ITO
/ Volmar Munich ...... Feeding the Rabbits. 40
Brussels MONDAY Reposo...... 700
aesrre Gray Day. 700
A Pasini Sellers Constan-
unople;;.; .-.-...---..... SddUU
Letebre Paris Italian 800
George Michel (deceased) Iandscape b25
Professor A. LsEenmeyer Peasant Girl FinishInga
LockeL. oxo