The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-27
new PLANS ASKED FOR.
The Finance Board FavorS
Neither Broome Nor
La BaW.
WHAT THE LATTER HAS TO SAY.
All Resident Architects Will Have
a Chance to Compete for the
Honor.

The resolution adopted by the Street
and Water Commissioners yesterday to
build new Police Headquarters and sta
tion house was this morning referred to
its Committee on Concurrent Resolutions
by the Board of Finance.
This action by no means satisfied Presi-
dent John Feeney, of the Police Board;
President Charles Somers, of the Street
and Water Commissioners; Chief of Police
Murphy or Police Commissioners Kelly,
all of whom were present at the meeting.
Mr.. Feeney is much interested in the
proposed building, which he wants to
leave behind him when his term of office
expires, as monument of his worth.
He was early on hand at the meeting and
in his most earnest manner besought the
members individually to vote to concur.
The easy and natural manner in which he
button-holed the Finance Commissioners
showed that he had been to the Legis-
lature more than once,
THE PLEAS UNAvAILING.
His pleadings were fervent, but the re-
suit was naught. The members of the
Finance Board have a different scheme
in their minds. The cause of it is the
fight between Architects La Baw and
ing the plans for the proposed building.
The committee referred to reported later
at the meeting that the members did not
desire to accept Mr.. Broome's plans, and
recommended that plans from all resident
architects be advertised for, and that such
action be taken always hereafter when
public buildings are to be erected. This
action virtually settled the personal
troubles of Messrs La Baw and Broome.
kMr. Broome, who was present, ap-
peared to be much disappointed at the de-
cision of the Board, but no appeal could
NIT the same plans when the Board adj
vertises
Mr.. LA BAw's VIEWS.
when / called on Mr.. La Baw and
asked what he thought was the reason
Mr.. Broome's plans had been selected by
the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners, instead of his own, he answered.
II don't know"
He added that there was no improve
ment in the plans submitted by Mr..
Broome over his, and that about the only
change in them was the entrance from
the street and the addition Of two cells.
II was told," said he, ito plan for
twelve cells, and did so. Mr. Broome's
plans give fourteen, but beyond that the
changes are not noticeable. Mr.. Broome
borrowed my plans, and had them to
work on. A committee of the Board Of
Street and Water Commissioners was ap-
pointed, and that apparently consisted of
Mr.. Broome, for / have heard of no other
gentleman who required my plans
When | sent for these plans, after
having loaned them, Mr.. BrOome refused
to letTne have them. 1t was natural that
should not want him to use my work. |
next saw Commissioner Somers and asked
him to obtain the plans for me. and with
some trouble he did so. do not think
that Mr.. Broome's plans--after he studied
mine-are any improvement"
Commissioner Edelstein said that he
favored the plans OF Mr.. Broome; he did
not know what action the Board of FL
nance would ultimately take, but he did
like the plans of Broome: He also said
that politics did not enter into this matter
in any form.
REGRETS OF THE POLICE.
Police Commissioner Kelly expressed
his regret at the set back the action of
the Board of Finance had given the new
Police Headquarters, and said that the
Finance Board would be responsible for
its non-erection If this should be the re-
suit of the delay.
Commissioner Somers was more than
aggrieved He said that the Police De-
partment liked Mr.. La Baw's plans very
much until they saw the ones prepared by
Mr.. Broome, and then they transferred
their affections; and that Chief Murphy,
when talking with him, appeared to be
delighted with them.
The Police Board. he said, was in favor
of them, as its action yesterday showed,
and the Commissioner simply wondered
what was the object of the Finance Board
in delaying matters.
Senator Edwards told me that the
legislative act authorizing the construc-
tion of the building made it necessary for
the Finance Commissioners to concur in
the action of the Board of Works in this
matter, and until this is done no bonds
can be issued to pay for the erection of it.
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