New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-06
ARE THE POLICE AFRAID OF THE ToHBs'
THE OFFICIALS OBJECT TO MOVING INTO NJ"
BUILDING IN CENTREsT.-WHERE ThEf
THINK THE NEW OFFICE SHOULD BE

THE OFFICIALS OBJECT TO MOVING lNIo me"
BUILDING IN CENTREsT.-wHERE THEY
THINK THE NEW OFFICE SHOULD BE
Tho recommendation OF members OF the sinhhs
Fund Commission 10 move Police Headquarters h'o
the Municipal Building which is to be erected ne"
the Tornbs IN Centre-st. does not meet WIN t"o
a,proya OF the police officials Moro room Is noehep
for the police I'm Mulberry-st, but ue ono'aS s"y
tha. SIT IL necessary movo the next Central omco
oncb, 10 no further uptow J. superintendent Murray
e,d the inspectors say that the building IN mulberry
:. u.ou,n be large enough for the Central once i"'
tho next century ~ the Health Department oon4a uo
Induced 70 leave the building. Not many years aso H'
osort vas made By Police Commissioner smith 10
drive the Health Board out OF the TWO '"o"'S q"
the Mottst end, but the courts interf'red'
rhar. ia A prevailing belief among policemen that
,bc building rightfully tefongs 10 tbef acpaN"'on'
hecause II was built with money deducted nom inc
lce salaries on account OF fines or leaves Of absence
The bu,Iong was erected when thu hcuppoh'Ah
neparmopt embraced brooklyn, fonFcrS ana e.aen
Island and the Health Department ofncos "o'c p">O"
g. ,hn h,i,dIne because the Police Commissioners
then were also Health Commissioners Nearly ono
fourth of tho space In inc 'u''uH,s
is now occupied by the he~I' go
Tb. oIan of the sinking Fund Commission
,,o,c.msn say. would drive tho police cut oil heir
~ hr,ldipg IN give moro room for the Healh DC
nartment "why not drive out tho hea'th 10
n,-,msntru "a the conundrum which ATTENDS al taA
about moving at the Central ohfce.
Commissioner French has expressed an op'h'o"
.,,, the hest place for Police headquarters
- pr-.rt park at sixth ave. and Forty -sccond'st
yIo said: at f. time that the reservoir east Oh o
nar,, should be removed The area OF INC PARK "ouIu
- ,,c,cased by removing the reservoir. and some OF
| ~. stone now lying useless In the MASSIVE VALE
| might he used In building new Cehtral O'uoo III u,
the eIcv ated railroad station at Forn seeondst anu
c,x,b ave and there wonld su be stone enough iro"
,ho va,Is OF the reservoir 10 use IN othor pupi''
| hrustrrs So much g. cd building matenal ana val
81. r-ourd belongng 10 tho city ought not 10 Dc
s,.d The Police Headquarters ought 10 DC nearer
! the centre OF the city not near oHe end OF IL
| commissioner Voorbis said; 81 know OF no goou
| .o,o, for having Police Headquarters near The
| ,romhs or for having the Offices OF The DsucthEG
iorncy and the superintendent Oh lOLco nea. ontrai
| other. Tho Police Department hoIs c,u 70,
| nNce in fact a. we'll rs IN name, so that "a" 80
o'0 a.. rantalns 10 assemble at Headquarters VII
cause as little ors OF time or inconvenIence st po ~,
blc we must take into account uic FAC .onet. a.
ne lover mart OF tho city thar in the extreme nortn
crn part but 81 are 70 have new 'ioajuasi,,i
g. shuld be built between FOrty-secOndst ana .Ily
nInthst., about midway between ,c 49,
~ .on,e ycars m come II rooms for the Health DO
| nar,ment could be provided slseWherc.' "a,
president Bayles, OF the Health Boaidi ana olne
sanitary officials said that more Uon S d ~ ia bsc,
necessary 10 hire the building 20. 5CD m piL
- and part Of the building at Mulberry ana bicocks
SITS for two Of the bureaus w Scy .as and The,
| were not SO fond Of the Mottst. quarters as 70 %
| unwilling 10 move into a large ana "ou"aTsAs''
| building nearer TO the City Han