New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-26
PLAYING 4 THINKING PART.
TRYING TO FIND A SITE FOR TIE NEW MUNIc-
IPAL BUILDING.

TRYING TO FIND A SITE FOR TIE NEW MUN1c-
IPAL BUILDING.
The Special Commission charged with the duty Of
putting up new Municipal Building has not made
much discenble progress, but declares 1t has pecn
doing great deal Of hard thinking. II was organized
nearly two years ago, by act OF the Legislature ana
is composed Of the several members OF the SINKING
Fund Commission, with the Register. County CLERK anu
surrogate The main obstacle in the way OF the
hoard has been the cost Of the building site. To get
rid of this tough part Of the problem the exploded
plan Of placing the building inside OF City Hail Park
has been reverted favorite project to remove
the present City Hall and erect capaclous ana mag
ufcent building in It's place. but extending ABOUT io
feet nearer Broadway. said TO be III FAVOR OIL
taking down the City Hall and carng IL by pleceea'
TO Central Park some other place.
The scheme of letting IL remain and enlarghS IL p
adding a pair Of wings 10 its northern and southern
onds has also been revived. a still further method
evolved for getting more room within the parK i 10
mt several stories upon the County Court House inns
subject was referred to Thomas j. Brady, Snperh
tendent Of Buildings and Edward +. Mclean engineer
Of the Finance Department, ana they yesterday ""'e
the following report upon II
We have as YOU requested, carefully CONSIDERED inc
natter of building additional stories on inc Ne"
Court House. with the view of accommodating various
Ne bcllcve that the work be done safely TO me
extent of several stories. AT the same ihc' we tinh
| that
low structure, and that an attempt to increase 'hc
height Ia any cOnsdc rble extent might result III an
architectural incOngruity unplcaslng 10 the eye
The room space to be obtained WOuld not nc more
than 20 900 or 900 square feet at the most, when
i not more than half OF what is required. The cN-
nense of such work would be at least 20 per cent
greater than the same amount Of work on an original
structure account Of the necessity OF not INTERFERING
with the present Of the building FOR THESE
reasons could not recommend the increase OF heiSh'
suggested. ,,.. nal, ,,,n,, ,,.ororns y,
all those considered desirable have been placed before
the committee having the matter in charge ana The
subject having been fully considered by the com
mittee do not feel justified In indoTsng any par
ticular site.
All these plans involve the removal OF the Registers
District Court and engine buildings from
| the eastern side Of City Hall Park
| The special commission has also had before II the
question Of removing the reservoir at Forty secondS
and enarging Bryant Park 10 Ffhave., and dev0tint
| this entire space a municipal building site. This. II
is said would furnish inst :ne spot desired and 1T tho
same time end the notorious " air garden craze.
The sites under consideration IN the ncighbQrhOOc
Legislature under which the Commission i acting, arc
| all OF them regarded extremely costly. The tn
| angle at Duane, Chambers, PARK Row and Rcade i
moi con ,idcrcd large enough The site Of the stewart
| building is liable To similar objections The only
| one of sufficient size and looked upon with rca
| favor by the Commits Is the block bounded b,
| BROADWAY. Warren, Church and Murray SIS, but i
will take - 900 900 10 buy IT, which II Is thought TN
taxpayers will object TO. Having done all this heavy
thinking the special commissioners would now Ike
an enlightened public sentiment to to their ai(
! and solve The knotty problem for them.
70 place the structure in CITY Hall Park VIII require
| a change In the law. which prohibits the erection 0
| any more buildings therein.