The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-03
MUNICIPAL BUILDING SITE.
7HE 7RrON ROW SITE RELINQUIsHED
NJ TIE CITY AUTHORFTIkS

| BY TIE CITY AUTHORITIES.
A B'ii introduced In the Legislature TO
! Have the New building Erected in Bry.
ant Park In Place or che Old Reservoir
The Kceier Mn TO Tax the Indebtedness
| or Corporations KILLED In the Assembly
| The Anti.Pinkerton BiI Passed In the
Senate. ana Now Goes TO the Governor.
ALBANY. March $50 much fuss has been
made about tho determination Of the NUM-
cipal authorities TO erect n new municipal
| building on the site on Centre street and Tryon
| row that they have concluded to present to the
Legislature project which they have had In
| mind Tor some timo. and this morning a bill
was introduced in the Assembly to hive the
new municipal building erected in Bryant
Park. In place Of the old reservoir. which is
there now. This will result in saving
to the city Of over S2,O0O.O0O. which
the previously adopted site would have
cost. and 1t will substitute handsome
municipal building :or the reservoir.
TO which tho residents Of that neighborhood
have been objecting for some years. The plan
is to erect the new building on tho Fifth ave-
nue side. which Is two blocks long. and to
hive 1t run back. SO as to cover the entire
reservoir space. the remainder OF the square
to be used. as now. as a public park and for
approaches to the municipal building on the
Sixth avenue side There ia more room in
this site than in the one recently adopted The
new plan Is in accordance with tho suGges-
tions made by Mayor Grant in several mes
snges in which he said that tho removal
OF the municipal building up town would be to
the convenience OF the residents OF New York
who have business with the municipal author
tiles. As the property is already owned by the
city. no expenditure will be required further
than to remove the reservoir and to pay for
the construction Of the new building. To this
building it Is proposed to transfer all the mu-
nicral offices. except tho departments al
ready located in buildings OF their own. and
the courts. The present City Hall can be used
to give additional room to the courts and as q
sample Of the architecture Of its day
In introducing the bill Mr.. Sulzer said: 1.-The
only object OF this bill is to permit tho loca-
ton OF the new municipal building in Bryant
Park. The city authorities have tried to locate
in many places. and they have now. in view Of
the opposition to the site recently adopted. de-
cided that Bryant Park is the best place for 1t.
and that it will meet with almost universal
public favor. There was r,lmor that the site
recently selected would take in the Ottendorf-
err building. and that twas chosen with Wow
to punish tho owner OF the building because he
had failed to support in his paper certain nomi-
rumor was too preposterous for contradiction.
The Chief, Exec OF New York is too big
man. too broad. and too much of a gentleman
even to be nctuated by n motive rs sinister as
that He selected the Tryon row site because lie
thought It was the best site in that neighbor-
site twenty seven building lots The sito on
Broadway was too too costly. and this site was
sonaSe EXPENSE Without going seIrS% Now
that SO much Opposition to this site seems TO
Rrh R ass to aSs ts
ss ess an Sr i HHsy W BY
doing business with tho municipal Govern
& in ny
vote Of 45 to, go. The Committee on Taxation
aby and tie asread With the
verse report Mr.. Keller said that there were
oyer s2UO:OOO,00o worth of securities in the
them would secure a revenue to the State SUI
tlcient to relense real estate from taxation.
said that the tendency OF recent Legislation
Tas to drive =. nGorporated nroberty ont of tho
the incorporation of properties in New York.
and Of increasing tho business 1.-THE State. in
0T the Roche
S to tire jsf TIE % % #
cent; the I'yrne hill to make Good Friday n |
legal holiday and the Plunkett bill, to permit |
:, The senate received communication from
ing TINT the Senate should speedily act on tho |
resolution before it to investigate the inst- |
tute. He said that the tendency IT the resou-
institute, He would therefore be glad to havo |
the senate Investigate tho institute and tho
tigation speedily and report promptly tho con-
illusions they, arrive at.
Senator Endres, who introduced the resolu-
ton asked the Senate to adopt a sweeping
resolution to investigate all such processes OF
cure.
what businessit was Of The Senate 5: AS tho
Commissioners of Lunacy and IL State Board o.
HfsIth eond bos sonduct such nNsestgaions
stitute violates law 1t is amenable to tho law
and the men in charge OF it may be Indicted.
are sSe TSere ers ssady fy
aIrcndy made provision for it."
tnder the rules the resolution went over
p, The Free de, Of Worship bill and the anti
tbrss e ZANE Septe and
dom, Of Worship bill Ind been reporied from
The BIZ was recommitted for a hearing next
The ant -Pinkerton III pa ssed the Senate.
made the chief speech in opposition to 1t. He
This bill was got 40 by leechos who live on
their reputation as friends Of iaborins men
They delude the ,workingman This lii Is
democratic party help it in the next t election
Tho election returns throughout the State
out q Tow.r Rext pl nowith sta, d Tsit is
Juggling with Republican cities and the worst
ssator sna tnat
sition to tho Bill came from dsrepltuhle char
acfsrs. WI" wero hi.ed by corporations.