New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-04
SPARE BRYANT PARK.
MANY VOICES RAISED TO PROTECT IT.


WIDESPREAD OPPOSITION TO MUNICIPAL OFFICES
BEING TAKEN UPTOWN.
The bill introduced ut Albany on Wednesday BIZ
Assemblyman Snlzer, which, II passed will authorize
the Municipal Commission to select Bryant Park a.
site for the proposed new city building. a subject
OF much unfvorble comment by lawyers and business
men generally yesterday The opinion Vas almoss
unanimous against moving the city Offices and many
Of the county Offices uptown and the given
were sound ones. That the offices OF the Register
OF Deeds, the Surrogate, the County Clerk and the
Corporation Counsel should be sent any further from
the business part of the town than they are at present
was denounced as an outrage The lawyers say that
hardly day goes By when business does not take
them to these offices. The most vigorous opposition
the bill, however, arises from the fact that thu
people are to be deprived Of park property. Merchants
and bIOkers whose business does not take them
frequently to the municipal and county Offices do not
object much to having the City Hall 90 uptown, but
that park property should be gobbled up for that
purpose they do not hesitate to say. would be cut
Iagcous.
ExJudge William H. Arnoux said yesterday. when
asked about the matter: 1T would lie a great In
convenience 10 lawyers 20 have the Offices " tho
Corporation Counsel the Register Of Deds and tho
suHogate moved uptown. Many Of the Offices in the
City Hall visited more often by the people uptown
than by the lawyers, and II the building l. % go
uptown the Office which lawyers required tn
visit often ought TO lie In the now Centres St
municipal building, and the others uptown But
while might not be 50 much opposed b. moving the
city and county Offices uptown. certainly do nos
favor taking park property away fum the people.
In the vicinity Of Forty second and Ffthave there
Is not enough breathing space II Is, add IL certainly
would be doing the people living there q great wrong
To deprive them OF II place o. got little fresh air.
II the reservoir Is Of IL should bs torn down
aud more room made for park purposes. II there u
10 be anything moved uptown, should suggest that
Ii be the Criminal Courts
Colonel Edward james is another lawyer who 10
opposed moving the city building uptown especially
when park property is 10 he used for site. lie said
THAI II would lie great Inconvenience to lawyers
and business generally to have the Offices OF the
surrogate. the Register Of Deeds and other Offices
moved uptown cannot be disputed. 1t is necessary
for rs 10 visit those Offices frequently, and II We have
10 20 uptown every time should be spending the
greater part Of our hours the elevated trains. But
to leave THE objection out of the question: there il
another which alone should call for the defeat Of the
bill Introduced into the Assembly yesterday Bryant
Park is pretty little place. where every pleasant day
nurse girls with their charges can be found Children
there daily seeking fresh air aud recreation and TO
deprive the people in that part Of the city Of such
rvltling space would be simply an outrage. Tn
public park system Of New York ought 10 increased
instead of decreased
Another lawyer who IS opposed to having Bryant
Park g0bbcd up for the benefit Of the city building ID
+. EleIy Anderson. who did not hesta e to say that
1t would be an Outrage 20 deprive the public Of any
park property. Ii would also Inconvenience lawyers
- have TO 60 uptown TO the municipal and county
Offices said he
John ~ Beach Of the firm Of Teft Weller & Co.,
who is opposed To- Mr.. suffers measure. said All
tho important business appertsning q the affairs Of
the city is centred downtown The principal banks,
the prominent commercial establishments and the hig
Wholesale houses downtown. and to place the
municipal building uptown might In time have
tendency TO induce business to follow: and this would
eventually render the lower section OF the city useless
i centre Of trade. No libeml-minded can
have more than one opinion ABOUT taking park prop.
erty for site for the new building. We have not
enough park property now
Thomas iIarland Howard H. Morse, J. Alexander
Koones Elih Root and julien T. Davies others
who said that 1t was Outrage to takd any PARK
property away from the public.