New-York tribune., 1895-10-20
THE CITY HALL NOT YET RETAINED.
TRYING TO SEE HOW THE WORK CAN BE DUNE
FOR THE 100000 ALLOWED

TRYING TO SEE HOW THE WORK CAN BE- po"f'
FOR THE 500 900 ALLOWED.
A,rost eight months have passed since the hre IN
tho Rrookyn City Hall occurred, ou1 pia'"H"'
nothing has yet been done to repair 'he u"''"ee
-, ,se the immediate effects Of the fire were re-
moved and the building was roofed oVef' anu u "a :
since remained without further change. " ne' '"e ~
question OF repairs was hrst cohs'uei.'' ~
,houoht best by the Mayor and other ci'y oi'cia'S
=. =. .,,annt to replace the burned tower. Dut 10
a,sh tho building with a low dome instead al the
came time removing the inhammapie ma'e''a' ~.
the upper part. putting In iron IN 'he pa "
wooden beams fitting up the third story for OFFICES
and supplying an elevator. l.,
-, 49, rorehlv estimated that the repairs ana I'M
nrovements could be completed ior Si0V'V'V "
,.as confidently expected that the work wou'a pe
-. ,,sor v,sv and we'll advanced before ths SUM-
nor vacation ended. Then came the gehe'a' ue
,ord for the placing OF another clock OH 'ne |i'S
Hall and for several weeks the CITY c"Jo'e" Wv
sractacle Of a number of architects "!i"s' "'''
indifferent success to combine TWO SUN ISL"
dictorv things as dome ana cioeh' i"e ""o
matter was finally referred 10 a coih''.'' 49,,
1T. who decided unanimously In faVor ot the
-. ., q tower similar to the old one; but as
,so ,owsr would have to be built or noh-'hhaih-
oh material It turned out that the cost Oh TIC e
nairs would greatly exceed the mrs. es'iin",e
Ir,,o tho snec,dcatIons were worked out ana pios
oau.d for II was seen that the woFK co"'" 'i'' 'o
lora for much less than twice the appfopi'"'o
n, 800 OOo and in the opinion OF some ''e e~peN
t,res wouId run up to perhaps s2oooo vi course
,,, ,,,, soo o0 at their disposal II was impossioie
FOR the city authorities to incur larger eApena
ture or even TO begin work on plans 'ha' "0''u ."
volve a larger outlay than the sniaier SUI" "a"'eu'
With the expectation OF asking the next Lesis"'u.o
for more money in order to complete inc "oIA
rh., :. what might have been looked for In the
nd a
tba, Il would be improper ana uhousne'A'
'''"' 49,, rsoent administration is generally rec
ognized. , ,.. tho
The question, therefore, Is now 10 reuu'e ~ Wv
,ou,t of work to be done, while restoring tne
tower and giving the people another cpcK 30 /,
hep snrne close and careful calculating on the
mart OF architects and builders put ~ iS eApeV ,
~ decision will be reached IN the heAt iew
Sa's II seems hardly possible, however, that tne
Work Of repairs and restoration can be eomp:eteh ph
by & the he time I'm Fsb4srr St tns I,F's g. a'S iSsS
It has been sugs,"d that as TINS us rs pddrey oy
Local local rIe nrincpies without going to the Leg
stature at all in that case the sum nseqra h s lSs
the purpose wou.a as part Of the tax levy. and
the money would not be available un.ii neS
BY securing ara ar act OF ,sn ,se amount of 10000 It was
expected that good deal OF tune ~0u'a '' 'A'''
That has not proved 70 2 De nossbe 1ns expenditure of
s oc or $3.50 900 to carry out the work In accord
plans ana speS'hS1
I'D II is polnted that FOR tnat an'ouht ~
,"ouIi he nossIb,e TO erect new puiLune Oh ue
ot ~ Ground owned by the city on the other s,ds
~ roraiemon-st from the city Han. whicn w1uia
Drovde room not only for all the oInces wniSn u ~
p nronosed 10 place the third story o, ths nan,
IN, aisn for the Excise Department, the neai.h
recruitment the Board of Elections anu otne ~
ntcin,i bureans which now have quarters III @ puI.n
ings for which the city mas ~ P"' "
cate large sum In rentals ..,, 90 r.. or,i,,od
one OF the things almost certain 10 De % U'd,n .nd
10 10 reneir,ng the city Hal on the plan now iouna
necessary in order not to exceed tne approprau,on
a. ne elevator which Is considered necessi.y.
eIoliv n IL offices are placed In the upper part
81 the building But at present the h.iinoou 10 -
small that that portion OF the proposes
sri','i ,'1 he s affected in the immediate future
,.,,. Allan Advlses.-"I notice my dear. sad
rrnoia Alien SHARKS one OF his nieces, 'haI whe
,.a" Rave a toothache It's the worst you ever hau.
irba ~onng man who was here last hight was tne
,,riJast fellow you ever saw. Accoruins 70 youI
,na,ament a little while aBo II TOOK you forever
snn a day 10 learn how 10 make sponge cake.
r. rha house YOU say. is full OF hies You nave just
an,ared n that the room Is as hot as an oven, you
heye y ;he dreadfullest headache you ever had N
,,anr HE and the boy across the road 10 making
yhe fearfuliest racket boy ever made Don't you
sas NV child this sort OF thing won't do! Some
lime In your life you will really have an experience
rnauirng the superlative degree to describe IT, and
vou won't be able 10 convey any IDEA OF T.. lou
viii have used up all your adjectives That 10 AL
You can go to humping the plano again. -SChi'
eago Tribune