New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-17
THE DESIGN WAS A DREAM.
WHY JERSEY CITYs PUBLIC BUILDING is
WORK OF ART.
TESTIMONY OF THE ARCHITECT IN THE TRIAL
OF THE ACCUSED COMMISSIoNERs-cAsf
GOES TO THE JURY TO-DAY.


The testimony Is all In and counsel are summing
I'm in the trial OF the former CITY Hall Comm.s-
sioners Burke. Pearson and Datz OF Jersey c''y'
who were indicted for malfeasance. Mr.. Thompson
OF counsel for the defence. occup ed an hou' yes
,erdav morning In his opening address to the jury
He held that unless the work had actua"N pee"
na,d for there could be no conviction The lawyer
contended that the contracts and spec.hcatlohs
were not drawn by the Commiss. oners whose ohiy
dutv in the premises was to pay Gains on the or
der Of the architect As there had been no nisai
set Element and the Commission had re'aheu F''"'
70 fraud could be shown. He rd.cuied the "S"-
mony OF the expert. Maynicke. who, ne sa."' han
gone carefully over the building with powerful
glass and had discovered only few dollars as
crepancy in the whole building. Changes ne SAL
had been made 20 improve and strengthen the
building and he went into details.
ut is a shame" he said IN closing, ito accuse
these commissioners, who have worked so nara
and nut up such a cre1itable building.
C;eorge Farrell clerk of the Commission, read
from the records to show that the Commissioners
had on November T. 1884, ordered the archi'ect'
Btoome 10 examine the pressure break III the
Intel and ascertain whether 1t was SAFE ara 'he
,oi,ou,,ng day three bullders-Thomas Reeh-ll,
Alexander Haml and John Wheelihan- eSam'he'
the stone ard declared It to be perfectly safe.
Louis H. Broome. the architect. test'hed 'ha' '''
mitch Of the roof changed 10 prevent sho" Pi"s
h.hin,; The cornice ana the iron was changer 10
conform 10 this. The change increased the strength
Of the structure and accounted for the holes IN
the IRON About twenty-five tons more IRON were
pnt In the building than were called Tor IN me 0,isi
nal ulan The uncOnnrctel chimney, ne Explained
was 10 be u.el for gas log. The cement con
.rnt. vas pui in A. A 'iLeAdcnrr OF sound J. the
cement had been PIT in Mr.. Mayncke suSsrsten
If would have. broken the walls. They wanted the
lightest weight possible for a deadentI ana hal
useI A filling uf sugarhOuse cinfers. There VA,
more arriving on the building than had been called
Tor he had found crack IN the building
large enough to insert the blade OF II knife N on
tI,.fi an h. he
Renaissance ,,,....-
DO You detect any traces of French ltenaissdhce
in the towers entrance" asked Assistant Prose
cutor NOOnaH. a.,
YES: bu; / have never seen any other Just Ike
IT," replied The witness
Then you dreamed IT,?
Yes: a design Is a dream In certain sehs"
Lawrence Pagan. Mayor Of Hohoktn, VINO hil the
contract FOR the iron testified that ie tons OF ron
were called sor ant the changes atdei twenty-five
and three ourths tons. NJ second -hdnd IRON "is
used but the iron above. 10 remain on me
ground year before II used.
Richard English tn" contractor tDr me mason
work who testified for the State. was recalled The
Gin ltr- in The concrete. he said were Of the same
Kind that had been usei In other large buildings.
lie submitted his contracts for iron, stone tilnB,
etc to show that the best grace OF materials was
ordered. The total amount OF these was Sl51bD.
(;llber, e. Stone, "A contracting stOnecutter. test-
feel that he had examined that branch of the work
and found II 10 be all right . .
The testimony then closed Ex-Judge HON.
man addressed the jury. and was followed by "N-
Judge Allan /. McD-rmott. who had not finished
when the court adjourned