New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-02
THE PENITENTTARY SITE.
IT IS PROPOSED TO MOVE THE COUNTY
INSTITUTIONS.
4 FINE NEIGHBoRHooD FOR HOMES Is MAhNEI
BY THE PENAL BUILDINGS. NhlDii w"
NEED MORE RooM-THE EXPENSE
AN OBSTACLE.

AN OBSTACLE.
Tho erection OF the beautiful building to be occu-
Mod nv the brooklyn Institute OF hris ana SCIENCES
-, .he hul a, tbs western end OF Eastern PARKWAY
b,. made /. certain that a.. that part OF the o'''
e. coo, eo,nc 20 he immensely valuable Tor hoheS
Rcal estate experts agree that when the plooie."
~ the East SIDE land Is solved. the presen' "
territory east and northeast OF Prospect fdiN' '
habitcd by occasional squatters ana the o".7'
chean cottages will become one Of the most oeau''
,u. nar,s Of the city This is assured not only by
,,s proximity to the Park and Boulevard put ny
the fact that It Is the highest point IN the cry anu
that the breezes from the Atlantic ana Jaih"''"
Bay have free sweep 10 It, ~
This being so the question has naturally ARISEN
What IS to be done with the Penlteniiary? Because
,h. only thing that can prevent heavy investments
of copital I'm this section of the city Is the ldc
that The forbidding fortresses OF the hnss |ou''y
Prison are the corner OF fresue'', en-
poyersave and bu, two blocks from the white
institute building. to which they present su0' d
contrast. Nobody likes 10 feel that peha' ii'''"
ton is Just around the corner
4 Tribune reporter visited the Charities Commis-
sioners recently to get their views as 10 'i'e re-
nova. OF The Penitentiary from lis present s4'e ~
a more appropriate one. Commissioner Burts, the
only Republican member OF The Board. said without
reserve that he believed the removal OF the Penl-
Tertiary was Imperative and that 1t should De a'
comp.ishcd N the near future fresiueht Suns
agreed that the present site was unfoT'uhaue' p'1
expressed fear thai removal was remote because
Of the expense Commissioner Henry took less
hopeful view. although ne agreed mat 'i'e P'eH'"
site a bad one. A.,
"The Penitentiary should be removed some dis
lance from the city" said President Sims. ana
erected where ground Is cheap. and wher" there Is
plenty " It TO be obtained. and the prisoners cou'i
be employed in teamwork. raising such vegetables
as can be used no, only in the fenitentiary' Du'
also in other county institutions: but the expense
connected with the removal will be too large 20 an
iicpate such change in the near future. IL Is
/ Commissioner Burts SAID: i thlhh '"e 49, v',
Tertiary ought 10 be remOTed as soon Is a .plois
J location can be round and money provided ior ID
/ expense IL II a very serious detriment TO aIee
section OF what VIII ultimately, III III!
dcnSns There should be- connected with IL large
! farm on which prisoners could be eihpc , e,,,
! ne fec, that under the amended Constitution We
permitted to contract out ne mo-
oners as We are now dong IL tne aiocy ~.
removed that beautiful seS,.on ", ",Y,,hin
Eastern Parkway would become ., msn iax.s f".
and yield large revenue TO me ciy u, Ron sell
that recently sold At $500 TO $50 MOULD the" sell
! lected now said Commissioner Henry Il Ger
atcd consider the transfer o. ne Penten'iarg vu1
OF the question The county buildings. includ,"S tn'
Pententiary the Amshouse. the hospital ana o,le,
buildings. within hall nile OF 'ach "r IN 49,,
nous / consider lar more Objectionable than ne
Penitentary The removal Of me Pen"Sn,,'ary airy, Is
! great amount of money. a. new huiIrlHs WI
have be constructed before the present one 'o"''
| be removed. ..--.
| Commissioner Burtis agreed that the p"sthons'
! was bi4ctlonahle and said he thought u ought u
! be carried further out AZ any rat" H.. was IN
clin.I 10 take issue with Com missioner Henry pi
/ The prouosii.on that a new P-ntcnilAry would hAVr
10 be- built entirely before the present on" coud ne
! aiken down lie said that with the removal oi Ger
! tain Inifei States prisoner or NJ least with a
the number ~ Federal prisoners that they
viii haV. under their charTe II would he 'as VI" u
] Keen nil their prisoners In paris or inc frnilrh-
! tiarv wrile they took & down wing by WINK Th'
nrson,r4 he said could be UTILIZED IN carrying M
T,one from The present site any other site that
/ might be selected