New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-02
FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
Of ANS OF CARRERE HASTINGS ADOPT
ED BY THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE.

PLANS OF CARRERE & HASTINGS Adult
ED BY THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE.
TERMS or THE CONTRACT WITH THE cTTf-i0 De
BUILT IN BRYANT PARK AT AN EsTI-
MATED COST OF s2eoo.ooo.
Rv unanimous vote the Board OF Estimate anu
Advertisement yesterday adopted the plans o'
CarrAre & Hastings for the New-forh fuo.'e
Library building. which is to be erec'eu =" ."e
site of the old reservoir at Fifth ave anu
sccond-st, at a cost Of about sZ'oooooo
plens of the building were shown 10 TIC "o".o
and explained In detail. but the hnmeoia'e pun
location Of them was withheld Inc ooau a.
1ourncd its consideration OF the Duose' LUZ i'o0
to consider the plans and listen 10 statements
by the Executive Committee OF the library
John I. Cadwalader, George L. Rives. Dr.
Bill, 70. the director of the library, and other
members Of the committe. werc present with
Messrs. Carrere Hastings. Mr.. Cadwalader
presented to the Board the resolutions, which
were passed These resolutions after recitng
the act authorizing the removal and the erection
Of the library building In Bryant PARK de-
cIared that the Board Of Estimate accepted the
plans prepared by Carrere & Hastings. author
ICED and requested the Department Of Public
Parks to remove the reservoir in tt park and
to erect and equip the building for the library.
Parts Of the resolutions were the following:
Third-That the Department OF Public Parks be
authorized and requested to employ Messrs Car
sse 1he aun S GI lite to
the detailed drawings. firms or contracI ana
3 Of said act. and to superintend the erection Of
said building said employment Of such architects
BY the Counsel to the Corporation. which contracl
shall contain provision fixing the compensation to
declared by the American Institute Of Archi-
NewUY t Public lie library. Aston, Tenox and
Tden foundations copy OF which Is hereto an,
the same be executed on behalf Of the city and de-
vs.ea as soon as the EXECUTED S BY or on
Aston Lenox and Tilden foundations.
COURSE TO BE PURSUED.
Mr. Cadwalader. In introducing the resolu-
lions and the plans. said that the bill providing
for the new library made II necessary that the
Board Of Estimate and Apportonment ap-
prove the plans as shown, which should then be
submitted to the Department Of Parks to be
accepted by that Board. After that the Board
Of Estimate and Apportionment should again
make a contract with the trustees Of the Public
Library. He continued: 1--WE have plans for a
library which we can say advisedly Is better
for useful purposes than any library In the
world. DR.. Billings was sent to Europe to look
over the Libraries there. Our plans have been
passed upon by ninety-one architects. all OF
whom are competent men. and we can say that
the preliminary plans We sent out have been
reduced to the bes. for working library In
the world"
Mr.. CadwaIader said that It had taken two
years to do this The plans had been sub
mitted In two competitions. The first competi-
ton had been open to every man having an
office In New-York. There had been elghty-fve
plans in that competition Six had been Sc
lected and these submitted to a committee OF
six Of the best architects In the city. committee
of three, appointed by these architects and
three members OF the Board. had passed unan-
imous,y upon the plans submitted by Carrere
G. Hastings.
Mr. Cadwalader went on TO tell what the pro-
posed conditions Of the agreement between the
city and the library would be. The agreement.
he said. had been based generally upon that OF
the Metropolitan Museum Of Art ant the Mu-
scum OF Natural History. While II ~ had not
come empty-handed. but with an immense
stock OF 10000 books still the trustees had
considered II best at the outset TO grant every
thing that the public would be likely TO de-
mand In the future. One Of the conditions
would be that the library be open every day In
the year, every evening. and from In the az
ternoon until In the evening on SundayA
OF VIENNA LIMESTONE
TIA building could be put Up. ne said. for
s25OOOOO, Of Vienna limestone or marble The
MANS submitted show q building with broad
plaza fronting in Fifth-ave. The general dimen-
sions Of the building are $50 by $50 feet.
The contract for the occupation OF the build
ing Of the New-York Public Library. Astor
Lenox and Tiiden foundations. Is document
Of great length and begins with recital OF the
,aw authorizing the erection OF the building
IN A public park BY the terms OF the contract
The Board of Estimate and Apportionment.
acting for the city. gives permanent lease OF
IN. building to be erected to the library Parts
Of the contract are as follows:
rourth-rhe said library shall be accessible at a..
Reasonable hours and times for genera use, tae9
OF n,v expense 70 such control and regulation the party
Of the second part ts successor or }ny
erai convenience provided, however that one re or
in said oraty ye SYa dav Of he
Week except Sundays. but including al legal ana
public holidays from least ns o ofU DSdays from
O'clock p m. until o'clock ynder such rules rSs
prescribe from time to time and, provided. that
there shall at al. times be esta bshed ana man
sa s sn an the the same sSa Be opened the
the public during the day time On SUNDAY snn our
time as may be prescribed by the said Board OF
Trustees In control Of said library. the hour Tor
closing said branch Of the library however. On each
evening TO be not later than 10 o'clock
POWERS OF CITY AUTHORITIES.
seventh-The authorities Of the city OF NewYork
shall have at all time access to every part OF said
building for general police visitation and super
vision. and also for the purpose Of performance
OF the duties devolved upon them by the laws VI
the State Of New-York or the city Of New YORK
now enacted or hereafter to be enacted; ano va.
police powers OF the said party OF the FIRST par