The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-14
HALL OF RECORDS TOOFINE.
DITTLE TJKE THE STITUES SATS
MORGAN, SAYS SLdTIERY.

MORGAN, SAYS SLdTTERY
Amen, Says Van Wyck, Says GuRRenheimcr
-"Cut n Million on tho Decorations"
They Say to Architect Thomns-Two
Years Spent on Plans That any Barn
Builder Could Finish In Two Weeks.
Architect John n. Thomass plans for tho
interior OF the new Hall OF Records were re-
turned to him yesterday by the Board OF Esti-
mate. In spite OF his plea that the interior
could not be built and decorated In manner
creditable to the city for less than $2,5OO,OO0
the board ordered him to revise them so that
the cost would not be more than 81, 100000
Mr.. Thomass plans for the whole building
were adopted by the Board OF Estimate in
Mayor Strong's administration. and the board
In December. 1897. nccep ed the bid OF John
Pierce to put up tho building and authorized
the issue OF So, 900 OF bonds to pay Pierce
MIR. Thomas's plans called for building mag
nlfcently constructed In every detail It's
main interior features we're to be n grand
staircase and corridors OF rare marbles There
were to be groups OF statuary. artistic mantsls
and graceful metal work throughout the en-.
tire building.
sTammany Hall, when Van Wyck came in.
wanted to get tho contract for the building
awey from Pierce. After trying to do 80 for
some time the city officials. from the Mayor
down. were obliged to admit that Perce's con-
tract was perfectly legal. Then the Mayor and
the other members OF tho Board Of Estimate
decided to sec what could be done with Mr..
Thomass plans. The plans were submitted
two weeks ago when Mr.. Thomas asked the
Board Of Estimate for some money with which
to construct working models. President Gug-
Renheimer OF the Council moved that the mat
ter be laid over for examination. His motion
was adopted
Mr.. Thomas's plans were submitted to the
eminent Messrs. Horgan 4 Slattery OF l Madi-
son avenue. the Tammany Hall architects.
IIcrgan Slattery get all the good things that
the city administration and the Democratic
Club have to give out. They remodelled the
Democratic Club for Mr. Croker. When Com
missioner Lantry OF the Department OF Cor
rection wants to make changes in any Of the
buildings In his department he calls in HorGan
Horgan & slattery took Mr.. Thomas plans
and went over them. and at yesterdays meet
that the marble decorations were too elabo-
rate, and. while suitable. perhaps. for an opera
hh0nsSe woplf be out OF place in .Se mqbnicPbal
could be omitted as superfiuous.. The hand
carved woodwork was not essential on all the
floors. and the mosaic. flooring they con-
dcmned as uselessly eXtravagqn. in an office
building. The Tammany architects also de-
sdSd ii th9 he marble az b we've 0
that their place could be taken by iron stair
Ways with marble tacinGs: They thought that
done for $1,475,oOO il their suggestions were
adnpted.
in desisninE, the interior ,ofsthe building and
| that he had had constants in mind the cree,
ton OF q harmonious and dgnihed municipal
STRUCTURE. He said that II the pI2ns OF Morgan
| ~ Siattery for changes were adopted the in
terlor OF the building would he ruined.
interior OF That bniiding," said the Mayor. we
can get another. architect who won't takc-so
President Guggenheimer said that he thought
| the $1,000 900 ought to be saved. COMPTROLLER
| Coler said that unless the line was drawn some,
be-sl0 ,0QQ09O., and lie believed that for an
office building the plans were too elaborate.
= Corporation Counsel WhaIen vas the only
the structure. He said that he thought the
building should he one that would reflect
"Tho,e who have Seen the public buildings
n Europe and some Of those IN other cities OF
Sa sa 2ort a4 4f behna TR Il. Zines. t"9 %he h'
saw the plans for this Hall Of Records thought
,h%t We had come t z neT era in m%ncpa
at matter OF 4 few dollars. ,whea by the ex::
penditure Of a liberal appropriation we will get
II building OF which all the people can be
Mayor Van WICK snid that he wanted to see
| NIL the CITY olives under one roof, and that Il
munir,ral, root, before he went out Of office
| but I've didn'; suppose it was possible, He
| hoped. however that before his administra.
| ton ended work would be begun on building
| in which all city DEPARTMENTS could be housed
| The scheme of a municral building for al
| departments was an old one and was recently
| revived in the Board Of Aldermen when Alder.
| man Goodman tRepl introduced n resolution
| calling for an investigation Of the subject by
| an Aldermantc committee.
| S4.OOO,OOO FOR NEW EAST RIVER BRIDGE.
| President Nixon OF the new Eas. Rive,
| Bridge CommssiO asked for Si.OOO.0O &c
! buy approaches and material. The board voted
| without discus sion to issue bonds for that
| amount. Mr.. Nixon said that the bridge would
| be completeu in two and half years.
! ARITHMETICAI REMAINDER Snow CONTRACTS.
| Acting Commissioner Gibson OF the Depart.
| ment ~ Street. Cleaning ssnt to the board a
draft OF the proposed snow removal contact
| for next winter Ii contains n provision that
| the department may pay the contractor by the
| Load. as heretofore or else on the basis oil
| snow fallen. as computed by the official wea-
| gu, how much snow has fallen in the streets
| to be cleaned. deduct from IL the shrnkage
| due to evaporation and melting and pay the
contractor for removing the remainder. Capt
| Gibson saws that il is an eXpernent, and he
does not know how II will work but he thinks
| it will prevent fraud. The draft Of the con.
| tract. Contained no specification that laborers
| should he PAID 81 day. anu II Was sent back
| for correction.
| The board honored q number Of regulations
| from the Board OF Education. and voted an ex
| ira appropriation Of $1,000 for the Building
| Department In the borough OF Brooklyn. The
| business and the force 10 insufficient to attend
! IN