New-York tribune., 1902-04-29
COURT MENACE TO HEALTH
A STRONG DEMAND FOR NEW BUILDING
In THE FIFTH DISTRICT

Confirmation of The Tribune's description OF the
conditions prevailing in the Fifth District Munich
pal Court has come from all sides The justice who
sits there the lawyers who practise there and even
the sanitary officials who have inspected 1t declare
that conditions existing there are menace u
public health well obstacle TO the admin
istering of justice All unite in making the demand
that the Board of Estimate and Apportonment
which is authorized 70 appropriate $4,000 for g
new building take action. The strongest express
sion OF personal feeling from Justice Hon-
man. who Is present sitting there.
You cannot quote me any too strongly on this
matter" said he to a Tribune reporter yesterday
There are times when l leave that courtroom
with my head reeng. It's pretty nearly choice
between smallpox and pneumonia there IN winter
time The court is crowded to overfowing, the
litigants made UP of the class that nave no
regard for personal cleanliness and the result Is
that the air is something frightful. l keep the
windows open all the time and as result have
A cold constantly Even that is better thah haViis
the room closed up.
My the busiest In the United States, anu
it is constantly increasing in the amount OF bust
ness 1 don't know where It will end. The justice
who sits there sits the risk of his health After
the last of September there will be no rotation and
I shall have to sit there altogether tell you that
isn't a pleasant prospect The Tribune is taxing u
stand that heartily approve. and 1 only hope that
1t may result in the building Of the courthouse
already authorized. y
visited this court In November. 1900. an equally
severe condemnation of conditions was secured.
The report of these inspectors in part as fol-
lows:
On November 10 Inspector Turner made G an an, IN,
spection at 10 a. m and found the seats ana chalrS
all occupied and the passageways CROWDED py pei
sons standing There were present at least |" =
hundred and fifty persons. allowing an air space OIL
about eighty-two cubic feet person In our Splli-
lon this has insufficient floor space ana ar
space for the number of persons mentioned.
This report also mentioned the distance OF the
windows from the portion of the room most
crowded. and also the fact that the space behind
the windows was filled with refuse thrown OUT OF
adjoining windows; Also the report shows 'ha' 'he
Miss Rosalie Low and r. c Rngwalt were ,,ss Ee1s
outspoken in their praise Of The Tribune.s atutuoe
in the matter. We intend to take the mater up
at once" said the latter to Tribune reporter is'
night The has been very aecTra.e,y T-de we we
hone to get A new courthouse, where pTope! ven
t,Iation and decent conditions will be proEioeo -
Th, bill providing for the erection OF the new
courthouse became a law on May Y. 1874 Cndel
it's provisions the Board of Estimate ana ApPoI.
tionInent IS constituted board OF coinnnlssliei >
and is authorized to select and locate d,nr size I
the Fifth Judicial District and erect puiioihS
suitable for the accommoda tion OF the cout- -
sum of $4,000 Is allowed for the erection Oh TINS
courthouse.