New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-19
TO PUSH NEW SUBWAYS
CITY. POOR, SAYS MAYOR.
Ne1o Office Building at Bridge Ter
minaI VII Saue Much.

Mayor Mcclellan, Just before leaving the City
Hall yesterday for his vacation of about thirty
days on the Maine coast. said that the Brooklyn
Fourth avenue subway and the bridge loop sub
way systems would be pushed forward rapidly. al
though the city had not sufficient money for many
other needed improvements. He said that the new
courthouse project stalled for lack Of funds
and strongly intlmated that some of the courts
would have TO be housed in the new public Office
building which is to be part of the remodelled
br1dge terminal at Park Row. Chambers and Cen
tire streets
we have no special measures for increasing the
city's financial resources next fall said the Mayor
IN answer TO inquiries. I'VE shall have to get
elong with what have, cutting down our ex-
penditures 50 that we shall be living within our
means. The city has debt mourning margin Of
more than s7O.O0G0O at the present time. on this
margin IT is feasible for 70 finance the Brooklyn
Fourth subway. the bridge loop and the
public Office building in addition TO minor in
provements under way.
The Brooklyn Fourth avenue subway will call
for about S2b.00O00o the subway loop for about
100000 and the public office building for
perhaps 81 10000 100000 II seems that
Ing the land for the terminal we ought TO he able
TO build for 100000 100000 office building
that will accommodate practically all Of the city's
Offices. We now paying annually Tor o'Ace
rentals about $4,000 this capita!lzeS at about
SIS O00.OOG in round figures, II can build an
Office building for about 100000, we shall be saw
Ing the interest about sl0N0,OCG annually.
Request has been made of all heads Of depart
ments and the new Public Service Commission for
an estimate or the space required by ttltlN Tor
Office purposes, and wheE this is in banG. which
will be by early fall 1t Is the intention 10 have
Walter Cook, advising architect 10 the Board Of
Estimate and ApportiouInent. order public com
petition for designs for the buildA2
1t Will be necessary to construct the lower part
of the building to withstand a great burden, the
lines will centre in II. Chambers street Will be
spanned by tho superstruCtuTe OF the building in
manner similar to the street running through the
Philadelphia City Hall Practically all of the city
Offices will be accommodated In the new building
Perhaps exception will be made of the Offices OF
the Health Department, because OF the danger o;
ginary danger IT is not for 10 say. but the
heads OF some OF the departments seem to think
that It will be well 10 have the Health Department
by itself"
That project IS stalled at least temporarily. by
lack OF funds. A courthouse at Union Square
means very large expenditure don't how
raise the money for IT
OF the work OF the Commissioners OF Accounts the
Mayor said:
Now that the Office knows how 10 do efficient
work IN the way OF investigating city accounts. 1t
will be kept at II. Commissioner Mitchell thinks
two departments simultaneously. Just how he Will
do II do not know. think the Commissioners OF
Accounts VIII continue TO be efficient branch OF
the Citys service. Mayor Strong tried TO make Il
such and got appropriation OF 800 90 for IT,
but so far as know little done by his com
missioners. The same can be said OF Mayor Low s
commissioners"
rs Commissioner Hertle 10 remain?"
NO immediate change is planned IN the com
MISSION" said the Mayor. The law requires the
appointment OF a certified public accountant AIr.
Herte belongs TO the Association OF Certified Ac-
countants- The commissioners viii put in the next
month investigating themselves and getting readv
for some o. the other departments later in the
year"
cation about fifteen miles from the city OF Bath
Me.