New-York tribune., 1909-11-09
JUST NEEDS FIXING
CRIMINAL COURTS OK.
About $4,000 UW Put 1t IN
Some Kind of Shane.

The final scene II The Criminal Courts
Building scare vas staged yesterday after
noon. Traffic lines we're withdrawn and
the surrounding streets once more opened
70 the public for the hoard OF survey
gave the building st least one more year
% life before its ruins will cucumber the
city's thorouzhfarss
A big guard still stands az the door 20
warn Vayfsrers from entering the build
ing, but in another week the elevators will
be running. the steam heat will be turned
on. the electric lights will Re in service
and candles will cease 20 gIin,rler through
the halls. And IN still another week all
who Will may 90 and ccms az their
pleasure
Yet the hardy coronsrs have again de
cidsd 10 move and only the District At
torney's Office will hold the fcrt and listen
20. the echoing tap Of the hammer on ths
Interior walls. ana the ringing calls Of
the masons for Morta-aT,r But not in
fear Of their own lives will the coroners
move Nay II Is for the public good
When julius hamburger, With eagle eye
and heetling brow, appeared in Lafayette
street Yesterday and learned that the
building was not 10 be torn down he At
once summoned his faithful Acritelh and
journeyed 70 the City Hall
II vas an opportunity not to be lost. and
Julius made a moving argument for the
public good that obtained for tie corone-s
the use Of the old 5th District Municipal
Court Building. at Second avenue and sd
street There the peregI mating coroners
viii be established for the next two weeks.
unless julius sees another light.
The cause Of II all was that the board
],
excavations besides the piers to learn the
state Of the foundation piles turned in its
report. And the report said that the only
danger was from the possibility of falling
plaster OF masonry in the interior. II
recommended weekly observations FOR a
year 10 ascertain the movement Of the
foundation ana. if it were necessary. TO
strengthen che foundation. Particular at
tentioE. it was suggested, should be paid
20 the effect Of the Centre street subway
end the operation OF the trains in that tube.
After the report was turned in Acting
Mayor McGowan Controller Metz city
Chamberlain Martin Buildings Super
intendent Murphy. Borough President
Ahearn and John n. NOOrhis. superintend-
ent of public buildings and offices, held a
meeting in Mr.. McGOwans office I'm the
city Hall to decide on tile quickest way 10
carry out the boards rec OmmC adatious.
Nh Murphy and Mr.. NoOrhis said that
the interior repairs could be made Tor
about ST. 900. and it was decided that Bor-
ough President Ahearn should ask the
Board Of Aldermen to-day to vote an is
sue Of $1,000 in revenue bonds 10 provide
the money for the repairs. The board viii
he asked also to empower the Buildings
Department TO do the work without calling
for bids
Mr. Murphy went from the conference
TO see the judges in the Criminal Courts
Building He told them that work would
be begun under the direction OF Mr VOor-
his to-day and that it would take about
two weeks. Heat, light and eleyator ser
vice would be resumed within Al week. he
said Mr. NoOrhis had two men pointing
I'D the outside of the building yesterday
Judges Foster Rosalsky and O'Sullivan
were appointed a committee 10 wait on
5Ir MCGOWAN 20 try 10 discover a way
to hurry the repair OF the building. They
have an appointment with the Acting May
or for this morning.
The coroners. led by julius, had already
decided TO move again. but District At
torney Jerome said that il the repairs
would take only two weeks he did not see
why he should move His force was at
work yesterday. Special Sessions sat in
the list Regiment ArmOry and General
Sessions in the City Court Building The
grand juries will meet in the City Court
Building to-day.