New-York tribune., 1909-11-08
NEED NOT VACATE
so SAYS MR.. TOORHTS.
Court BmidiHg Safe, but
Neods Mach Repairs.

No work went on ~ IN, Criminal Courts
flitding Yesterday. The night shift worked
until o'clock yesterday morning. hut onl-
I've men ~ fhe twenty on tho dsv shift
iurrsd tIp for duty The foreman said iha;
No coule not work With i've mon. and sent
fhem home. Work is expected 20 be Re
srrned = usual this morning
John r Noerh's. Superintendont % Pub
hc Buildings and Offices. went down -
4 Centre street Yesterday afternoon and
icoScd the SITUATION over We found sew
ersl ~ -hc hig granite blocks OF the outer
walls chirred and cracked so ihs, =, con-
saersd ihcn' menace 30 Hfe. These
hioclSs. er fho cracked portions he viii
hsNF removed to-day. 50 that there VIII ne
~ danger 20 thosc whose duty OF curiositv
carries them bv tho building
Af'er examining fhe outside of the build
ifr. Nr. Noorlis made a trip through tho
interior, going over an four sides from
csiler 20 Esrret He said afterward cha.
Dc found absolutely no change IN tho in-
t'rlor conditions from last Wednesday.
q when he had made an equally careful in
sr.~'icn
The rorkmen who were cN-sva'iug By the
piers on Saturday night came - water he
fore they stopped work a. the Lafayette and
Ffa1klin street oorner. Wet sand had been
trrned up by tho men ~ both Lafayette
snd Centre streets hut the water was first
stiuek ~ Lafayette street. Tho bottom 90
a., foundation End the piles under tho foun-
dstion have not Yet been reached. hut Mr.
Noorhls said last night that nc thought.
from water having becn struck. that the
plies would oe found % hc IN Eood Condi-
tion, IS sll The Engineers had agreed that n
there VAS water about them tho piles would
b. al right.
Mr.. Noorhis said that he did not know
how soon fhe work on the interior of tho
building vould he begun. hrt hc supposed
~ would Dot he until after tic repors - the
hosrd ~ survey had bosn received u was
iTrposslhle. also. hc said To estimate tho
cost ~ repairs until that report had been
reoeiVed, IS the board might condemn tire
entire structure, which would. OF course
nlcau a greatly increased expense 10 pat Il
. in good condition again.
In speaking NJ the trouble with the build
inc, MT. Noorhis said that he did not think
q would have 20 10 condemned.
= g. not think u viii hc oven necessary
- cease 20 occupy the building tempo
isrily." ho said. y think tine trouble is
thst during the construction of tho subway
Fand vas drawn of from sInder tho founda-
liens cf tho building. and this allowed tho
bUiiding 20 settle, Probably only a small
amount OF sand Was drawn OF with each
gallon Of water bat IL il were only an
ounce 81 sand 20 a gallon. with immense
pumps running night and day for "A long
period. tho aggragste would he tre-
lnendous weight ~ sand. think that IS
the cause of the trouble
II will he necessary" 10 continued, 10
strengthen the founda ions But this can
~ done without vacating tho building. The
work viii bo pretty expensive and will take
some time. But II viii not endangcr the
building, and there IS no reason why the
work 81 tho courts and The District Attor-
news Office should stop or why the occu-
pants Of The building should he made 20
move"
The corouers were Stll occupying their
rooms on tho ground floor YESTERDAY. The
seroners themselves did not come down. but
tho clerk vas there, shiveTing in his over
f"ost sHd complaining because there vas no
heat in the building. He telephoned 10
coroner Harburger Hho said he would
take IL MP With tho Mayor He said, too.
That a. would discuss quarters for the coro-
mrs with the Mayor to-day.