New-York tribune., 1909-06-04
WANTS COURT ALTERED.
S. p. C.. c. disks Mayor to Urge
Better PrOUisiOn for Children.

John d Lindsay president Of the New York So
cety for the Prevention OF Cruelty Children.
letter yesterday. through his secretary. E
Fellowes Jenkins. 10 Mayor Mcclellan. calling the
latter's attention to the inadequate quarters pro-
vided for the Childrens Court. and urging the
speedy alteration OF the building used the
erection OF one. Mr. Lindsays letter fol-
lows
Sir: The society desires most respectfully and
on Of # the he GO 5 Of 1s sR o. @ m
street,. The building. as you perhaps know. Is an
old one, the property OF the city, and was used
ties. The aBerat tons made in IT in 1902 to accom-.
modate the ChiIdrens Court and the Bureau OF
Dependent Children such at the time u
thought would adapt II to these uses, but
asd mas bss entgrsv nntsrnTn its surroundings
Chicago has erected building for its court;
Of the oheT cties Of this sreat country While New
York City, the Borough OF Manhattan and ,z Ine
in the world was instituted. has no proper accom-
II is almost Impossible many times to get the
parents and witnesses into the courtroom. WIN
brought before tne JS'; JISuce IN IN .RsI , % t5A ases
at no time pr Proper per faSHS f6 Witnesses 70 satemet The
atmosphere at times is almost unoearaole' there
The temporary rooms in which the girls and
boys are detained the upper floor are In
society has called it's attention 10 this condlton
particularly in the case Of the room Tor 5ne ne gs sS
rea son within The last year to change it's matron
different
pIovAd declined to amid such surroundings.
In the boys department. the situation Is suc Iat
thew have to sit on one another's laps sufcient
benches cannot be provided and placed IN the
room - - - sf.to-
in order that the city which practically drst instl-
tuted practical Juvenile court methods ana tne sue
cessfui probation and parole system should nave
quarters that would be an honor 20 II, ana not
disgrace? ---.- .rz ,o-
hans. bv vacating the rooms now occupied Dy Ile
Pnrean OF Dependent Children and the erectioh OF
an addition on the lot I'm the rear. on whicn now
sta nds an old stable. be altered so as 70 make IL
at least adaptable than at present 70 the uses
OF the court ~ -.-sLr.
to use part OF the old college building at 2Sd steet
and Lexington avenue. The rear extension OF that
building Is two stories. The upper part would az
ford a fine courtroom, and the lower part couIu,
with little alteration. be adapted for the temporary
detention rooms of the children before they are ar
raRned i'm the courtroom. Entrances Couid oe
23d street both to the upper ana loWef
floors. that the wagon Transporting the cIldIeh
could be driven right into the building thereoy
screening entirely from the observation or the
public while children are being taken to and from
the court. - n....-
as Il could be planned to cover all the reQulslte
needs but the alterations mentioned above wouId
certainly provide better accommodations than those
of the present day . .z.-..to,
Will YOUR honor kindly take into consideration
this matter, and IL the society In any way can ala
in arriving a n satisfactory conclusion rest as
sured that its services are, as always at YOU. 1ts
posaL JOiiN l. l-iA>A1N'NNA-