The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-19

The cenaltlaus 90 wNsce . ssss 60 ~.
Latter Was sslo.

L
Latter Was ssla.
To rmn EpGroR ~ TIVE eUS-s~ 4,
pNwnrd 20 the proposal 30 srect q lagepy
County Court HOUSE w Csv Hail Pars =
| u interesting 70 recall me Conditions ur~-
whieh the city convened - the TnirF
states the present Poet orlre ate T..
are not to he found IN am ~ the prtr'a
histories 81 the city or books ~ r~fsrsnrs
On December ". ~ and Is. '-eH rasp@-
tiysly. the Councilman. Aldermen and May
approved ~ the sale 10 the lnited STATE
Government Of the southern end ~ ~
Hall PARK. snNbracing an area ~ IS -
s.IuAre feet. for the purposes cf pcs' ~
and court house The property vas co.
viewed nv deed dated April ~. Iss7 lib.
i0'3 paRe ia3 - eco. nf cnnvsvances Hs
~ Recordal. the Consideration heinz the sr-r
81 ssoO.ocn. The conveyance was made
Upon the eHprs.s condition. however 'hs' -.
premises above described and every par So
parcel thereof aad any building iha, may b.
ussd end corrupted exclusively ss end for rr.'
once and court h0aDs for the united Ststss -
America. and for M other purposs whssr' .
ana upon ne further condltlcn that " the So
premls~s shall 90 any time cssss 70 10 used 90
the purposes shove limited or for soms one -
them. or n ne same shall ee used for anv orr
purposes than those above speciA~d. The sat-
premises hereby conveyed and al right rt~
estate and interest therein shall revert 20 and
ruinvested IN the said parties 0f the nrat par,
their Successoru and asslGns.
The erection Of the Poet once was NJ.
begun at once and "a was proposed to usa
another Part Of tho park for the purpose
On June ~. July 10 and July 20. ISsn. reapec.
lively. the Aldermen. Assistant Aldermen
and Mayor approved ~ the follow inR resc
luton.
Resoissd. That . Joint com mittee Of thrss mc5-
beTs Of caeh hoard BE- appointed by the Respective
presidents thereof TO confer vita Nensr.. Hosars
Greeley. william Or,on and Alexander 7 SteN
art. commissioner on the part Of the rnited
states. re>perunE . proposed exrhange o. ne
g. - square fect Of land In the City Hsn Psrs
heretofore deeded b. the city the United States
for smother plot Of ground Of similar area ~ az
fereni lorauOn IN said PARK. Nhirh propoesd 81
by the Legislature and requested On bshsif ~
the United states ny the above named commits
sioners
The foregoing resolution 10 interesting
a. indicating the names Of the repges~nts-
tivea OF the United states Government n
the Post ONCE matter. hut u did not result
in any change of plan. and the present Posi
OflCe was erected In $50. About the same
time The present County Court House was
finished.
In forty years both the Post onacs ans
there - every probability thar the ns~
county Court House proposed for City Hall
Park would ne outRrOwn Ia an equal period
and the city eventually be compelled 10
go elsewhere To- a larger sits or encrnarh
still further upon the Itark IL would thsre-
fore seem Ia be he poli"v of wisdom 70 box
a. least Hity YEAR ahcsd and provide for
future needs ~ locating the new court
hous. not only where !, will not encvoach
upon present mark Spare hat where u viii
also have roorn for future expansion.
NeanN hil~ ~ Vie~ OF 'he plans afoet
for q new po-t once u - well tn bear In mind
and insist that the municipal authorities
.hall cpfor"e the conditions % the decd
to the ni'ed states providing that 'hs
pressri Post Oft''r site Shsll revert - the
city vhsn any part oG " shall cease tn 10
used for Inifcd states pest once ard
court house or shall bs used for any other
puTtpo-e EDWARD HNGAMAN Halt.
Secretary american Scenic and Historic
Preservation Snctetv
wv NoEk. March -