New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-16
COURTHOUSE BILL PASSED
Senate Approves City Hall Park
Site-Assembly to Act.
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Albany, June l5-Wi,hout word OF De
bate. the Senate to-day passed senator
Stillwelrs hin providing for the erection OF
a new courthouse in City Hall Park, New
York. Although this bill is a modification
Of a previous Bill much opposition 70 its
provisions has been aroused in New York
None Of Il was manifest in tho Senate
though. for not one member had word 10
say or voted against IL on the quick roll
call. The bin provides that If within four
months from the date of It's passage the
courthouse board has not selected suit
able site. or If one has been selected and
not approved by tho Board of Estimate.
the courthouse board shall set aside so
much OF City Hall Park a. may he neces-
sarv Tor the new courthouse. and shall pre-
pare plans for the building.
J. O. Hammitt secretary Of tho citizens
Union. made the following statement re-
rardins tho stUTeu bill.
However much disguised ny its provisions
fcr possible agreement upon anoJneI sic.
the St1lweli hin could not possibly nave
any other effect than 10 put the courthouse
in city Hall Park. unless the courtnouSf
board should revers' itself by taxing OIL
fo~nut view from that 10 which " e now
commit cd Since Mayor Gaynor Is said 10
be- IN favor Of the city Hall Park site, " u
Of the highest Importance that tllS pHl
should boz defeated in tine Assempiy' ne
cause II If passes the Assembly lis chances
II becoming law VIII he very great. IN
fact II may he only tho Assembly Wnth
can now prevent tHc location or inc 'oII
house I'm CITY HAN Park. This situation
should he made very clear TO A@semblylnen
bv tho people In New York city VINO nave
expreseed their views 50 frequently and so
positively against takng 'UJ nan laiN
for such 4 purpose
The Senate also passed tie constitutional
amendment OF Senate Burd permitting mo
flooding Of state forest lands for water
storage This proposition has been agreed
on bv most Of the interests concerned as
q substitute for the Merritt resolution
which passed the Legislature last year ue-
s3ite protests from the Association FOR the
preservation " the Adirondacks the New
york BOARD Of Trade and Transportation
and similar organizations. The bUrd reSo-
lt,.ior SAYS the Legislature may make gen
eral laws TO provide FOR water storage %"
,,+ more than 3D. per cent Of the area OF Tie
forest preserve. tho storage reservoirs al
WAYS 10 be- operated by the state.
49,, ,uottor # senator Ba-re, Senator sui
wells bin % restrict the activities OF mer-
.antiIe roro~tinc agencies and make inem
,,.bls for information in their confidential
,oco-te furnished 10 subscribers was re-
c.r.ritted to the judiciary committee for
further consideration" This bill has been
So, ca-t~a II is supposed % be
timed at buns B-adstreets am smaller
special agenc.es
Tho courthouse site committee OF the I'd
,s.,ofotior -art tie following letter NesieI-
d.. % Sneaker Frisbie \. =. smith. maj p
it, leader. and r. A. Merritt. minorlt> 'eau-
~ ~ the Assembly. IN relation to the new
-.il,yeu courthouse site bill passed by the
Senate.
hear SIR. The courthouse site committee
,f Inc Hqr Association earnestly requests
-rst Won give II an opportunity 10 DE- 49, ~
-, oD~osir,ou 70 the Stlwell Dill. senate
t-Eo Inn no 1AJ5. providing that me ne"
.,..r- house for New YORK county small pS
locate. in CITY Hall Park unless me Soar
.--+i-1o-a and the courthouse DodIu
Grail agree upon different site "ilnln TOUT
months. .......,,,.,1 -.,,, IN he
...sion and because Of the failure ot an
.,li.. hill designed 10 accomplish me same
t.rr We submit That n Would Dc
t,'4r az legislative propriety 20 Iorce ms
ian rnor me city under the pr'@eni ''5
-..,.e- into which however. "" 90
,,f now desire 60 enter, rcserFlnS 'hlS anu
tho .liDt- for presentation al q pIopei
hearing Yours irul.. ,.,-,,-.rr-t, az,
.r,I-PTHOTSE SITE CONN J. B ~ L II
-Tfr- ASSOCIATION OF Iht BAR VI
THE CITY OF NEW YORK..
rifARTES f. BOSTWICK. chairman
albert :. BARD. secretary.