New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-21
THE COURTHOUSE DELAY
Subcommittee Explains Why II
Has Taken No Action.
NEED NOT Reject PARK SITE
McAneny Says There Is a Di-
vision Of Sentiment in the
Estimate Board.
NEED NOT Reject PARK SITE

Controller Prerdergast President Mitcnel
OF the Board Of Aldermen and Borough
President McAnenv, who compose the sub
committee Of tho Board Of Estimate on the
sire for new courthouse al declared yes
terday that IL was not necessary for the
board 10 reject the proposition before ~
now m take a part Of City Hall Park for
that purpose until more desira bic site at
figure within reach OF the city could be
d discovered They said that they had been
m consultation with Tho Courthouse Board
and tho justices Of tho Supreme Court and
that it could not well be said that the
Courthouse Board could take no further az
tion until the Board OF Estimate had first
rejected its recommendation for city Hau
Park
It so happens that the courthouse conf
mirtee Of the Board ~ Estimate and ON"
corporate stock bulge. committee Of the
board are made mp Of the same men. and
Borougr President NcAneny will urge that
am allowance no made in The corporate
stock budget 90 purchase site.
President McAneny called attention yes
terdav 10 tho FAC, that the amendment TO
the constitution permitting the city 10 con
denim property in excess OF actual needs
had Just passed the Legislature. He feels
/ sure that the voters will pass favorably on
d IL in the fall and that the next Legislature
viii repass it, putting the amendment into
effect early in January President Nc
/ Anenv. who was active in support Of this
measure a. far back a. the time when ne
b
/ r. would mean millions OF dollars in the
+ pockets Of the city
Under this power the city car condemn
twice as much property as is actually
needed for an Improvement. and after the
Improvement is done sell what WIS not
needed zoo tre Increased valuation caused ~
the Improvement. Air McAneny Is su-e
that this power will bee Of great aSsistan ,e
. 70 the city in buying site outside IF
. City Hall Park il 70 is felt that the ely
can wait for its courthouse.
There nave been TWO reasons for delay
in the Board OF Estimate" said President
/ McAneny cone is the difficulty We have
had in dudiEs 81 suitable site outside Of
/ City Hall Park and the other IL the lack
Of funds on the part of the city.
ii am not In favor OF rejecting the re-
port for the city Hall site until We can find
/ another site within reach Of the city 9
nurse" said Controller Prendergast 1T
was suggested some time ago that We
/ consider q certain other site. but We found
that its cost placed 81 out Of the question
Another reason why We have delayed
J. bringing in "a report on this courthouse
matter is that We wanted 10 see whether or
not the city would have any money 10 de-
vote to an outside site after the subway
question has been settled and we have out
/ lined the corporate stock budget.
There is a division o. sentiment In the
board Some favor the purchase OF an
other site. while others believe that all
purposes would be served by placing the
/ new courthouse in City Hall PARK
1--WE would have reported last June on
/ the question but the courthouse ooaru
asked ms 10 delay matters. We have hdu
two meetings OF our committee this year
being I'm touch with the members of that
/ board and the Supreme Court justices. We
| have not found the solution OF the prob
/ lem and T DO not expect that we will be-
T fore The poard Of Estimate adjOurns FOR
/ the summer"
! President Mitchell of the Board Of Alder
mon VINO is opposed 10 the city Hall site
but would not vote 20 give money for a sts
/ elsewhere to the deprivation Of subway ex-
/ tension said it would be foolish 10 reject
/ The CITY Hall Park plan finally until a site
outside had been found
/ Alderman "ourtlandt Nicoll presented a
resolution 80 Che meeting of he Board o.
Aldermen yesterday. reciting that the
/ Board OF Estimate had taken no action ON
! the matter Of a new courthouse site. that
the CITY was able 90 build and maintain a
+ building IN keeping with the dignity Of the
/ civ and REQUESTING the Board Of Estimate
3 to al once reject the plan 10 take "a site I'm
/ civ Hall Park. and 70 90 ahead and desig-
U3te some convenient sit" elsewhere ana
: ragir the erection Of new building.
/ Alderman Dowlins. leader OF the Tam
many forces. opposed the resolution, and
had it referred 90 the Committee on Pub
lie Elldiucs lie said that the matter was
heinz taken care of by thc Stlllwel BILL
/ being considered 20 Albany
The. ,ourthousc committee If tho Assoc
ciation OF tho Bar has sent communica-
ton 10 each member ~ the Assembly. in
= which n urges that tho proposed court
house te rl1ced somewhere outside Of city
Hail Park In seeking 10 defeat the placin,
~ tic building IN the park he BAR As
ISOLATION committee asks al The members
Of the Assembly 10 vote against the Still-
well courthouse bin. which has this for its
object