New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-24

occupied by II, Hall NJ Records. the Cour
House and the Municipal Building. on fbs
other side OF the Borough Hall plans,hasc
already becu formulated for preparing ~
approach 20 the Brooklyn Bridge slir
Last year the Legislature cWpowetb.L
city 70 purchase tho triangle bounded by
sands stree. Washington street and Fu-
ton street for "A plaza and approach 10 the
bridge. 4 scheme IL also well forniulstea
10 remove the elevated railroad structure
from Fulton street below Adams street,
sending the trains 20 ;ho bridge by way o,
,hc latter thoroughfaro. ~ clearing up
tho Triangle an approach would be- cleared
10 the proposed civic centre a. We'll as 10
the bridge.
IN the midst of tho dreams Of the workers
for brooklyn Beautiful a bomb has fallen
For half - generation BrooElyntes have
been laboring to secure q nov Municipal
Building Tho city has authorized the @re.
ton Of the building. to cost 8.Jp"1 vi;
steers proposed placing il On The site q
Murphy Park. 0n the block oppo,tio tia
Borough fall Also. hc gave the contrsc,
FOR drawing tho plans 30 Mckenzie VOor.
hies & GrneUu. The firm aGrced 10 allow IN
the charge for the money which had beer
paid other Municipal Building architects
Lord. Hewlett s Tailant. one of the uns1c.
cessfuI competitors for the contract. later
offered IN do the work cheaper. Since max
ing the offer tho hrm has been pulling 20.
litical wires in all directions. according ~
the Brooklyn Borough authorities Willie re-
ports Of the FIRMS political activities were
coming in word reached Brooklyn that m.
Municipal Art Commission had rejected the
preliminary plans or Mckenzie, Noorhies &
Gmeliu.
Reports stated that the grounds were tia,
I'm the drawings tho main structure repre.
scented one architectural type and the tower
another. and that the rooms were obsiriic,.
cd by columns Mr.. steers and his Official,
have been unable to secure any other rra.
sons for the rejection. They believe N.
commission was not actuated by wholly
disinteres;ed motives. They think that
Tammany politicians and perhaps mora
important, the architects who object 10 III,
cut in the price OF the drawings. have eyer.
cised an influence contrary 10 the best IN.
! terests OF the city.
Last Friday member Of the commits.
sion objected also 10 the proposed site o,
the building. Mr.. Steers has determined
to fight and has decided TO have meeting
at which he will demand that the commits.
sion explain more fully the reasons for tho
| rejection OF the plans.
Trouble has also arisen over tho other
buildings. The courthouse is a centre o,
contention. The Brooklyn Chapter OF the
American Institute OF Architects fayors
placing the building on the TWO blocks
bounded by Boerum Place. Court street
Livingston street and State street Tho
property owners prefer the blocks be,wsSs
Court and Clinton streets. The borough
officials think that the building would best
go in the Bridge Plaza, where the cost OF
its site would be saved.
There is also a movement on foot 10
change the site OF the Central Library
from the Prospect Park Plaza to a position
opposite the museum. Some think that the
civic centre would be better place FOR
the building. The proposed new fire
headquarters has not yet been taken up
/ seriously. but more disagreement may he
expected when it is. Altogether, Brooklyn
Beautiful" is proving a most inharmonious
subject. ,.tr