New-York tribune., 1912-03-31
BOROUGH GOSSIP
Contract Let for Municipal Build
inq--Primary Episode.

The contract for the erection or the new
wu1iCipal building has at last been signed
The Board OF Estimate and Apportonment
authorized Borough President steers on
THURSDAY to make a contract for the erec-
,ion of the structure with Mckenzie. Noor-
hoes and Gemlin Thereafter the Borough
president dropped ont Of sight 20 AVOID
being served with any restraining orders
by the representatives Of Lord Il Hewlett
Early Friday morning he slipped into the
office Of Public Works Commissioner
Pounds and signed the papers brought 10
him hv Architect Mckenzie. The building
will cost e $4,000. according TO the present
mans which may later he enlarged upon.
The architects will receive for their labor
rer cent Of the amount, less s5S,ooo, This
latter sum has already been paid 10 other
architects for plans which can now lie
utilized in part
The intention OF the authorities IS TO have
tho buildings along Court street, bordering
what was once known as Murphy PARK
condemned, and 10 put w structure eN-
tendinE from Court street to the present
Old Municipal Building. Then the oln
structure will be razed and its site VIII be
ueed for a wing Of the new building III
time the CITY may take the ground on
witch tho Polytechnic Institute stands FOR
au addition to the Municipal Building
President Steers said last night that ne
eyuectod 10 save between $4,000 and sioV'"VV
through having the firm Of his choice de-
sign the building. The saving VIII oe maoe
largely through the planning Of the space
About . dozen departments viii De houseu
in the structure. These Will propaolY IN
CIudc the Police Department. Wmch hlres
q puiding now. There are two plans LOT
t1e huilding. one with a dome ana "he
,,ithout. The Municipal Art Commission
viii decide which looks best. The height
Of the building IT is virtually decided VIII
be eleven or twelve stories.
4 most amusing episode Of the late pN-
mary aehts. which temporarily closed WIN
list Tuesdays near-election, occurred on
Monday night 4 parade Of the followers
OF John W. Carpenter, who was STRIVING 10
unseat James A McQuade tn" pemocra'c
leader Of the 18th Assembly District. was
in progress At the time.
The marchers were passing along Graham
avenue. Bands We're playing. red fire was
burning and the crowds were cheering ana,
81 times fecr,ng. one Of the paraders was
y youth who rode mustang. At Nassau
street a uatrolman suddenly jumped from
fine side lines. waving his club and heading
directly toward the mustang.
TIN. ,iler caught sight Of the pauoman
,n twluklla- and aroused his steed TO
fight with coGpi" of Vel directed KICKS
Tie rauolmau jumped on the front plat
form Of d passing trolley and gave chase.
Tin, interruption nearly broke Lp the pa
i,I..
d. li,carrcu Tark the car overlook the
r...tan-. and the pauolman caught the
bride as the rider turned from the street
vl. animal was later identified by hard
ware merchant who said that II had been
stolen from him. The hoodoo followed Mr..
Carpenter TO tho polls, and hc was beaten
d.. small margin.
The Rev John d. Long Christian So
,.alist Is facing new difficulties. The idV-
ofhead SAVINGS Bank, OF Kiyerhead, Long
Island, has begun 10 foreclose its mortgage
On the Parkside Presbyterian Church. IN
Lenox Road. FIatbush, Of which the min
is,cr is both pastor and proprietor.
The bank made a ,1au Of $500 on the
church property in 1898, and it was not paid
of when IL fell due in 1870. About $500 in
tercst has since accrued. The minister IS
now forming 10000 CORPORATION to take
over the property and pay the morteaee
II is possible that thereafter the prop
erty Will no longer bc devoted To religious
matters.
When Sency Hospital h'ld its gradnaths
exercises for its nurses the other night, at
t,ntion was drawn 10 the age of the insti'
tuition ON December Is, the hospital viii
b. twenty-five years Old. is first year
the hospital had 3l5 patients Last year
the number reached 4j5i
Since II opened it has handled 5000 cases
In its wards and 10000 in its dispensary
incidentally, IL has spent about Sl,HOOooO
It's endowment fund now amounts to $500
o. 4 short time ago, woman presented
the hospital with $4,000 90 build me-
mortal roof garden for convalcscents. Ihe
lit was announced At the graduation cN-
ercises The graduates numbered twenty
three