The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-03
$1,500,0oO CLUB IN
NEW COURT HOUSE
Plans Said to Reveal Space for
Lawyers and Judges
Recreation.
REPORT PUBLIC TUESDAY

ASTONISHING revelations as TO certain
~extravagant features OF the plans for
the new county court house are expected
next week, when a report to the Mayor
from Tilden Adamson. director OF the
Board of Estimates bureau Of contract
supervision. IL to be made public II the
Mayor and his advisers so decide. Mr..
Adamson submitted his report late yes
terday. Mr.. Mitchell said We would not
comment on II or give any details until
Tuesday. when the members Of the
Estimate Board will stuoy the document.
The Mayor was 40 interested in the
talk Of extravaganza that was raised in
a meeting of the board on Thursday that
ne went to Mr.. Adamson's office yester-
day and examined the blu prints him
self. When he returned to city Hall
SIR. Adamson said that any information
as to what he had discovered In the
plans must come from the Mayor.
Elsewhere THE sur learned that IL
MIR. Adamson's suspicious are confirmed
not only will the plans be sent back to
the Court Hous Board for revision. en-
failing further costly delay In the al
ready much postponed project. but the
Court House Board will he subjected to
the sharpest sort Of interrogation by the
Board Of Estimate.
Private Club May Re In Plans.
1t was rumore yesterday that among
the discoveries Mr.. Adamson believes
he has made is provision in the big
round building for q private club of
which lawyers and Judges woul he
members. II is understood that the
quarters for this club as designed would
occupy many thousand feet OF space on
an upper floor. II IL also understood
that the real use to which these rooms
would be put IL concealed in the blue
print plans-that rooms which are let
tered In the plans as being intended
for urpos related directly to the ad-
ministration of justice are really in
tended for a dinUg room and other club
essentials. TIL proposed lining room
Is sale to he larger than that Of any
club in this city.
The Boar of Estimate knew that
there were to he two ~estsurants in the
court house-one for the public and an
other for the Judges. They learned on
Thursday that the Court House Board had
added a third restaurant. so that the
Supreme Court Justices could have their
luncheon apart from the Judges of the
City Court 1t is believed that tidings
" tnS IOuTtn TeItttOTN-tne CluD ulnlnR
room--is conveyed to the board in the
report Of Mr.. Adamson.
In all the discussions Of the court
house. all the votes that have been
taken, all The plans that have been ap-
proved by the Board of Estimate. which
do not include the final plans now under
investigation. there has been no mention
OF a lawyers club or any other kind OF
a club. A mere hint of its suspected,
disguised presence in the Anal plans has
been enough to raise a furry in the
Board of Estimate which may develop
into a tempest next week.
Cost Would BE $500, 900.
II Is indicated that II the reputed
0ubrooms are found to be n reality the
Board Of Estimate will order the Court
House Board to cut every inch Of them
out Of the plans. Figured on "a cubic
feet basis. the moor of which the club
would form a large part would cost
Sl.600.000 of the $40. 200. 900 which In
the entire cost limit as set by the Esti-
mate Board.
Mr.. Adamson " believed to have found
many other discrepancies between the
preliminary plans as approved by the
city officers a year g and the final
plans now presented. II Is supposed
that he has listed them specifically in
his report to the Mayor.
The final plans, like the others, were
prepared under the direction of Guy
Lowell. architect of the court house.
He In turn has followed the sugges-
tons of the Court House Board in the
allotment of space. This board, ap-
pointed by the Appellate Division, per-
mits its executive secretary, Alanson T.
Briggs. to look after most OF the details.
Mr.. Briggs said on Thursday that
there was no accommodation in the
building which had not been approved
by the Board Of Estimate. Mr.. Adam
son. 1t Is understood. ~disagrees to a great
extent with Mr.. Briggs.