New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-11
Board Asks S7,500,00O in
Corporate Stock to Erect
New Building.
TO PAY 80 CENTS
A CUBIC FOOT
Marble Wainscoting. a Portico
and Ice Water Among Items
That Are Eliminated.

The Court House Board yesterday
submitted modified plans and specih-
cations and contract for the erection
Of the new county court house 70 the
Board Of Estimate, which show re-
drction in cost from the original es-
innate Of about 100000. The orig
NAL expenditure was estimated NJ 49,
4al.35c. Tie Court House Board re-
ouosted the authorization OF $500
600 10 corporate stock 20 meet we
cost. The matter was referred 70 th'
whole Board of Estimate and VIII 90
considered az the meeting FRIDAY.
Under the original plans the cos'
would have been II cents q cuoi,
foot. The Board Of Estimate desired
20 reduce it 20 - cents cubic 1901
which would amount 70 about a 81
GOO GOO reduction. As q comparison
the Cook County Court House, IN Cni,i'
,ego. cost % cents cubic loot' Nhus
the county court house m Cleveland
cost 20 cents a cubic foot.
Reductions under the new plans
were made under four general heaGs
First. notifications agreed on by tn'
board amounting 20 reducuon OF
S4O4.N6 in round figures. The foI'
lowing items came under this mead:
To follow the practice Of certain ci'y
dsnartmeuts requiring the deposit o.
securities instead Of a surety oon u
thereby saving the premium on 'h'
BIDS can be made for the light form
OF steel required on account OF Wa
conditions. The Bethlehem steel Com
ranv controls the patents FOR tnis iorI
~ steel. but has permitted the Gar
reeie Steel Company 10 use them since
the war broke cut.
Omit all window grills.
Omit the twenty-foot wainscotini
In the court rooms. /
Substitute cast stone for granite II
certain hidden places.
Omit the pilasters OF elevators.
second notifications were con
coded IN the interest Of economy whicf
orJirarilv would not have been made
amounting 20 a saving OF about Sool,
9lQ. Under this head were the tol!o"
':ub-basement floors omitted excep
where needed. ..
Unit the northeast portico-fscin,'
on Mulberry Street and vestl oule
which involves saving OF aoou
100000.
The rrangement Of rooms necessi
tated by emitting the portico. .,
Omit marble wainscoting IN all th'
corridors. ~
Reduce all toilet spaces one-half.
Filing in bathrooms instead o
marble
Ornamental terrazzo used in floor
# lobbies and corridors instead o
marble. III,
vestibule doors.
Cut out ice water.
The third head included items whlcl
may be deferred until the furnishing
contract is let, at a saving or aoou
S23Q.435. The items preclude the cree
tom Of statues over the porucos, tn'
laferring of the construction OF th'
fronze main doors and substitution oil
oak for bronze in three sets OF twenty
foot doors. and other items.
Under the fourth head were items de-
farred for future consideration
amounting 10 a saving Of s5+o'f5I
These included general contract items;
eliminating filtered water; leaving
eight out Of twenty-four elevators un-
cquipDed: cutting down plumbing ap-
rliances and leaving the question open
Is 20 whether the city should construct
irs own lighting and heating plant, or
dopend on an outside contract. The
saving under the new plan Is S2,O32,soz