New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-06

c, tie matter wa, referred 70 the appropn.ta Con
uittee. before whom it discussed thoroughly, and
huhily Il phesed both Boards NO me essure Wa, nor
| fairly and honesty canV aesed than this one EYer
yroerfy ovrer Was invited 10 present bis obeC ,oGs
| Il he had any. No lawyer YVES employed, and ths
pr0lie'y Of the MEASURE WAS 50 eNdeLt thst b-ore
lie as meeting wns had on the subject oil oppc-ition
was Wibdrswb Commissioners were appointed more
tLsn eighteen months sgo, and the proceetiee :
would bsve been al completed before now il
there Lad not be unusual delay in the matte.
Owing 10 the fact that numbtr OF property owner,
LavibC rebuilt ard sct their stores back the con-
ttmpa,ed Inc of tie street tho street Is al IN confo-
sicn. tpd these who have gone INTO the street and
e.uuenced making dlterai obs would be hardly dealt
with by suspension of me work. He had looked
over tie Assessment let and ascertGined from t the
rsJes Of those upon whom the burden OF taxation
w;g {alI He would inquire where the opposition
cane from Putting the streets together in the pet
tor IL might cone from other stree'---Ju4ne. Worth
and other stresis. II was no. - with Rcade stree
W. :, of broadway. He represented ore store which
he had Jearsd for term Of ten years 10 responsible
par4es lie had received an award upon Que store
con piisng two los. The amount he received was
about $500, and he was assessed upon the two lots
62 FEET 'front.' to she amount Of ST. The property
he owned was known a. Nos. Go and OS Reads street.
While Mr. McCurdy was making the foregoing
statement, DIR. McCoombs interrupted him aud ssid
that the former had called him aside at the time the
matter was originally before tie Committee and told
him (Dr. McCoOmbsD il he would withdraw his oppo-
stion 10 the proposed Improvements, he would guar.
aztec that his assessment should not be half much
As he expected. Mr.. McCuidy, net understanding the
remarks made by Dr.. McCooEnbs at the time did not
reply to him this point and on being informed sub
sequently Of the import Of DR.. McCoOmbs assertion
called upon the latter to come forward and repeat
them, in order that he might refute them; but that
geItlemap had withdrawn from the ROOM
Seversl of the parties in favor of suspending the
commencement Of widening Reade street, frequently
interrupted the last speaker, and charged him with
desire to occupy the attention Of the Cou mittee duing
tle sitting that nobody else could be heard the
nj INC ia Ia ll4n nrlx
the Committee would hold. The consequence was,
the greatest excitement and bad feeling was manifest
ed between the advocates and opponents to the gus
pension Of the contemplated Improvements. The
Chairman of tue Committee assured both parties
w ud be afforded fair chance Of being heard III the
matter-which announcement had the ELECT OF par
tally subsding the excitement.
Nn. ID. Boom next presented a remonstrauce
against the pos pOning the widening of Rcade street.
ii was signed by upward Of sixty persons owning
property in the neghborhood, and these signatures
had been procured within the preceding 4S hours and
many more could he obtained.
A. =. MANN said that the signers to that remon-
STRANGE were the people whom they supposed them
to be; they were the persons who were to receive
large awards, and whose property would be benefited
by the improvements while they are assessed in very
small sums. He bad caused maps TO be prepared,
which would show the Committee how these awards
and assessments had been made, and why the
opponents to suspension of the Improvements
had come before the Committee to raise
clamor. He contended that the gentlemen
who preceGed Linn mistaken, in asserting that
in Re ,de street there opposition to the i'm.
mediate proceeding with the Improvements. He ap-
peared there in behalf Of a number of property
owners that street who most earnestly urged
pension, or dscoutinuance altogether Of the
improvements. In conclusion, he asked the Com
nittee to he allowed suitable time and opportunity
to be heard the matterat least as fair chance
had been accorded to the other side
The Committee took possession of the papers pre-.
serted and Adjourned further hearing Until Tuesday
afternoon next.