New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-21
EXTENSION or BEEKMAN STREET.
CITY OF New YoSS DEPARTMENT OF FiysycE,

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N. VAN scH>cS esq President Coton Aqueduct Department
SIR: have received your favor of the 18th inst,
asking ne to sI my reasons iG rsa1s to 1.la e
Pek from Beesman stree. to PAN place 10 ep have
with law and IN opinion, Is In violation OF the SPIRIT
If am informed arishy the only authority the action Of
youI Board in atteptrs ibis In Proveen Is IN the following
Reached Ths, the Street Commissioner be ard hereby ia
directed advertise fr proposals psvns with Belgian pave
and to cross the lower Park opposite P.rk place
Park passing the fountain in the said Pax about ten
APplosed BY May, J.I p .I ii9 or IN. words Street
Commissioner aud substituting the WORDS Cro'on Aqueds
comTisnce with , resolution BY grading pasnl openri
AID ret5s the public TO pass sai 10, day 1p
the Corporation regsinng closing except BY &
:. h s e sS Thu hss would
seques,raon Of portion OF hs PUBIC na ~ ~ w. -
the 9dne o. j H. wsGn S Of .he y d and
in violation Of the public faith tSee subdivision oil sec title
To proven, the possibility wrong the creditors Of the Cor
pora.op the Legsture IN the year lio az ehsp.r " gave
this ordusnce ali the oice OF State law BY the ioo" enact
SEC The ordinance in force ard approved Of by the
MAYOR Of .d city on the day Of February ~ aud ordi'
nance thai may hereafter be pd by the said Mayor Aldermen
and Conmonay Of the City Of Yor' In con9rmy WIN N.
proyisr Of h law and relative the Sinking flnd sha not
be d~ended aou the eossnf The Legislature frf ma and
section snce imposes upon this Department,
the responsibility taking charge Of the real estate quote the
clspse (sec. l, Title ~. - - , .,
|. shall be the duty Of the Controller 10 take charge o, al
the real belonging to the Corporaen and To prevent az
encroschmeLts thereon ~, ,....,,..
II was the Intention rot only pledge the res etae 20 the
demption Of the city debt but 70 provide by the sovereign s
Atn of officer who ives 10 guard TINS pledge THIS
oepaeu therefore charged witt trust 10 the nat,-r and
viii not pefutit VIC aon without 81 least prot 81
The opety proposed 70 b. taken worm al least iO
m. mode in which il taken, have mentioned would
10 alienation Of without compensation, ~nich would
te doing indirectly Whist tie city cannot 40 directly IL cslo'
ALLEVIATE BY sale It's properly zeal personal. except a. suction
aud he 10 the highest bdd. Chater 1851 sec All Upon the
cou,ummaon Of IN this the proceeds ale carried %
an rroyemsu the parties benefited should some JUS com
peraon This tile principle upon which all improvements Of
similar have hitherto been made and see 40 reason
for skns this exception especially while the city
largely debt aud the property proposed TO lie TAKEN mas
been pledged 10 is redemption. ,,,-,,,
Their is method Of reaching the proposed end which would
ee equal Justice all that is BY applying 70 ne Supreme
Cont for the appointment Of Commissioners OF ElnS- aud
who should upon parties oenehed the Jas'
EXPENSE thereof good ieason for making the prop
cry In the immediate vicinity beneficiary 10 80 enormous 81
amount without yaeDt H. as conceive, the measure
i IN eou,r.yenou Of am absoyed BY princp- from
ncip,ps ip IL, cou.unmson The Charter In reqn!rins
INV pre nee al the opening bios ansty coniemp'es ONLY
the + esl contracts Of the Corporation
In rcusion sow - assure you that my acon no
poured BY views Of the necessity or Popr-ty
work b., by conception Of the duty Imp sed gpol me by AZ
odiuauce which, degree. makes tins Department the
therefore respectfully decline 10 partciPse 10 Any "
u resioi under which Board claims u
~" R6Br. T HAwS Controller.