The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-11

The Opening and Widening OF Ann
Street.
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR ON THE sUBJEcr-HE
is OPPOSED TO THE MANNER IN WHICH THE AS
sEsshENrs FOR THE WORK ARE 'LEvIED-rHE
IMPROVEMENT sEcEsHRY, ETC.
Yesterday afternoon Mayor Hoffman sent the following
message TO the Clerk Of the Common Council explana-
tory Of his action the Ann street Improvement ques
tom .n rrr a-n
IN THE MATTER or WIDENING AND EXTENDING ANN AND ruL'
q, w., M.yoR's OFFICE NV YoRk, May TO- 1855
Wednesday s The I'd day Of May inst solution
Psshns az and lssss e. M
ae The widening extending and
Of 0s sSs g ns and
Hqs RS ssesssIs g ne
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resolution directing The ccrporaon Counsel 10
@en uhe sDS s for the
was on the same day approved by my
On my assuming the duties of the Office Of Mayor was
GSsns had sSpss they
hs Ssy be n
Of b.,aF heard SsfoSs the 5oSa
tr After listening carefully the statements and argu
day Of FeSraaq a IL S %ne %ua
not hea my opinion upon the merits Of the proposed
proceedings should be STAYED until
could have an opportunity to be heard before the proper
i'm immediate action was taken this
The according tas s1u Of
Supreme Court Anderson IN % oh he
+: Develn and Mr.. Javen H. Bancker as such commis.
The State Legislator. was session and upon the appl
he York civ sP n% 70 we
st NE snS q 5s s bonds Of
proving New Broadway meanng Ann and Fulton streets)
be in EXCESS for benefits thereto
after the shall be determined BY Of
TdSa
that such bonds should be issued at seven cent inter
in anticipation ofthe signature OF this .raz law by the
uon," and sgned The Governor has since signed the
s Nav ny S.ss % s asd q $
infor%sd he sgd the law 10 the afternoon Of the
this siassmsncf facts Ssvs made Su. passing au-
he
vicinity and thu nothing further upon that subject is
aside Ii: s Of the .aeAsr
Tss;s ihs ppt 2 Ss dsssrmnsd is Whether he pro
Poe e Sc9n o. @ IRE y adding the upon
ing hs proceeding think every candid viii admit the
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FOR
IN s sss and O
upon each side sd for some distance beyond are benefited
e. are made oe1tenslye Win AND prsPortoned 70 Che
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g park maybe p5Spss subject of local assessment
While impros%snts Of this character. 10 some extent
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a.d NOT p..sr.ly bensasd b IT. PAY the
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IinNeHtb and prs!entins o great iniussice,
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q tbs report ana sDs> susson arose
. %..ss that rs: &: Mayor
K. S.ss:sy q on SS lie
r.: r csSns e. doe. no. AFFECT h. right
Ns.rhe proyis,ens exercised before the rsz law was
S he T.. law proyi..on merely arsS; hs.
Control q s under
Is.n ss ss
that time either BY reason Of being
soSce he .aSsss sassors: proceed
has vested ste h y rssson Of any proceedings which
ss ,,s s$ the S s:. sss
ccsn.., 4. ,nsso % proceed In the matter Of
"Ss. :. ana s sS'iHa ss p.s . thu.
asssisd. !ss rssponsSi nus: Re-: Win those who have
81: .s S Of ss % oss q fsa%ss
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s::s:s 's .s-
aSs : should iA ss :: ;sSss sss'a
provementa like the In queste. - - 1e ~ IN
creation OF debt al seven per cent n n nan ~
as,'I.ss 1.: sTs not " w not D. ss "a. "a ss
WIN S' 5c n f g ~ may; H.; for
The Prspossd Widening Of FIFTH Avenue.
MEETING o. THE SPECIAL coDurrED-fHn hsA-
suur oSPoeRp M A. r. STEW ARr-cOUNsBL SAYS
m RBPRRsRNrs HIN AND Is R8FUDIATED-A
scENE-ANoTHER MEETING, ETC.
The Joint Committee Of the Common Council, 70 whom