The New York herald., 1866-05-18

PROPOSED WIDENING OF rIrTa AVENUE.
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| Meeting or the C0samon Council Conn.,
| mfttee-Opposition TO the Messure-
Arguments In Its Fssor, Sc.
The joint special committee o. the Common CorAcil
to whom wn referred the sutssct OF tho rsmova Of
stoops aud rainss In Fifth met yesterday Adbr
man Ryers presiding. There we're present about oas
hundred q the property owners Interested in the mcS
sure.
Before proceediug to business Alderman RYxRs said
there had bcen misunderstanding and much misrcpre-
sentaon Of the objects Of the Common Council and It's
committee In regard to this matter Thsre was yet
no proposition, oertsinIy positive intention, OF
widening the roadway Of Fifth avenue. What was do
sired was to get at the truth; to learn whether
best to take away the couyards any part OF them,
TO allow the avenue 70 remain Ia all respects as IL s
Tho only motive OF the common Council 10 get ut
the facts.
The following protest, ngned by one hundred and
seventy property Fifth directed TO
the Common Council read to the committee
To- tn, HONORABLE THE oossrS couscrL rmx e,rv or
We the uaaer,igned the cvwsrs and occupants % pro-
setting Tho curb he .hrowns ,Is
neessc Re o msny Costly sn oops that Asss
nssn ss sse,ea e % the o @ Of the sas s
preeate the value Of properly therecn
dss ssesrIy feet Of % % as &
. hack s ss s @ ssS relying the Ss ss s
;i%aea. We have Sa properly .escrSnsiy
by & Hl pss ss ssf w ss
Sya @ ss Ss f . rse &c he
travel T. aud we can see no reason TO suppose that nay
we would respectfully sugse, tina, the destruction
pearance OF the avenue which ths denng thereof would
involve would more than counter supposed ben
ent to the public.
Mr. GEORGE y. NoYEs spoke against the project Hs
said that promenade like the Fifth avenue Is necessary
In 1892 the Common Council ordered that Fifth avenue
should be one hundred feet In width; Of which width
forty should be carriageway hieen feet sidewalks
on each side and fifteen feet be for couryard be
closed such The part OF the avenue covered by
the ordnanre or resolution extended rom Washington
Parade Ground to Twenty first street. In 1850 resolu
tIon was adopted making the widta OF fnth avenue
from Twcnty-6rst street 10 One bandred and Tenth
street. hundred feet OF which thirty feet each
side should be devoted TO notwithstanding tho width
Of the above Twenty rst street and the carriage
way, the below a. The houses on the whole
line or the avenue were bui unformiy--thc distance
them above Twenty first street being as had
been below that point under ,ne resouson ~ QUE nun,
their home The buildings were adopted by the arch-
tec,s who designed them to tss width OF the
avennc and the beautiful structures which arc
the ornaments OF New York, and II might
be said Of the continent were erected at great cost
IL would be misfortune TO the city and tho nation
TO spoil a promenade like the fashionable avenue
Of New York II would be a iaonal misfortune
II the Common Council do want the terms
Goth and vandal applied to thcm let them not
destroy the ornamental promenade OF the city There
IL anesllon of honor involved The city has
ney expended In embellishng homes on Fifth avenue
for years, and would not be hoaorabe TO break the
th implied by their former action on this subject The
widening OF the street three Ave feet would
compensate for tho great injury that would ba in
Geed by spelling the cnue IL IS tnc only ornamsntAi
OF any length in the city and Is wide enough FOR
all the purposes required OF IT, Don't put horse ears In
FGth avenue. Leave one street without them The
usc~ pmon~ shs wea,R,es, ,aspayers In tho city,
and surely they deserve soma CONSIDERATION Scfh
project before being carried out should be yeraiive
necesy,y which u Is no, by any means The Iesjs.ture
viii interfere and take away your power hnc prevent
posed and they would ACT j1s ly In dong H. The mea
would useless and unnecessary taxation, and
be in every way injurious
Alderman RyyRs stated that tho tax levy sAitcred
every year at Albany.
Mr. IIgSRY that the ordinance OF 1859 Gavo the
right soops and sourtyards la Ae Fth avenue
property owner said he thought strange that
ordinance Of the nature Of the one passed. Agthonz
Ing courtyards In Fifth avenue nteea feet WIDE should
The ordinance was then read FROM which "a appeared
la, the Common Council hud reserved The right Of re-
Mr.. Nors sad thai the proposcd Improvement would
nccessrate the removal OF tho trces Of the avenue
Mr. HsSsv said hat II the prorsny ownors butt upon
the disputed ground In ignorance Of the law they are
entitled to consideration IN Justpe.
Mr. A. T. STEWART said he had hpsn reqaested by the
gentlemen near aim To AJAX the Chairman the Commit
Toe explain the for ehe proposition To change
the width OF the fn svsns or NJ .ny ym p1so" no VIA,
had assembled would he extremely glad TO hear what no
had to say Even good reason for The change, "
could be prsdncsd, would command she utmost atien-
ton
Tho Ca anAS said sny gcnuomaA present In favor of
the Improvement would be heard
Mr. a. u. PunsKn ssiA ibst Ia undoubted that tia
Fnh Is ornament to this city. The street u~
made ~ the expense u the publis and every rkh b.
poor has equal right 10 the Of the street Tbs
Common Council had tho right TO make the gani
they did No one las the right to divert an inch Il
legitimate highway from It's proper public use If ssGh
privileges can no accorded by the Common Coaboi n
lie curament of street. then they exercise to
most dangerous 10 " IL evident that thss have
no right, power or privilege Tho comuoa onnn
ell should store the people Their rishsihe fght 10
the Of tho pubic ihoroughisrcs. The gentlemen
| should na be anxious 10 retain the pos.e-son
| of property which does not belong Ia them
The question of right and morals, which all arg
inents cannot shake, all wealth and Interest cannot de
sir0y This the true state Of the u the ave
nao TO be public prom made wo want the whole
vidfh OF II for that purpose. lie conid not zee how
! misfortune colld 80 to the pubic thoroughtare ~
allowing 70 4 every inch that rghiflliy belongs TO a.
Al the con6ius lon of Mr Purssrs remarks the CON-
mitoc adjourned tin Monday next
on motion of ExJudge Huros the citizens pressn,
organized themselves Into society for tho purpose OF
Opposing the inca sure aud organization there
upon Immediately effected. Tie follo~ing are ths
names OF the officers of hs organ zallon pfesd dcnt 4
| wm u Astor, Vice Presidents, Y. Hendricks, n. I.
| stuart, A. Belmont, A. 7. stewart N. o. Roberts, IS
| Aymer T. q Jones, v. H. FaiIc, ssmuei Holmes, I'd
wnri lauhcws, W. A. whiibcek sccfeiaFics Dr. sayre.
| q. y. Soycs, n rsnds
| Musical.