The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-21
Report or the Harlem Hridxc S"'~"si
ssonsrs to thv Issxa.intars-

70 rSr LsssuA-srs or m srsrx ss- York
Tao undera zned, appointed by the Legislature OF The
sats Of New YORK or the 2s;h day on April 1885, Con
mssioners 10 complete the rebuilding Of The bridge over
The Harlem river the termination Of the Third avenue
IN the city OF New York, respectfully rcpori:-
That 10 entering upon their duties a. such comins
sonsrs they found the construction Of the bridge virta
ally urspcnded sad gr,ye Obstacles in the way u :, i'm
mediate resumption and vigorous prosecution They
were IN poasessop Of no funds The &c, ond"r which
they were appointed directed each or the Board OF Su
peryisora Of New York westcbe.r 10 rsise by st
uron ia cognty the proportion Of two houdfed
and seventy thousani dollars that would BE-
chargesbie TO II by The provision Of the 0ntnal
ac: The original act provided dat ,be oori and
cxyonfe Of rebuilding tho briege should DC oofhe
and pad b. the SAID COUNTIES respectively, IN prJppILol
10 their ssyera jursdc,loas the dehned
snd axsd By their boundary line; bot tho exact ioca
Ton Of 1s boundary nns sa,, "a" ~, ,,i'' an %.
sane dsyolyrd ~ statute upon The state Engner in
the boundary line had thus been denned ana htea ne
stporonmsn u the amount - directed 70 ~ taif"d
could Do made. A. soon, however O. The nfud b'un'
dsry line had been sccrained oy the direction u ihe
state Engineer such superintendent VA made ,bh ho ="
tey..d T,ep Ia c.rh Of tie sforssaii Hlrds sni ~"
aneg' afa 30 r-ise the a1fns Nor hal ttr norm sNi
md n, hec. iorsd but after consutation with ihe Hnf
Dor Comm one-s and the New NOfk Board ~ Snfef
visors The Conmz onefs i-cs'ri - uial ~ pi'rft
face will conform 20 ne balkh'ai Inc 'p.l.h'n
uaBt 90 ts law ~ 1851 Shortly sfsrr tbeir pfsanys
ton tho Commissioners hScd the complication o. 10.
contractor fsr cynD1srs AZ eoven cents ~ I"nnl .nd
for s other used IN The bridge 81 Itaen n if
AZ The outset o. Conu .ionor, asfsnfed sitb Tho
Superintendent and one cnglDcrr anh red - ihT a.
r,ss of property ec,k ard .s'rtsy and bsse sinrr ar
sseh etLer rsducHns VA the s1p~nafa % u- N"fh A.
the iutrrrrfr Of tha counfcs H~utfd - rrqurr
s.nre tbe rsakitr ~ te original oontnsts fb- ,Hire
u hbor and MATERIAL hl sssfiy inrr'-trh fbr rnh
lrrrtor n~r the expiration - tho f~sss-i Or r ea
p,et,on OF t..r r,asr and sac noreas farnisb~s
inaaeraS .sd pslt,eissi sof- - 80. ~ a. 80.
Owed 10 oonls,, s"s s1' .,.,s ~ "a sosissa o.
he ground tai tbe delay N tc coinye 90 = u' a9s
attributable roleiy " The sisef-i"s I" ~ t.-
the bridge by tho ~ y1us' Currfi0nef sssu'inhif
ol citixrr. haypr aryr syperenc' "a r1n anh rPn'sa
b. Mayor Ganther tad aea ufon VI" oliih 'n' ma
. raiisfsriofy suafd b. lie .sfna .ftef ia 80
a.. reason that no authority then rv..td fgr h@ faF
r.ent u ary aniounf beyoDd ooutfar pss To pr
ent Comm .sourra have pYrer b fair'' ~ aHdt rta
,din.t II, .agtabs clalnis nrsinr anfef cantfsoa ~
otherwise c0uneriipn stih Npfk fpff IN W. "fr,tte
o. completion Of sad hndFs ,soo'sS.' :, ~, ~
the contractor "a prrteut feiahd H-ift.'ht -
~ hs cisms rrovinx ou' ~ -nIt a,n sH
by him anf examined ~iib grfai cafe p ~ g mas
sionsfs and ne q = June srfs fpat, 'nI sD-a
Al tbs nm a ass "a a. t<ug - n sinsuni u.t u"
| award a. ths ssrofs oouimiuss. pn 20 sinr as'
cestlcatr sfed fDf l1f on i.ff-oi !" ~. IT,
=, ~. to,nnt,olls, Of thr cty of Sss Yefk De "a
p4ta directs tach o. hose 4Acfr " pag n =. ihe ~
bsys - raised h. county aion " ,eiihss, q w
| Cofnms.ionefs such slm y I'm, =. ~ 80 ,',...
s0neYs may from TIM W nni@ h7 fgafsd ~ ~ go
! aruo,ion q sad bridge Ihs cutie 80 ', ~
Treasurer promptly la.i 80 hAi ,"ins ot pi'.ft
-. 49, TO-. fv,saf 0f 90 sfftifff'H nr 20 90
op~o question t~taren thr tufupfrotef I'D oghif1ff
tt ths 2lr u ygY wlfn ne foaifsrfr -lrrif - 80
r4fs, -fsra st a. Coufispii,s Aai a. 80 - -
~ be ,,G~sts sibe1 a. bii ~ isuis fsi1 ~
/ n s.gitlng - seu a. tshgrirg 0rrtr The tnsa a.
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\ "a. Carnptrses fyf pnymsnf o. ~ Irh ~ Ial We
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i rowulss - appointed 81 ths tofrfss - 90
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1870 A. .DH srerfasif ftrtrse Frrfg o~tafir "a
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