New-York tribune., 1868-02-17

70, pube dishstop a, oIovs: Pve hundred copies Tor
His Honor four thousand eve uDed copies zoe ae V'
the Common Council aud thousand h r the Boards o' Aess
aud COaBomen. IH -L
Aresoluton was presented and laid over, appointing
Charles Bauich Assistant City Librarian, az saary ol
81 900 per annum The resolution 10 increase 'no ~ 1be
Common Council. was laid over. The Board then ad
journed tIll Monday at p. III.
THE WIDENING OF LAURENs-ST;
The Committee of the Board OF Aldermen
appointed 10 consider the petition property anu
others for the extension Of Fifthaye g & War5s
in the chair Mr.. +. NJ. Henry desired to present
protest. signed by large number OF Pr0pe,y Pepani
%r Henry Bergh said that the Fthave was beautiful
drive and he thought that the should be sre
The railroad monoposts had enough Of valuable IRAN n
chises OF the city already without allowing them ne
railroad in Laurens-st. II il should be wideneu, e ne
thought the mania for railroads In this city was
that parties would run double track in streets ~e
there are already single tracks, He was IN Ia la'C' ~.
Of extending f1fth-aye by widening Thon'RRp%o R%n,n
Mr. Gross asked in behalf Of property owners in lnoP
sOn-st. If Laurensst wldeued Is feet, how "ouu
this relieve Broadway Of the demands Of traVs 3, n1w
made the latter street, Broadway needed rei,ei m
south Of Canalst. now or never Ia the widening VI
rens-st was confined to Canalst. 1t would be beLter
TO give the idea Of the widening Of Laurens-st ,%
gether III this street wdened only Is feet Moe
be OF public service whatever and property
only would DO benefited by It, Laurens-st not on
line with Fffthaye., and II TINS street was cut i
with Ffthaye AS he understood this matter, 1t was
proposed to extend the avenue through the square, anu
widening Thompsons feet the easterly side from
Fourt or Ofeet the eastery side to Bro0me
or randst aud then cut diayonally West Broadway
College place could then be wdened to correspond Win
the width of West Broadway then extend College pace
from Barcay-st to FutOn-st. ana there connect Nun
Greepwichst Mr.. r. d. Hatch said that the only ONCE
tiop he could find with this subject that LauIes
ST. were widened 1t would be only rs feet wlds' "o h
most direct route for extension Of Fftaye aud the
least expensive. George W clark sald ihal PIOFIJ
owners who resided Washin gtOn-square Thought a
great deal OF II as object of beauty aud they did not
understand that the square altogether pnDnC pVP
erty He desired to present remonstranoe from the
reedeutR of AGAINST cutting through lne
square for the extension of Flfthave, ana III lAu-
rens.st were widened and the square cut through
ne was free to say II would result in much litigation
These property thought they had rgt 10 SOY
something against the cutting through Of the square
The remOnstTunce signed by people representing
many millions Of property ON the square But ne thOuBns
the property ON the square wGfs NOT opPoip h
cutting through the square provided FtaNe coulu W
extended by widening Ihompson-st Mr Goluy salu
Washingtonsquare and all Of the other PuDIe SQUARES,
would eventually have to succumb 10 the ude el COM
merce. II Laurensst was widened he believed tne par
ties ne represented here did not wish to be as
being opposed to "A railroad in the street, lie regafeu
the idea OF widening Thonpsonst as not oeihg %
the square aud that the propertyowners were in favor
OF widening Thompson and not aH feI1sr,, ihsrc
derson believed that the square was public
property. A. r. Wemore said he believed that the slate
corid not be cut through only by consent OF property
owners on the square. The property owners Wouu Up,
pose TO the end the proposition to widen l@uehsSt p
any other proposition that might be made To improve
this part OF the city would meet with their approval
Alderman Hardy said the Committee would inform them
square property, Mr. A. 4. Stewart repeated his views
expressed at the last meeting Of the Comntiee which
Laurens-st to the battery by making the latter
street 100 fee. wide all then the way d0Th alT5.,ys' 80
Mr.. Anderson presented petition from property
owners West Broadway In favor OF widening LiuI,
st in opposition TO ThOmpsOn-st Gen. Nlele sald ne
regarded this question matter OF pubic convenience
and necessity He thought that 10 make that part OF e
square west OF Ffthave. open paved plaza wOud De
regarded for all time great adOrnuent Of the square
OF that portion Of the city, and that as soon AZ s
was oOnsumnatcd IL would have the effect OF calling lor
other such improvements. After hearing some more
statements and arguments ia favor OF ana against he
proposed Improvement Alderman Hardy said the Com,
mittee would take the various papers handed the anu
make their report the Board OF Aldermen at an sskH
dor