The New York herald., 1868-02-09

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they might create new thoroughfars; that the ouss-
ton under consideration from the fact that
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and that no request had been made intimation
given y sns properly n0co o. Cssmns % or v.rios
come properly before the committee at the present
time and that he Is . member Of the Common Council
property Of any citizen unless the owner Of the property
requested or accepted shs interference
Mr.. HENRY then continued By stating that II this pro-
posed Improvement we're carried out the result would
not be 10 make Fifth avenue Of Laursns street. but
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residences and that whsn business should fosos Prys
resdencss away, then the public authorities should lend
. hand In favor OF the major interest hs contsnded
that the ultimate Of this improvement would be
that If people were now SO much opposed 10 having
railroad run through the only longitudinal avenue free
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matter and advise the Common Council 70 keep their
hands on OF the avenue now exempted He questioned
also whether the Common Council could legally pass
such measure, and far his researches would lead
him 10 believe he thought they could not and that they
had no right te move without authority from the State
Legislature. He hoped. therefore, that the committee
would report against the proposed improvement FIRST
down town frame secondly. because tho route proposed
was by the best that could be found thirdly,
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be sacrnced to the few Laurens street. and fourthy
because It was matter Of questionable legality
Mr. DAILY associate OF the speaker remarked that
there great thoroughares connecting the
upper and lower ends Of the island and that in addition
70 these there were below Houston street forty.one
streets running parallel in portion the city not moro
than two and half miles in width and that above Four
eenth street there were fourteen streets running para.
lel In . width OF not more than two mes and this he
thought was sufficient 70 answer all purposes. He
Sovss thai n few Das. would
making additional and broad avenues insane
idea and quoted The Bowsry a. specimen Of
the sides Of the sreeis ana claimed that business
street. He stated also that the result or tne proposed
Improvement would be TO lcssen the value Of property
properly on Laurens street. He also claimed that the
improvement would not be benefit TO New York, that
and and ss this os
second Jersey Ctya place where people are brought to
from ell quarters and where they stay just long enough
20 know which way they must turn TO place else
he claimed that by this proposed Improvement
hundred and forty business residence lots would be
destroyed on Laursns street. and he would like know
whore the present occupants would go TO.
Mr.. CLARE one OF the property owners Washington
nsn but he would IKE 20 have he avenue cut direosy
through Washington square to connect with Thompson
through the square be- and he the 1other pro-
perty around the square, would oppose the pro-
ject 70 tho fullest extent OF the law.
JMr A. /. STEWART stated that he slightly inter-
ested 10 properly on Broadway and loved Broadway for
many reasons as much almost az property holders
on that thoroughfae and that he did agree with the
remarks Of the young mr. Dalyl who stated that
this improvement would lessen the value property
broadway he did not think that any that could
be made would affect Broadway provided the same men
OF enterprise and energy who are now In
with MI. Clark that the avenue II extended NJ an.
should be cut through in direct line, and II it
otherwise cut the Improvement would be no improve
mcnL II II were not for the avarcousness OF the rail-
road interest," which seems TO be gormandizng every.
thing he would be glad Fifth avenue extended TO
fha Rata Ia Turf has q ~
70 the Battery not ~ all f the really
tended improvement IL should be carried through
but u we're stopped at Barclay street he would oppose
Mr. G. w. PEIL then read resolution which he said
street If the Improvement should DO made by which
was resolved that in railroad track tracks be
any time Land In the said street. or the avenue with which
II is proposed TO connect IT, then the properly
tended TO be taken Tor the said widening and
shall revert 70 the original owners.
Mr. A L. STEWART stated that he believed the gentle.
mans resolution TO- be nothing less a
against the laying OF railroad track the street. and
that resolution made could effect anything Ii
railroad grant was given by the Stale Legislature 1t
might be anrued by the next Legislature. He had
heard .hat parties had been buying up property on
Laurens street for the purpose OF specializing, the
passage OF this proposed Improvement and he trusted
that unless would appear 70 be benent TO the entire
city to widen that street he hoped the committee would
report against IT,
The drs las. referred TO by Mr. Stewart wss denied by
Mr. H. A. Cram In behalf Of the Laurens interest,"
who stated that twothrds OF sgners OF the petition
were among the oldest residents and property
having been bought up by speculaiors. He thought
that the property holders of Firth could not bo
very much opposed to the extension they would be
on hand oppose II, would appropriately repre-.
sened: hut they maintained neutral position, and If
should come ous IN from their neutrality and say so He
could not see how would be an Improvement TO widen
ference one which there s no railroad. and in
which no railroad would be laid II the property
holders coud lave any weight 10 opposing IT.
Mr.. ANDERSON gave sharp reort TO the gentleman
wno Thought there wa sufficient accommodation for
eeIine down town. and stated that IN benalf OF
hundred thousand people who ave daily occasion TO
UP and down town. he denied that they had accommoda
ton enough.
Mr.. j. b. IRELAND read petition signed by property
owners Ft avenue and Wash square In favor
OF the improvement aud stated that Low because OF
the Jump the retail busness rad taken from below
Washington Union square, property betTecn
those Iwo places had not Increased in value should
have done and as woad do II this improvement
carried out
A lively discussion then sprung mp as to whetncr
Thompson street LanIens street the lt ng
one TO be included 10 the Improvement.
Mr KINsEy thought another question TO he considered
wnethor not desirable TO have the
~ioened hty feet instead oil twenty nve.
Nr GEoSs asked That in order that the expression
the property owners of Tho npsou street should bc
heafG another meeting OF the committee might he held
ihis reVnest granted bv the committee and The
neetils sdjoaines 10 saturday next al noon.
M.eiiug 81 the gonrd-sgore I.irat Wanted.
immediately after tho conclusion or ihe above men.
o.ea gruceedngs the board Of Aldermen pursuant
Jourrn neni, convened, with the President Alderman
Conan IN the chair large amount Of routine busi.
relating TO the grading paving aud laying Of euro
aud In the upper end OF the
island Transacted. ami resolutions adopted III
rectng he paving win sicoisou pavement OF Twenty
fourth street from First Madison and
from Broadway to sixth avenuo; Thirty third street,
from Fifth avenue To Sixth Avenue; William stree,
where not paved with Belgian pavement; Twenty
seventh street. from Filth avenue to Sixth
Washington place. from Broadway to University place
An attempt was made TO rush through some fifteen
distinct ordinances directing the laying OF gas mans aud
erection OF lamps In various streets up town.
Alderman NORros suggested amendment that
gas lamps be erected distance OF hundred feet
from each other throughout every street and
the CITY, he thought this was gong into the gas bust
BY Wholesale and he would like know whether
on those streets in which these pipes we're TO be laid
there any houses
Alderman FAREY spoke In favor Of tho passage OF tho
resolutions and ordinances because, he said "We want
more light,r and this matter Of public accommo-
da,i0n and should be attended TO.
Alderman NoRTos thought I'VE want more light in.
deed, out had observed and had called tho attention