The New York herald., 1868-02-02
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
R0ARp OF ALDERMEN.

The Fifth Avenue ExIemsion-IIeli Gate OBJ
strucitOns-Loew Bridge Removal.
Pursuant to notice previously given the special COM
mee to which the subject OF the Of aurons
street and It's connection with Fifth
mtted held public session yesterday noon, in tho
Chamber Of the Board OF Aldermen for the purpose OF
allowing the properly holders along the route Of the
proposed improvement to express their views the
matter Aldermen Norton, Hardy and Cuddy. Of the
COMMITTEES, present at the time appointed. and
also number OF the property holders Laurens and
other in the nsighborhood OF the proposed
tension.
Alderman NORTON occupied the chair and announced
that petition had been received from tho properly
no ders of Laurens street asking tha, that street might
be wdened twenty-five feet and extended Gar north
as Fourth street, and Of oblique line across Wash
ington parade ground connscteI with Firth avenue.
Alderman Norton then stated that IL was the desire OF
the coDmittee have subject property discussed
and TO allow all Interested parties opportunity to
present heir views on the mater, and that the eom
mittee was ready and willing TO hear any Suggestion
that might DO made
Mr.. ASDEpsos then addressed the committee stating
thai be the parties a. attached 70 tho pet
ton that Ec, in fact represented the maturity ol the
property Laurens street. AID ne might say ui
the entire city He Could auy really valid OBJ
lection that could be offered against tDs proposed i'm
provement. There might be local or personal OBJ
jectons but against the entire scope OF tho su c there
could bo Objection that he could see He referred 10
the of Antiquity, to the cities OF the Oid World
and to tho veilousy rapid growth OF the city oi New
York, and asserted that within few years the property
below Fourteenth street would b. sn.ire.y occu-
pied for store purposes S)me twenty years
ago, be clalr.ed. the predecessors Of The
Church sire OF what the present Board Is asking TO
do for Laurens street, and he hoped that Tho commit
tee would make favorable report the subject, for
following reasons First eastsry side OF Lau-
IL direct line with the easterly side OF
erly side would be almost line With tho Westerly
side or West Broadway and would thus torn, at
almost inconsidcrats expense, bread ana beautiful
avenue by which the other avenues could be relieved
secondly Laurens street preferable to either Tnomp
son or Wooster street. because II the former were
w,dened the improvement would be stopped at Canal
street, or It would be found necessary to run
nm obque through some very valuable property
below Cana, s,rees ana II inc s,er any .sep woaid bs
found necessary to cut through the University building,
and could 60 no farther than Union square unless It
were carried through and connected with Madison
nuea project which WAS, TO say the least hgniy In
practicable. On ,ne other hand. Laurens street, II
street parade ground oDque line would
not be found any more obectonabis than n CT through
conmunss.ion between Harlem and the Battery could
80 readily Ds found a. would result ultimately from The
present proposed improvement
Alderman HARDY stated nat the present project dad
not include the carry ing Of West Broadway through to
the Battery, but merely the widening and extending Of
laurens street. lie also stated there thr,e
interests that would be affected by m,vomeni. The
interest Of The properly holders Laurcns street,
we're, would seem. In favor Of the project; the
terest oi the property holders around Washington Ia.
rade Ground, through whose property the extension
would be carried and who might not wish to have
Parade Ground out through ana the Of properly
holders Fifth avenue who might not wish to have
the avenue on the smteishment OF which they had
expended SO much money made an avenue for busl.
traffic.
General srcER stated that, . property holder on
Fourth street, he was opposed 10 the whole project
Mr. BLACKSTONE stated that he had had conversations
with number OF property owners Fifth euue, and
he found that they had within past year ceased to
offer any objections tho project and that the name OF
a nm
Fifth avenue wns annexed 70 the petition. He had
heard that this was railroad joo, but he would state
that he and all the property owners Iaurens
had always been, were now and wond continue be
ssrenuoasy opposed 10 having railroad through that
street,
Alderman HARDY stated that that was a matter urth
which the people oil TINS city mad nothing To do tue
Sta Legislature was the only body by which the raul
road schemes we're directed, and the were
wideBcd and extended as projected great temp
would no bed out to The railroad people 10 attempt to
run line through l2urens street and Fit,h avenue.
Ex-senator Lssr then said that last year, when this
matter was before the State Legislature, prov
put nto the bill by which was forbidden To lay auy
track or run any railroad hno through Lsurens street,
and that as soon as that proviso became known the
matter died out or al eas rcted upon by
Legislature and he affirmed that II tho psoject
carried out proposed there would surely be railroad
run through Laarens street and Fifth avenue 10
short time.
Mr. H. IL ASorasos said that the question whether
there would DO railroad run through the street and
avenue was entirely ioregn TO tho subject at present.
and that Il might With much proprey be urged tha
drunken would some time bo found IN tho
street, and that, therefore, new thosoughfare tor
drunken men would be opened.
General siIcR stated that ho did not think the sub
ject OF the meeting had been made public enough, add
hoped sciion would DO deferred until moro general
expression o the feelings Of interested parties could DO
had.
Alderman NoRros then stated that his colleagues
agreed with hm in the propuety OF having the matter
more freely discussed meeting OF the
mt,es would DO adjourned 70 saturday ncxi a. twelve
o'clock nuan
Al two o'cock the Board me, pursuant to adjourn-
ment, with President Conan ia the cnar large
amount OF routine business was transacted besdos Tho
following
Alderman MuIrR offered q resolution directing the
SFeot commissioner 70 cause the immediate removal ~
the Eas Broadway Raroad Company Of the pile sf dirt
and snow which the employees Of the company had
CAUSED 70 DO accumulated at the Junction o EAST broad-
way aud Grand srceI
Alderman Cuppy ofercd series of.rsscutons. which
wero adopted reotng the facs Of the iae collision at
Hell Cato ana the yearly Losses 70 commerce caused oy
Of the common Council OF this city 70 tne subject mat
ter OF tho resolutions presented by Senators ana
Morgan and adding request tnas me nassf 70 'mms
The resolution previously lald over to remove Losw
bridge from Broadway and Fulton street 20 Eleventh.
avenue and Thirty fourth street, was called up and sae
subject divided Tor confederation.
II vas stated that removal OF the bridge had boon
Tor oy ssvor persons .noss p.ope ss"d J, - -
favor Of having tho public express 10 the COMMITTEES tho
general impression regarding tho bridge. and Tor that
inviting tho public 70 confer With the committees on the
subject
Ihe general orders r0assnG 70 suc psssX m srsnxsin
aud Great Jones' with Nicason pavomonsere adopted,
aad noss referring TO- the paving o. Exchsngs place
rwentysixih street, Ninth street. Tweny.nrat street,
Lexington avenue Eorkstasld street. Eighteenth street
and Dsy street we're laid over Tne rsee u.oh rectfng
TO the paving OF FIN avenue between Sxty-sghth ana
Sky ninth streets with Ncoison pavement together
with remonstrancss from the properly owners IA that
neghborhood was Setcrred 10 the tonmt9o on Roads.
General orders wsre adopted directing the clerk 10
have mo chamber and other rooms OF the Board re-
pared and rsglrp,shed; " appoint Charles Baalch
sslant 10 The tfarian to increase the salaries OF the
attaches Of tho Beard TO pay TO Mr. Roome S27s for
Grape AMI gloves and the same sum 70 M Van Rsnst
ing ths funeral OF the late Councilman Long.
The Board took recess for On hour and on rcssrsm.
bling only slght amount Of routine busi
pess and received paper from the Board OF Couuoi,
men directing she appointment of joint COMMITTEES on
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