New-York tribune., 1869-06-08

live head But finally in December. 1885, his extended
term Of Office ended Mayor Holman and your pre-.
deceSS0rs filed up the new term by the appointment
Of gentleman. The present President, ho~ea9idi
resisted the claims of the new incum6entl apI Iost
the power appoint President Of the Croton BoaIu
cause act Of the legislature which was ascsnees in
through his interest had provided that
the Croten Department sheuld be hlled Dy @ bowover
members The resisting President Gf that act and for
the very obviously legal reason that tn @ Intention or
term was not an occurrence eoyePSS In Spring
the letter OF theact respecting vaeHin extended the
of 1867 mere legislative legotoSBo legt Hoard as were
terms Of such I tbst iaS act was cOntHOns and
embraced any ocer 10 embraced tHs TsInoa Council but
%S sPSSsS not p6y Official Gaa o m
official desk was eesb5 ebs phrasS ~ vacancies in oce
proXlln&g an & ha' the remaining the APP
penting power ebnrty afterward the BBgineer resigned
@ vhn extraordinary spectacle was preeentssu % T
President WnI' commissioner In selecting new En-
Ing or0 n the President was not then, ana Is nov
now Ies'b nv the other (one) Commissioner was illegal
Ths supreme Court has decided tnAe the ptesens
q Appeals with a stay Of prOceedngs The latter
courE expected 70 decide the question during Inc our
who hold such fealty to tho bench that they never oo
oeve possible for an American eeurt TO rondsr Pef
San decision he reposes the utmost trust In the logic OF
the expected udg gmont just at this persd OF mstropo
growth IL is important that the Croton board Snoad
be in full accord with tho other local authorltes ana
should display executive viEor and ability adequate
what citizens expect fron Board inruStea VILE "a
Slams Of the Present be tenabs there
is actually mode Of removing them irs% onse-Ds tI
even for cause An attempt initiated by tho Guy
authorities at the last session Of the legislature 70 pass
in this behalf another Aos but abe measure was
made In the nteresI OF the present incumbents' 70
assume partisan aspect, and OF coaroe 1t was killed.
ASSESSMENTS.
One great obstacle hitherto to city improvement was
an assessment requiring the whole expense OF an
Improvement TO be levied upon the property owner"
This was confeSsedy unjust to them IN large number
Of proposed improvements. The latter benented the
city as whole Attempts were made TO distribute the
assessment by comprising large areas under he TOr1
"bsnentod" THIS was also uHjust But recent law
provides that in cases where the Commissioner agree
that the proposed improvement benefits the city, half
HS sna By SSypGtRRsS the issue @ Of y bonds as drGuts
tropos That also changes the plan Of assessment
from the taxable TO the marketable value OF property SO
property holders But the principle should be applied TO
paTsmsnts ard sewage. To certain extent the tax
ssEaEs an illustration will explain. The Legislature In
1895 authorized the Croton AquSduOt Board to frame ana
carry into effect plan Of sewage for tho whole city
Practically that cannot be done payment Is to DO made
BY local assessments Property VII no, Sssr ns, .ns b
dosrnsd not by the necessity Of sush streets but by
the relation Of each sewer TO the Ran Q, when IL
drained by Is not determined by the coat OF constue
ueR Of such sewer. and cannot possibly Do cerlaEea
Till tho whole system csInpeted and OF course cannot
be oauitAbly ApportionSd by Assessors under our
present syston II the whole is paid by taxation the
S1Rsa': S.Ss and @ SisyiS n S.RSs charge upon
property tsaAy The whole expense OF an ImprSvsssn5
work viii last atty years the expense should Dc spread
over that period This cannot be done by asseslment 10
Bsy by general taxation, in connection wiz Whch cly
bonds may be issued as necessity requires,
maturing st diEsrent times during the estimated dura.
ten OF tho works for the construction Of vhoh they
issued Besides under the late assessment system CO.
sries of selnsh property owners from small secien OF
could not defeat valuable and necessary improvements
We must male another Eht additional laws securing
the equities just referred To-
DEPARTMENT or PUBLIC CHARITIES AND CORRECTION
The Mayor commends to your attention the interesting
report Of the Department Of Public Charities and Corree
tion and hopes that you will, every respset continue
10 aid the enerprsing economical and useful AborS OF
ts Commissioner SnoS the report was presen ted, eEs
Step has Eyestod them with Al ,hortT 70 bud found
ling hospital 10 establish free intelligence Once for the
stranger the oppressed thS needy aud the sucAst 70
institute pautesl school, with provision Tor shp, on
which navigation be practically taught 10 the chill
drsn Of the and TO establish the nucleus OF down
town hospital rendered necessary by tho removal Ot the
NewYork Hospital
The Commissioners should he authorized to build new
city prison It absolutely necessary. in the OF
Christian civilization, that should be constructed.
Although the present building is ceanlY kept and well
governed its measure Of ACCOMMODATIONS aud location
disgrace the CITY For several years the late District
Attorney ende2VOred 10 impress upon tho Legislature
ts SSpas asSes GG h'S OSS SS h
The Mayor hopes that, with your cooperation, new
place detention FOR those suspected OF being criminals
may be provided by the next Legislature great En-
gsh writer by the power OF hs pen destroyed famous
prison. which equally disgrace TO London. The
Citizens Association whose agents seem % desire to pos
obtaining the reform Indicated for New York
PAVEMENT.
There are 212 miles Of IN the City OF NewYerk,
of which 81 miles in block and five miles in wooden
pavement. Tho remainder are either subjected TO cob
blestones or await pavement Since the city has eGpe
renced the Guidet pavement on Broadway II seems sp
parent that these blocks must hereafter supssede
The Belgian wherever stone pavement 10 desired. The
NcolsOn wooden pavement has not been found reliable
except in side streets AZ AZ AaaPsti0P a; Of the
has been tried In san Francisco Win great sue
sass. Yonr attention IS invited 70 H. ana also
tho F concrete pavement IAs atter is composed OF
gravel stone cnders and coal ashes free from
lpam clay 1arbaee or any othsI foreign 'uDsiahetl
mixed IA definite proportions Win tar pch, foin, aud
AsphAltum. This composition - spread upon the road.
bed IN layers from tHo 70 -FOUR inches IN tGfnt ana
eRCh layer thoroughly relied WIN heavy rollers Ihe
thlckuess OF this composition when the roadway IS com
plrt.d not less than SIX inches lhs ensnt Is sub
Ftantiay well known IN PArls ana continental cltles,
where il has been extentYelJ used The American
mate, respects the action OF summer heat upon the
surface, regards the friction during Winter from
WiRtsr are rendered necessary Tor horses shoes The
Common Council appear by Their action about year
the use Of that pavement, eTdsnces that II
ana the Citizens As.ocaton. The report OF the Commit
tee Roads TO the Board OF Councilmen February 4,
1883 agreed that the Fisk concrete pavement saved the
and tear OF horses and vehicles made no dust or
mud bard and smooth, and yet animals did not slip
upon It, aud that II superior to tho French concrete
pavement laid IA Paris, winch has worn for 30 years;
superior 10 stone and cheaper than other
pavement had been teSted In Central Park, wherein,
during 1857 10000 square feet laid Also that IT
had been tested in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Druid
HILL Baltimore in streets OF New HaVeB, CAicAEO, wash
ington and LOckhavsn and that six inches pressed to
four inches IN dopth OF the pavement had at Kenses
Dock near Hamilton Ferry, Brooklyn, WithItood, with
eut psresptble Impression uIoR it, years attack by tho
vast trucks engaged daily In hauling anchors chains,
and the coarsest mercantile material The Legislature
this year had tho fairness 70 empower the Street Com
missioner his discretion, 10 Iasnd all ths cid cobbo
stone paVenents They everywhere In dsplorable
condition. The expense OF repairing them was
nous that prior legislation shrunk from voting tho