New-York tribune., 1870-09-29
Liberal MIR. TWEED.
A COLLoQUIAL UNFOLDING OF CERTAIN MYs-
TERIES.

CoLLoQUIAL UNFOLDING OF CERTAIN MYs-
TERIES.
Inquirer: "Mr Nc, understand that you
were one of the original in the proposed widen
ing OF to furnish better
communication between Westchester County and Central
Park. There mystery connected with the defeat
Of that chneeded improvement which have never
been able unrave though have spoken to numerous
prominent citizens who concerned in the project
viii you enlig ghten me on the subjectP
Mr.. Mo, "a wel-knOwn real estate broker): "At the
suggestion and with the cooperation Of nearly all the
property holders interested went to great deal Of
trouble to an improvement which still believe
would be of the greatest benefit not only to the citizens
OF westcheser County but to those OF New-York as well
giving, it would, ready means OF communication
from the Grand southern Boulevard OF Bestehester
County to the Central Park: The Hon; G. Field care
fully framed bill setting forth the advantages OF the
proposed Improvement This was presented TO the hast
Legislature, and favorably was 1t received that
sent to the Senate, where it called up for reading
but after that no TRACE could be found OF IT, II had
been spirited away in some unacc0untabe manner :;
whether stolen by member or destroyed by the clerk
there Is no OF determining. That either the one
in which the patrons of the bill put of with eva
sve answers whenever they INQUIRED about H. un'ii II
became too late 10 prepare another"
Inquirer How do you account for this maneuverng
against the bill 2"
MIR. Nc; :" The reason was notorious. The Third
ave RailTQad Company OF which the Hon. Mr. Tweed is
a prominent director and stakeholder, were building "a
ST. and II was supposed that the Improvement would
have interfered greatly with their plans Besides Mr.
on the OF one-hundred .nnth-st and
Fourhaye, all OF which would be assessed for the i'm
prOvemen SO, Notwithstanding the wishes OF some Of
the heaviest merchants and property holders IN TINS city
and Westchester, great good was crminaly left un-
done to please the who claims she credit Of deal
ing literally with the inhabitants of the Empire City
have since been informed that the Hon T. g. F1elds
the attorney In secret, OF the Third ave. Railroad
Company in the Legislature"
inquirer :" Have you any reason for supposing that
the bill would have become law, had contained no
Interference with Mr.. Tweeds nterestsi"
Mr.. Mo: Why, the property-owners on the line OF
the street had positive from and
Represent and several OF these TO this day, in
clnding the Hon Alexander Frear and Senator Bradley
Insist that tSe bill was passed What has become OF 1t
il more than anybody can understand, as it never
reached the Executive Chamber The value OF tho pro
posed Improvement was clear and the objections
which could be raised against t were so untenabe mat
favor OF It, IL could not be killed fairly abOveboard,
and that the reason they were obliged to use fraud
There the bill for the widening OF Fifty -nnthst,
which was believe precisely similar and waspresened
presented the hundrcdand thrtieth-st. bill That
not only DID not Possess the advantages of the stolen o
bui u called tor the entire destruction OF the roman
Catholic Church of the Paulist Fathers But Mr. Tweed
had piece OF property on the OF Fiftynnths
and Eighthave. which would be- immensely benefited
10y IT. passage ana II passed accordingly; when 'nS
Paust Fathers Objected 10 the ruthless oberation OF
outlay OF time aud money and care they were waited
upon by certain of Mr. Tweed's adheTents, and told;
enough money TO build you church which will cast the
old one IN the shade Their objections thus Al
fenced anu MT Tweeds LOT enormously increased IN
Vaue At an outrageous expenditure 70 be paid IOr p) as
sessments upon other property" -,
this widening of Fifty -ninthsti'
Mr. Me -: Those who have noticed ~ seriously OBJ
lect 20 laying assessments for the improvement OF MI
Iweeds PROPERTY, aud have doubt will make u
desperate rHort ~ dcfeat the reelection the l., ga
lAtnre OF the Hon Thomas f1Uds, who knew OF both
ona a- Well A OF the ntuar