New-York tribune., 1870-11-01

and reeCommissoner maps of the street as II wouid
appear " ben the improvements were made. This WORK
WIS wisely and honestly DONE snl the decision OF Tue
Commissioners settled the bounds Of the new street
beyond appeal To determine the amount OF beneh OF
danageto the Interested property and TO make
the corresponding aSsessments awards, came bh'u
rally next in order. How were the Commissioners oi
Awards Assessments who should deal with the VAST
property interests involved TO be nppointedf Ju"eo
Csrdozo 10 authorize them TO act; but aceorons "
precedent, the payers were entitled 10 onoose oo
Commissioner and the Corporation Counsel one whiie
the third shoud have the choice OF an
Judge. The taxpayers were therefore repIeScnu =,
special counsel al the usual time aud place for houhg
Special Term; but Judge Cardozo saw III 10 hoiu
private special term at an unusual hour' uuiins "0
simply upon the motion OF Corporation Counsel ana
without consultation with or hearing the ta&Pa!ers
made the appointment of the three Commissioner
During the past six months the COMMISSIONER 'nus
appointed have been at work, and their completed
awards and assessments have been submitted ior
public inspection According 10 the decision OF these
Commissioners, the city Is to pay the sum VI s.'o''
932 33 parts of about 200 different iots' ahns
total of about entire lots at an average price Oh noo
than $4,000! The enormity Of these awards VIII appear
clearly Is known that three years ago any
thing than 10000 apiece for these lots WAS CON-
sidered ridoulously extravagant
Shortly after the Commissioners had entered upon the
discharge OF their dutles remarkably brisk specuo"
arose I'm the property the value OF which they were 10
determine. Friends and allies OF the king euo"o"y
commenced buying lots. For example. two OF the last
june paid s24s 800 for single lot near FIFTY thrus
they are now awarded s25oo and retain front ON the
new line worth $4,000 For the adjacent lou ,ne
same paid t27 300 and are awarded tosoo' ocso
retaining a valuable front on Broadway In announcer
case certain persons combined their capital, pought
eight lots between Fiity-frst and ffty-seconos,s'
and fyo street lots In the rear, paying uere
for $35O,oOO the 9th OF July last; they arc
now awarded $3 s26 cash while they retain 'front.' worm
ut least 900 at similar valuation. Agm one hvt mi
son. who clearly knew very well what NE was hoou,,
paid the astonishing price OF S2So last summer, io
single lot the north west corner OF Brosuwa1 h hn
Fifty but the Commissioners aWIuou
$40 $50 leaving him. beside, front on broadway worth
thousands more. For piece Of land 2sA25, one nid
worth fully as much receives only s7625 The difference
between the last two awards is exactly the helsurs ~
the difference between being and not being 1rlehd ~
Tweed The smaller of the awards is really liberal,
according to any just valuation. Names OF oN hers can
be given in the cases OF the lots above named, and IN
many other similar ones Names can also be found In
many of the where awards are maue 10 owners
unknown,-that designation being simply the mask OF
nersons in coluson with the "Ring" The amount
Stolen in this Job viii sum up TO about sl,coOcO.
But this stealing by awards" making tue CITY pay
nearly SOOOOOO improving mile Of street before
stroke work is done, If only part OF the rascany
They needs apportion the burden with an gtsee
so Oscsndaous lie almost Incredible BY The law, one
third ,his falls on the city at large ana the rest On
tine supposed to be benefited The very cream
Broadway, between Thrty-tbrd and Thirty fOurth-sts
which Peter B. Sweeny and Hugh slnth pald sVoro
in January. 1863 Further up town, between tS eeS-
emf and Flfty-eighhsts, eight similar lots bene-
flied, perhaps twO-thrds az much as STeenys nrperty
but belonging 10 the estate of man who has gone where
he neither help Tweed nor iniuie hun; Preigisng
that this villanous swndle Is hd0cn from Che public by
credting swcenys lots to he former oMneis tG aIten.
significant figures:
.sed. Cords, A.s',a,nt !y T.ssd Comm. %. e:
owned 6 Peter sny and AMI belonging to tie estate Of 'u