The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-24

~. 'ae sever. 4A,s uuley a...
though there we've l.1!crs "a Me -,asv..4t..u r .
offered to do the work gratuiIousiy Tue next e1
pcnse was $50 10 send Fields TO Albany TO lobby
the bill through. Both these Expenditures were
contrary TO the wish Of great mdny members Of the
Association, who did not see tile necessity Of any
such disbursements. After the bill bad passed the
Legislature and had been advertised II was discov.
cred that 10000 would not do the work. Abs Put
qu,ctus ON the matter for a little while.
Meantime certain parties weut TO zee the Water
and Sewerage Board about the matter, and asetr-
tanned that the or!gna! estimate was 500 90, and
nat ne Committee P!eds y Coz had been 20 in.
formed.
FIELDS 4 Co now want the Legislature 10 pa.s
bill making the amount $3.50 90, and II Ia reported
mat Senator Henri Z. Murphy has charge oil 1t.
The sewer winch they propose TO erect Will be OK
mues III lcnGlh, and viii run lIOm the beginning Of
Rochester aud Atlantic avenues (some miles back
OF We CIV ha'D through All open, unsettled cOun-
try IN zFElg route, which has been nicely adjusted
70 s'rike hrst the property lone block) OF Thomas
~: hieid,, the grand promoter o. TIC enterprise,
tbe property OF other members, until IL empties INTO
busuNick Creek, and deposits tho re'usc OF the up.
per part OF the city into the middle Of the former
In The Eighteenth Ward tie Vandervoort property
Min 10 lla.d TO buiid sewer T.; w; tho Sul dam
property t5NU, aud tue Deu,.Ae property, $500.
None or These families Will he benefited by the
sewers and th'y wI be unable to form any lateral
connections with /. Tor ~ least ten years.
4lltB tHO thousand lots arc to be taxed ip tho
leverage district, Of which . 600 are unimpfoyed
IiI- Nom. make very near $2J [, lot TAXATION. No.
'p"N WI nc hcuet ca except those living along the
-tttf- tloulh Which the scWer pisses, aud the
greater portion OF llcsc are pohut iaus.
Most OF uc lana through winch the sewer will
pa tihN' pc populated tai II is filled Ia and graded
"hu "heh Tue lit4e tOues 10 construct lateral
levers, tha l.rge one Will be worn out
Md thus TIE expenses VIII be doubled'
Thomas ". Ilclds, the leader OF his swindle 10 A
SHINING hE-. % the Long Island Historical Society,
Liehler Of the Board Of Elu. Alton, ard runs
p. Aooi NO . IN tlc INeuty-hIst Ward lie Is al-o
mtmpcr OF the Board OF tlty As-essors at salary
oi e. 900 s. NJ, md has close connection with uS
sew a-e .td Water Boali, bciu- the Uoud-.aan vi
DiI' NoiiIGp, Secretary OF the Boar d, and having
son con ilortYe reputation by lObt JiLs the Water
aud sewerage Board thrCugn the last Legislature.
cd7 d. the J'h ui llrul~InI maps Of the sewerage
l-ulcii OUT Ci WiIcn he makes about $1,000 and is
Chairman Or tie RrpuunJan General Committee OF
The leadets, j. editor Of the BrOoSlyu TmsS aud
Chairman vi the Republican General COMMITTEE Of
Brook 80.
Frank swif, a contractor, Offers 20 build the
sever lOI stJ, 90, ana Dan Nortlrup Secretary of
lhe Water aHd Sewerage Board, saJ SwIft Is not
the lowest b.oder. swift can very eusIly do it. a.
SUP contractors receive cuy ga loot, while $500.
90 allows about s25.
Another important thing is the length OF time e
W4h take 70 construct tie sewer which II five years
"a the other hand, tho property owners offer 10
dFiln all lhtse districts, ana empty the refuse mo
bushWick treek, inside Of Ave months. They will
dI thls without charging the people cent ana esu-
maze the cot 10 thu mselYes at ouly 50 0O0.
! ne property owners have prepared u memorial
" the Legislature against tho bill