The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-02
NLAUGIILIN'S LAST JOB.
sIyBTr- FOUR OWNERS 10 OWE BUILD.
ING LOT Nv BROOKLrN.

Tlwaru j. Lavlcr compose the Permanent Boird of
water and Sc@crato Commissioners Of the city Of
Bso,kl}n-commouy called tic Water Board. Ths
Water IL 90 L. tie main stay and rcilluce a tho
fan. 90, ~ HklYn Ring, in which r,st McLaug'iin is
sue, o conspicuous l-ure. and the lion. roia Kin.
S,l su,h $50 ac .yc jutnt In iact the water
Boar. i.r r.r..l ,ill oi the i,.ia,.' o-tarisa.
uau. COS o. G urctcs. I. isal .Yerlu. ma.
chic. tn- Hiful OF all ilc eicote and tnrr9u IA.
hrc' OF i-c cav, tAeir sec,ms. repair ana imrtsye.
oeat, 'hc iundlng Of sewers and dralrs the LAYING
wjer Iip,s. aod I'll other puj'.c Nork in the
street. II lucrative nature.
LUCRATIVE PAviNo JOBS or THE Rryo.
During tue prescott season he Water Board has
paved about Eve miles OF streets with Nicolson
rayencn. and some mere II lies with stone. Tley
have contemplated a material extension Of tie
Eic'son pavement during tho remainder OF TIE
season, inciuinE tho paving Of LafIye avenue,
Rom Flathush to Bedford avenue, distance Of
nearly mile and half Bu, In ths last Job, Which
promised immense revenue to tae Ring, they have
net with signal and disastrous deioat. Aud this
defeat was all the more mortlf,lns because OF the
esiss tho Ring had taken TO insure success.
me Laws SLIGHT oBsrsUcrloxs.
The law as IL stands requires that no stree, shnl
% paved e1ccr: upon the application OF a majority
n the property owners thereon. THIS is wise and
conservative provision, but nevertheless II may be
cot around b. determined jobDers like those CON.
posing the Brooklyu Ring. unless they are closely
watched and eEcGmvcntol BY equal determination
On the part OF bona fde property holders US In the
instance We have 10 relate. The Ring wanted n M.
jority Of property holders on Laia cite avenue TO
ask for tie paving Of that thoroushiare with
Noolson pavement. The majority OF the actual
property holders on the avenue failed TO realize
che importance Of sucn an Improvement, and de.
sined to petition cr H. The Ring and Water Board
sotiiinV dauntei, determined to secure tho Job OF
paving that sirc,', and this is the way In which
they proceeded
TO FLANK TuR LAW.
They procured building lot on Lafayette avenue.
near Graham avenue, Of 20 feet 'front.' and IS Zee,
deep, ieh Was worth perhaps $500 or 81 coo, which
was decided to Il mythical person called osclr Is
sni'h. ose-r i. Smith Is supposed to DO a myth
from tie i.et ,He' 40 such name appears in the
brooklyn D.lcc;'Ts, nd no enc whom our reporter
bas net knows Of suc,i peryon. However, accord.
h. 10 Tic 't'orts 81 the Register OF Kings county,
Oh q itA uy O. Jr', 1870, :Lis M thica Smith be.
came 10 30 in feo simple and absolute OF the
tilo 70 Gle to'c menhored lot. GA tho following
dSs, 10 Volts tat ie;h ul Jul, 1870 the SAID oscar n
smn, f"r asa 10 Consideration o. the sum OF fa01l
hw.nl 1H,', 60 him Ia uani slle;oi TO be paid,
reHi''l, r',.,f Y, conveyed. granted, and uuit.
slaih ol g. tiarJ -'Gur individuals. citizens Of New
ioc a.i i.,sAgi tc Nnulc ctlis rigIt, tile. and
m.sl ~ AID 20 lie sal 10. and pitce Of land. aud
properly O'i,tl IN Lafayette avenue.
.,IaS MADE TO ORDER
o. TIE l'.1 u'> otJuly, uroe day after tae date
q { sa.''e co.'' yance, these ninely-ioUr newly
t"lcrt pitI 'iiv A}icia signed petition in due
M',l 10 "'''f Board, atkln, for tue paving
o. 90! 49,. ., 'aGt "itL Nicslson pavement. OtheT
rt'.""e were presented at Tic same time askin.
4 81 ttc byig1 !i--'a b. nayci witn Belgian pave
E-i'' SGT . g Na,tr B,lrd decided taat cue p.u
n'n l.r tie NicuIs,n pavement vas SIGNED by a ma
tiiiy 81 We ttft a. progeny holders On t. stree
nrd rf.,. t.1 .. ,.cs a. order 4 CONTRACT MIN ID
:"," ''eu.,ui toAp"ny .or tue performance
ana msG BROUGHT INTO COURT.
On TIE Il.f DIS 81 = usi following, Mr.. John r.
90 't,p. be.def On La aye,ts avenue ap-
IN re N. sld 10 ID. Z. RrnuId Esq his Attor.
IeH' " '.t for 90 itJunetun Testriulig the san
nh.,r h,.fi hom cn!c,ink iGtO contract with the
kisov'n Pavement Company for tins work, Tor the
TisI" Cat "osc clearly appear in tae subjoned |
T"s n uSriFr's courLAIyr.
,' 'lr ts'"4 or SE2oN1Ys1ISha + nsi fei PlalatG,
itsatl =. Law.... Permanent Beard OF Wstsr AZ |
~ v, ~ tones Tor "a. c''T Of BrooAyH,
y @4tN ie.p.ruaiy sGoSs tue court that ho q |
eS pc. t Ia 5ss SiS aaa TG tie t Ss @o,
' . g.. ~ , o' i'nA Sins GA ne north.ry
w., & Tie Iys ~ aaM ,Is '9 Sse e u brook
n,r@aaae1t - ,, Lyasd ami sewerage Colni'.,on 10
=. OF ~ ~, fS 81, So, G1ag n ne Poys2s
~. a..
DER *? o. ,LciaWs 1870 the said Commissioners are
sulln.teu 10 fepaye Laa, s.to avenue between Fa.-
o's a. ehdt .rh beGI avenue, sIth such paY,ne-t
fs Dc. aas I is is Say Is 1928 Of JaSe
rt ~ lht duy Aheh ,he said DOerd wOu receive pei
uonr Tor sucu TepaNn anu on that day puraiity o.
sH9n 0H9yr5 did present petition TO me sad Board n
faNcmcat l'It ai@r the rrescltlton OF Tie sad De
IepN caelt to re nagc aud iIsIcSd thereof caused
notice Y " iu.eisd y ne sSf. orsl"a nesipspgrs
aud deeitne On repasng the sad avenue and ior N
S ~ SAID WE s SSo MGsla
~unH'l- slvuiu vcl wat Aiud oi pavement they
Of cnc eSbGie ssa Ts or oasr ps aar
S %oodsn a,emeS and Shas s "a SsGSa
'hould ,laIe wnc,Hc. t..ey are owners OF Ian,
cy rpeeSs osa IL. S a .as sIpfs 81 sS
sE e sn ar WILMA ne ,n I He.seen fstou,h
BaVnI rIIi ercVed Two hunured and nity uollArs. |
GSoa saei o5 tFaty 81 oSs Sy on oSps 81
tp sfv.ts "a ssid sNehre was pesen.ed TO the dc
70 DE- i"'Gd s',n G.anle paNenent sinlar % futun
ICtyn 5n lie sta dy u july So pass te, ,,
s 49,, A"' t. "a lioarA do determine and decide
s ssvr aid i,o i'9G@sa yenqf T,th AlcoIs
@ q 9 "a s I' aes az it ts ;eT Ua5
pr'a, o % LtoIr f'!4-y aug; ~ aiO, at /! Ocloe
l Sni i"e r.,es le,ay aihoreel lay sali pave
fase A. ~. ~ Y. 6.Isslhi G,.l ne All Geieelsl
-. s.,.' &c nA'ns "Iu Nicholson pavement pu.'
10 ac r ia 't4,s That thesaid commssloaer, pr.
Va 10 siill OF ttCu OhAel5 I'D talu
l"5 "' -, Ih'b pet.lloa Tor huCli NiCosU. raw
nen. L", ,ne plAnliI he.es thai sucl Was not Go
- '".s 80 ic.'lon IVr suGI hicu,uh paw.
urht iaii Orttd ~ De sigued by nuc y.iuu!
pIhVAr Nuo were not bOadR,E owuyfs 81
p""el' o.. shll Avr.ne; that tne Ony prvealc t4rA
iti-lA7 sr 20 e. an, such ~ ItOn ucta dt.-l
Su} IT, '''' "d ret Vl4gd Juy b. 1917, la the log
l"t. Sgd ~ "a oscar b. smi,h Of the Tst pa.t Alt
an h. Notla AID Macy tifer Other ltisl.-, uvtI-
~ I.'.. jour- pest1u, NuO bIgEeI suci lU....
'''." ' SD u'eu D. saith Tor tu- aleg,l ryHsI,.
'"a4 a. $500, "a sahati TO tcse, Cess al qu..
Cat O" fog .uu nuv, J'uuI peisOus lot 81 LII o.
~ H 90 b'ui1a aNu.u', iud Des ono 40 tNe..
y ' BIB" b" b. ih iEoAt and rear aud tct..ti-p.giu
- Ne ns .ut more tL.u Ouc Ouull.,- act,
~ ""I , '. uH..L- IotA that N4tiuf lit iIlIUs
a. Ie . bt' o"s t''s taid petition Nuud not nave
~ t". . eta.s.s W u"Au.s tI-. .AI belasLa
s,'t Doc. t'.u tohd tJe vWLrn Vi sul .JJ, tiat 81
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eh d.. '.' '"N VA 10 oul tD'iI itCaIIt r TO- eis
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o"b cue toWi4hb % autAlllHtd ~ las SAID nay |
mont Ih Wv tty "a bIuoal2 ~, ta I,luiu IA a..
uatt 81 b. s.Yoa 10 81. Suml.uy "a .I. . t. ,,t .
Mo ta'n company may c.ursv 10 4eL4su, .i. t,..
W.. uplNtyd Win "a asstt uci, lur bee satI p.,
Htii btAtHr, TIC shus Oh "a plutuual OF lutA owner
aA4 4.-ud u iNu IAN tlat 6uCn HarurslHL. IL, ..
@ 90 utt % li0 a. a G oLd On tHe glotttud ullIa.,
t' d tA iuAaAitth 10 tnr GuI sAIu las, A.I 49,.
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