The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-08


Pavement.
The following veto was transmitted TO the Com
mon Council yesterday by Mayor Hall. II VIII bt
found quite interesting 10 the taxpayers OF the city,
whether directly or indirectly Interested
MAYoa's 0rr5oE NEW York, Dec :, 1870
70 THE aosoHAksk l Inn BOARD q
honorable body without bis approval i've resolutions
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lions thereto follows The resolutions rssrrsd TO ars
Is TO pave liolh street, from r Z SIKH avenue
10 pave isa a s1 from Fh o s svenus
b 70 pave Eighty sIth street, from Third 10 Fifth
The Mayors objections to each and all are that the
Ssps Of the Bind u The
Msyor has prior !" as
Of lax Levy such pavsasns 20 oasS. not Be-
Ga n. Of % Of s o ss
Of the Tax Levy apple. only to pavement T. street ss o
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e BE- ase While s Is. ss sny
pavement. frs. IN new S.s street. upon
81 sso' az. p! sssS,
me be-: q a wss o cry 1na r By s
properly holders eonaernns proposed Improvement Il
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the oregons the majority q the properly holders are
opposed to the pavement that hs been ala
with the Common Council probably contain limitation as
This kind.
streets intended TO be paved with ha special pavement n
Of vehicles las, Tor instance, Church which must
eventually become at new Quiet on Battery place, the
extensions have been made.
and ae ae sW york NJ rhe DO
very well side streets and afford conveniences TO dwell
SMOOTH saa roaaways for light esfase
sseoS ba,
renewed aud By the petition OF The adjacent property own
ing and the wooden pavement. In Mercer street must before
The Mayor is opposed to all special patent pavemen.s
Their subjects officials to misunderstanding with the
lns and iisou. patentses The Mayor svas The use
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abundant, ought DC shsaper J. certainly durable
general plan paving The al the
Ss sHo oss s o Be a as
ssed to the exclusion Of the al number ,
some are most used by citizens who live removed from
them They should be paid for by general taxation
Legislature should be agreed upon according to the
81 eaes@abe ont general asaon 10 The
the city in proper conasn MILLIONS OF dollar,
present is perm debatable But at all events there are
81 S for
az %n that q The pSs s 81 streets the s
polite the for other sT sys
reqared such attention for months and,
years back Bu. the authorities have been appalled, by the
the citizens VIII not grumoe at the expense they receive
burdens general In the schedule Of streets appended
will be found mention of a great number that used
extensively by the humber classes OF society and by milk
men, draymen carmen, hackmen and BY great variety of
The wretcbed condition Of the pavemens in most Of
these streets continually imposes pecunary burden
the and tear Of the vehicles Of people who are
able afford IT, And the Mayor respectfully submits to the
Common Council whether IL is not better to await the action
of the Legislature before authorizing the paving OF the
streets resolution streets,
whether requiring first demanding second
OF course this viii not apply to streets for
which the necessity OF pavement urgent that the
perry holders petition for prompt action. Yet
of this pconng, Ia fair to let the people
pay for the select the kind that they desire Be-
by throwing the responsibility of selection upon them
escape all criticism when the tendency Is
ward lmputing ungracious motives
A. OAKLEY HALL, Mayor.