The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-16
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Wholesale vctoing by Mayor Hall.
Mayor Hail yesterday transmitted the following
| communication to the Board OF Assistant Alaer
| men,
MAYORS OFFICE, Dec H. 1870
The Mayor returns, unapproved and with objec-
lions, eleven resolutions that provide for the paving
foundation eleven avenues or streets OF the
Twelfth ward. They comprise together an area OF
avenues. have extensive lrontage-ana the streets
In question taken together would extend
about three miles. The Mayor has caused
canvass to be made among all the property
holders who are to be assessed for this So
called Improvement, and has been unable to
find one who desires 1t. In street 11sth street,
from East river 10 Fourth avenue, property holders
who own 1890 feet OF land fronting thereon en-
against the measure The reasons for remonstrance
will apply to most of the other streets, ana IL Is APP
pended as u schedule.
are vacant lots. In nearly all Of these streets the
number Of vacant lots exceeds that OF erected build
ings. In twenty Of The blocks sewers have as yet
been constructed IN several OF the streets no gas
mains have yet been laid or made ready for opera
tion. But fuller description OF these particulars
Will appear from another schedule hereto appended.
The policy Of paving unimproved or partially I'M
proved streets Is at all times dubious one because
Of the continuous necessity OF taking up the pave.
ment whenever gas, or sewer, or water connections
have to be made by parties who from time to time
erect buildings on the line OF the street Frequent
tearing up OF stone pavement makes inequalities,
but frequent tearing up OF wooden pavements dis
arranges the plane OF foundation and exposes the
The Mayor calls your attention TO q veto message
sent to your predecessors last spring In relation TO
the same kind OF pavement as the one now In ques-
ton. In that message were specified objections
also to the manner OF pavement contemplated ana
which objections the Mayor still maintains.
SCHEDULE A.
First Aren1e. one Hundred ana Tenth 10 one Hun
d, ed and T,centv.tOurth St,,eet-Cu bed and gut
tered has Croton mains, not severed from l22d to
l24h street. gas mains laid and only partially built.
Avenue a. E,0inD:tttth to NinetD-secO7td Street
Curbed Cr0ton, gas, no sewer, partially built upon.
one Hundred and TacettLt Street. First to FOuTth
AUente-Curbed, guttered, gas, Croton, nearly built
up, sewer.
one Hundred ana Fourteenth Street, East River
to Fourth ACenUe-Curbed, guttered, gas, CrOtOn,
no sewer and only partially built up
one hundred ana FIFTEENTH Street, AUenue A TO
Fourth manufactured, guttered, no sewer or gas.
Croton and partially built up.
one Hundred ana Sixteenth Street, East RiUer to
Thrd ACenue-Gas, water, curb, gutter, sewer and
generally built up.
one Hundred and Et1hteeah Street, East Rtper 10
Fourth Ayenue-Curbed, guttered, severed, gas,
CrOtOn and partially built up.
one Hundred and Ttce,atieth Street, East Rtper TO
T7tfrd Aren,te-Sewer, gas Crot0n, curbed, gut
. tered and generally built up
one hundred and T,centyfst Street. East Rirer
TO Fourth Arelue-Curbed guttered, gas, no sewer,
partially built up.
one hundred ana T,oenty-secOnd Street East
RtUe, to Second A renue-Gas, water curbed, gutter
and partially built.
one Hundred and T,renty-third Street. East Rire,.
TO Second Arenue-Gas, water, curb, gutter, no
sewer, partially built.