The New York herald., 1870-02-24
THE EAST CHESTER BOULEVARD.
Important Meeting of Property Holders at
Mount Yernon-Charges OF Fraud
Against the Commissioners or
the Boston Turnpike-A
Fight All Round.

large and influential meeting or the citizens OF
Eastchester was held at Union Hail. Mount Vernon,
Weschester county, last night, for the purpose OF
discussing matters connected with The Interests OF
the property nolders The following Ia the call for
the meeting and viii explain Itself
oITIzEss OF EAsToHEsrEn ARousx
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posed to this and other spendous swndIe which
meet to remonstrats against said bill al Union Hall on
Wednesday evening, February rs.
Mr.. John Stephens was elected chairman and Mr..
Jacob 8. Wood acted az secretary.
The CHAIRMAN said he knew nothing about the
meeting. he came there merely as locker on. In
fact there had been 80 much dscord at their meet
ings lately that he had become disgusted and had
stayed away until last night.
EThe following resolution, offered BY MT. BADcocK'
Resolved That the chairman Of this meeting appoint
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whether IN bonds for what purposes such IN
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standing 70 ASCERTAIN when and from whom such bond,
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especially those to the issuing Of bonds the
been issued or money expended to ascertain what
being constructed in the Of Easchsser
By lion appSss'sa Cd By hs and how
tain II possible from the said commissioners whether the
and The has
ing to contract.
Mr.. BABoocK said there had been destroyed ss2 700
in bonds leaving surplus OF $16 900 to be accounted
for. The law only allowed $6S 600, and there had
been $4,000 issued. Therefore he had offered the
VoIcE~I move the Supervisor of this town viii
take the stand and take the wind out OF some OF
these gentlemen's SAILS
Supervisor LAwRENCE--ltlS Is matter OF supreme
The CHAIRMAN said he should be pleased TO have
Mr. Lawrence 70 take the stand and give Eis vie ws.
Supervisor LAWRENCE, who Is also a member OF
the Legislature then took the stand and said that as
supervisor OF the town number OF bonds were
given TO him for $685. 090 to be issued. bearing inter-
est from the LIST OF August, 1869. number OF new
bonds were then got out and he invited Mr.. Os-
OF the original bonds. Within the last TWO
1000 OF those cancelled bonds were returned
TO Mr. Ostrander. The bonds Tor the Boston road
amounted to $l0500 and $5 900 were issued for the
White Plains road and First street. A great many
men had said that he was the father OF the Boston
post road. Those who SAID SO led. lie had nothing
to do with it more than the child unborn. The only
word that had been said against that road was one
letter from Mr. Badeaa, sa,.., Of New -, Rochelle.
missioners why did they not come out
Ike men, and say. .You have robbed u.s." II
the property was taxed az talr valuation even In
the village OF Mount Vernon, 1t would not be mo1c
than one and half per cent AT the farthest. b.
TINS little clap.trap tak amounted TO noLnlnV. he
dared them TO prove anything against him. Now, II
they had any change to give him let them do so.
MIR. BABCOCK SAID 1t was evidently the feeling OF
the gentleman chat his resolution had been o1fsed
in yindictive spirit, but ne disclaimed that iSca
He only wanted to arrive at a correct conclusion as
10 what mad been done. II any or these cOmmiS-
sioners had robbed them let them know 1t.
The following resolution was then offered bY Mr.
FERGUSON, and after some discussion was ad0pted:-
Resolved That in the judgment Of this meeting all bonds
issued In OF this town should bear interest from the
which they 10 be Issued and that the
ton the Supervisor issuing the bonds for the Old White
1859 matter how long after that date they be ssuet
evyng the taxable property of the 60
for the whole amount OF said bonds when only
Onehd OF them had been issued hereby dsapproved and
requires investigation.
The CHAIRMAN then announced the following CON-
mttee, selected from democrats and republicans 10
carry out the spirit OF Mr.. Babcock's resolution
MesSrs. MaIston Anderson, Atkinson, Wood and
Benjamin Jones.
Mr.. BABCOCK offered the following remonstrance,
which was discussed at some length and finally
ad0pted:--
TO HONORABLE THE LEGISLATURE THE STATE
NEW YORK, NOW AssEMBLED:-
The undersigned citizens and taxpayers OF the town OF
Escber through which the Boston Post road would
duced into the Legislature by the Hon. f. D. Lawence ask
ing additional appropriation of the OF $25,U00
doubtful and additional powers to widen build
bridges ands short do everything that against
all the ommsions 10 lay out regulate grade macadam
roads the of Eastcheser appointed by the Legts
lare be abolished ample authority given by chap
Laws Of 1862 local officers carry all the
Improvements the people may DESIRE
After some further unimportant business the meet