New-York tribune., 1870-04-11
THE HUDSON COUNTY AVENUE ACT

Tomorrow, the voters of Hudson County,
Nd, WILL beside for city and county officers have also
to vote for or against the muchdscussed Avenue sct
by putting on their tickets, for avenues" or " no
avenues" For several weeks the avenue question has
been the subject Of animated and general DIS
cussion in private conversation In public meetings ana
in the press, and the interest in it has become SO
universal and 81 great that at the coming election 1t Will
almost push the municipal eectonsn into the
1t agreed on all sides that the act is one OF vast I'M
portanoe for county which. In consequence OF It's
geographical position, is manifestly destined to btc"e
to NewYork of the most popuous and wealthy
counties OF the United States review of the principal
facts of the question will interest all our resdeTs, es
peciaily those residing In Hudson County.
First For proper understan OF the question II is
OF prime importance 10 distinguish well between the
"Avenue act," which Is now submitted to popular
vote and Boulevard act" which previously had been
proposed but which never has become law and which
was totally abandoned when the present ASthos act
Sr T6e R Boueyard act Contemplated the con-
struction OF costly boulevard or an avenue deyoted
the straghtening, Tdentng, connecting, and 1doddoHs
ing Of the present crooked, naror unoonneeteG odnuy
country roads The boulevard act earnestly opposed
by many who the foremost advocates Of the Ave
act" Whatever opinion may hold on the avenue
sides-dH honest cannot blame too severely the
erUntery OF the men who now appeal 70 te voters 10
ousy circulate THE representaton have been rernon
sraed WITH and not gnoran OF the vast dnerence
persist in their willful misrepresentation
Second: The Avenue act Inclusive OF the proposed
lines the avenues before IL became law, met WIN
general approbatiOn and with opposition whatever
On the 18TH OF February 1859 the Board OF Chosen tce
hoders unanimously passed the following resolution;
The bill with the hearty approval Of the aus OF
1soIrei That the Doari that said bin should he
that the end for which nthe
fully desired by the citizens Of the County OF
The Common Cornell OF Hudson City also passed riD
a dissenting rOte resolution urging on their repre-
scutatves in the nate and General Assembly OF the
State the speedy passage Of the Avenue act sue act
is properly guirced regards the interest OF the
property and will be Of ncalcuabe beneht To
the entire county" 49,.
in March. 1862 the Senator and nre out Of SIR Aem0eTs OF
Assembly IRON, Hudson County rOtHg for It,
Third: TIE execution OF the act progressed as Tar as
the folding Of the maps In the Office Of the County Clerk
The opposition did not spring up unth the nal location
OF the lines (Which dr but little from the proposed
lines), and this fresh opposition came from properly
owners who had been open and warm advocates or Tie
act but turned against 1t because the lower ~ the
avenues did please them, and appeared not 10 Dc
sufficiently profitable to their own property. .
Fourth II proposed 10 submit the ratihcaton OF
the Avenue vote Of the owners OF property along
the lines OF the avenues who will have Ia pay, at all
events hy far the largest share OF the expenses. But
that Was not DONE act passed Ia submit the
avenue act vote Of the people OF the whole coun
tv: the opponents probably expecting that inSlnucn
thirds OF the population OF the county and have no i'm
mediate interest In the avenues, could be more easily In
uenced against 1t, under the false impression
that hv voting for the they would make thel
We, liable have to paw large share toward the cost
OF the avenues in the shape OF county tax.