New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-03
THE Observation-Disclosures
UIDENING
FURTHER EXPLANATION FROM Mr.. JOHN NC
CLANE.

FURTHER EXPLANATION FROM Mr. JOIN NC
CLAVK.
Mr.. John McClave gave TRIBUNE reporter
the following account OF the one hundredaud tAircth
st. widening yesterday
There WAS a law written last Winter by John Fields
the widening of Northumberland thlrtethst After he
wrote 10 Mr. Hitchman OF that district presented II, and
II psssed the Assembly almost unanimously. II went
into the Senate with number Of other bills Of similar
nature While the friends OF this bill Imagined II was
going through with the package OF other bills II must
have stolen. One or two members Of the Senate
and several leading members OF the Assembly supposed
il had been passed until they made search FOR it and
il couldn't be found. understood that The bill was de-
feated in the Senate by Mr.. Tweed because he owns
much more property on Oue-lHndred and y,ninth,
81 than Connolly does on one hundredand thireth-st.
was told of this 10y professcd 10 know Connolly
had not then purchased the One hundTc and lrLeth.
81 property aud the accusation that De bought and
then undertook TO procure the passage or the D IS un
true lie did not buy 10 until after tho adournment oi
the session at which the bill presented During tDat
session another act passed In the interest oi me
East-Sde AssOcatOna very respectable sci OF gentle
men-authOrZug the Department OF Parks 10 lay out an
Eastern boulevard be called by that or such name a.
they may determine TuIs hlH was susseeSu y! PiVrl
ncnt property on the east side OF the city Inc
bill was passed authorizing the Park Commissioners to
lay out the Boulevard ana giving mem inc same powers
that the Commissioners had for the BonleNa on te
west side The act provided the Commissioners WIN
power III the building Ot TINS Boulevard 10 ~idth OF
otherwise alter, retain or discontinue any avenues Oh
streets now laid designated the map plan of
the city OF NewYork and within that poi9h o. ls ciy
OF NewYOrk which Is bounded a. follows; SoulhefB by
Nseserv side OF Ffthave., from Fifty seventh-st to
One hundred andtentt, and by the easterly sde OF
lem River nOrtherly by the Harlem River, and easery
by the River Under this law II was suggested "
aconmittee OF the Eastside Association al the request
of the Park Commissioners, what the cOfse OF the East
ern Boulevard should BE- ana II there l. map widening
Observation-Disclosures st. II for the prosecution
of the Eastern scheme, and Is III accordance
with the suggestions OF the committee have spoken Or
TIE Eastern Boulevard 10 into the southern BOue-
ward on the Westchester side of the IhuaNe Bridge,
must strike the bridge at Onehundred and tire ST.,
and 10 connect with the SNthave Boulevard there Ia
none other than Observation-Disclosures that can
be adopted The widening OF TINS street was suggested
y the old Park Commission being tic only way o CON
Meeting the Central Park with the Nesichcser drives
RcpGrter-DO YOU know vben Mr.. Connolly bought BIS
property on One hundrt hand tlirtlcth-stI
Mr McClaye-By The record Christian Brand conveyed
that property To Connolly the Gth day OF June, 1910,
Tor <ls,5c0.
Peportcr-Who negotiated that sale y
MIR. McClave-I don't know; had nothing 10 do with
H. Mr. Brand, whom knew informed ihc OF the safe.
Reporter-Wherc do you rcsidct
Mr.. McClave-In One-huudred and-thirueth H., near
SXth-ayc. $500
Reporter-When did the bin pass empowering the Park
Commissioners to open The Eastern Boulevard
Mr. McClayc-S1ay 0, 1870. The widening of ODe-hund-
redand thirteth-st. not in the interest Of Mr..
Connolly for he purchased his property after The bill was
defeated The bill for the construction Of the Boulevard
was ssed subsequent 20 the defeat OF the widening bill
aud became law crafty the East side and the West
chester astOcrdcy who wanted clear Tee drive to tie
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