New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-08
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE BROADWAY WIDENING.
TA,,NANY INTRIGUE-REAL ESTATE PLOTTERs-
A MEETING YESTERDAY.


A MEETING YESTERDAY.
The opinion yesterday among the many III
tereted in uptown improvements was that the meeuhg
IN Lyric Hail. on Monday night, was strategic move
nent by real brokers and some acute rear estate
LAWYERS 10 accomplish Interior object Tor ther own
personal benefit When the meeting had adjourned, the
seereary considerably conducted three Of the reporters
fau no could 1nd into hack which was in waiting in
mont of Iyric Hail. and had them conveyed TO the ST.
C1oud Hotel. The Secretary and HIS new found com
panons had reached the bar Of the ST. Cloud when he
suddenly broke the intelligence eve must wait for
Davies He has all the funds of the Committee" When
Davies came there were two rounds Of champagne
Meanwhile Davies said: You il do MT fix this
thing up. IN $4,000 ont by the operation" He also
said Incidentally that the St Cloud had been assessed
ciuded that Davies was sowing than wise for
their purpose, quickly taking him by the arm he
Yesterday morning j. NJ. Dawes was interviewed"
in his office in Pine-st to what the Committee ap
ase would epdeav0r TO accomplish for the public good
The interviewer was informed that there would DC
pcared in the office AZ s. The Committee was in secret
session I'm back room subsequently j. NJ Dawes gave
present Thomas A. Davies cousin Of J. NJ Davies
Chairman; James Kent secietary SHaies , SohnSo
of ne meeting held IN Lyric Hail. Mr. Zhorowski; and
as Mir Emo was absent Joseph II. Goodwin was substi
tuted in his stead A subcommittee was appointed con
sis;ing Of Mr. Kent and j. NJ Davies TO MAKE report
en- the legal invested interests OF property owners in
Connection with the widening and Strengthening OF
Rroadwav. The Secretary requested TO send no
lice TO West side Association that had been APP
pointed Committee at the meeting held last m8n anu
that We would be happy TO confer with Ihcin' We au
journcd 10 meet day after tomorrow. We determlhed
we had no authority 20 send "A committee 70 AlDahy.
Mr. Davies also said: "Thcy have been taking aDout
widening Broadway for abOut eight years past ana va
rious plans and schemes have been proposed IN May
1862 an net was pass giving the Central Iak Couis
sioners Uhc old Board the authority 10 determine te
line and they aid IT, aud August or september follow
ing They hcd the map for the widening me Soih
sioucrs' who directly gave the matter their atten-
ZION were appointed nv the supreme Court,
uuder the power which the cry hdS
TIE rXt hing was that the Legislature last WINTER eX
tended the time Tor The Commissioners 10 MAKE tuGI
rclrt Ia d. f0hgr following abstract OF the commas
s6ners report was fled. There was the usual proracc9
nestur 10 hear objections Tho awards were alterWaiu
ON an avCraE &c about 60 or 70 per cent ana tno
fb9t The repeal u the law Will repeal only the power ~
the city 60 make the application 70 take tle properly
IL original appicatIcIhut as that Application mas at
ready been acted upon. and the proceedings under u
ro1frned the repeal of the original power IN 10 way
alters mo acts completed under that power NOW What
f ropcrtv owl crs wish IT, If that Law is repealed that
everybody who received awards shall receive them
m thew hold that they entitled 10 them, whether the
street is wideuod and strai ghtened OF not
What about the as>t ssInentst' .
Nobody Will pay the assessments
Internationally a large number of persons are en-
dcavoring not to lose money 10y the negotiations they
have already deeply entered mtO Again another class
arc foneutng as much excitement about the matter as
they can hoping TO make money ont OF assisting IN az
fertDt avs in getting the thing Strengthened ont as
they express it, One individual went So far esteIGay as
10 saw You don't know what those fellows at Albany
dgrc do They viii give the awards, and then they
will widen and shten Broadway from FourIeeh'ns'
mn