New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-08
THE PARX-PLACR NATURALIZATION TO G,
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TCT Buckley presented several points In opposition
TO the conarmaton the principal one being that tho
original notice OF the proposed Improvement dd not IN
accordance with the statute specify the limits OF IT,
that the Commissioners had failed to give the essees
ucb awards a. they were entitled to- most Of the OBJ
jectors being Of Columbia College, whose lease
hold interests had not been properly considered and.
finally that the Commissioners had rather considered
the parties assessed and their interests than those
awarded and their interests.
the combinations not but that the College satisfied
with their awards but because they considered II their
John NJ Bowers representing all the parties otjectng,
stated that these proceedings first came before the Board
Of Aldermen about two years ago, Shen ihe petition
presented FOR the extension signed by only one per-
son, who the Of large estate In Robinson-.t
Objections pTes nted, signed by all persons near
the street and who would be assessed for me opening
The land or large portion OF 10 aeaeeh. oil ~ d I tn
tenants most OF the leases expiring within the next rev
years By the term of those leases the tenants aro
obi ged to pay all the assessments, and as many OF the
leases expire this year the College would reap all mo
dement's OF H. Within the next four years leases ~ the
Rhineander estate expire and those tenants would Do
nj so hurdened with the assessment The report III was
lSoRad Tb b oa Wr TO- TO be 5oSo the as:ens
S55OOO0, leaving discrepancy OF sOOp Ihe parties at
began obtaining sgnaues IN opposition 20 iS cor,
rmation, and now represented and presented 10 lne
Court $2OOO against IT, out Of the assessment OF 5000
and OF the awards slI4O0, representing Ia All sG.
The second report shows that the total awards are
S6390O0 the assessments S5IOD on ne cly ana he sao
Bowers further argued, that the city should De con-
sdercd IN the matter etntf az against OF IOi Lnese Opeo
tOns, they virtually have no voice
Mr.. OGorman, in reply, said that as counsel for the
city IL his duty 10 take any legal technical OBJ
ections did he intend to do The report one
which should be confirmed, because the improvements
wac much needed, as, by this wid'ning Park-plaoe,
which was a dead street would become much more
valuable The objections which had been presented. no
said signed against the original report and not
against the one presented for confirmation, and they
Of no value whatever ana could not be enter
tanned by the Judge.
In reply MIR. OGormans statement that the oljec-
lions void because signed a. against the hrt re-
port instead OF the report now presented for cOnna
ton, Mr. Bowers said that the Commissioners had not
allowed any 10 the present report until thaL
morning. and that it would be impossible 20 obtain sig
natures the short time given them TO oppose H. SEQ
oDdy, that the original report showed clearly enough
the which the assessment extended and there
fore these signatures made against either that
any other report which might be presented for
fmatOn, the amounts being corrected in accordance
with the changed report Decision reserved.