New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-03
STATEN ISLAND DfrRovEMENTs-A BILL AGREEr


Erastus Brooks presided at large meeting
u the staten Island Improvement Commissioners. yes
terday at Pine and Na,sau-s- consider the amended
ain entitled An Act 10 appoint Commissioners 10 make
survey Of Richmond County, and certain maps there
from. and mature and report plan for laying out
staten Island and for securing the water supply Tor the
uhabitaut, thereof
o. Wilcox unrrod the following resolution which wa
adopted
.ro1 Tta COMMITTEE ~ Fre p appointed h. the Clar pr
pan, sui report W meeting an address 70 a' tamf OF % o'1 Oh
formation regarding The power purposes md means to he employed in
W sccou i u those purposes as will enable tsm To- e''- az
intelligent judgment on The proe'e inEs
SilccR 81 Nnrthted J. T. Dix Of ,flddctovu
=. KFeiscber We'tte.dj :. Barton scuthheidi and
Erastus Brooks.
fgr Commissioners. With The following result: j..
Kreischer for Wcstheld J W. smonton for Ca,tlcton;
NATION, FOR sOutHed, and Mr. Gardner for Norihheid;
After much discussion vote wac taken upon the
amended bill, aud IL was passed 10y large majority.
The following are the more important sections OF u
l stal not Ne .uI 'i b' ,i - e. Ji ri, ,i ~
purchase or coutrsc' lands ensaeu beameu's 1 Rich
ne ,ae hereof f I'M Ne ae VOID aa provided further ', sad
O. ls = It 5 i lls con OF i .l Sl8l ''a
The SAID Commissioner any three Of then ere hsrey auhrrei
a. pactoabe and detailed Of tie whole o. staten
lrs,o NAV en- 7 such engineer sueyos sl other ager NAY
be necessa a. IL p-l Wti sun 9' a. su@ i i
~ an 20 debt contracted therefor Provided however that
5rsetsir IT, re.at. o. he United ss Survey
,l. ,c -r 7! M not ' e,c e' ss os
IN, ssd Commissioners shall he made from such surey the
a. s,sc. i 1g showing al existing roads h, island
io17, ,s s ~ . 1 , 7. pr me- .ssS nd \"
y out ID, blocks small OF lands for
.a.q - a9e s.11 a5 h sySp ~. 10 T. due,d on aid mar IN ri
ls sl e. ;5s ess to o n..l Sa i f Gown ..
and t Of such seven aud ens a. may m TIER Judgment be
. completed shall submitted to the Commissioners organized under
ne A. enie A. Ae' 10 sp.af a53 ose no gsp ana
staten Island sld for Improvement o. 'hr means % communication %
% on and extended snd continued force until
months after said road map shal have been e9mpa saa aese1
tons legislation in regard &c the subject Of ross and
we tsst hs said shall FAR - practicable be
ac Dts IN gch mallsT slit do d-he' OF ne'
y.r map or maps II suds staten I'nd requires for the
population island Who require d vstef SAID map or
~ oasu,itv Of land contained n each The hh 20
sus supplying hal be suitably described on he road
men, To- III Ne oouds1e. Lands de.glaed ny them
a S s ~, "a 'l 10 70 nI Tar Nap. Of
S aa sd naP 's. BE- Ps pa. n to l S ih we ara a
pel may practicable the plan Of ne Tar Hap o. ne 'y
by number Of the block ward second By the number
- H. purpose, shall he lawful for The said Conmi'aon-
at for az persons acting under ihtr tglho, 70 e'1 ~ Gay
either Of sm on either their sguis shan deem ee''aI and proper
Cooner require, and directed TO ea, % b erected
f6t The ~ TIE
.fesf proposed them tie location 81 which shall B
An person taking down removing aiF 81
vuI breaking nahag be SAINT shtll b
c,~. guilty and punished BY tne not eIcesng
Imprisonment IN the comfy Jail not eIoeng ~ dsys, Or
t-iL a DE discretion 81 the Court
Az soon ~ shah have completed III three
provided each They
mai ard seats the three
and Immediately Ole the three original Wsrs 10
ether air remarks they thnl
po Richmond Count CcrL 0fe and the three 81 tht
reported hek the staten Island Improvement
..u uamel i lrs lians ~ section 81 Thu Get
% providing
M .bsr, aok Board Supervisors ~ Richmond County
uf deliver
tir o thsn their AZ uth times
M .s 4euIts shall b. called for by quilon 10
of rli (omnsaouers SAD utrants tlal
~ tif Commissioner sghing be rrqus
but BAD uAifs tt shall ln-t Ssus4 10
~ +aN The sad money ~ 10 te
i.l., DO shah b. by them faithfully ured and
sp-Hsl iH t4tm4lt % tae work called TO- lJ this Art
TIE Of sus berthY authond md cefl in
t lt ~ levy and snd
b. collected spon III resl ard personal estate n said
cprui 4s farslyl e said of t3Wu which shet
e M enc lls 81 e Treasurer 81 kshmen N"SHiF
SAL b. held BY fund H uscl u paTihg warrants draSa by
ba- l dfecs1 I'D for other fu",r sh@ie+dt
iE iriiuail01 of the erenre ~ SAID board %
''s"ars The M bot hAse expended oi GaSu AHA LOT he
sl'F - 49, o ~&WN uL~tpthdr4 OF uhlfArh balance
@" e. ~ 'ecomt fr-l l 81 be COUNTY 10 be- appned by ne
~ DI ~ tf o. ~ snonl Csabf 90 The payment o. any If-i
.a' ...ts - 80 Co1His
Ii I'D nyOl esp on q The ~or bersia
40 i"' T. nli' 4'taid prJcr aBs' oal q" Then Iiceoo