New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-16
TIE sEVENTH-AVE. PAVEMENT SPINDLE.
VIEWS OF PROPERTY OWNERS.

VIEWS OF PROPERTY OWNERS.
The weekly meeting Of the Seventt-ave.
Property Owners Association held at Mlman's
Hail. yesterday evening Peter Doan, President I'm the
chair. Tho Secretary julian Grover. reported that q
largo number of property owners affected by the az
sessment for tho Stafford pavement had joined
tho Association since the last meeting, and paid
their dues The Law Committee reported that
they had engaged tho services OF De'hn'
Miller and Trull legal adviser in resisting e assess
meut Under ADVICE If counsel protest lad peeh pre-
norod which was submitted members OF the organic
ton for signature. member asked II tAeie "ag any
provision 10 meet the Of those who are nuc DoI
csted ia this matter but who are not III Posi' " pay
the dues - -, A., Aoon ,,oouo,4Iv
asked here In reply may state think The property
owners ought make strong effort 10 support s ~ tn5
matter must say that think large number OF tleii
showing great derelet0n OF DUTY GUY u'.iDu'
this lukgwarmae's to tho amount TToIa o. 'I the
aoIpc aF a% mem 70 do al the Work and take the
E g afy on Sat fS R S or
association having the same object Womb put ~ ~
others who are trying TO ward on in
jury would advise every man TO join FIVE dollars
injurious and inquitlous tax. The counsel who have
been retained have given US an assurance t1l. We
never be confirmed All information in regard 20 tho
points TO he taken by counsel in making their ooeetoLs
will be made public There are yet few DAYS re-
naming before the Board Of assessors meet ana ss
confirming thls assessment. The motion for the njunc-
ton viii lie made in few days in the supreme Court.
Another member asked whether those who did not pay
the expenses would receive the benefits OF the nJunc on
The PrcsiGent-Iu tho matter Of the EightD-ave as
All those WHO Joined the Association were
eyed from the assessment and those who dd not we're
not relieved. Let say this, however, that we must
fight these at the polls Don't NOte for single man
who opposed to your interests VIII 20 90 the polls
end do everything can 10 oppose these men ] VIII
never for mcu who hayo inflicted such INJURY on
myself and my family as these have done.
Judge Bul-Tncre some question raised as To INC
correctness OF my figures given last week beg 10 state
that haye called at the office IN Chatham-st and there
hayo asccrtained that the total amount ot the assess
ment is $4,000 Now the pavement runs from -Four
teenth-st to Fify-ninth-Str that - just $1,000
block l say 1t is enormous. IL these Things
go on. they will lead TO riot, to revolution;
What guarantee is there that these charges VIII
not to be doubled next year II anybody lew years
AGO had said that a charge OF $4,000 would be made for
paving this avenue they would have been laughed at We
have no guarantee Whatever that shall not nave 10
paw twice the amounts another time For this pavement
cannot I've kept down. IL Will swell aud give when the
frost breaks up and then shall have 10 pay Tor
new pavement. The cost of this Stafford pave
ment is double what the Broadway pavement costs.
The Presidential the next meeting we shall be abe 20
you when the injunction is to be argued and
hope every in tho avenue VIII attend, ana lou no
Court know that You are an injured people.