New-York tribune., 1872-12-06
REDUCING SrREEroPENNG EXPENSES

SUGGESTIONS OF W. X. MARTIN-wHAr CAN BIZ
EFFECTED BY JUDICIOUs MANAGEMENT-
CONTROLLER GREENS REPLY.
w. II. Martin, President of the West Side
Association, in reply communication published in
TIE TgIBUSE on Nov 49, has writtena letter TO Control
Ter Green upon the subject OF street openings OF which
The following are the essential points,
Individual cases OF over-estimates OF streetopenng
uenses may be resisted by appeal 10 the Supreme
court Or as a last resort, tho Controller may examine
into them and pay only what is just 1t is necessary
however, that the delays Of these proceedings should be
reduced to minimum, and the present disposition OF the
Supreme Court TO be Of what help It can is great step
in the right direction Tie selection Of competent real
estate lawyers should be especially commended This
state of things yndcates the present legal methods OF
procedure over the crude and wholesale projects which
have arisen from tendency TO condemn utterly what
has 10 some cases worked badly.
But there Is still need Of better scale OF charges, and
OF improved methods OF procedure before the Conis
soners Could these be effected at once, the items
rho treseIt erorbitant bills might DO cut down. One
ereat need is rapid completion OF proposed changes
where an Improvement in d new locality IS eontem-
uted and two three years are allowed 10 pass be-
fore work on begun property rises in value from the
probability OF Improvement, and the awards for lands
taken have TO be enlarged In proportions whereas could
the Improvement be discussed and decided upon and the
publie title secured in short time, awards not much
greater than the original valuation would need to be
made Tue enhanced price OF real estate In the neigh
trbd Of the proposed Riverside Park, and the eonse
oYeuf e1orltsnt awards illustrate how damaging is
Delay.
Ofluuroyennents now pendiDg two three be much
betreI v ludici0us management First, in the matter
Of the Fort Washington region above One-hundredand-
afth..f Four proceedings have been begun by the
OF Public Parksthose for opening Eleventh
ave the Kinerbrldge Road, the Boulevard extension,
the avenues On tho Dyckman track and one or two
mailer ope. n q single proceeding could be made 10
aoluds all many advantages would follow. One seres
n adyertis,fnents would suffice instead Of one for
each s4pafate proceeding. and This would cut
a one great iten Of expense one map would
M snmclent and this could be based m on 20 the sur
ee. or overjapp6nR ~ .he boundaries OF mo land
sesse6 for beneft which would arse fron separate sur
Veys under ne present plan would thus lbs avoided.
The ugb nature n The ground VIII make discrepancies
nnder safste surveys especially ANNOYING. Al qnrs.
tons of Ote, Of dsoff 0u ana oi law ~ w hands Oi
cCn,mission you'd fatft WIN unIotun decision,
comb he moro readily rev sVed ty the courts and rcncn
sbeedier final deoIsOH Tie lahOr 0f one commission
DOr greater a8n mat 0i op"nng two or threo
of fbe leid,ngayenucs Utc trayerse tiis region m
geeh ~ 5Se 4ne' '"ffl t,o, ,DsI 1"' no os,. wage
Iett4" tt sI"A ",s an Inn az vgrd br "ss n
thA larA were sl taken 81 once. bsfOTo the
value hs1 been worked up uy the progress ~ Improve
meDf. Jne bufeu on the pfDyffy ghcfs. Hh0 Ddy the
~ the assesfrf apd thus virtually pay Tor their
own and would also b. essf1od. III Nori, 10 tska Up
price, would gO,k egn4by mi justice ~ tns preHy
nDd 10 the Dnvie and satc fbc compicatDH8 90
taking ands for sDoe srcis ~ NE outset 90 tbe pres
eni low prices, aud ~ TIE end iof Other Htfeeh ~ N
creased prices. bne ~ sfn rpi adOpt,i vim
advantage. secondly. in ~" tl ~ s nov dY,nnnH lin
ont .elOW Ono-iHndftff JuhhiiJ ftirir ma Yai 900.
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nude 80 the Gonna, 10, aiT4a Dp. t4hl.d ~ 1Bs1.
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