New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-25
LEGAL ISSUES.
!. HIGHLY IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT.

IA HIGHLY IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT
rup AsTI-RING REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS
on THE BROADWAY WIDENING CONFIRMED-'
THE WORK TO BE DONE FOR THE GENERAL
GOOD AND NOT THE RINGS BENEFIT
The General Term OF the Supreme court
Yesterday decided that the report OF the last Commits
oners should stand It will be remembered that the
itnal report was so outrageously favorable to the
Ring fayorites who property along the road ana
40 oppressve 10 others that popular Indignation COM
nailed its reconsideration. The new Commissioners pro
sented a table OF awards and assessments more equtf
BILE but so Objectionable to the Ring faVortes tnas tsy
opposed its confirmation The present decision 49, there
fore clearly in the interest Of honest real estate owners
and taxpayers. ..r.f.Jt
Doubtless the work Of widening the street will now be
promptly begun The report confirmed grants awards
10 Tho amount OF S05723 G6 and assessments 10 the
value Of SAe799 81. This project, which nearly hie
rests large portion Of the Taxpayers, has been uhaer
consideration nearly four years. The Legislature Oy
act Of May IT. 1869, authorized the widening OF bros
way between Thirty-fourth and Flfty-nlnthstS' 'he
lines to be located by the Commissioners Of the Central
Park and the assessment Of benefits and damages 10 DC
made under the general laws OF the State regulating
street widening the area of assessment Delhg
limited by the act to the district emDrhced
between Twenty-third-st on the SCUM anu
Eighty-sixth-st on the north, ana irregular
bpes following closely the course of Broadway between
an
ave on the west Under this act Thomas Murphy, Chas
q. Cornell, and James 8. Hennessy were appointed
Commissioners Of Estimates and Assessments ana re
port subsequently Insue ny Inei, MILL T Tntocr
frned by the Supreme Court at Special Term. NuneI-
charges Of grossly fraudnent tsd pstsnees
against this report There were repeated l9s.ay ~
where awards were made Tor properly Eslns. M sny
been led the city was assessed DEMENT'S 1884,
instead OF tho original award OF the
for Samaoes 10 the city nom si5i3es TO 49, 1t
was also charged that the Commissioners aoted upon
statements moi sworn to- and twas proved that one OF
The caimants was awarded $4,000 for piece Of land 81
feet front by Is deep included In plot o. eet LU.
l25 deep, which two months previous cost 'ne
The Legislature nterfered, and IN Fe6ruaay, lsIl
passed an act permitting an 10 New Comns
sS9sTs % q = HstS snf sSs and
messy were appointed Mr. Aston declined 70 ac, 1 ~
count Of ill health, and Judge Cardozo appgneG oS
ZONES In his Mace, These Commissioners peBdn VIZ
about pril g. 1871 and very soon sfterWaru I ;t
resigned disageeng with his colleagues on Ipe s Pm
OF the area of assessment and VIM. Wood DOCK Son
missioner, appointed IN hs stead Iner praced
benefits assessed ied 81 largo volumes ana ed our
additional volumes. The new Commissioners th "a
property for benefit from Ky fSdo FoSThave
wesr 10 Nipth-aye. Numerous complaints were Inaue,
moi against the integrity Commissioners, but thas
they were not experts real estate, aud tne Fues Oh
which they seemed TO have acted we're not just, 1T,
In relation 10 the new assessments the property hold
ers in the lower part Of the city claimed that the pro-
posed widening Instead Of benehtlng wan sctug NE
tv IN 20 eompeton with The lower and improved part
Properly Fifth and sixth ayes claim tat sIs
Improvement which they are assessed heayy
is also an injury TO them. Sixthave Is orlludple
rival for Broadway aud Fifthave destined 10 DC tne
same as business houses are rapidly suppiantng the
elegant residences Any improvement WHICH TENDS 70
draw trade Broadway is naturally consereu 70 soo
extent An injury to these avenues and IL Is strange
feature OF this decision they obliged to pay
heavy share OF the expenses, while the properly aDono
SIrtysixthst which evidently greatly benefited, pays
nothing Another point raised against the continuation
was that at Wayerley-place. where properly east Oh
broadway ia assessed only blocz while ON the
west the extends distance OF three DOCKS
The cost OF the original proceedings was tji99 lha1
OF the new Commission Is s35,326 This, Is sald en-
braces a charge $1,000 for each OF the Commission