The sun., 1873-09-05

Henry street to Fatbusb avenue, so that even
should the property holders obtain an njunC-
tion and succeed In stopping the work, the
Water BOARD had them far In Its power that
they must either agree to take the Nicolson
1ayement or have no pavement at all. No further
orpostion was made, however, and the work
Proceeded lhe fine cobbie stones ON Atlantic
avenue were taken up and used for paving other
streets, the property hOlders ON which were
scssed fuly for new pavement, while the owners
ed with the value OF the stones. Mr.. Kinsella
said mat the carting of the stones cost more
thah tLe stones were worth, although two and
q hall dollars a load was charged 10y the water
nolrd for paving other s,rcets with much worse
THE cosr or rmF JOB.
:, Before any bids had been invited the water
b"std hsd atrCed 10 pay Mr.. Bones eel -
square loo" Tor the new bridge stones. II cents
loot for RELAXING the bridge stones. ~ cents q
ste. aoI a y m5,,.,ing and s@tths the cur9
curb stones. The total sum awarded for the
contract Was S@G1'O.54. or about 500 square
YARD, while CLINTON street was paved with the
same pavement for $3.50 square yard, yellow
plnt being used, costing nearly twice "a much
as the white pine on Atlantic avenue. besides
en- entirely new curb stone was -et in Clinton
street. while in Atlantic avenue much OF the
was Jurettd the property holders were
tesscd at the rate Of SIif.Ui lot. They declined
To pay ana on Murch L. ls'2. instituted a suit 10
sci asia" ia" assessment on the ground that 10
was fraudulent and irregular, The ease was set
uowh Tor day ON which Judse Tappen was to
that Judge Pratt occupied his place on the
bench, and would grant no postponement of the
SUIT Inc ring had engaged nearly every lawyer
oi prominence in BrOoklyn, and Kingsley, who
was subpunaed ar n witness, retained BENJAMIN
Interests. aud to provide against his being COM
PEELED Ia answer awkward questions. II was
snorcs he 20 oNned np % the S"os"n paYpe m
Company, and the use male OF
THE $65,cOO PAID TO HIM ny BoSrxTUI.
through $; D. Chitterdcn, but all questions on
other OF the counsel Tor the Ring. and these
objections were invariably sustained 10y the
Court. Judge Pratt determined to bring the
case 10 termination the FIRST day. and. cuusc
quently they were obliged t. hurry over thetrtvi-
denc.. and were unable 10 rut In aN rchuttins
testimony whatever. The Judge lnIlly rulcd
that the prices fixed were fair and reasonable.
and that the property Ii, ldcrs derived y beneht
from the action OF the Water Board In nNing
the prices In advance. A. tn railway company,
however, had agreed to grade the street ia
such a manner ~ might then or Afterward he
required, II was further decided that such grad
ing could not he levied upon the pruf-rty hold
crs. and tnis portion of tue assessment must he
deducted. Tie Judge stated informally that
the order should be entered up In accordance
with the recent decision Of the Cpur Of Al
peals In the case of Laura l.. Eager, to Vacatc
easements for certain repayements III New York
The order never was 81 entered or the dcduc-
uons for grading made, and the property hold
crs were si.ll disSatishrd. They claimed tAAt
tity ordinance provided that the holders OF pro-
pcrty "n a street having ouce laid the pave
ment all future repairs and alterations should
be d one hN the Common Council at the expense
OF the city uf brooklyn. The Water board
hnally went ~ Albany and got the Legislature
To pass
"CoMPRoMisE ACT
10y which une-third Of the Atlantic avenue as
sessluents were taken OF. aud nyc years was
allowed for the pro- ierty holders to pay the bal
ance Ia yearly installments: but II any one In
stIiimeut VIA not paid. the entire amount II
the assessment at once became due. Meanwhile
the new pavement on Atlantic avenue L. said 10
have become wOrse than corduroy road over a
western swamp. The Common Council. under
an act of the last Legislature. vas recently cum-
PEELED To eApcnd s2i.uU IA repair, and the
Water Board nndug this sum would 10 tut u
short way in such work began a series OF
curious aud interesting experiments near Hedry
street. They are layius Guidet pavement on
the crossings, and thus making the tower part
uf the avenue look Ike n gigantic chequer board.
The same pavement II being laid lu MArtlr ave-
nue AT a cost 81 $50 square yard but in At
iAhtic avenue II u Oeing done 10y day : work,
and Will PROBABLY cost something like 60 n
square ward.
All along the avenue the pavement Is In ter
nhly mutllded Conditiun, and IN sDme places
the ruts are - deep a L. make the road alu4OsI
impassablc.