New-York tribune., 1873-05-19

Total cost Of ,755 20
There was subsequently charge of several thousand
dollars for interest from the time when this account
made to the Of leyying the assessment. large
proportion Of this interest item, and OF the charges un
der the head payroll and engineering by the Board
Of City Works and Water Board, is regarded as fraud
upOn the prOpertyOwners. An examination OF the sub
iect and the figures will show that the actual labor
der the contract let and shown in the first six items
Of the above table, will amount 25foot lot TO about
RS The actual amount assessed is SOOS each 25oOt
lot The difference in the assessment Of 1921 lot is
nearly all up in fees and interest. Furthermore,
the sum Of SlO)s on lot does not include the amount
awarded for the lands taken TO widen the street. That
amount is TO be added to the SlOO5 which makes the
sessment on some Of the lots nearly Sl2OO. about
twice the actual cost. The street was entirely paved
with the Nicolson pavement and the last payment was
made therefor october a. 1871 but the payroll OF
tie Board OF City Works and the engineering charges,
extend into January 1872 All the work that was per-
formed after October 1871 the laying of the flag
ing UPON the sidewalks which it would hardly
CURED the services of engineer to supervise, yet the
engineers paw TO the Of ST. $50, went on as usual
uutl January, 1872.
COST OF wAsHTNGToN-AvR.
Washngton-aye was ordered 70 DO opened by special
act OF the legislature under the direction of the Park
Commissioners. The report Of the Commissioners haY'
ing been confirmed about three months ago, the assess
ens are DOW beng collected by the Secretary Of the
Park Comm. ssoners John N. Taylor, who, upon pay
neus to the Controller Of the sums thus far collected,
received commission tOHthis date OF Sl3cO 49, The
Commissioners charges amounted 70 the sum OF sSOOo
distributed follows:
Wm J. Osborne, 5000 j, S. Phillips, 5000 M Low
ett SlOJO-tOtal, So,000
Tie searches were made by John n. Taylor, who
charged S39l3 for his services while Frank Cueredo
Clerk Of the Park Commissioners as Clerk OF the wash
gtonave Commission, received 81 900 for his services
sas Ludlum, for surveys and maps, received S3,757.
According to the rates at which the Commissioners
and lawyers are paid in sreet-Openings, conducted by
the city, the searches being made by authority Of the
Corporation Couuse-and viii be seen by the list OF
payments below-the charges Of the Commissioners
would not have exceeded $500, the lawyers fees $1,000
and the surveyors charges 9OO while no expense would
have been incurred for clerk hire The assessments have
been made TO propertyowners assessed ior
this opening that in some the land has been per
utted 20 DC taken for payment while large property
owner whose assessments have been heavy. offers TO
se bis land for SO lot TO person who will assume
the payment OF the assessments Among the awards to
proDerty-Owners tor damage done by the opening OF
WasMugton-aye. James S. T. straDahan, President or
The Board Of Park Commissioners received @57S for
Ua amount OF land appropriated by the Commissioners
sACKETT-sT. BOULEVARD.
Not less expensive In it's opening on paper Is the
case Of the sackettst. Boulevard which was opened
under the direction of the Park Commissioners; the
Commissioners fees amounted 70 $500, OF which
Thomas Knsea received $500, N. Van Brunt received
t5Oo Aaron p. Stevens $780, total, $500 Frank g.
Qaeredo, Clerk Of the Park Commissioners, acted as
Clerk OF the Commissioners OF Awards and Assessments
received $500 his seryices The Surveyors fees
amounted 70 S753 q. and the legal fees to $94ei O6
which was paid to John n Taylor. Secretary OF the
Park Commissioners. The only items Of tins bill as
rendered arc as follows: Exsminaton:octles, 5000;
searches g. 400 other legal expenses, Scoi O6; total
S,a4 Os.
The Park Commissioners also had charge OF the widen
ing Nnthaye from the Plaza at Prospect Park to the
West End--a distance OF about one-bah city biOck.
The Commissioners fees amounted TO $780, OF "cn D.
Harris. ir.. Hugh Mclaughlin and Jas A Corning re-
eeyed SLO each John n. Taylor made the searches In
this case and received S1 for the work; while silas
LudluIn, Surveyor, received for HIS services 1854
PIFTEESTH-sT. OPENING.
Ffleenthst from the crcleat westerly angle of Pros
pee Park was opened nnder the direction OF the PARK
Commissioners 10 It's junction with the COney Island
road.
In this little work the Commissioners fees amounted
t 5o and the surveyors chargesto $751; while Queredo
Clerk 10 the Commissioners. received $50.
The fees Of John Taylor, Secretary Of the PARK Com
nissioners, for legal services were as follows;
Legal services examination of the titles. $1,000 %
Stes Tor searching In Register Comfy Clerks - .,
Slu 1a' o -
Totalflegal charges. .sl.287 5,
In the let Of charges assessments appears also an
item Of t344 49, for three per cent for collection"
PLAZA AT PROSPECT PARK.
The most exorbitant charge, prOpOronately appears
10 the case Of the opening Of public street in the Plaza
Of Prospect Park under the auspices Of the PARK Com
msioneIs. TIE land taken belongs entirely TO the ey
and searches necessary. Tho street itself is
only a few hundred yards long. The Commissioners
merely made the solitary award OF sseO to the City OF
bfoOklyn and the assessment Of S0lI 10 the City OF