New-York tribune., 1873-04-09
TIE BOARD or APPORHONREYE
Mr. VAN MOTT AT ALB1NY-AssEssmENr BONDS
ISSUED FOR BOULEVARD PURPOSES

Mr. VAN MOTT AT ALBlNY-AssEssMENi BONDS
ISSUED FOR BOULEVARD PURPOSES
At a meeting, yesterday, of the Board oil
Apportionmen called TO $4,000 worth of assess
ment bonds Boulevard purposes all OF the members
were present except Commissioner Van Nort' "ho' ~
was said was at Albany After the reading of the cau
the minutes OF the last meeting and the andaV Oh o
Clerk OF the Board that ne had personally served MI
Van Mort with notice OF the meeting, Controller Green
said that certain circumstances rendered u necessary
for the Board to satisfy itself that could legally traps
act the business before IT, and requested the Secretary
10 read the law governing the action OF the Board Tue
Secretary then read lbe following paragraph OF CDap
6s3, Laws OF 1871:
No bonds shall be issued by the Board except upon
concurrence and authority oil az, INC PersVns n ar
the third section or this act VINO shdll po Pioo0' "
the meeting called by the Chairman
The persons mentioned in the section referred 70 are
the Mayor the Controller the Commissioner OF fuDHo
Works and the President of the Department OF fnoc
Parks: and Mayor Havemeyer asked the Controller IL
he understood the law to mean that the Board cou'u
issue bonds with the Of all of the members
or with the concurrence OF those who had been
personay served with notice OF the meeting aud VINO
had admitted service Of the same.
The CONTROLLER understand that the concurrence OF
only those present In nv opinion the I'D
era construction of the law the one for us 10 foo"
and do not believe that the under which we meet
intends that by refusing 10 dulil htINlNt VI ""''N
meeting one man can paralyze the Board.
The President OF the Department OF Public Parks
Has the Commissioner Public Works refused to admit
service Of notice OF tins meetingi
The COntroer-Tne affidavit does moi 20 statei out II
is known that he has refused admit service OF notice
The President OF the Department OF Fu0hc farks-li
the service Of the notice the Commissioner OF fdpc
Works is sufficient, we can go with business.
Mayor Havemeyer-I think, with the Controller that
- a1 ru,fio of ",
and that the service OF notice OF the meeting on ue
Commissioner of Public Works sufficient even though
he refused 70 admit such service.
On motion Controller Green, the Board then issued
the bonds specified the can, and adjourned. The
affidavit the Board merely states thar, ON
last Saturday. personally served notice of the meet
ing on Commissioner Van Mort but it has been asoer-
tanned that service was made III the following manner
The clerk found MI Van Mort AZ MS Office, showed him
the notice. and requested him to admit service OF IT, Mr.
Van Mort refused do saying that he could not at
tend the meeting mentioned in the notice, as he was
going out Of town The clerk then placed copy OF the
notice on Mr Van NOrs table. and called his attention
10 IT, when lac said What ls that Take ~ away ) !
don't want it," "Mr Van Mort replied the clerk, tat
IL "a copy OF the notice Of meeting OF the Board Oi Ap
uOrtlUninent and / instructed 10 leave II WIN Soh
He left ID.