New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-11

to had boon transferred Appended 10 M honc ,
pHbc that the names on his list were those o1
owners This petition contained lU nat rs oment
of the street by Chas Guidet Tor - 20 per SQUARE
although another contractor hAu 9neTea 70 I curir
rate OF 81 for the same area ana gave ape seoS s
FOR the satisfactory performance OF nus worh ,he
street was narrowed 10 feet by ordinance OF inc
Common Council and the work, when was W
according to the circular Issued Dy inc ns glinys
Tor contracted portion paved COST as
TRADING paving, contract. $221 90
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If NAV he wen 10 mention that the waterppes WniGn
were laid in very bunging manner nave given .,
many places This has caused tne OF the street
II prohahle that the street will nave to be opeeu a
the ripped up Tr g then be read IN
hetter manner than the old CORNERSTONE
IL "iIa SUI of g TRIBUNE visited several persons TO
bom The nropertv purchased by Mr. Bentley han Deen
IN sfe,rcd aud whose names appear on tue petluOn rs
@ ~ nronerty along the line Of the proposed I'M
movement Messrs. Henry L. and Lewis Brown, LOWS
bnTy,i@ Oven Marin Henry T. Bloor, Henry Clapp
@ pngbes and william j. Holiday stated In the
resence of witness that they owned no property on
at signed n petition asking for the laying Of
Gudet pavement IheS hhd sgneu va pe.u1 I now
senfd Thcy pointed ont the names OF many others on
the list had never owned properly ON Aeantcave.
~ ,bs appears that Mr. Bentley, after obtaining the
names in ths manner cut them of from the original
petition and attached them to the petition for the
osue after the Guidet pavement had been partly laid
Though no served on the persons above emu
any property. The lot, with the shanty covering
IT, passed into the possession OF Mr. Richardson,
Mr. Guidet the work begun in the Autumn of 1870
and flushed about April 1911 The spaces between the
outside railroad tracks and the curb paved for the
speciaed amounts. The spaces between the railroad
tracks and three feet beyond them, according 20 the
contract the Railroad Company with tho CITY, should
have been paved at the COmpany's expense; but in
order to obViate this special BILL was 0DDled through
cost OF This paving upon property along
the line in the manner as the other work This
monnt added 10 the due the other portions
of the street. makes the total cost OF the pavement
o. Instead of about $220OO for which the Ring
nromsed that the work would be done. Along the
line of the Improvement there is very little bust
ReTS S dCRe figures Moreover the avenue leads to
no popular resort and is not very much fire.
sessed and values depreciate rapidly IN consequence
gentleman owning house ana ot ON that portion OF
give the use OF gratis for four or five years 10
body who will pay the taxes and assessments Property
such as this likely 10 bear the imposition of tax
for any hig-priced pavement and 1t for this
son that the property owners objected to the Cadet
nayemeut as something beyond their means at least,
Tor the present The men authority too, somewhat
perpexed at the heavy expense attending the job have
tween and outside the tracks, increased the assessment
district 45O feet breadth of The burden IT, how
ever heavy The matter VIII pronaOly De brought
no the courts where the cost yet be thrown back
and the loss sadded upon the old Water Board who
William Richardson stated to TRIBUNE reporter that
he knew nothing whatever of the joint deed of the
shanty 10 himself and thirythree others He had been
apped 10 for the OF his name as Of the trustees
of dispensary and after much persuasion he had con.
sented He had never been in the building, and had
supposed that the project had failed long ago through
want of support He had never attached his name to
the peOn Tor the pavement nor authorized any one 10
sign II for him He had refused because the petition
was merely for paving the thirty feet on each side OF
the street III regard the paving OF the space be
tween and outside of the railroad tracks, Mr. Richard,
sob stated that the Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad
Company were not only of the tracks, but also
of space feet in width through the center
OF the street. the tracks then having space or SIX
teen feet between them IL had been proposed TO him
As the representative OF the Company that If he would
bring the tracks within five feet of each other and
move the rail would be paved across In con-
sderaton of surrender He had consented 10 this
proposal otherwise had taken no part IN the matter