New-York tribune., 1873-06-26
TIE KINGsBRIDGE COSTS.

TESTIMONY or THE sURyEYOR-AN NTmC.IE AND
DIFFICULT sURvEY-THE BILL ACCORDs WITH
THE PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT.
Yesterday was the sixth and most important
day Of the Kngsbridge Road widening Investga-
ron This was true because the first day OF the
testimony OF Edward Boyle, surveyor, whose bill is the
largest on the list 10 appears from ms testimony, how
ever that the JOB been OF the peculiar and
difficult any performed in this city and the
Of his bill have been made out in accordance with
agreement entered into before the under
taken There were present John T. MCGOWAN aud Henry
Parsons OF the Commissioners Mr. Boyle aud his
Granville 2. Hawes; Mr. Hawkins. a. the Controllers
request the city William Sinclair, for the Corpora
tion Counsel, and D. ID. Lord and 6. Nathan for prop
erty-Owners Hr Hawes pTefaced the testimony by
calling the referees attention 10 the peculiar difficulty
Of putting paper explaining 10 persons not
quantcd with the business the peculiar difficulties OF
the surveyors work. Mr.. Boyle then examined at
great length. when adjournment had TILL II H. to-
day when his testimony Will be resumed The substance
of his etatsments is - follows;
Witness was a resident Of New York, and had been
Surveyor for twenty years; he had been appointed
by CORPORATION Counsel . Gorman to make the rule
map IN about July 1870 he was selected as surveyor ~
the Commission IN ABOUT Ociob-r LSlOi ne htd saed
them that owing 10 the great outlay which the work
woud require him % make, he needed some guarantee
agreement with hm had been slgued 10y the Commits
siOners, by which the following compens5son' were
Ea maps each cop, u per rne.l foot Of 8 boundaries
ae Of parcel 10 per oBO surser 10
Der 0O bDe for each superficial foot Of
tLe Area Of ibs assessment sbosu on tie index map
The agreement presented under protests OF MessFs
Hawkins and Lord which Overrued by the referee
on the ground that where Judge Sutherland referee
in similar case had declined accept evidence
agreement 20 pay on the ground that the Commission
err had NO right 20 fix the compensation the Supreme
Court mad Overrued his action Mr. Boyle's bill
also presented under his OATH II Is follows, and,
will he seen IL Is made out IN with the agree
Inent except that the clause cent per foot OF super
Aelal area" being a mistake in the agreement,
changed 20 cent per feet Of superficial TO the
Surveyor disadvantage. though at his suggestion and
eXoept that the last two not foreseen in the
agreement
u sps two each set At u cents sl227 66
Anuaee InAys 63S69 hhea feet al q cen per 100 .,
asp Of Damage and Beuest Of One hundred say
fth-s.: I85 linear Of Damage ~ y cent?,
s inea feet at cent per loot s4L6f 9a ..- a.,
s, rs "A III "a tnesy fret Al no eents.........
- h,sst sb,Tsc. AZ iobot Al 10 oeuts......
Damage 1898 hnea feet at - oenA 1915 eJ
Tee H 10 O Squsss feet al eeniPef m a.
PSs hDeal foot sO< "
ET,ra done cling Of nspsi
Behett making nsy supplementary maps tbounR tns
Subdivisions Of the and fubdtVdug tbe
ioss1 1850 %
bamagh kng Subdivisions according oreeeHt
Turehsses. srAshg Old ABss sB1 oOlOu, puttng DeW
and tuboiFisobs Tee0OnH AMI feclcuisfiBE Afees
ssppS1rnIar ''~NseA' St"