New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-24
EAST SIDE PROPERTY DEPREcIATING.

THE DIsGRACEFUL CONDITION OF THE PAvEMENTs
IN PARTS OF FIRST AND sECoND-AyEs. DRIVING
AWAY TRADE-vIEws OF RESIDENTS.
The German property owners on the east
aide OF the city have been making complaints lately
about the bad condition of FIRST and 5econdayes espe
eiaiy between Fourteenth and Thirtysixthsts. They
say that in consequence OF the neglect of the city
authorities To make improvements the East side trade
and Industry steadily leaving that quarter and
a large number Of residents who workiBgmen have
given up their houses and 70 the West SIDE
In consequence property has greatly fallen in valueas
much as % 30 per cent. TRIBUNE reporter inyest
gated the condition OF First and Secondaves yesterday
As far up Fourteeutn-s the pavements on the ave-
nues are still in toleraby good condition Above that
street they present wretehed appearance The pave
ment is eobble-stoBe ana It Ia greatly out OF repair
There are deep ruts made by truck wheels, stones
are missing In various places and large deep holes are
very frequent In Secondave., between Sixteenth and
kIneteenthtsts, the remains OF wooden pavement
TIE Second-ave Railroad Company laid timDers for
their track last summer but did not again iii up the
spaces The ast rains filed them with water which in
some places foot Is inches in depth, making the
street almost impossible to pedestrians. Between
Twentysixth and Tbrty First-aye is in dis
graceful state. In places the pavement on one
side OF the railroad track has been entirely re-
moved nothing remaining to show that pave
ment ever existed there, except a few large stones
Ihirythird-st, at the foot Of which Is the Norwak
landing, Is entirely unpaved. few fragments Of Nag
gDg and pieces board have been thrown down
at distances OF three feet aud this IS the
only made for passengers going 10 and
from tine steamer. Inir -sxthst Is IN no better con-
dton, and FOrtethst, between First and Secondaves
Is not only unpayed but covered over With dccaying
vegetable refuse and straw, winch after the rams seF
ousy affect the health OF residents in the neghbOrhood
Rents along these streets low compared with
those In other parts Of the city Alderman Koch SAID 10
reporter that he owned two houses the East side
which he would be glad u sell II he could hnd pur-
chaser. He said that "A bill was introduced into the
Assembly last Mlrcn 20 provide for the pavement or
Frsaye between Fourteenth and Thirty siXtn-sts The
bill referred TO committee which, he had heard
reported favOrably upon Nothing upon the subject
had been heard since. Mr. Koch SAID tnat many OF the
property willing 10 deiray the expenses VI
requirement., II the city would proyide them with tue
material
Alderman Billings said that his attention had been
called the wretcned condition OI the Two avenues Dy
the Captain OF Twentyhird Precinct and he, him
self, had conferred with Commissioner Van Mort VINO
told him that according to the existing law the city
could not repaye streets unless a resolution Was
presented by majority OF the property-Owners on the
streets be paved aud who represented the greater
part OF property large NUMBER Of the property
unwilling 10 contribute 10 these improve
ment and the appropriations the City Treasury Tor
improvements not sufficient ~ pave more Than
few blocks. The condition OF these avenues, MI.
Billings SAID was very detrimental TO the trahc there