The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-07-15


increase Of me ey debt nd,ns The
departments, and other retrenchments expected from
pertinent has sought the impression such
ncre use OF the de6t was PRINCIPALLY due to
ried on by this department
responsbiity Tor the heavy burden imposed upon the
city at large Tor uptown improvements where !, belongs.
Boue yard the sixth and Seventh avenues avenue st
ana puSc places district bounded by Fifty ninth
street Eighth avenue lOh street Sixth avenue, Harlem
Mr. Green when in the
laws passed by the Legislature either upon his recon-
incubation %, or Win his Is tho an,
and improvement OF seventh avenue from 10th
street to the harlem River by the Commissioners OF the
Chapter SOL Laws of 1862 making the same provisions
with regard to Sixth avenue from 10th street to the
er OF the Senra Park 10 lay out and mproVs e
North End chat part OF the city lying north OF l55th
to be assessed upon me city s- at large:
3 ha% st. aeoass md
OF manhattan street and comforting upon the Commits
provements by days work or in such manner as they
tn as9 20 or pa s place sne
Fifty ninth street ,o.-
Laws Of 1868 authorizing the laying out and improve
Of m, ana pSos places les Y the
ninth street. Eighth avenue 10th street and Hudson
Chapter $50 of 1862 laying public place at
the Shspea So aMs Of ana he
soners OF the Central Park to widen Broadway from
GhspsT Laws 49, authorizing the extension of
the raEs TO be- assessed
upon the city at large tor land acquired and improve
LFor the opening of streets avenues parks and places
laid out BY a S hs cq by 9e
a. Green as President aud Comptroller OF the Central
Seventh from 10th street to Harlem
Sixth avenue IRON 10th st to Harlem River 100
from py ninth atm S 9h Stree;
ninth street: Isslss
Riverside Park and avenues 306s 4si
Morninsside Park and avenues. s2Stss
Public place at Boulevard. Ninth avenue and
Broadway widening Thirty second to 'Fiitty '''
ninth street lsOi.563
street .....,........ ........ ....... l,G26, 965
the Commissioners of the Central Park, legal
6 ee PS, nad par on petition OF the
Public place 2t Boulevard Ninth avenue and
Boulevard rom 18TH street to kinssbridge N'i
road at nwood street :.........,,...... 5llI 937
begun under the administration OF Andrew
Boulevard from Fifty to 55th steet.. 24ess
Sixth from 10th harlem River 3f6 IN
Seventh avenue from 10th ST. to Harlem River 6OS765
Total assessments on the city ........s 81, Az 9n
During my administration of thus department no
street improvements have been commenced the cost of
ing property; and with the exception OF he Eastern
Boulevard all such street improvements have been made
pursuance vi the ordinances Of the Common COnncii
whicrI am by law required to execute
association OF property owners known the
East Association advocated and obtained the
passage the Eastern Boulevard act under which
Eastern Boulevard laid by entirely within
the lines OF existing streets, requiring outlay what
for land, either by property by the
city the work now IN progress in connection with it is
the matchmaking OF several OF the streets and
comprising II, and the regulating ana grading 10th
street, these improvements mperatively necessary
and will be paid entirely by assessment upon adjoining
property.
No work is carried north of 25th street In pursu.
OF other authority than the Common Council
cept the completion OF the improvements begun by Mr.
Green by putting in sewers and the grading and macad
amizng OF l55th street establish communication be-
tween the Boulevard and avenue St Nicholas.
From the report of the eedings of the Board of
Estimate and ApportiOnment which appears in the
daily press find that Comptroller Green has offered
preamble and resolution against the further issue of
assessment bonds for street improvements. This Is
merely method Of his inpuiing to this depart
the prosecution OF unnecessary work, and giving
himself the appearance OF being opposed for of
to the very improvements which he planned
and originated and which, through special legislation
recommended ana approved by him. have become
burden upon the city to the extent oneha their cost
The expenditures OF the department ia ation
and funded account have been reduced at q
which will show at the close Of the year
ducon OF l000O as compared with last year. and
900 as compared with .he year 1871 Yours
respectfully, GEORGE NJ. VAN MORT,
Commissioner of Public Works