The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-16
EVENING SESSION.
THE ASSEMBLY.

ALBANY, April ID, 1875.
In the Committee OF the Whole the bill providing for
repaving fifth avenue, New York was considered.
Mr. moved 20 strike out all OF section l. which
how the work shalt be paid for, and insert
vision requiring contract to be entered into TO keep
the pavement in repair for period OF not less than two
years completion, without additional expense
TO city property holders and that the cost OF
pairing said avenue in accordance with the provisions
OF act shall he included in the estimate OF the De-
partment OF Public Works, shall be appropriated by the
Board Estimate and Apporonment, certified by the
Comptroller according 10 law. and inserted and in
cuded ia the annual levies and raised and collected
by upon the estates subject taxation in the city
Mr. DALI opposed the bin chiefly the ground that
the proposed work was not needed and was not called
Mr LIScolS responded. claiming that the improve
Il called Tor BY very large number oil the heaviest
Mr HISS opposed the bill insisting that the city
thorities had sufficient power 70 maze mis- pavement
without coming u the legislature 4 they wanted H. ne
also thought the sole OBJECT OF this bill was TO lay
patent pavement in which there was monopoly and
which very expensive.
NJ p ~ also opposed aSs S say aat ne
petition Tor this bill were opposed 10 H. one Of them
lie ala not think this Charge was needed fhe present
%as Sne 2 e 9s b IN as s s5
Stone would do lhere had already been plaster pave
lie said Tie city was now overburdened with taxaton
and they could sand more, especially Tor anything
Mr. r. J. cAsPsELL advocated the bill insisting that il
was very necessary improvement and would prove 10
be an economical one lie was satisfied the Common
u
Mr.. DAIr said ne Board was opposed to It and tho
passed ~ the Board
Mr. j. j. CAMPBrLL said was little strange that the
Mayor would tell the gentleman any tnng about such
Mr. l. q CAnPrElL said the Mayor Of New York does
tel other people such things e t9d me the very same
wealthy property owners the avenue we're record
prote sting AGAINST tins Improvement lie reaa ne sg,
worth OF property the avenue; lie called attention
think much tor the asphalt IN the abstract
~ was oi VIC SIAnal - 'ie le tett .al tuls
imProvemsnt He INSISTED ne OH was uneonsuutlona
ton whleh = 2 lay TIE gfahamite asphalt a, !.
the interest Of certain corporation; that it was egs-
aag special pTiy,ese q single eSrpoTs , ana
provides that such pavement as this ana no patent
fhis PROVISION stands n the way q tas proposlion,
hence We aa the q &c., q nIs . pave
Of pavement the city there having been numR1ious
a measure Is wen a. in tie basy Rs1y bil =
speaker McGUIRK rose y say that me other evening ne
the first time. he had heard there were millions Il
turn out really there we're mlon IN these measures.
unless those having them in charge came % him with
time, % make ful and startling exposure o. the whole
M, Bears SAID be wished he could learn Just now
n M - "a Nv hasat An events NOT n an
offensive sense-bnt be would Ice 70 know who and how
thls question elsewhere had had little confidential
c0niaDs not with any wrong purpose he did not want
BE- understood impugniDg any ones motives In his
action here. but be did 10 know how many had
converted way the other BY solid
the lest aud most sound reasons he meant he wished
he could they did IN sabbath scho0is-have mem.
bers raise their ignt hands and say
Mr.. T. j. LAMFhKLL-Does the gentleman think he Is
addressing sunday school
Mr.. BUnTIs-Oh no In the sabbath school we ask all
the children who want 70 90 good y hod their right
request and say, 'A who wish 10 bad will ho.d
your right hands, and then none o. them DO anEhterJ
Now, what want to know Is whether this ht - going
pass, and IL let IL pass and let as 20 on with our
honest legislation. uaughter.) he went on for some
The question was then taken Mr.. Lincolns amend
M W1EHSKR moved to strike out tue nrst section.
which would kill the bill Carried. As to 81
Other sections and the title 70 the bill we're also
Mr. BRoSAS moved to restore the title &c. to the Finh
Avenue Pavement BILL and that u be ordered u third
reading, which was lost. a. i0li0ws.=
YKAs-Messr2 Aivord, barkey, Bennett. Berry, B0rd-
well, Brogan A. j. Campbell Lleary, COMey, Fay Fish,
Friend. hauschei, keenan,, Kirk. krack, Lawrence,
land Vedder, Yosburgh and Witbeck-16
NArs-Messrs. Ba1gers Beach. Beardsley, Bene-
dict, Bishop, Bowen, Buriis CalkiEg 4. q Camp.
bell CLARK. Cgmstock, Cooke. Costgan, Dag
Rett DAILY Decker Dessar. by. farrar, 0edney.
ureen, Grlnan, hammond, Hess, nlnckiey,, Hogan,
Kennaday, Mackln, McAiee, McGowan McGroariy,
Merwln, W. Miller Muller, Page, Peck, Petty, Pope,
Prince aoscoe Russell, sanford, Hchencks schictein.
SCHUYLER. scudder, shattuck, sherman. Sherwood,
shell Stauf stephens 1amage, " taylor. W. p. lay
Tor fewksbury, waenner. Wellington, West Whitmore
Mr. BRoeAS moved reconsideration and that the mo-
ton lie on the table. The motion was lost which eHec-
Ihe Assembly then took a recess until haifpsss seven