New-York tribune., 1875-01-26

In the accompanying diagram the dotted lines along
the middle OF the carriage and the diag0nais at
the intersections Of the streets supposed TO form
equitable divisions OF the surface area chargeabe to the
property along the opposite sides OF the streets The
dotted lines within Rawlins-square agree with the
building lines Of the adjoining squares and the spaces
these lines and the borders OF the square agree
with the park spaces OH the opposite sides OF the
strsets except that the west side OF
they are somewhat wider than the spaces
included within Rawlnssquare. but as the extra
widths TO ladorn the fronts OF the property to
which they are attached and are not In any way con-
neced with Rawlinssquare IL is presumed that no part
of the work the extra width nor IN fact on any Of the
park spaces the opposite sides OF the streets ought
TO be charged to the square.
ON the foregoing bases, charging to Raglnssquars
all the work done the areas embraced In the foot
ways surrounding IT, ana lOne9a Of the width OF tas
the work done outside of the dotted lines along the
middle of the earriaRe-ways, we have the following
and cost at Board prices supposed to be properly
i2iS linear feet Of straight curbug 81 5O.. $1,000 so
Brick sidewalks. $50 square "a yarts at H.: 1885 %
l6=l Os6 yards. at 50 cents .............,.. 597 80
Concrete canlase-way 30S.5 square yards, less l6,
81 Os6 yards at 50 20..,,.'".',...'''''''' 3475 20
Tos"........................ 1888 70
FIRST FALSE MEASUREMENT.
The charges OF the Board O: Public Works for the
face work on the streets around the square, on the
measurements approved by Col o. f. Babcock. are as
follows:
Straight curbus 28s une.r feet 81 5O... 1892 90
Sidewalk j54 square yards ssphst 81 55.. 2232 80
Cariage.ways IL lS4 square yaris less l-O=V32O ~ -
yards asphalt at 80 ZSoZi w
To,al........................ oss o.
From which subtract the foregoing 1913 %
And have the s Overcharge or error of the ,oo oo
Part of THIS error arises from charging to Rawlns-
square all the work the entire width O the streets
and avenues around that square Including the side.
walks and parking places along the opposite edes OF
the streets, thus leaving 10 part OF the cost to be
charged to the surrounding property though t rs nos
been favored 'Iis more hkey that they too have
been similarly buFdened with excessive charges
Rut thp
the widths OF the surrounding streets and ther
ntersectaus at prices it still fails up, in
eIfher area or sum to the amounts charged 10 Rawus
s1uare alone For nstanee The entire surface area OK
the carrag geway around the square is less than one
Col Babcock and charged by the Board to Rawins-
sauare which should have been, before stated, only
onehaf OF the width OF the carrageway, or less than
one fourth OF the actually charged Further one
half of the cauiageway is paved with coo6estone the
Roard price of which cents per yard. The other hale
concrete the price OF when IL " 70 per yard BUT Ooth
halves with than double surface measurement or
the entire carrageways, amounting TO more than four
times much surface as properly pertains 70 square
ia all charged the square concrete st - 20 per yaru
Amounting TO S29s2A This more than seven times as
much as OF the cob0e stone anu eOueIete pave
ment which actually put down and when Is prop
ery cbarreabe TO the square The sidewalks surround
ing the square all brick Those ouslne o the car
riage-wsy the same except some ~ or Az YARDS Q.
concrete But Col Babeoek aud his assistants reported
s as asphalt for wh.ch the Board charged 81 80 per
yard-ueary three times the price Oh the orieA pave
II should be observed that the errols pointed oas
ohove anpy wholly TO the surface work, all open I'd
view and do not include the grading for which siII -
Tor which sllc ~ - chSrseu,
which added 10 the foregoing s34OS5 ~ makes to'as
maid on Col BaDcOcks estimates ana measurements Ol
S e90 TO- By making the same additions LOT tue sewers
nd grading the foregoing supposed st estimate IOE
the surface work properly pertaining 10
W. S76l3-He have for that total or fioolo 80 ino
lasf suDracted from the amount Actually palu caves
$40 100 90 as this original amount OF error or oyerp
n.nl to the Board account " the Work apous hA"
Bnt il having been discovered that that work hsd been
that the enormous errors OF tns ncal"
and their engiueers had been exposed ana ilesy oV
mented upon by the public press, ana tns. tue
tee OF Investigation mad the question unuer
ton the Governor In his answer 10 the w ~
Iated Feb 2s 1914 made deduction on sceont VI IN.
exposed errors of s4.y6 thus reduehK e h 49, ~ % % s
work 10 Sll363 TO- When one dedaets lrom Ano ae. s
the before named supposed fair price ior .ue sur
nrt Win tbe sums paid for work on the sewers an0
worx WIZ ae T S1s so1 he Will sn ind overpayment
of S 81, o. That is after dsduetlns sno $500 !.
stil en- sit 90 or e. 526 10 more than tNiee as ucn
si' M worE nropery chargeabe to RawlinssQlAre
woud amount 20 at Board prices When nonesuy ss ss
have been returned by the Board y the eAposu n =
hs, h' not bcen madof And who can doubt that many
similar returns on other parts OF tue work wvua % M
haan vonntarily made by Board, II IL haa eeea w
1ersiood that the Board OF Audit wouiu t,Svy
os The Transactions of the Board OF Public "vr hs
make an honest reIneasurement OF tne wora ,sa am
now TOO fte 10 correct the manifest error Oh .ne
torsN hnoso i, - a,S ,afars H are involved. O. r.
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