New-York tribune., 1875-02-17
ALBANY.
rup r1rrU.AyENuE PAVEMENT.

...non~e To MP Made by THE COMMITTEE
THR MAJopfTY IN FAVOR OF ihH Dill
MEMORIAL FROM fIFrn'AVENUk fhorhhri
OWNERS AGAINST ITS PAssAGE-rhE dhNhhAL
'piy1NG BILL TO RE REPORTED.
lirRoM THE REGULAR CoRHESfoNDhNi w IN" i""Oi
aTn.~v Feh a6-Tho Assembly Committee on
~, rasont Tomorrow morning, two reports
y. .,~. Iyf,b. Avenue Pavement bill. The majority,
INSISTING of MeSsrs. Timothy J. Campbell,
Kifk Cleary. McGrOarty, and George Iyier' OF
Monroe will rport faVorably, whlle MT
D,ly the Chairman, and Mr. Hess VIII report
-a,orsalv This amazing decision was reached not
witbstanding the tact that only to-day Chairman
na,v received from New-York the protest OF nu-
merous property owners along the avenue against
tbn paving of Fifth-ave. with Grahamite asphalt
,novsment. OF any other asphalt pavement, with
or without concrete foundation This memorial Is
signed by William c. Rhinelander, Marshall "
poher+s Robert l.. Smart Robert Lenox Kennedy
Charles DELANEY, John Taylor Johnston, Amos
p Pno John w. and j. Abner Harper
Mrs poror Stevens DR.. Lewis A. Sayre John D.
r;sco Henry Hilton, Alexander I. Stewart, Darling
Tr;swold & Co.. J. J. Aston, w. Is. Astor. and many
,tbers The petition was accompanied oy let'er
from Amos r. Emo to the Chairman DAILY, IN wmch
be savs that the sentiment of the property neIs
along the avenue is entirely against any asphalt or
composition pavement and that many more sigma
,os ran bo tanned if the number given is not con-
sidered sufficient to Indicate the drift of popular
opinion. He explained that the names which are to
be found both on the original petition for the asphalt
payement and on this counter petition against 1t,
were signed to the former raper the year before last
and were used this year without authority
Whether the lobby which has captured the Com
mittee will be strong enough to conquer the House.
remains to be seen; but there is great deal OF per
sstent and systematized work being done on DehaI
of this bill.
In order TO have as many weapons at hand as pos
sible for its defeat Chairman DAILY will report to-
morrow the general bill granting power IN these
matters to the local authorities. called for by Mr.
Waehners resolution. This bill grants to the Board
Of Aldermen. with the approval of the Mayor, the
power to direct the paving and repaving of the
streets and avenues in the City of New
York. When street has been paved
aud the expense borne by the property
owners benefited. the expense of repaving shall be
paid By general assessment upon the taxable prop
erty of the city as well the property benefited.
When One-thTd Of the property-Owners to be bene-
fted protest against the proposed improvement,
they may apply to the General Term Of the Supreme
Court of the First District for the appointment of
three commissioners. who shall decide upon the ex
pediency OF the proposed pavement. This decision,
if confirmed by the Court. shall be final. The bill
declares void all ordinances or resolutions for re-
paving heretofore passed which were not petitioned
for by majority of the property-Owners affected.
and for which contract has been entered and
award of contract made Except for repairs no
patent pavement shall be laid and no patented
article shall be contracted for or purchased except
under such circumstances shall give fair oppOr
tunity for competition. Mr. DAILY will ask that this
bill be printed and recommtted TO the Committee
for needful amendments, and will make a strong
effort TO push the Fifth-ave bill out of the way by
means Of this