The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-16
BOARD OF APPORTIONMENT.

4 LIVELY MEETING YEsTERDAY-THE KINGS.
BRIDGE ROAD AND OTHER IMPRovEMENTs-
DAMAGES AWARDED by THE SUPREME COURT
GIVE RISE TO A LONG TALK-THE CoMPTRoL-
LER's ''NDvDUAL OPINION" AND ITS VALUE
The Bard Of Apportionment met yesterday
afternoon, Mayor wickham IN the chair. The sub
Iect matter OF the Comptroler's communication
TO the Mayor, submitted at the last meeting OF tho
Board, in relation to the following public i'm.
provements, having damages awarded In each
case. to wits
!. The opening of Tenth avenue. above l55th
' TSs s caias out Of new street running
Tenth avenue 70 me Boulevard, near the ,..o
The laynr out wIaenin; and strai9hcn
ing q RnSsSrldgs, road between s'th ,,s %, -
was called up after letter from Mr.. Green was
read. In which the wants, pecuniary and other
wise, OF the New Court House Commissioners were
detailed. and which letter was laid over for the
consideration OF the Mayor, tho claimed that the
appointment OF the Court House Commissioners
was illegal
The COMPTROLLER said that he had prepared
two resolutions In relation to the public improve
ments referred to In his communication OF the
10th inst. These resolutions, he remarked bad
been prepared in answer 10 the resolution OF the
President OF the Department OF Taxes and Assess.
lions presented (which he read) were prefaced
with Q dozen whereases, in which the laws
authorizing the Comptroller to issue bonis, &C..
were mentioned with great particularly, and
we're In erect TO authorize the Comptroller to
issue bonds to the amount OF 500, 800 81, to be
known as City Improvement Stock, payable In
twenty years, at a rate OF interest not exceeding
seven per cent, and Sl,27e9o7 Il as Assessment
Fund Stock" payable III forty years.
NOT INFORMATION ASKED FOR.
sented, remarked:-I do not see that in these
resolutions the Information ~. asked Tor by The
THE CoMPTRoLLER-Part Of 1t has ana part of 1t
has not been furnished. Aresolution was adopted
by the Board OF Aldermen some weeks ago asking
Tor certain Information which will require twenty.
nve clerks one month TO get at; Another resolu.
ton was passed by THIS Board which Will require
much work and time to answer.
the MAYoR-But these awards were made by the
Supreme Court.
1ne CoMPTROLLER-Oh yes That is not dis
puted. believe we ought TO pay promptly every.
thing the CITY owes and
The CoMPrRoLLEE-Yes; that Is the policy and
q good policy It ~. you say; but say that speed
the payment Of claims know that resolutions
looking to this end are not sufficiently favored
here to be always adopted.
LITTLE LIGHT.
The MAYoR-Hold on, sir. At the last meeting
Of the Board communication was submitted from
awarded By the Supreme Court were declared
excessive. Tnat statement SIR, was appar.
members OF TINS Board or the Comptroller have
good ground Tor asking tnat they should De iur.
nIsned with the same IIgnt ne seems to have ex.
ciuslvely enjoyed when showed him that these
AWARDS were excessive" until that Information
Jug Tor the issue oil the bonds.
Inc CoMPTROLLER-The Mayor Is correct In desir
ing the Information; ! said IN my communication
excessive. Ny words were. "rhe damages, I
IhlnK. were excessive.n Tnat was ana is my own
quire or aIrect any other MEMBER OF this Board to
adopt Il. me basis oil my opinion was IN some de.
erty is neid up town. tell you, sir, that the result
depends sometimes In these matters whether
. parry In interest Is an uptown lot speculator o"
Is not.
The MAYoR-weil, then, as l understand the
matter the opinion expressed In the ComptrOller's
letter was simply his own expresslon-it may
nave been right or wrongS
The CoNPTRoLLER-I am subject to all the frai.
ties OF human nature, sir. am liable TO err, Tor
I am not inlalDle. l Will say that the Issue Of
Inc MAYoR-The Comptroller puts himself right
on tue record bv his letter, and We. VINO vote iOr
the issue OF the bonds, which ne declares Is
wronI, are to be neld In iault hereafter. am as
anx GUS any member OF this Board that the
c,ty debt SHOULD not be increased. Ny opposition
prompted by deslre TO do rignr. There are two
members OF tnis Board VINO nave been only SIX
tiles Ior learning SO much about these matters as
the Comptroller. The Comptroller Is simply steal
ing my thunder.
The CoNPTRoLLER-l don't OBJECT TO anybody'A
trying 10 be right and any one can have all the
thunder he wants. VIII welcome the support Of
any member Of this Board OF resolutions tnat are
right
act with an eye only 10 the puoiic interests
Tne UoxrrRoLLEw-My opinion expressed in my
comm unca tion relative To the AWARDS was my
own. The documents relating 10 those 'publ1e
improvements are open to the inspection OF any
upon 10 explain what every other member OF the
Board can mud out ~ little personal activity.
charge that the awards were 'excessiveD really
meant something. By his remarks see 1t does
not ] VIII therefore vote Tor the issue OF the
The CoxPrRoLLER-rhe idea Is then, that be.
cause tue opinion expressed was the individual
opioiop OF tue Comptroller u does not amount 10
me MAYOR naughins) That's the way it
MIR. LEwIs-weu. the Comptroller has advanced
the idea himself: I'm not responsible for what he
tnirEA
The MAyoR-Well. mere are the resolutions Of
fcred by the ComDtroller.
was instructed by resolution az the last meeting
o. ae Ioas g prepare Ss i11 ,b uae res0u
Mr.. LEvfs-lnea offer them.
Tae resolutions were then passed authorizing
the issue OF cat, IMPROVEMENT bonds aud the as
sessmcDt boods. the Que Amounting 10 se6.s96 81,
PAYABLE IN tsenv Years, ana assessment fund
stock bonds amounting 20 sL27o,s97 IA.
On Wotion OF the t0arTROLiEk the Issue OF as.
sessment bonds TO the amount Of $4,000 aud
bonds 10 meet Judgments Tor $4,000 was author.
lzcd.
The COMPTROLLER remarked, when offering tho
resolution that tney went TO increase the city
DEBT fne mayor replied That " tue amount OF
the bills brought against the city we're PAID when
presented the deDt would he less, as the heavy
costs az ntisstlon you'd De avoided.
rue Board adjourned subject TO the call OF tho
char.
MUNICIPAL NOTES.
All sorts of ulld Yumor. we're anoat in the Clty