New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-30

THE CONTROLLERS MEMORIAL AGAINST RIVERSIDE
AVENUE. AND INCREASING OF THE CITY DEBT,
RECEIVED BY TIE SENATE AND ORDERED
PRINTED.
IyRoN REGUL Ar CORRESPONDENT or TUE TRiBUNE1
ALBANY, April pa memorial from Con-
rocr Green against the passage of the proposed bill for
the opening of Riverside received and ordered
printed IL lie arramont OF the motives of the
gentlemen belonging 10 the West side Association and OF
the Commissioners Of Parks in pressing the bin. Tho
Controller protests against the passage Of the bill which
he says is caTelcssly drawn, and lie asserts that
two or three cUnningly inserted lines throw
upon the taxpayers at largo more than three-fuar-
tcrs Of the great expenditure involved. lie claims
that the bill in the interest OF the West Side Assoca-
ton which he considers 10 be body of otholdeIs on
tie west side Of the Central Park. The Controller makes
the following statement with others:
It's not enough that twenty millions Of money have
been expended within a few years ny inc clE on .ne
West side and that the debt Of the city 10 that extent
,nntIeon m r. thcrc are 20 miles OF strects
avenues and bOuevarls above fity-Intl-st to-day com
TO keep them in order, aud probably not AN average 81
10 houses per mile on them; II u OF no "cigh, win
Them that tht are enough Of these tEOronghias
ready Tor buildings 10 accommodate the tro"th on he
civ Tor years 10 They must aso have this iv
crside-ayc for which there is 10 pubic need Whatever
and u this end the most desperate eNeros are beng
made, u the hope that by the expenditure OF esh mi
lions from the City Treasury, sinking Valnes may Do sns
taucd long enough 10 enable present holders 10 unload
1t viii be better for the Interests Of the e 10
nv for tho amount dividing IL among these est Hide
gentlemen public donation. =,
This Riyersidc-aVc is about three miles long, sl,-
uatcd al the extreme westerly edge OF The ciy, - OF
heavy grades and is not now nor VIII II ever We Oh IN
portance as thOrouehaTc In one sense II - pubic
way hut il would he difficult 10 name any road avenue,
or street in the city which is more especially ana purely
for nriy advantage. within stones throw from ana
parallel 10 1t is The Boulevard upon which seven mons
Of pubic money been spent and upon hVe miles Oh
which probably not fifty houses nave Drcn Dul Ill ntc
wears II is urged by tho promoters OF tis 0ectionaDe
bill that the owners OF property In inc Vch,y hlNo
nad sspssncuts f1r this Improvement. The only Ms
sesnents that have Been pad are mol LOT ,ns Wh put
Ter rho cost of the land Of Riverside Avenue ana lh
no assessment has been made Tor tne WORN cohtiis"
Inv t bill nor can any be made, as the law now siahs
until The work shall be entirely completed while IRON
thc ac that the land been dedicated Tor ark ana
sXenue very large advance in the price OF the adjacent
vr,terty has resulted, amounting TO several unes me
assessments paid by the lots, and yielding pfolooho
profit TO their holders 49, ,, , MI.
was SO 9GO 80. OF this the city pad S3ooctoi 80
and The remaining So 104 47J assessed on tnc pOpy
was spread over very large area, 80 that lc properly
tho actual benefit received. OF tins amount asseset
there has been paid $2472 s42 %, icaVDg a>Nesrrs
unnad March l. 49, 1881 $3.50 81. or the amount :"
assessments paid, considerable proportion "dH pau ny
pcrsons who received enormous awards ior property
taken for the avenue and park. - ,... . colt,
nhiie sentiment demands that n stop shall De put 10 rs
further increase This bill Is one thaS WILL ii rsIu,
Increase the public debt for private ana hot ioi ppho
advantage. . go 49,. I'll. Ia, ,,iuiona NJ
bopds another bill is before your honorable pody cnns
for the issue Of nearly 100000 more OF PONDS ior %
Department OF Parks, and also another TX M O ~
provided for that Department for this year from IA
tiop More than S2O,O0O.o0O OF Assessment Dohds arc
now OUTSTANDING Advances OF money Tor TINS CLASS oi
works have already been made by the Cy 10 inc eie'
of more than "a OOO 900 for which bonds arc now QUIZ
standing and the assessments Tor winch arc NOT
levied II would Do well II q return VI 'hese iaee az