New-York tribune., 1875-11-19
COST oF UPTOWN IMPROVEMENTS.


PaurEsr AGAINST THE PREs mt SYSTEM or DAYS
wOEK-ENraNsE 90 REMOVING A PORTION OF
TuE or T)N QUEDucr.
Tho Washington Hights Association, at a
recent neetins unanimously adopted protest against
the continuance 90 the days work ten under which for
seYrral years public i'm ns have been carried on
10 tho upper part OF tho olty Tho protest sets forth
thar no expenditures time and money arc far too great
for tn work ace lli.hol, bong uearly If not quite
doula gha! IN y should be- The ect0cs ana men
p0yed arr appointed without the sghio5. res rd 10 TT
unss o.. Ire amount Of work which they perform. The
systou of ssung labor tickets TO political organizations
scOrdegnnod The result OF the present system Is az
serted be that the property owners compelled un
,ser tf form OF nsc.smcUts. pay than double
what they should pay for improvements The protest
sr 0enoanees tho system ourace on honest labor
ets Who able aud willing 20 give an honest days work
fta their wages.
There has bcou from other criticism OF tho
Ger a. gliCh tha Department of Pubc Works has done
tho wcsL or removing she aqucduct from Nnetyhrl-s
10 One for which appro
prisp o: 50 700 OOG was granted by the Legislature Of
1874 ,iuct Of done under the direction Of
C,nnssioucr Van Mort AMI when he retired from Office
q was continued under the supervision of Gen Porter
10 Is nsw nearly complete. It IL alleged that the work
could have been don Tor one-haV Of the money spent
Officials In tho Engineer Bureau OF the Department give
the following statement:
In 1870 pgOpariy-owners between Ninev-thitd and
hSt nsncd 10 have the aque-
duet removed IL nlCrferod with the grade Of the
sfrers surrey aDi approximate estimate OF tie cost
Of tho sork were mado IN fearnay ls7l TIE Lessia-
tue authorized the al OF the agucducL Toe ons-
ina' estimate Tas based ON so9seh 4gu.oeot ,hroasH
and a. vas deemed advisable 20 prs Gown SIX 4Slnch
pipes through Tenthaye and Niqey-,hirdst, hnm one
cdnc-thitoenthst 10 connect with the agueduct
10y gatthousos The Tenth ave and etythird.st had
70 be graded, The pipes put down and COY,
SiS ~es nroessary si 10 construct tho sewers at the
tine that the pipe were put down so as to protect
the ps frum futnrc injury by blasting, sc. Tue con-
tract fcf inrash ng o pes was et ~ Jnne ISL ana
all delivered tho laiicT part oi last year Some
OF tieu delivered when pipes worth $50 per
ton more tan ths contract prise Ia places along
the no tho rock 20 icot aOONe tue Grade 1s had
II was nncessary 70 Remove tho aqueduct aud the
eIabaskment on Tsnth-eYe from one.hunarcd-and-
plpee is a temporary line 20 tho west o the ayenue
while tas was being done Toe eN linee OF pipe on tue
Temporary line aru DOW b:ing removed 10 Their Jernt
nonf plaoo IN Ientbave,, between One-hupdred-and-
scyonh and Ono-hundi ed-au star, r,eentn-s's' ihe %
@Ge ,naIeriary siSSe % tho '' yeaI when the con
AZ ~, ton cheaper and ts price Of labor has fallen
nom ~ 80 Fi 90 The buJa Of fne woik was through
steo, 500 600 viii complete the undertaking Taking
ls'o sdoraon the price oi labor and material at he
ground the work fairly peforucd aud The price not
excessive.
Fact sIDR OPPosiTIOS TO RAPID TRANSIT
The Committee OF Ways and Means OF the
Third,sFa. BOwory, aud ChathanrsJ Property Owners
Rspidfansit Association met last egea;ng at No 5f5
Thirdag Mr Parsons has bsou mentioned by sevo oil
stnbers very desirable person for counsel and his
afae VIII DO suggested Ut the ting the EXec
tyebody Tho counsel win dsh0ite instruction
from the Committee as ths manner In which The suit
shall be conducted. but VIII skeIcise lr discretion
e wie route bays been Obtsned 10 the prvtest, and
he value o. the property they represent : estimated at
orasfs ON the Thu dave. are the heirs Il Pesrr
Stay sesn and Oher ktuyyesenis OF the scten'eoBtb
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