New-York tribune., 1876-04-12

quarter of the front feet OF the property assessed except
the city and instead of requiring each person 10 ac
knowledge the petition before notary public MAKING
the publication of the petition in The Cy htcOTa con-
elusive a. to all the facts of the case. Ill,
The fifth section, which provides thaT IN no case snai
wor fr ybIc Al, assessment snail be imposed be pro-
ceeded v h IT, I'd single year TO greater amount than
81 100000 Hu the Indebtedness OF the Guy i1r ~
payable from asaessmonts is reduced Dy the coeco VI
assessments to OOOO 600 amended so as 10 cover
existing contrac and with the intention 10 cover o
case of Riverside Park. ,,, -,
Section 2 which provides that contract abandoned by
the contractor shall be readvertsed ana relel, wts
amended on motion of senator Gerard so as 10 pern.
the sureties OF a contractor TO take up the WORK ana
car IL This Il was urged, would iro'tcl NV @ suu
t from suit FOR the failure OF the contractor 10 carry
out his agreement and would secure to te cry Dct,SI
prospect OF the performance OF Tie work Secuo 10,
which relates TO advances made TO contractors, Is
amended so as provide that on work done under con
entered into prior TO the passage 0 the ac IsE@a @
ing assessments known as Chaptcr $50, Laws OF 81,
the contractor shall be charged seven per cent on ne
advances made to , these advances 10 DE cefneu u
the Board of Assess"i. by the Controller - .a,...
The goth section, Nach provides that all assessments
under the act just toned shall be connIned oS ~
the affirmative ac'iCu OF the Board OF REVISION h IL
recOn of Assessment Is amended so as 10 proNue so
that motion to vasate an assessment can DC ue h
more than four months ater the assessnc f 9,"va
confirmed Also that 0ne-haf OF the cost OF Inpiohe
ments i'll all streets over loo 1eet vide s oc pUi ny ~
the city Senator Gerard urged TINS on me grouau ,nat
the expense was mach greater, and the dement, was
often did not desire tie Improvement In any cast, IL
WAS only right that the city should bear le cost
The 2lth section was ahehded % on 9e,oI w h CoptrnI
Ter Green's request, so as 10 provide tit the snhhs
should be continued, ana aiter pfoNlung ior h
payment of the interest the stocks ana bonds OF sad
citv now payable thereirOm, provided by law, ana
on stocks and bonds payable from TAXATION except rev
enue bonds"-the amendment is in quotation marks-ne
surplus should transferred the sinking fund Tor tine
redemption OF the ci y debt.
SECTION 26 that in relation to the surplus OF excise
license moneys after paying the salaries Of the Commits
siO1ers and employees, stricken out, as mas been
already said Senator WOOdn now moved 10 add num-
her Of new sections embodying the substance OF various
bills now before the Legislature VIII ch he wlshed 10 III
corporate into this b they properly parts OF u
Section % tncw) provides that no action shall be mann
tanned against city until the claim has been presented
i'm writing and sworn and has been before he Con-
roer for 80 days. and that verdict shall lie obtained
from Jury unless there an appropriation IN eN-
iste nee nj tie time the claim was incurred
Section % new provides that against the city
shall 20 before except TO take evidence III par
tcular cases hut this is 10 affect existing cases
Section 80 new provides that Section 2 Chapter 3l9,
Laws OF 1860 which provided that action should not lie
against the city until 20 days had elapsed after the pre-
sentaiOn OF the claim, and unless the Controller hdd re-
fused 10 pay il the expiration Of that time, sha nor
apply to cases which more than 500 Is claimed ana
less than 500 is recovered.
Section 81 (newl provides that all balances or uneN
pended appropriations of 1874 and previous years are
made subject the disposition uf the Coutrocr, wEO
may cover them into the treasury at the end OF Two
years - -, iii,
section 80 new) is In continuation Of Section a. which
applies the proceeds OF the sinking fund for the payment
o interest part OF the city debt 10 paying interest on
the entire debt