, 1876-08-16
HYDE PARK.

mot yesterday afternoon. All were present cx-
cept Mr.. Powell. There were, besides, some
fifty property-owncrs and etock-Yard men In
Attendance, VITO came to SEQ fair p!ay III the
Forty-thirtl street scwer controversy. .Aftcr
the reading Of tho minutes, Mr.. Dcnsicy intrn-
duced this important subject by explaining
the action OF the old board thereon
ns follows: Lust year an assessment Of $780,
600 was made to cover tho building expenses Of
the proposed sewer, md during his talr. Bcno-
lcy's) absence tho Board voted to LIT the con-
tract. Upon hls return tho matter was
again brought up and discussed, when u
instructed to cease ill proceedings for, that
year. This year the Board asked for lowcr
prlces, and as a result received bids ranging
from 81, 600 to S75,oOo. These were referred
to committees, md the mattcr hero rests Fur
thermorc, that ths 1'uwn Of Lake has not asked
to connect with thla sewer, would nut be per-
n,tttcd to do 30, and could not II they wcto al-
Alter tic President had concluded hts re-
marks, the Engineer presented Ills report upon
tho park sewer 1t Eavo no definite uuswcr ns
lis praetsan!l'ty petition was na Iss from u
sssstncnt was much too large; TINT tho newer
offered BY tic South Park Commission WIS
amply sufficient, aud recommended its pur-
chnse.
AIr. II. NJ. Sheppard demonstrated that the
| law allowed them tho uEe ut tho Park sever
| without pay. Ills views and thosD Of Lilo nnny
owners whom liz represented were to t'1uscst
against the construction - 81 tho sewer. Thcy
WIS not extremely necessary, and was too TX
| pcnsive, especially Vt the prcscnt time.
AIr. Ifurnc, On the other side, thGn spokc Of
the present clleaptesa of labor n,tu t1latcFlal.
| aud they tho Stock -Ynst!.incn) did not want
sewer, and ownc,l ouly 3l0 feet. 1lo WIS
strongly In favor Of tho plan.
| Mr., George S. DaWe,, IL lurge owner, protest.
cd against The building of the sewer ut present.
A retnoustraErc, representing ~ ncrss OF
property, was presented by CfIace l. AtIcl, w!,ti
stated ihat uot,-rcAIacuts would be severely
tlEsufectcd by additional assessments, and
wuuld Withdraw tlte.r interests IN tho yillnge.
Mr. l.. ". stone loudly plea'lcl that thu west
portion vi the vilngu lsAtl borne tho heavicst
pnr4!Un uf tic tnxea Without my equivalent rc'
turn, and wanted the sowcr built.
Mr.. fuilatlslce, from tho West End, thought
that tho Improvement would be tlcslsablc, hu,
that It was nuw question of ability.
Only the residents IL the west esstl ~ Forty
third strcct would be Immediately hrnrt'sca b.
Its constitution, nnl tho others Would b.
obliged to tlIshIrsc without my Tu:on'pcnsc fo
so'no ycars: lie favored p,'tpons1ncnt, n'n
promote erunouly, to leave tls construction tt
some futuru a,ll ,nute apprecahlu tllte..
Mr.. john alnttoclts, wsr, represented ~
LF10F eHtltH, WHICH was a9Ht38Eu 4JtuuW koE ll'
proposed sewer, also protested against II. Mr
Johnston, representing several a:rca, also GU
tered protest.
A rcl.Ionssra,,ce signed BY Judge Vun Ilig
gins, j. N. Barker, rcnrre X licnjnnlln, nn
large number NJ otlIrr Influential citizens, va
brought forward,
hfr. Hrouks spoke against the nscasurc, md q
tho determination to crntcst tho assessments /
| the courts.
alE. Hill opposr.l because OF lie gross inju'
| tics OF the assessment,
Mr. Bognc tl.un rose and moved that, IN VIC,
OF the Intense feeling siluwn by III
owners preSr,lt, The matter be referred to til
4 Committee on Drattagu, With tho addition {
tho President of the Board. tlIey to report
two weeks. Tho mUtlon wla SECONDED by Ill
Fnrrul!, antl carried.
Toe President thea remarked that no fnrthe
a action should bc taken III the ,lattcr till tl
expiration Of tho two weeks agreed upon.
y The sewerage question being temporarily III
!" pused of, the routine business hcgan. Drocke
Q presented d petition from tlu scsllcnts VI Fo
fy-lrst street., asking that tho .spcclal asses
mcut for tbs Widening OF that ttre'
be somewhat reduced, for while tlt
:, approved ot the tmp1ovcment,, ths
J. caial4escd the damages cWatucu l37,d00l as {: