The New York herald., 1878-02-07
PUBLIC WORKS.
The Street Paving and Croton
Water Bills Reviewed.
COMPTROLLER kELLYS LETTER.
lhOrOughfarcS that Commissioner Campbell
Wants to Have Repayed.

Considerable discussion took place yesterday around
the City Hall relative to an alleged attempt by IA.
known parties to smugglo into a street paving bIi
now before Legislature Objectionable clause 10
the interest of a number OF city contractors Other
important affecting New York interests are
also before the Legislature tor consideration. In
view OF tho importance OF these bills Comptroller
Kelly yesterday sent communication to Mayor Ely
OF which the following the principal poiats:-
The bill to which shall first refer is entitled AN act
amend provide TOR uniform system for the
Of New York passed Nay ~ 1875 That provided oi
Of a Se % csr and report 10 hs Board 81
Aldermen to roquie repavcmcn tho work to eo done by
Gust not exceeding $500 single year apauni
Public Works aud appropriated by the Board Of kYa.u
aud Apportioument and raised and colieeted oy s.x
bill but amendments added to it. One OF these
the aseoa Of Ss '9 Of PuSs wo@s
ns.n Of majority Of the owasrs Of = the pr9ps, = Ss
front feet the assessment TO DO levied and collected -
loose aud Indefinite aud there no limit to tho expsnd
which might %sa ana would ss % SSi have pr %
ncy oy the ey to redeem the assessments bonds which
LOOSE LEsisL.iioS;
pas.%ery severely from Just such loose sgisoa In re
on to ioca, improvements under confused ANA conflict
loss to the Treasury oLion OF dollars tbraugh pns
cr N be- placed upon the collection Of
for the expense Of such repayng It tho IN should become
In the present derangcmont of lin .ncia affairs generally
Wise to enac, laws which viii ucroaso the burden q ns
Sy rSs S tho a ns
nent tor ep"vng aud repairing streets during the present
ssps aud ~ pavns
TSs sppr"pp,on sais SUN Tor ihs PURPOSE ISIS
to be raised by tax makes any aneninent OF the set Tor
ba there is ano.ner OF this act which is still
''Nuthing herein shall Affect
a Of ts 20 ,s % the s
public places hnt were entered upon prior Jan
coniriaed proper orcers authorized and rs
sy @ ns sl
more Objectionable provision than this is seldom on
Of ey in the past and Il permitted unuotics b,
The oe" "a,ns' viii ssIisAy a es 70 similar ss g
but sSs
city prior to toe 1877 reating to tho
Il mandator, on tue officers OF the department execute
and into effect any such contract or psoessdig ear
partment TO provide Tor tho whole expense that may be
EVIL Errncrs or SUCH LAW 1865
& or are are intended to eom
disclosed the bill nor In explained, and II II
n Contract
m%s o to "Sad"g or wo"a 400" o. "ts
Obscure Legislation Of this kind cannot be too .evsrey cn
brought to your notice TO secure your earnest
pSfS arssn TO tho purpose orna ae a. has rs
ton repavng OF the city other than
msnt. which are NOW IN, Inv aid ana the REVIVAL which Wal
riE cRoTos WATER pILL
The ether S 10 wns ~ .T S Ss SSs %
An act to amend entitled An act to provide ur
York passed February n 1871 enact
ana amend the sane 81 passa aPr g & 10 axtend
York including the two wards. aud to lay tue n,ees
sss mnv ~ ls AHa TO " sne'
The act Of 1875 conferred powers upon
n
Council and the approval the Mayor TO extend ana en-
New Yorn, incnding tho two new w.rs AID - inrnsha
raSs chaes and UoGseon s %
Backwen's Island, Wards Island ane andnlis Island.
higher levels and IN greater quantities" for waisn pnr.
and other services laying such manner
the said Commissioner shall deem ior tie best In
The Comptroller wa also deeted to issue bonds ior tris
WpS and S 'S SSSs o the s noes s
s79' COO M nnex xpendsd "a At luis date ,
the objects aud purposes tor which to money l. aatorxss
structn snch and fixtures the ConnIs-
sioner of Public Works may dean necessary"
The nature of the suetues and hxtuses TO DO erected
nor their location and the required 10 eoapIuts
them M whssr "a, 2 SIn"s @ to- s%na, IA a,ssa
sructues and hxtures, and also execute Tho work Of
law explained The obvioas inference that
money and "rnsr M ~, Issue o sona r nseos ness.,
which may 90 eventually required is quite unknown
Department may receive expenditures made under tho
nuihority OF thi amendment wi probably DO rsausi"u
from experiences that tho operation Of such laws isinot
these bills OF that class special lcgis
lation for local All without tue
ct he proper s a @ hys s oeem % % ns Isesse
heretofore saddied tho city with debt anu ade taxation
nE ggPAvED.
Comm issoncr Campbell has In accordance with thu
charter certified to tho Board OF Aldermen tho follow
Ing streets winch require TO DO rcpaved:-
with granite block pavemc nt--Barclay street, from
broadway to College pacc; Washington square road.
way from Filth to South FIlth avenue Waver.
ley place, from Broadway 10 Christopher street Mer.
Ger, from Canal 10 Bcockor; Fourteenth from INT.
versity place To Ninth avenue; FIceDth from Broad
way 10 Ftn avenue Irving place, from Fourteenth 10
Twentieth; Seventh avenue, IRON Fourteenth 20 For
ty-third; Fifteenth, from Third 10 Fourth avenue:
Morris, from Broadway to Greenwich.
Wan trap block pavemcnt--Watcr, from whitehall
to Fulton Madison, from Pear 10 Market; Market,
from DIVISION TO East River; Clinton, from Division
TO East River; Pearl, from broadway TO New Bowory;
Twenty third from Third TO East River:
Forty second from Third to Fourth avenue; Barrow
from Washington place to West; White, from Broad.
way TO Centre; l2sth from Fourth TO Sixth avenue
WISH maca,an pavcmGnt--Fiith avenue, IRON Fifty.
ninth seventy second Filth avenue, from l26th 10
lJ0th.
rne matter has boen referred to tho Aldcrman,c
Committee ON Pubic Works. Action will DO taken
tho next meeting OF tho Board.
TuE CORPORATION CoUssEL's CONTRADICTIONS.
Corporation Counsel Whitney ycs:e Iduy also made
IN the Repavemont BILL Mr. Whitney states that no
never soen Consulted with reference 10 tho bill
duced last winter tho Objectionable words appeared
printed In italics Indicating that tho clause tu
serted whiio the b was before tho committee being
the old job which has made It's appearance from
timo " time during The past hvc years
nDpnGrpE NAuIfDES