New-York tribune., 1878-03-30

A BURDEN on THE CITY.

ABOUT 100000 or TIE COST OF THE EASTERN
BOULEVARD EXPECTED TO COME UPON TAx-
PAYERS Al LARGE.
Decided opposition is manifested by large
property owners the action Of the Board OF Revision
and Correction of Assessments in instructng the
Board Of reduce the assessments levied for
benefits along Eastern Boulevard, in order that
norton OF the money expended In this uptown improve
ment may be assessed upon the city Mt large This I'M
proyement ordered during the power OF the Tweed
Ring under an which passed the Legislature May D,
1870 In an act passed In 1873 the Increased area OF
the Eastern Boulevard defined TO include Seventy
secondst from Avenue to Fftll-ave.; Avenue from
Ftftygeyeuth 10 EightyslXtists seventy niLtl-st
from Avenue 10 Avenue Avenue u from seventy
ninth-st. 10 Eighty ,siXll-st Eighy-@SXtn-so @ IRON ~
Fihave Oncbundred and -lS tee nihst from Avenue
A TO Sxth-avc; -Ionith-s nom
sixthayenne 10 Avenue A, and Avenue from Onc-nI-
dredand-l weuty -fourtn-st. 10 the Harlem river
The assessment rolls fOr the WORK begun on the last
ern Poueyarl are being returned ana Few 0i them
have been acted upOn. Ibcy show tat me property as
scssed for benefits generally divided up into tracts Of
Ave lOis 10 each Among those whose assessments
are The most the scneIInerhOrh ana Jones
estates the sellgnans, the Protestnt orphan Asyun
and the Orphan Asylum The assessments that
nave been confirmed by the Board of Assessors are as
follows:
| pegulatpg grading setting curb, tagging, and
paving Win Telford pavement on AyenncA ,oo s,A "a
nnang iiS,I saSne and supers,ructuro llGt-st
ee0adtWs lOnh grading and snpersuuetuIe, 72dst .
nom 5tbave to l4IIoV oo
Total 's"~'"oV 90
These assessments were sent to the Board OF Revision
ana Correction OK Assessments consisting OF The Con
,rner Rocorder aud Corporation Cnnnscl On Mafch
Tho board held session at which the Eastern Boulevard
uron,rty owners entered a renonstrance against
ibe proposed assessments, charging that thrie
vac lraud In The work. Evidence was submit
Ted 10 show that the work could nave bcen
done for mach less amount The Corporation Counsel
gaye an opinion claiming that upon the recommendation
OF the Board OF Revision and Correction the BOARD ol
u power TO charge upon the city ai aIge
all the actual bona nde bonetis TO the piVpesy az
recy atefe stcd. lie therefore recOnmehded tIat such
action taken 10 avoid forcing the laxpAyefs nPeah,g
10 the Legislature for relief where tney might possibly
secure still greater reduction and she nflests Oh h
civ eTr thereby. The BOald OF Revision has directed
fhe Boatd OF 10 resIpOrtOD the nssessnes
hv proDoItionate distribution OF tho amounts desls-
mated 10 be assessed for each part OF the work. as iOoWs
Avenne from 57thst 10 seth s22ghy5
iighst from AvtnueA 10 6thaye l3Zo%b 10
efossoo o.
nv this action about 25 per cent OF the entire assess
a,yt rr the OF the Eastern Boulevard IA
pacec on the city, the difference being:
amount of The property sb2D0oo 80
9enced amount by Board OF Revision ana Cor ~ .o on
rection. s"''' 70
Amour, charged 10 the CITY at large '.. sleollo %
Tue assessment-ros thus far acted on include OILY