New-York tribune., 1881-09-16
REDUCING SEWER ASSESSMENTS.

The Assessment Commssion held a meeting
yesterday at No. 27 Chamhcrs-st. All the members
were present. They rendered their decision tho
apphca of John H. Sherwood and Others for a
reduction Of the Sc wcr assessments their property
in sixth and seventh -Sts., Nlchola>-ave north OF
One-hundred-and-ten hist. The contracts for the
construction OF these sewers were made in 1873
Commissioner of Public Works, aud were with
the following persons: Thomas Z. Crunnns,
S14266o; Conrad ". johnson. Sl2176S; John
McCau =, S26, DOL 80; John MeCauley 1924, 27;
James Everard, $36, ,S92 rs. Iae property owners
uient, having been made privately, subsequent TO the
passage OF the charter iii 1873 under which The
making OF contracts above $1,000. without pre-
1t was also charged that the contract, were
antedated; The amount involved III the application
is about S2,O00,O00. The Court OF Appeals has al
ready vacated several o. the assessments the
ground of fraud. The commissioners heard great
deal OF testimony on the appllcatlon and hnay re-
duCed the contracts of the following persons IhOs
L. Crimmius "a per cent Conrad w. Johnson, IS
per cent Johu McCauley. small contract 80 per
cent, aud large contract 80 per cent; James Ever
ard, 20 per cent The decision OF the Commissioners
was as follows:
First That the fair value OF the work done upon these
SEWERS including surveyors and inspectors fees
aves. between One-hundrednndtenth and Onehurdred-
and-s sixteenth and dOnenundrcd and
Observation-Disclosures irst-st. between Sixth and
StVenhaVes, SSsl2S loi sewers IN SX'h-ave between
one ne-hundred-and-uwen y-hnh aud Onehundrcd.an,l.
tweutyninthsts, with branches, $l5877 "a sewers in
oixtn-aye between One-nundred and-twenty-nnth and
Observation-Disclosures y-seventhsts., VITA branches.
|
dred-and-twenty nr~t and Onchundred-thrty
| sts, with branches $S7,5l3 03.
Second, That the fair Interpretation of Chapters PSI
and ESQ Of the Laws OF 1872 that only Onehaf of the
cost OF these works (that H. work elim.
mating the element fraud which think faint ed
these cOntracs) should be charged upon the property
The reduction Of tue assessments each case on nc.
count OF the excessive and fraudulent the
as follows: Sewers in sixth and Seventh and ST. Nicholas
ayes., between Observation-Disclosures and One-hun-
| Observation-Disclosures, "a per cent; sew.
| ers in SIxth-ave., between Onehuna red -andsix.
| teeuth and One-hundred-a d-twenty ninth-ats and
| in Seventh-ave., between One-hundrcd and.
| sixteenth and observation-disclosures wenty -nrst-st
with branches, 80 per cent; sewers in Sxhave,
tween One hundred dndtwenty ninth and One-hundrrd
andfOrty y-Seventhsts., with branches 25 per cent
| sewers in Seventh-ave, between One-hundrci
| and twenty first and One-hundred.and-tnrty v
sevcnth-sts., with branches, 80 per cent Dividing in
accordance with the provisions of Chapters 20g
Laws OF 1872 the fair cost of THESE equally
between the clty and the property benefited the
ments levied upon each lot or parcel OF land
improvements should be respectively reduced follows
Sewers In sixth and seventh and ST. Nchoas-aves.,
teenth-sts, G7 cent in Sixthave., between
tytthsts., Seventh-ave between Onc-huudredand Isl
tcenth and Onehundred and twenty -frststs, "a pei
| cent. sewers in Sixh-ave., between Onehundred.anl
twenty-hftn and One-hundred-andtwenty- hin sts.
| with branches 90 per cent; sewers in Sixthave.
between Onehundred- -and-twenty fourth and One-hun
dred and rtysevenhss with branches 62.5 per
and sewers III Seventl-ave, between One-huDGred-anl
twenty-fth and Onehundred and thirty venthsts.
| with branches, 10 cent.