New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-07
MAPS DELAYED FOUR YEARS.
THE HARDNESS OF HUBERT O, THOMPSON.

CONSTRUCTIONS TO WORK PROPERLY ORDERED
INDIGNANT TAXPAYERS.
Another complaint is made regarding mismanage-
mcut in the Department of Public Works under
Hubert o. Thompson by which many taxpayers On
the West side of the city say they have been greatly
damaged. Attention having been called 10 9l G
matter by taxpayer a TRIBUNE reporter caIcu
upon Jerome Buck, chairman of the Board OF Co,h-
mssioners of Estimate and Assessment I'D tho
matter of the extension OF Nashlng.on-ss oIi NV
stated that the facts of the case were as loliPws
q In January 1850 petition was signed ny ID! ~
number of property-owners and presented 10 the
board of Street Opening and improvements Tor the
extension of Westinghouse. from Little
Iwefth-st. to Fourteenth-st Interested persons
were invited to appear before the Board anu give
their views regarding the necessity LOT the ihpoNe-
D,ent After the thiTd hearing the Board III me
following March declared the street open, and u
ordered that the necessry es' "ve or Inv
following the Supreme Court III accordance WIN
petition of pTopeity-Owners, appointed JSI"lne
Buck Charles II, Haswell and Thomas j. Brown
Commissioners of Estimate and Assessment on the
proposed Improvement.
a.. The Commissioners held several meetings and in
the autumn of 1880 sent requiStl0n TO the COM
missioner of Public Works, for necessary drawings
aud assessment maps. He is the officer required py
law 10 furnish them aud receives annually from Tue
Board of Estimate and AppCrtOnmcnt pursuant 20
law. a special appropriation Tor TINS purpose no
usual time allowed Commissioners III s9cn ca'eS
to complete the necessary proceedings anu ut' ~
rcport is four months Nearly four years nave
elapsed and they have not been able TO ilh,Sn nel'
woi X ON account of them inability mp 10 Nednes-
dav last TO procure the necessary maps ana othfF
documents from the Department OF PuhhC NoIhs'
Although Commissioner Thompson mas oeeu
waited on from time to time by property-owncrs anu
yarions committees and urged TO complete the maps
and drawings always promising speedy acton ne
failed to furnish them to the COMMISSIONERS UP 10
that time The Commissioners nave long oecu
anxious TO complete their work but TINS delay I'D
the Department of Public Works, when was some
thing entirely beyond their control has Kept them al
a st;tud-sIll From two TO three months is declared
10 hc ample time for making all the necessary
surveys aud completing the maps requisite LOT 'nS
street extension of only two blocks. Tie property
owners on the iluc of the Improvement are gIcalIy
provoked at being thus kept out OF the use oil tleu
property. having sustained heavy losses by oeihs
unable To either sell or rent. 80 =, ......
DENNY Commissioner Ilamm OF the department
of Public Works informed RIBCNE reporter on
Saturday December % that the maps, pertaining
TO the Washington Street extension hdd o'tu III
The hands of the Commissioners having ING Stnrft'
oucninC i'm change for the past SIX months. us
statement was made III reply 10 question HNhVu u!
tbs reporter GA the fourth day thereafter January
y Arthur Berry, secretary of the C0mnlsSiohtIS
OF Estimate aud Assessment received the hist nut-
6catlou that the maps were ready lHr lhy ON
missioueTs aud they are now at last ID tIEl n"iu9
Mir BuCk pronounced the statement OF Dtpui{
COMMISSIONER Hamln absolutely false. u d
Iawtou of No 529 West-St, taxpayer interested ~
the Washington Sueet extension declares i"d' '"'
above statement of facts Is entirely correct