New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-21
REPiPING the SIRkETS.
voLUMINoIS REPORT FROM COMMISSION ER
GlLnOYJT1IE TRIAL OF M'OIApE

n SOLCMlNtlS REfDHT FROM COMMISSION EN
GlLEoY-TTE TRIAL OF M'oUADE
At The meeting Of tho Doarl OF Estimate yesterday
District Attorney Fellows submitted an estimate OF the
rAp"nSes Of tho tIL of eN Alderman McQuadc ia
saratoga County 1t foots up about $500 and a.
mayor Grant had refuse" to approve any NOR,
=" boodlo' trial bills. Colonel Follows asked n tcs
bills would he allowed. lie could pay them he SAID.
UIt Of his contingency appropriation, but be would
nln 10 know If hi, drafts would b. passed.. Mayor
Grant thought that. IN View Of tho fact that The stat"
Tiu>rd TO refund tho money pad out hy the county
for tIc~o trials the Board should tako action
For his part hc meant 10 sign moro bills Of the
kinI unlrss compiled by tho cOIrHS TO do so. Con
tr,Ilor Myers said that no ready to pass the
Ln!s but tho Mayor repeated hi, determination a,
pressed. Colonel tcow- SAID tia: h. would report
again 10 tho Board after consulting with the prosecuting
attorney Of saratoga County, the judge who would
ny tho AMI the state aIthorlurs.
hen tho subject of the one Eundr,i and ffty NTH
81. Nlaiuct came w. Commissioner Gllrvy said thai
General HeWiuus pan Of last Year would cost about
sSOOUOO owing to H." gingerbread work proposed
II was agrr"d that Mr.. GIroy might withdraw Cen.
eral NcWrOns plan and present hts own, which he
believed would not amount to 80 per cent Of tn
Generals
Upon the subject OF the repairing Of the streets
Commissioned GIiruy made NoiumInOus report, b,
requested by tn Hoard Jun" l.. The busluc,,
streets he sad. ought Ia b" paved with granite block,
With taIrcd joints and ct" Foundation 10 with.
stand tho heavy trucking hrir. Tho streets partly
used for bushes should bn paved win plain granite.
Tho streets used for residences only should b. pavcl
With asphalt except on tho steep grabs. BrOadway
from Bcavcr To Thirty fourth 81. IA" Bowcry, Canal.
broad and state sis Park Row ami Elghih.av". from
Hudson To Thirteenth ST., should De- Immediately re
paved with granite blocks, with tarrcd lo.nts, con
c!cto foundations and granite cross walks. This
wOrh the Commissioner thought would consume The
~ 900 900 which the act prHni for tn" Ei~i year,
wurh. Sucr Mr. Glliuy prepared this report he
saii tho governor hal signed the actS authorizing
the strn,t railway Companle, D change their motive
power and extend uclr lines, which III Si Involve
an Indefinite amount Ot tearing mp Oi The STREETS.
II might Uscir,N. n,crrior', Ia rupave any al the
streets which iAcr' arr car track, unless the com
pancS required substitute grOONCd rails for
the centrt. bearing Iail now In u-c.
The COIumiss, OurrS report was iAuS~Sl IN al IT.
phases aud d report nom The Chamber OF Comm rr
on thc subject was read. Mr. GllUy was Instructed
ind out the purposes Of the railroad nIlucs.
both as tu ripping up the streets and the la! Iug OF
the improved rail. ON Mayor Grants motion N"
stain Railroad CDmmi> SiOnrrr were asked In Withhold
rr approx al from any change In muiir' power until
the company asking II should enter INTO stipulation
to PIT down grJOyrd rails.
Tho sam OF 81 ~ ~ transferred TO the fund
Of The department Of Public Works for the removal
Of pole, AMI wr'S AMI 60 ga - was Appropriated
from Excise moneys 10 The charitable Institutions
caring for juvenile dclluqu"ns.