New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-11
PROPERTT-OWNERS PROTESTING.
RIvERsIDE.AyE hssEssNFNTS CAUSING SOME
HARD FEELINGS.

RIyERsIDF.AVE ASSESSMENTS CAUSING some
HARD FEELINGS.
c,r,s c.l,rt prcsIdent OF the West End Assocl-
oti,n composed Of property owners possessing real
estate in or near Riverside ave, enters strong P
test aranst the Riverside ave. ASSESSMENT no" poiu
ing lcffe the Board OF Revision ana 'orr''uo" VI
Assessments of this city, which the mchOe'9 u "'
association regard, as case Of extreme "''i''
a,, inir.,,c. The ground Of the objection IS that
Riverside ave is under the law "i l7'" " P'o''
,a-l, ami that only such share Of the improvement
- is rr,vid.d for under the law cited should ~
ss.. .cd upon Them which Nr. Clark holds Is hmt"n
- n,.c, nlcnts for the construction oi r'"u" ~ =
curb. gutter, and sidewalks. The as'''l1""n w
,,r.. that the Park Department, in'e" ol 'o""'"s
it,clf 10 The work thus specified ana limited Gun,
,lrcd . system Of general Park Improvement VIII"
it. aud proposals were issued 'oVcrnE wv ao.
oh,cct. mi, contract Wa made In the same year.
I-7G -. 4,
Tho ur,,,st SAYS: The assessment charE'' III
clude nu Kind, of irregularities, among others 4"
claim II the original contractor for extra ""rN'
,,,t,, "a -sID go -, with Interest from Dc'eh'
her o. lss4- and the like Among the minor e'or,'''
a.. . , charge for money claimed 10 be eNpehd"d
for davis work. WAY back In The Tine OF l"'c"' !"
,,r the law was passed authorizing the work. amount
ing T. 49, III o. with interest added OF S@ioo7 80
Herr are tie item, Of the assessment;
I-l.r contract of october 81. lNsh 49,, %
PAYMENT. under Dr-aer ct em"nt oG ~ o.
indr Satry contract u y pt'mbr H. l-9'-- "oI q,
Snr,e'ofs fcg,, Hnc,ogs' Zee. ........ asos So
s754 s-i "a
To which was aided interest on all these sums .o an
10 Nprl 10 1891 amounting to..-.------.. i''-o ~
Making total off,. - o7' -
This monstron. sum. the product Of such hasrant
abuses was sought TO b" Imposed by assessment Oh
the property adjacent to Riverside Park. Assuming
an assessment can legally be imposed Mt all. II Il
clear that the only items chargoabl" are the cost Of
r con.trucIon Of the roadways curb and gutter and
sidewalks These items, which Mr. Clark argues a. the
only nsse, sable improvements are
Roaeways ride promenade, trc>tle work and - ooe 90
rolt..ry 5r,sc Including curling aud Tagging
po"a,, sI' hayrcn sith and -sth und'r
contract u 1857. Including Engineers and 90
Surveyors 'VolD .
. s394.9-O 80
H.. ndds that Of the remainder Of the sum 'i
sT5t-aiG o. s3jQ.0Oi - was expended Tor fark r'gu
Iatlon and mprovcmcnt and cannot under any cTcum
stances he a matter Of local charge. concndng that
.ro mar, M N. .normou, sum Of .f7320l 80 for IN
tcr..t +, chorgcabIe as penalty on the owners OF
propcrv because the delay was cansed 10y the lrr"gu
lar wilftl and ncxcusIhle action OF Tn" i"rN Depart
rncnt I'm emitting the two blocks OF roadway lron'
Eighty sixth TO Eighyeighthst, and performing the
work under two contracts Instead Of one, with more
than a decade of most reprehrnNlblc anu i"Ju'i""S
neglect and Official pcryersty Intervening
Mr. Clark contends that the largest sum that can be
matter Of assessment at ali IS that expended under
the law. ..., 49,.
iu'.' ~ du'' 10, 149 OF
r, ........sil4. 20 40
~ rrr cent Of which is chargeable against the city
The Board Of Revision and Correction Is composed
Of Recorder smyth. Controller Myers aud Corporation
Counsel Clark THE Board Of Assessors assessed the
propcrty owners 500 J67 H. or more tllan %'oooO'
over the sum admitted Icy the property OWNERS 10 DE-
lust. The power vested I'm III" Board OF Assessors,
the West End Association says, Is OF me most
dangerous character when exercised nerhgthtN' X
inrantIv mr. arbitrarily There Is practically no
remedy In the courts until an attempt Is hlau' 10
collect nm unlawful assessment by sale. III
i, meantime the cloud of II recorded Hen rests upon
the tltlr surely 1t Is II power which 'uch hgh
officials ms compose the Bonri OF Revision VIII ever
,lsc with due regard to the unprotected condition
Of the property owners. their official oaths ana The
Justice of the ease