New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-30
AGAINST A BRIrGE SCHEME.
sryNrN,; FUND COMMISSIONERS ACT.
-rcGrsr.oXs OF ZEAL IL WATERFRONT
pRocrEDIXGs-A NICE TiIINj

PROC IEDlNbH-N ~ = ''''
FOR SOMEBODY.
At tie meeting Of the sinking funu n,ni, Grain
YESTERDAY Controller Myers nhG 'E'"'D0' -,
,ep,rt,l asain,t the Ncw-Norh ana N'"'''.'| ,
I |,,, rho, d,rouuc.d il u, one Of the h''S'
' ,,,,n,. af corporate ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ti.t ,,,. aver lncu sought for at the 'Np'h'" "
elmo ,,rriciu,lity~ There Wa, 10 oppo'lu Il l" O''7
,,iictio, ,, such Il. y said bat tie aPPo'o''H a.
laid ont would work iuca!cilablc INJURY 10 '' W.
and ifs interests They also attacked me 9''' ,h'
Iridc, a., Tie worst HAT could BE- a'''''" w -
whole west water front. being III deaii''''' ',,o
,,-,,hb,,o.d. 1t WAS considered a menace to P'.'n,
49,, ,,., rr,p.rty Iichi, degrading that part VI
,. ,tv to the level OF railway junction ana "o''"
,,,lu . large part Of Manhattan lslahd ana "'0''
The le, oi millions OF dollars .,,
ia. commits roacr, adopted the report u"''"
moi.ly and on Tie motion 81 Recorder 'm!'H '',
,r,n,r Myers and Chamberlain Grain were "pp''"""
- committee To- 20 20 Washington ana Il Po'''"'' w
feat ibc lin now pending in Congress
,,,,,r,ii,u Counsel clark Was rcqu' ,tcd 10 ''"'
,,, -. soon rs the legislature should meet u nav
tnc Bridge bin. Chapter 80 Of iHr LAWS VI '.~'
amended 10 protect the city's Interests vi ~ "'
Ii repealed. aud Cham.
/ A report was made hy Recorder sh'Y'l anu 49,
bcrlain Grain for approving the pir'''''' y,
Dock Board Of Ill feet Of waterfront pi"p 5o'r,
tween Eiglticth and Eighty -hIth SIS ana '"' 's
ptv.ri1o Park for $4,000. Tie Controller "pPo'o'
t,o surcc,fion saying that $4,000 was 'oo NV,
money. lie said that he would not Vo'e 'o' ."'
purchasc He said It should be taken ~ 49,
lion proceedings. Before the vote was "' -.
Novor said that H. did not know that '"e '"''''
ocr,o,i,o vote WAS necessary 10 confirm the b"iu >
ana a. ,, r,.ulcrs voted AYE except the
Controller Mayor Grant then moved 'h'' ''c P''r
ort, whom aconircd should b" turned over 10 INC
porb Department for park purposes NV ''"'
added tInt a, re- understood the law, p'ih P''P'"
could NOT bc taken by the Ncw-Nork ana Nc" '''Hv
rrdrs Commny but dock property could lie WIN
therefore effectively stop IT, bridge company "
,,.d. olon, tlc Riverside Park by such ac'loh'
As n Tie necessity 81 the Doniroliers concur
cbnptcr 1.3 Of The Consolidation act eAiT*SN ''Ss
,, tho o.scut Of Tie OYutron~r 5sall De- ge''ts'"S
t- ,l. ACQUISITION by purchase 81 any r'l ca'"'c VI
easement snci,4n luvolNnr the payment 81 -
u,,ditilr. Of money on bc..li Of The city
/ .rt Mayor ,nld In the discussion that 80 h'h GOO"
rrounds for the opinion that ihf' E'T''uo p'Ft'
'id rot ~. taken by condemnation proce"dluss' re
corler ~ri,.n and Chamberlain Grain oolh'"'u
r N,,or's views Tie controller moved 10 refer ."'
/ u,.,iop to IN. Corporation Counsel but his m"'"h
r. v.,,.I dow, Tne.,. has beep co;fit"i7'b' ''''
since this purchase Las bcn under way h'H. w..
l.4ue a ~vcry ME thing IN Il for s'ii"'"S'
C,uir,yr's exp-r;s IN real estate i1"i rs N'''' ~
s1n3 OO1 or $1,000 less tan TIE Doom p'i"' '"'''
,,,, ,tc ...cut q, The sinking Fund COMMISSION pro
p,,,. - ply ~. g.. The mot active ana "H'.
interested outsider, Who were Ires'sf III me N"9'
Office Willie Tire business WIS bong c"i~'"'on W.
Thomas smith, he os'orsihe owner o. N" WV'IN
his attorney. and Scng,r Gecsge W FF''M'''
Corporate. n Counsel Clark was asked N'~''''"' wa.
legal ul~.acl - thor" VET" III uir way % w. ~" w.,
t.-rr I'LL, Riverside property hy c"ni' hhHI '' ny
c-,d'n,. H. rPlcd: The" ar non. ~ ,"n ~
tnLu hy co,drlIAuon pr. ,"dn.''. g-lr,. ,'a a.
t. uri.. which j, asked Cor fhH sirp el'2'oV' 10
cNori,tan. Th.rc IS no question ~ my nina l,s..
T. o. ~. Interest 81 Sire city iu ucpu rns lH"l"F
=, ~. .f,racf.r 20 proceed BY condemnation. ~
ot.,id -. ,ha genoa. rule. he'au," hugg gIaISR'11
r, rarely INDUCED fla before an open "'h''''''' E"''s
4, ,hc ".s, 81 tie proceeding resolutions IN Ifais'
Of Mayor Grants services Oh te D'"" ""c "''"'
mo,loly passed.