New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-13

or,vG RUSHED THROUGH NJ ALBANY
nv THE T,MMANY LEADERS.
prGrLAR CORRESPONDENT or The rRIBUSEj
,Arr Feb IA curious story Is toll about
'la,io,s of the chiefs of Tammany Hall. 1t
TIE r. -So,, ,bat MAYOR Grant of Ncw-lork early
u odmin.ira.ion offended Richard Croker
ID ..,,s;nc 10 appoint John j. Seaunell as Fire
';.sioncr. and otherwise exhibited spirit
'o',aosrdoncc which caused Croker u disirust
o. A and tbat aS "A result the ruling powers of
hp, Hall deferred the execution of various
Isn..s S-as for improving Ncw-Nork" which they
ss ,bor heads until some more pliablc man
Ia he in the Mayors chair
s',nc thc.c scnelncS thus deferred and now
~, forward under Mayor Giroy'S admin stra-
"' the rim-.t improvement plan, the plan
w. taking of large quantities of land in tn"
-. of Wcs,cheStcr Putnam and Dutchess
.s. "- alleged purpose of protecting the sources
W.. uo,er supply of the city, and the plan for
o. @.val u" of toe old City Hall and the build
"' a. rlace of 4 aicau;ic new structure.
"s ~ .samination of the bill known as The
AN go. Irprovemcnt act, indicates, however,
L' ..her plans Cor improving Nrw-lork arc
'N'' sIod in that measure In fact, Elm-st. Is not
cOn.a~d N.;or.d in the bill, which simply gives the
'r...s Of Nesy-Norll permission TO widen any
"., ,bev nlca,e Moreover, they can vest t'r
',' g.. Tho land in any street in New-\ \ork IN the
49, Aldermen and commonalty of the city on
1I ,'. ,,r aays, notice 1t therefore confcrS upon
v'-' ~ .u+b,ri,ies of New-York power to take by
S. ~ emincn, domain the hnd in any OF It's
's ..,s which they may think need widening II
SUI s~o.or. ,ba, Great power to chang, the values
:, nronertv is thus put in the hands oi the pres
,a.a .,onr Elm-st. are complaining that the city
.s.r;,.s are authorized by the measure 10 take
.h.;, nrouertv by a summary process Tor an al
I'D public benefit and vet not to pay Tor the
,sSa until the end Of the legal proceedings in
'",,.ua % !, tho seizure. thus not only deprlvlng
,h.m indefinitely of the income from their prop
.-,, nm, oven DENYING 10 them knowledge of what
they will eventually set for IT.
pu, as already stated, the land in any street IN
,ho CITY is nut within the grasp Of the Board
=, S,rea, Opcning lust as much as is the Elm-st
,,ooartv: and every properly owner in the city
,b.refore. is as much interested in the matter as
.h, Flm.st property-ownerrl his whclesabt
sHAct Of the act is apparent at one reajlng AS
ssmbvman Webster in the act amends section
o,s AZ The Consolidation act by giving the Board
of Street Opening and Improvement the following
power
s,a tho said h,rd AZ aov tine by tn eefourths vote
uohe menhe, thereof deem IL lot the public interest
either for sewerage drainage or other pnDhc purpose VI
us. tia, the title for lands within the line oi any
street, avenue road public park square o. place shoun
be acquired BY Mayor. Alderman or Comhohal'! OF u
c,,v q, NevYork without delay. said board may al
any meeting thereof held after ten days noScc OF sun
Meeting published In The city Record, specifying 'oe
purposes Of said meeting direct that upon the daY oi e
ons Of the osihs Of the soneis Of Estimate anu
herair o. fore
peee or Parcel Of land lying within the lines Of any such
street avenue public squae. paik or place. Sh"il "'
vested in the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonauy o. INC
city Of yewYoIk and thereafter when the said commits
sIsssn shall have taken and have filed said olth inc
Mayor Aldermen Commonslty OF the city OF Newly DIX
s, become and be seized in fee of the sad lands tenc'
ent hereditanents in the said resolution meno a'
shall or may be so required for the purpose oi
openng the said street, avenue road, public
square. park place, or section Of a street
avenue, public park. place the case may be
tie sane be appTopriu d. converted ana u"ci TO ana
for such purpose accO.dngy; and hereupon the said
Mayor Aldermen and Commonaltv, any person pr
sons acting under their authority, HAY INN 1iatcly o.
., any time 0. time, thereafter take possession Of Tn
sane Ony part part, hcreof without any sui1 oi
proceeding at law for that purpose. In Unsc. never
teess, that be sppoliAt"1 and Kept opca f'
snd as part of public street, avenue square park OF
Place forever in like the other pubc ~ eet
syenues squares aad places in tc said city are and o
nght ought 10 be- Tie owners or parties into esJNa IN
and 70 the said parcel Of land pennies, hefedtamo
and premises shol BE- entitled u conpnsluon Therefor
70 be appraised estimated allowed and pad Ia the man
ner provided In this title the provisions whereof IN fea
ton To such estimate appraisal allowance ana payment
shall apply thereto, tsr applicable ana pi"c"'o
excepting however That the proceeding sn'lI no' "
discontinued as provided in sections $50 and l'oO]'
Tie hill is now on the order of third reading
in the Assembly, and therefore the property
owners of the city will have TO bestir them
selves soon if they wish TO defeat it. Perhaps the
Assembly will be asked to pass the bill the pres
ent week. ,
The property-owners of Westchester, PutNali
and Duchess counties, who fear that their lah'
will be taken Tor the Osteiisible purpose Oh pro
tecting the citys water supply from contdihlHa
tion, will also have 10 20 10 work soon Ioi
that measure is another which VIII be pusled pS
tie present chiefs Of Tammany Hail. ,
Mayor Gilroy's bill for speedway alonc thc
Harlem River. although only presented to the Leg,
klature on Monday last has already been rcpor'ed
iavorably by the Senate Committee on cltlcs.
Mayor Gllrov, however, actually Is Opposed
70 one bill appropriating the clys money ana
that is Senator CaVtors act voting S6Oo,OoV loI
a new site for tho College of the CITY OIL New
York. and S57J, 900 for new college bulldlngs
Millions for roads upon which TO speed ias'
horses, bnt rot cent for great pupHc
School. Is Mr. Gilr0ys motto.