New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-14

To tho Editor Of The Tribune.
SIT. Having ..cn an editorial In "rh" E"sl" ~
Thursday Aprl !. 1896 In relation to the h'l i'i
the extension Of FIatbush-dyc. / desire 70 stale
that there ~ several important statements ~ th'
same. which certainly are not based on facts. ana
az the said bill is Of large mpor'anc" to the whole
city Of Brooklyn. II IL very important that tn"
true facts in the should be given.
In the first place. the editorial states that tho
bill docs not call for bonds in payment OF the 'osi
Of the work that said cost II paid bS thre" kinds
or assessments. and that the whole assessment or
tax would be called for and must De paid at once
I'M one lump sum. Now, as matter Of iact. the
bin does call for issue Of bonds a. stated
clearly in Section s. as follows:
In order - provide the means 10 pay for me
property acquired under the provision OF thls a.
and for all the expenses In connection thci""i,h
ana tor the Crading paving and oih'r"lsc I'M
proving the said avenue. the Mayor ana 'onti1ll"r
of IA" city of Brooklyn ht" h'r'py "ul l'i ~.
from time to time. as rcquisIuon may b. mad by
the Mayor aud Commission,r OF 'ly N"ik, '"i
that purpcsc TO lssue bonds Of SAID CITY, 10 u"
known a. Fatbush Avenue Extension bonds; in
such series and for such periods as ih'y snail
determine.
Thus the LII no, only calls for a bond issue. bat
tho assessment or tax IL made part Of the r"gu-
lar tax and f. payabIc ~ the same time each year;
while the amount o( said assessment can readily
he seen by looking at the many millions that Pros
meet PARK cost. which is.l largely assessed on the
uroperty surrounding # and which averages bat a
few dollars LOS per year. ne "nf"' "''N''
f,or, tho opening 81 Flatbush-avc. would b" meal
cuIaLIc and woud more than compensate Tor the
few dollars paid each year for the assessment
If is also stated that admitting property Is as
eo.s.d twice or two-thirds Of the cost. Section
of the bill reads rs follows:
80 more tlian third of tho expense thereof
shall be placed upon the property abnttlng on said
avenue"
"Tho Eagles" cartoon Of last Sunday certainly
shov.cI the grade to hc very steep, but an eN-
animation of the grades at the various street levels
,vhor, F1atbs have. would cross certainly does not
hear out the facts which said cartoon represented
An examination Of the grade from the Official
,,radc-charts will show that the grade is not over
three or three and onc-half feet to the hundred,
even in the sccpcst place, and that the grade Is
NOT as much as Fulton-st. Westinghouse. and
many other business streets a; many points Of
said streets.
The statement that the extension Is "for purely
trolley purposes" is also an error. Section
reads
No railroad surface or elevated, shall bc built or
operated upon the avenue here provided TO b, made.
a. shall b, fixed by the Commissioners of IN" SINK
ing Fund OF the city Of brooklyn. Al railroads
intcrsecting any railroad 10 be Dun, Oh sun
avenue 40 extended. that have II right TO run cars
the brooklyn Bridge, shal nave a rlght 10 US"
any railroad such avenue 50 extended from
the place of intersection To tn" north"rly terminus
thereof fer compensation to be paid to the city To
, be fixed nv quch Commissioners Of the sinking
Fund. Such compensation snail b" ratablN equal
In all case
Thus. sad act secures TO the city the right to
the avenue at AL times and guarantees to all rail-
roads equal rights its use; thus securing the city
against any .aroad scheme which could possibly
arise DAVID SMITH.
Brooklyn. April g. lSsA