New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-15
diane 10 tIme as the amounts come due? A.-Yes.

| time TO time as the amounts come due? Ayes.
Q.-You know. Mr. Controller that there has been
an agitation in this city for great many years for
come OF that agitation-the building Of that new
building. and is great public necessity? emit ,,n,. IS
an absolute necessity. II the Stewart Building
should burn down and our records OF assessments
should be burned 1t would affect every title in
Q.-Yes or the Registers office? Ayes sir
Q.Where every real estate record Of New York
passed authorizing that Al believe so.
Q.-Authorzing that building? Ayes, sir
REPAvING STREETS.
Q-Repaving streets authorized February 3. 1899
Well that speaks for itself it is repaving streets
OF the greater city We have no fund now for re-
Q:-Therefore. to-day no new work can be author
1S for any Of iSa sss a IN sae
dim that was passed. yes. Now. do you know
upon the OF present condon of the streets and re-
quests for repayement from many portions Oh the
Q-And do ' you "I know whether or not the Board
OF Public improvements has passed upon the que h
Commissioner OF Highways! Al think that comes
under the Commissioner Of Highways. probably
Q.-Do you know whether not this 100000
s %P aSn or Or
A-Well 1t has been apportioned to TIE boroughs
OF has been prorated to the different Dor
Sso that each Of the sosoushs of the flty
xs.eb TS's should pes fF0% fNe
Q-Do you know any particular reason why It
1SGnS BE of hf So W. s
they should name the streets; that Is all have
Q.-There would be the question Of patronage,
whether one mans street rather than another
would come in? X.EWeli, there would be sixty FIVE
Whole ' thing that would have TO come to an agree
ment together, to how they would apportion the
oRut they haven't come N to an az, agreement APP
'% o'"High school bonds these two small
High school bonds E tSasn 1d s
e es schools; o2s2 ArNe'' are old balances guess
haven't passed them; they are too small They
have passed others. .
Yes 99STA'y have passed others ana not '"e''' A.
vERNON-AvE. BRIDGE.
Q-Newtown Creek Bridge over vernon-a I've
bridge over vernon-ave'. between the boroughs
of Brooklyn and Queens There is ony ONE hsh
way and that is Vernon-ave.. low-evel prluse
condemned once twice by the War Departme en-
The old Counties Of Kings and queens provided
for 65aF Ss %aT T upset Now this Is
build hgh-evel bridge over the railroad tpack 81
and high enough for tugs 10 go Of Brook
Ign and Queens, the same as over the hhriei"
Q.Crhat is to change a low-level bridge. which
has TO be opened for every tug on me Only hiSn
Of off the So Tnied states We have had several
very severe communications from them ou.
through Mr.. Martin we have been able TO ho'o
up many ANY times S.: 90 matter o, fact been COM
plained of By the War Department. which has
the control OF bridges over. waterways,and Is 70
tugs can 60 without opening the draw? A-Yes.
Q-And do you know whether or not there her =, has
P proven in that part Of NewYOrk is abso-
o.EThe most popular improvement In that sec;
tion OF New-York and has been talked a ot anu
| Yes. there has been a great deal OF agitatioh
o. notice by the suggestion Of the charter.
comments in speaking Of the new MunGipaI, A ifs
Representatives. Is the organ Of the people In the
| various boroughs and In every part OF the city
Where does the opposition. so far as you know,
| come from 10 the issue OF those bonds for the
| Vernon-ave bridge? A.-That is almost leading
o. know I want TO lead you on that? A.
The opposition SO far as unders,and 70 c gs
aS is the Sanr cf hs foT
| Years past opposed the Issue or these bones! A.
oNow under the new charter Mr. Controller.
| contracts for public improvements above 5lWo nave
to be advertised and let to the lowest bidder nave
Q,Wnder the old provision OF law governing the
counties OF Queens and-this being an intercounty
bridge-between the two counties there was was no .
| such provision. was there? Al believe nov,
i
| slider at the time I remember one time they had
! a contract for a bridge over Vernon-ave when
o-But as you understand. the practice at that
tI ms MAS WAS Certified BY the body? Al think they
| were willing TO certify II.
GRAND-sT. BRIDGE.
| Now the Newtown Creek Bridge. Grand,st. April
! bridge farther no the stream that has been con-
! denied absolutely by the. War Department. the
oDThere is a needed highway improvement be
| tween the two boroughs. which has been actually
| condemned by the War Department? A.-That mas
! been finally CONDEMNED $4,000, - ,,,.
Q-That has been finally condemned ana mus
be taken away, and you have no provision Tor re-
placing It? A.-No. ,,o. g.. a.
m9nde SI'f by the community? At is. OF course
| Q-Does that stand in the same position as the
o~Do you know whether or not the opposition i;,
emanates from the same ives G looked
into it specifically. considered It dd ,,n,h
81 TO One-hundred-a nd-eieventh-st. and the East
River agthOrzed APg a. l sT Is that the i''e
Q2The so-caied Little Italy Park was the tear
| ing down OF a large number OF tenement houses
and turning it into a park as you recall? A
Q-The city got possession OF the land by con
| ings for what they could. have they not? A-fes.
Whenever the city takes any land that Is con- on.
bureau for the collection OF city revenue until the
| buildings are torn down. and Mr OBrien coliects
| what revenue he can. ,.,
| ONNow how much revenue has been collected
from those houses which the city took posse
| or a month? Ain the neighborhood or @5" a
month. - -, -
rr9xIno heh some two or three months ago.
They were torn down at the request Of the Munich
| pal Assembly. $500 " - -,
| in n revenue OF s. 500 requested by the Mu-
| ncipa Assembly TO be torn down and the land put
to the purpose for which 1t was intended, pub
| lie park? Ayes sir. $3.50
Q.-And this 5000 is TO pay for doing thatF a.
| For improving f.. $500 -, ,,,,
| Q.-Making a park out OF It? A;-The buildings
| generally sell for enough 10 take them down
o. understand that. You get rid OF the Dulld-
| ings. then II Is simply waste land? A.-Ies ,
Q-This provision Is TO do what the Municipal
| Assembly asked to make park OF II? A-That
| is what | understood. The Park Commissioners
| conferred with me about losing the revenue. ana
| were assured that money was to be provided
! 10 go ahead and make the park. and under that