New-York tribune., 1910-12-25

Many Of the commissioners OF appraisal
in the New York City watershed proceed
ings as we'll as in railroad condemnation
suits are now filing their reports in the
Westchester County Clerks office, so that
they will be confirmed and they will re-
ceive their fees before New Years Day
During the last week more than six re-
ports have been filed, mostly in the water
shed proceedings, and a large number or
property owners in Westchester County re-
ceive awards Hereunder.
Commissioners William Miles, of Mount
Vernon: William Morgan Lee and Abraham
Shapiro, of. Yonkers, have filed their re-
port in the Bronx Valley sewer appraisal
matter, so far as the cOndemning OF land
owned by the Leake and Watts Orphan
House. of Yonkers, is. concerned. and the
home is awarded s14,3S1 for the land seized
John J. Brown, of White Plains; Cor
relius Pinkney, of New Rochelle. and
George \. Slater. of New Rochelle, have
completed their work in the Kensico Sec
ton reservoir condemnation proceedings,
and their final report has been confirmed
by Judge Mills. One of the largest awards
by this commission is s43, 400 to William r
Smith for land he owned overlooking the
Kensico reservoir.
Another important report of New York
CITY commissioners. in the condemnation
proceedings in Westchester County is that
made by a commission made UP of John
J. Delany, of Manhattan; James ID. Con-
nor, of Mount Vernon, and James 3. kilby,
of Nyack, .and filed in the Westchester
County Clerks Office at White Plains. al
lowing land owners s5aO.357.
The land condemned is situated in the
d..
and is to be used for the new filter beds
OF the city of New York in connection
with its Catskil1 aqueduct water system
The water from the Ashokan Dam will flow
through these beds. which will cost mill
ions, near Elmsford and Eastview before
it reaches the Hill View reservoir at
Yonkers. The latter reservoir will be the
last place the Catskill water will day
light on its way to Manhattan Island.
One of the largest awards in this re-
port is that of sssOOO0 to Alexander S.
Cochrane Through Woodson OgIesby. who
represented the Cochrane estate in all the
legal proceedings, claim of 81 100000 was
made for the land taken by the city OF
New York. as it was alleged that a country
estate was being badly damaged and the
landscape destroyed.
BY an order filed in the Westchester
County Clerks office at White Plains Su-
preme Court Judge Tompkins has con-
frmed the report of the commissioners OF
appraisal in the CatskiIl aqueduct proceed
ings known as Section No. 16. The COM
mission, WHICH makes its first separate re-
port. is made up of Samuel Strasbcurger
of New York; Frank Hardy, of Larchmont.
and ex-senator ]. Irving Burns, OF Yonkers.
The land condemned is situated in the
towns OF Greenburg and Yonkers. and is to
he utilized in connection with the construc-
ton of the new Catsl1in a1ueduct
Among the largest awards is S41.510 TO the
New York Institution for The Blind and s45.-
los TO the estate OF William ottman.
Judge Tompkins has also confirmed the
report OF the commissioners in the con-
demnation proceedings brought by the city
of New York for land needed for enlarg-
ing Kensieo reservoir and known as Sec
tons Nos, and :.
The order of Judge Keoeh and affirmed
by: the Appellate Division directing the
New York Central Railroad Company to
pay interest to Congressman john +.
Andrus, of Yonkers, on an award for dam
ages for land condemned at Yonkers for
widening its roadhed for four tracks. has
been upheld under decision OF the Court
of Appeals. The award was for s5s.5Gl 81
and the interest amounts TO s5,0Is IS, which
the railroad corporation viii now have to
pay.
The residents OF Tuckahoe and Bronx
VILE are trying to obtain free postal de-
livery. The matter has been taken up by
the East Chester Civic League.
Charles Hspenstal. who has Just been
rearrointed First Deputy County Clerk or