Year: 1868




Tnis Board convened yesterday afternoon In tne
Supervisors chamber and, after disposins OF large
amount OF routine business, received from MS honor
the Mayor two communications containing Veloes 10
the resolutions directing the paving oil Lexington
avenue, from Twenty-hrst street 10 Ihirty-iourth
street. and Twentyrst street. nom fourth avenue 10
Fifth avenue with the heretofore unheardof improved
,voodep navement known the McGonegal pave
ment which will cost perhaps not more than IS the
ward The messages were laid over as was also
a resolution received @ nom the Board OF Councmen
INC the work of the extending or Church street. In
this connection II may be remarked that the CON-
mittee on Street Openings, into whose Morpheus
Nike embrace the resolution OF Alderman Norton
calling upon the State Legislature to set aside all
the proceedings in favor Of this Church street SWIM
dle was committed and who were ordered to report
the matter in one week from the time the subject
referred have not yet seen fit to obey the order
of the Board, but keep the matter smothered.
Those who will be assessed for the work and
who have hoped that they might possibly
site to carry out this stupendous job will proba-
bly, learn that people from the other end of the island
who "have no special interest in the matter" but
who Will not be called on to pay for it, can force this
unwholesome morsel down their throats.
Alderman HARDY, from the special committee to
which was referred the subject Of the widening and
extending Of Laurens street. asked to have the com.
mitee discharged from the further consideration of
She matter The members of the committee had given
Che matter fun and earnest consideration and had
prepared and presented what they considered q just
report, and could not consistently make any other.





Of the committee as previously offered was taken
up for action and amended SO as to comply with the
original request OF the property owners on Laurens
street. to widen Laurens street twenty-five feet, ex
tend 1t through to Fourth street and Obliquely
through Washington Parade Ground to connect with
Fifth avenue. All that portion Of the report In re-
gard to prohibiting. the laying OF railroad In the
street when improved was stricken out, as well as
that portion directing the formation Of a plaza on
the site Of the parade ground east OF Fifth avenue.
This done at the motion of Alderman Hardy, who
always speaks mtegibly and to the point. He stated
that the portion report which had recommended
the cutting away OF that part OF the parade ground
east of Fifth avenue did not rightly belong to the
subject at present, 1t had not been asked for by the
petitioners; and that as far placing bar to the
laying of railroad in the street the Common Coun-
ell entirely impotent that matter would rest
with the State Legislature When the report as
amended was put upon its final passage the gentle.
man from ''up town." who has SO steadily favored
unnecessary alterations ''down town. moved to
amend by striking out the word "Laurens" wherever
Il appeared and inserting the word Thompson"
The better sense of the members prevailed, how
ever, and the amendment was lost. The report as
amended then adopted, thirteen voting in favor
Of the report and one against 1t, the unit In this
, ease being Alderman Coulter who has so many
-!streets opened and regulated graded, paved and
otherwise prepared so as to enhance the value OF
the adjacent property, and who when the committee
offered their report made the motion to recommit
with the special order in favor Of Thompson street.
After little further unmportant business the
Board adjourned to meet on Monday at two p. M.