| Show THE PROJECT TO SPLIT jthn BLOCKS tem agitation urging the dividing of the blocks of this city into vulgar fractions actions tr proceeds apace it came before the council last night in definite shape with a good many indefinite aspects connected with it the presentation sen tation was in the f form orm of a petition signed by citizens and firms with a plan upon which the proposed splitting process should according to the opinion of the abe petitioners petition ers be carried into effect A glance at the method recommended appears to be in substance the cutting of each block to be submitted submit ted to the slicing system into halves by running an eighty feet wide street through the centre from north to south and dividing the lots by alleys of a width or of fifteen to twenty feet to run the transverse way between teera a it we understand the idea correct r this method would form at least beigh t additional corners and a very large larg e increase of fron frontage tape toe the fact that the original laal lots in ia of proprietorship have been divided divide in in many instances into alq very small tr actions so that atiat unless the ailcye su so numerous as to be ai aimoni interminable besides occupy in bui a great deal of ground the miella of f run Laige ou on enem would oe be cu fiata to property holders whose lines aie mose ut of lne lots as originally bu keyed would woula render it diff cull lu 10 basify enuse whose I 1 S I 1 beatties beat fits tits by itie ibe dismemberment of t tn glocka woula be I 1 via to the naked eye ee I 1 1 1 i 1 iz is evdelia atiat au aff has been beel lf made by the ine projectors ut ot tails plantou plan toj compensate laosa vuo buo no would be coba d by it to surrender a ak portion afi kneir laud land tor for pur purposed purpose poseN gj LO tue toe city hence it la is bugge suggested steu VW the tab pr property perty laving frontage iron tage upon alli outer line hue gi 01 the clucks all around be permitted permit led to premises premised af leaeu feet upon cue mal gaiu streets bow asting existing certain streets named in the plan to be excepted I 1 from ruin this tais sinnova f lion lioa the plan farmer offers tae W novel I 1 idea des that me title of the portions onil 11 of public streets appropriates appropriate a by tw thel property holders aloni toe lae line remais remain in the city the last intention is suggestive of an an obstacle suppose bes eaf ex tent tend 1 their premises outward to tao ta maximum line ot of the proposed propos eci sinnova tiou upon tuti the street aud alla we me corp corporation bration should take it luto into lit n head some title day that it wanted that land lor for tile the use ol of ane public to whom it belongs anere would oot not of course be tiny any howling on the part of the proprietors of handsome nand sand some stone siene brick and granite buildings build ingell there would not be any contusion confusion nor law suits nor any disturbance oi of any kindl kind toe these magnanimous meu men would tamely submit to the losses griat would be entailed it 11 way may be urged thal the municipal ity would never do da sucha auch A boing but would it not noc have the power to do IQ it it not for or what reason should the title to the land snip remain in tire city and it if the power exists the improta im proba ability of an action of that character does not remove danger from we the situation As property changed hands as it would in course of til time e the dik disposer poser could not give a title to tue toe extent of the abe premises occupied and toe effect would be deteriorating that being beina always the case where there are defects defeat s in relation to realty really it would have been pertinent on the part of those who offer this plan to tottie the city council to haye baye given that august body some information a in regard iao to its iti rights in the premises it is patent to enquire whether it can step in and seize property by wholesale for the purposes iii indicated it if the owners are ui tia villing I 1 it should the j corporation is is the holder afi ol 01 of the government patent to all ol of the I 1 land within the municipal limits and deeded it to those who complied witia the law in relation to tiling etc eko 16 it may well be asked whether it can enter into a wholesale business ot of rendering its contracts with those to ta whom whoa the reality was conveyed nugatory Is it the idea that tile the corporation PO ration shall shail not seize tue toe property in q question lor for tile the purposes defined but purchase seit it fro from the present owners if so where are tace abe necessary funds coming coining ironi from has the question of how math money it would woud take to pure pare aase fias e the necessary land and con COB the streets and alleys through one of the leading business blocks been considered if so how bow much would it amount to the revenue ottile ot one year or more and it if so how much more it the means are to be obtained from the public treasury on what granna Is it that of public benefit in these days who cons constitute tiute tha public any way vay Is it real estate speculators speculator lt and a number of other classes or does it comprehend the people gener generally dily ol of this city it the project is for forthe the benefit of a class or a few classes why should not the abe wherewith come out futol of their pockets Is the scheme not to render their pockets more plethoric it is well to consider whether or not the property owners on a given block are willing to surrender the requisite portions portiO Qs of their land for the purposes in question if so they win will take that action on account of it being a metud benefit then it would appear to be competent tor for them to ob obtain lain sion aion to make the desired streets from the council and the thoroughfares would necessarily be under the tion and control of the city it is easy to spread a project 01 ol paper and getup get u pa a grand hurrah boyl for or the boom 1 but when utopian schemes are proposed snags artise arise oil 01 every hand |
