The New York herald., 1845-05-25
Boston.
Correspondence Of the Herald'l
BosToN, May Is, 1915.

BosroN, May IS, 1915.
improvements in BuIding-Progress of Boston.
This chief provincial town Of Yankecdoodlcdom
seems to be rapidly on the increase, and may now
be called the Liverpool of America. In its efforts,
however, to 60 ahead of your city, it may stumble
and break its neck. II has elements and re-
sources, however, 70 make very large commercial
city, but the idea of competing with New York
is idle and absurd enough.
In viewing Boston we must take no city out Of
New England into consideration. AS the centre OF
this section of the Union she looms up into something
worth thinking about. Let one who walk led throurh
her streets In 1885 pass the city in lS45-over
the newly made land--and through the freshly laid
out streets-and he will see the vast Improvements
that have been made.
1t is useless to enumerate the new buildings that
have been erected, for they have already been men,
toned in newspaperparagraphs. It only worth
while to notice one or two OF those III contemplation.
Among others stupendous hotel and a magnificent
Atheneum may be mentioned. The hotel Is to vie
with all those now occupied IN any part of The world,
and will probably equal. in size and spendor, the
Aetor of New York. 1t is to face on fremont street,
and will be two hundred and thirteen feet front. Its
depth will be one hundred and sixty feet on Bloom
field street, and one hundred and forty on Hamilton
Place. twill have two hundred and fifty large and
lofty rooms, including halls, parlors, chambers, &c.
nc. There are to be three entrances one on Hanll-
ton Place for the ladies'; 6ne on Bloomfield street;
and the principal one on fremont street. The build
ing will be four stories in height the street story
for stores, to be- Ibeeve, fifteen in number and each
to rent at $1,000 per annum.
This hotel is to be owned by company which Is
composed of some of the "first men" of the city
Abbot Lawrence, Caleb Eddy, S. S. Lewis, Robert
c. Shaw, &c., are the leading sprItsin the enterprise;
and they have charter, giving them capital stock
of $5O0,000 All the land necessary tor the building
haa been purchased secured, and we may, there
fore look upon the erection of the hotel as pretty GER
tain.
lts understood here that the hotel is leased to Capt
Joseph Comstock, the popular commander Of the fine
steamer Massachusetts,, now running on the Sound,
and Major Barton, favorably known the conductor
of several of the best hotels in the country They as
the master spirits of the establishment and will make
il one of the most popular houses in the country II
is to be finished in two years, and called the "Colun
bian II ouse."
It's, perhaps, unnecessary to say that hotel like
this needed here. All thehouscs in operation,
the fremont, American, &c, constantly crowded;
and on the arrival Of steamship, they overflow; the
surplus dodgers sleep, none but themselves know
where.
The Atheneum building is to be splendid one
1t is TO be constructed of Quincy granite, and will
be very extensive IN ITS arrangements. Your Soce-
ty Library editice will not be surpassed but il win
be equaed. The Athcncum here is aided in its
operations by the muntcence of individuals: the
Society Library in New Yark receives no aid ansrt
from its yearly stipulated subscriptions II is great
pity that New York does not possess few Of The
public spirited men Of Boston. There is too much
Individuality" IN your city to improve II as this
town has been and continues to be.
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IpIocY IN KENTUCKY 10 the Frankfort
Feoman, there are 4l3 idiots M Kentncky, sppol ed
at the public charge. The paper gives statistics
showing how the complaint runs in families. In one
county there are six idiots OF the sane ratonymic IN
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