New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-05
CITY ITEMS
NoNpAY. December {


RELIEFING BROADWAY. The crush and am OF
Broadway eadsn,erins lie snd limb and seriously re-.
ts-i.ng communication between tn upper and lower
Pir,a q the City. gTow daily worse and worse. anc
I svery6cdy-exeept TIE members OF the Common
Councils taxing "a brains TO produce plan
for the relief Of the great ihoroughfsre correspon.
dent sends suggestion 10 open Hudson street IN
straight line from D1sne st. - Broadway which would
bring the intersection At the City Hotel and would GER
tslny be 81 immense improvement il could be effect
ed. Then al the Eighth and Ninth avenue stages en-
brseng the Blocker street Empire Amiiy and Green
wich lines would Of course 20 up Hudsonst and this
would relieve Broadway Of onefourh or one fh Of It's
/ omnibustersl sccu mmuati0n below the Park Bat We
doubt the prscrcsbiliiy Of the improvement - the
property holders would never consent sni the expense
and responsibility Of having il done by main force Ia
the face Of much opposition. and especially against
the wishes Of the Trinity Church Corporation. vii
never be assumed By any Common Council elected By
the people
Bat there are much cheaper, more expeditions and
more eligible means Of relieving Broadway They sre
- simple tsst wonder they have never suggested
themselves % the proper authorities Let Broadway
from the Astor House the Battery be laid with the
Russ pavement sod ie, the ordnance prohibiting ON
nbuses from stopping wait for passengers De rd!y
enforced sud Broadway would not be dangerously
crowded for years 70 come.
There will ultimately be necessity perhaps, for
building railroad over Broadway or constructing
another wide avenue from the Battery to the upper
part Of the City But this i not certain. Is
the City and yroSs in solid wealth commerce
naturally and Inevitably expands back from the eonhu
OF the two rivers and viii eventually border either
coas, Of the City tor miles with shipping, crowded
whsrves and splendid warehouses. The m0nolopy en-
Dyed By any particular part Of any city Is only tenn
porary and transition state Of is process Of growth
and development A last as the public necessity TOR
space becomes urgent fast the adjacent premises
will be occupied and converted to trade sind commerce
while the inhabitants well BE- compelled 70 move on
A. ever in advance one generation building spendid
mansions which the improved taste OF the will
condemn and IL necessities abandon for new avenues
End new palaces still up town In halt century Il
will doubtless be- considered quite vulgar TO live any
where below Distributing Reservoir square or Red
House Place.
FREs.-Ths morning, about o'clock, a tire !
broke out in the fourth story Of the As,or House sup
posed to have originated from the csrelessness OF
person leaving light in the water closet and before
efficient means could be used 10 subdue the DANES
communicated % the fifth story and consumed eight
rooms and a portion Of the roof. The damage sus
tanned both By IRE and water IL very considerable.
During the FIRE Policeman of the sixth Ward named
Phillip Furlong severely injured on the head BY the
fall Of brick frou the roof Last evening about 8
o'clock. fire was discovered in wooden stable in
Rdge-st near stanton. The horses however, got
in time and the flames put out before much damage
done.
ARREST or MURDERER-flah Gray of Sa-
lem. y J. who killed George Virgins OF that psce
about two weeks ago, was arrested by officer Gideon
Rice this morning as he was sbou, leaving vessel
bound for Boston
GERMAN REPUBLIcAS MEETISG.-A meeting OF
the friends Of German Liberty held on saturday
night at the Apollo saloon. The hall was crowded
aud the audience displayed great Enthusiasm. Chr
schwsrzwalder, Esq appointed President and adj
dresses were delivered by John Commerford, DR..
Forsch. Dr. Make and others. The las,nsmed gentle
man offered An Address and the following Resolutions
which were unanimously adopted
Resolred That deem II no violation Of our duties, as
American citizens aid by pecuuisry means the Germsn
people their struggle FOR freedom while we discard all
IDEAS u an armed invasion from this country.
Resolred, That we have unbounded confidence ~ me p
htical integrity and patriotism Of Frederic Hecksr and
sysin heartfelt thanks 10 the public authorities
of the Civ OF NsIYork for their warm and honorable r.,
cepon Of bold representative and leader OF me Ter
man Republicans.
PssreL That We call on al truehearled Republicans 10
aid by liberal contributions IN establishing free govern
IN Germany amer The model OF me CONSTITUTION o. NC
United whereby the sommerce AID industry OF bOih
viii u- greatly furher- A. " ell a. eisfauu
bs.e3o Just snd benevolent foundation 50 mat
America may not receive sny more poor efestuier yiun
tered y cruel governments but The well endowed children
Of a stu loving faIherlsnd
u 81.