New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-31

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in contemplation in Madisonav. to be located on
the rising ground between Thirty sixth and Thir
ty-seventh SITS. If erected on the proposed plan,
these houses will be some 10 feet in depth SO
feet wide each standing in the center of large
lot, leaving ample grounds around and will be
furnished in elegant and luxurious style The
three are designed to occupy the entire block.
The peculiar advantage OF building above the
line of Thrtieth-st. where preliminary works
of demolition required operates very favora-
bly, for the increase of valuable improvements
upon real estate in that section OF the City; and
hence there is more rapid progress above than be-
low that point. We have here alluded only to
the more prominent improvements now in pro-
eress. On future occasion we may refer to par
ticulars more in detail,
MISCELLANEOUS,
A number of new B ank edifices are in progress
in different portions of the City The elegant
brown-stone building on the corner OF Fulton ana
Greenwich SITS intended for the Ocean BANK, is
nearly completed 1t is a noble structure, and
greatly enhances the value and beauty OF those
streets The building fronts 50 feet on Fulton'st
and 35 feet on Greenwich, and is four stories high
The style of architecture is GreCian The en-
trance will be on the corner, which is constructed
for the purpose in semcircular form, and is
tastefuly onamented with Corinthian columns
and entablatures. The entire cost OF the building
is about $4,000
The North Rircr Bank will occupy new build
ing on the corner of Greenwich and Dey sts
erected on the old site This is also nearly com
pleted The hight will be five stories the ma
terial is brick, with stone front.
The Pacifc Bank has just commenced business
at the corner of Broadway and Grand-st. The
building which it occupies is not new, but has
been renovated and greatly improved, and is
finished with front Of brown-stone.
Several new .Sugar-RefnereS are going up.
Woolsey & Co.'S. establishment, recently de-
stroyed by fire, is being rebuilt in an extern
sive and substantial manner, The boarding house
and stables which formerly adioined the Refinery,
have been demolished, and will be replaced by
six-story warehouses; to be used chiefly for stor-
age.
new Refinery is also under way in Rosest.
for the Messrs Ockerhausen. This will soon be
completed. It's massive six-story structure,
and is erected at cost of $4,000, exclusive OF the
ground.
A new Brewery has been commenced on Forty
fthst and Secondary. which will be one of the lar
Observation-Disclosures ofthe kind in the country 1t is
owned by the "New-York Brewery Stock Com
pany" 1t covers an area of 100 by $50 feet and
is fitted up with ample vaults, 20 feet under
ground. and 90 by 100 feet in dimensions. The
Brewery will be fine specimen OF masonry.
An extensive enlargement of the Ner- York Gas
Works has been commenced. The Improvement
consists of retort house 2l2 feet in length and 80
feet in width and capable of accommodating l44
retorts. Connected with this will be purifying
house and other apparatus necessary tor the man
ufacture Of gas including two capaclous telesco
pic gas holders 90 feet in diameter by 40 IN hight,
with iron framing, &c similar to those already
erected Together, they will hold $4,000 cubic
feet of gas The tank to contain these, is framed
of solid masonry, and is 80 feet deep. The retort
house will be built of brick with free-stone ar
chtraves and castings; Also an iron root with
slate coverings. The foundations are already
prepared A chimney las been commenced
which will be 100 feet high when completed The
aggregate expenditure involved in this important
improvement will be about s250,OOO
Anew Citg Park is in contemplatlonlnthe upper
part of the Island. A large tract OF land, com
nrisinc some so acres, and extending from the
Bloomingdae Road to the Hudson, is sad TO
have been purchased by private party, with the
intention of laying it out upon the plan Oh the
Regents Park in London, with road and path
lo-1 Il
WAYS ponds, shrubbery, &c VIZ understand
that the SURVEYS have already been commenced.
Black2celPs Island is receiving an important ad-
diton to its accommodations. The Legislature
having at its last session appropriated the sum OF
$4,000 for the establishment of a Work House
in this City, the Board of Governors have finally
decided to accept the plan presented by Mr.
! Chas T Anderson The work will soon be un-
| der way.
New Police Station Houses are also to be
erected for the First, Third and Fifth Patrol Dis
tricts. The First Ward will be accommodated in
a new building in Trnityplace; the Third Ward
in BarcIay-st. opposite College-placei and the
Fifth ill Leonardst opposite the present quar-
tiers.
The City Railroad Improvements are not the
least noteworthy of the movements of the day
| The Harlem Company still engaged in relay
ing their entire City track and have constructed
branch or turnout at Grand-st-running from
Centre to the Bowery, thence up the Bowery and
connecting with the old track above Broonse-st.
| This arrangement will accommodate the up-trans ;
the down trains will come as usual through Broome
and Centre SITS, There will be, however, only
singletrack in Broome.st aud in Centre St opposite
the Market The new Grand-st track will also
be single, The improvement in Centre and
Broome SITS. will be very great as the removal of
the second track leaves a considerable addition
to the carriage-way.-Th Hudson River Railroad
City track is also undergoing sundry repairs from
Chambers to Thirty first SITS.