New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-13
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
EXTENSION OF THE BOWERY AND WIDENING


Yesterday afternoon at o'clock large meeting Oh the
propertyholders aud essees of property in Pearl st.
Franklin square Bowey and other streets was held IN the
Chamber OF the Board of Assistant Aldermen to expr
their on Mon leore the Street Committee of the Board OF
Aldermen Messrs Cornell and Francis relative TO the
proposed extension OF the Bowey to Franklin square ana
The widening of Pearl It. from Franklin square to the
Ratt ry Maps were exhibited showing the proposed IN
provement and examined By the large number of gentle
men present. 4,
be unable to hold the meeting for any grea, length OF
time, as the Committee obliged to attend the DoaIa
If SUPERVISORS at o clock. The COMMITTEE hau ooA
We sea with number of gentlemen who were IN favor oil
widening Pearl st eighty feet aud they would now soH
TO those against the project The petitions IN i"vur .,
the mlaoV tmtn very numerous ana me Ohalrni
asked those gentlCmen present in favor oil the improve
Counsellor Striker remarked that he didn't believe
tlore was any present in favor oil the
lie revres enttd large number of property holders ana
cy Wee opposed to the whole project in toto either Tor
extending the BoweTy or widening Pear st. w.,
Mr. Simpson then came forward and addressed me Com
r,ee at some length He said had been sneeringy Cd
served that there present IN favor OF the pro
large namber of property holders who were IN favor OF H.
and he felt satisfied would be Of great Importance TO the
future commercial prosperity OF me ony H1 n1,,5
Wv had been arranged by the cow.paths whica
led from the lower part Of the Cay III oia
times out Of tewn Pearl ST. was formerly ou'
As tie CITY adv Gncod opened into ROAD ana suoSe
oretlv became regular street These streets must now
b re rrenced He had examined the value OF the properly
and found that had olate greatly deprecated Inc c
was when Pearl ST OF the fancy streets "a m
and Ike Broadway now place of promenade. In the
lower pert of the the heavy mercantile business was
transacted nearly every merchant r'sidng IN 'e sa'
tu ldng in which his store was located.
The gentleman spoke of some Improvements ihHl Nete
once projected in the lower part OF the Cy The
made great opposition TO H. but me IN
Gil finally passed vote in favor OF the matter hen .e
improve m NJ was made the property holders nnAin
that the value Of their property enhanced mei ana
missed vote Of thanks to the Common Council by the
project row before the Board the property OF many would
Sc 1 UP and destroyed but such should receive an tqu
alont fIe said hatif this project carried through
would SO enhance the value OF property that those VINO
now objected would be among the fret 10 petition fo hSe
in other streets on this side OF the Oy
Tie Meter had been agaied over thirty years and prep
ety has now so DEPRECATED in Pearl ST. that the pfee
should at once be carried through. The gentleman mad
some further remarks in regard to the property on tn.
cas- side Of the City, which were listened to with much 81
teitoD. 49,.
Mir Pierce and the Rev. NJ Mount, next followed. WI.
lCW remarks in fave. Of the improvement.