The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-02

THE CITY OF CHURCHES LOOKING UP.
The consolidation of Brooklyn, Williamsburg and
Bushwick viii be prececed by another movement still
important and gratifying the inhabitants
sister city and this is the construction of lines Of
railroad verging from the Fulton ferry all parts of
the city, and to the suburbs. This great enterprxe s
undertaken by the Brooklyn CITY Railroad Company,
who recently obtained cha rter lines II city rail-
read through eli the principal thoroughfares a. Brook
lyp having for capital 81 600 Great preparations
ere now being made, and several thousand mon
poyed In the construction Of these roads The first
will be laid along Water street 10 the Nav Yard The
second, branching off from Fulton street Tire sands
street line will run to the intersection of Broe and
Williamsburg The third line will branch OF at Myrtle
avenue where II will he continued for nearly two mile
extending back into the country. The fourth ne the
Fulton avenue one, will run out TO the village of Fiat
bush Tire fifth, and perhaps the most important OF all
the lines will from the Fulton ferry TO the City Hall
when will branch OF at Court street and be continued
far Greenwood Cemetery. This line in few years. win
he extended out far the beautiful village Of For Ham
ilton The sixth .ne which will no. be until
I'LL the rest finished will from the Fulton ferry,
along Furman street (Soutb) to Atlantic street, and
from there the track viii be laid to Hamilton
ferry where persons may take the for Greenwood
the road at this point will as far Court street
where the junction Of the two lines takes place.
Thus 1t will be that Eve lines of city railroad
in process Of construction and one the last mentioned
in contemplation The arst Eve mentioned lines will be
opened for travel the Fourth OF July (rather
picious day for the occasion too).
The Brooklyn City Railroad Company, although
nopoy composed OF OF very best citizens of
standing in the city All OF the present lines Of
omnibnses also shareholders IL the project whose
utmost enaeayors prcsume, viii be made to render
this mode OF travelling OF the ST comfortable
nomical and best regulated ever in existence.
The will b. painted in neat and handsome STYLE
and the of each line marked il readable
letters the windows. The most important
as we'll the most commenlable feature in this great
improvement TO the good people of Brooklyn is the very
reasonable fare fixed upon by the company namely
three cents the shortest routes, and four cent.
the longest which taking into consideration the fare
charged New York lines, is extremely low and no
doubt will be highly satisfactory TO all parties
This great mpro, ement will BE- the OF converting
place few years ago only village into grand CITY,
containing quarter of million Of souls and ranking
next to the Empire City in population. New York will
have large sister city indeed and worthy of rela-
tionship in every respect excepting commerce This
difficulty may be obvated some day, however, if Long
Island should become State and Brooklyn port of
entry.
People doing business in New York arrive at
their stores just cheap those living tie upper part
Of Gotham The the railroad being only three
four cents and the ferrage only cent, the ticket
expense of going FROM the remotest parts of Brooklyn to
the City Hall in New York will lot amount to much
that incurred in coming down town in the omni
buses of this city
This movement combined with that Of cousoliia-
ton and the water works, ESQ long needed) will
have a decided effect to Increase Brooklyn wonderfully
in size and popuation-so much so, that residents Of
New York need not at all be astonished find them
selves in few years slice by side with Of the most
beautiful, extensive and populous cities this CONT
nent.