New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-09
FUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
WIDENING tND TVrENSION or CANAL STREET
wALKrR STREET, DUANE STREET.. AND PARK
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The interest. Of the community generally baye for
many vesrs psst csed for direct thoroughfsre be-
tween the eastern and western portions Of our city,
and slthorch the suhiec, has been mooted tme and
M ain, It has as ot-n been STAYED oil a., vron,-y
holders a1d Others on The line of the improvement con-
templstod. The matter OF widening Park place sud
Duane street on the westerly side, and the widen.
ing Of Walker street on the east eide ia con- uncion
with the extension of Canal stre3t from Ceutre,
claimed the attention of the people for many years.
ard yery effort wa made on the part of property
holders and residents to prevent improvements of so
desirable a nature being made but without sac
Gees. Theee inn rovements were eventually cOn
merced and being carried foi ward vigorously
bu. they will not probably be fully completed before
tie Spring OF 1886.
Canal street ia being extended through tie block
flat heretofore termusted said street scross Baker
street to Mulberry street. where it interests Walker
sect. From that point Walker street is being wild.
oned twenty five feet on the notherly side and con-
tnued onward to East Broadway, ntersecting in iis
course Di1iscn ard Rutgers streets The street will
terminate OF Fast b oscway, about the middle of the
block between Rutgers aud Jefferson streets.
Neaily every house formerly occupying this
spsce hiss been demolished and alIeady many
fine stores and dwellings, such as would beft any
wide and commodlous business thoroug hfsre
have been erected on the new lice of the street
Wo'kmen ore now busy filing in the space between
Mulberry and Centre streets with fine sand prepars
tory TO the work Of grading From Centre street
there will be quite rise in the new portion OF Canal
street but the ascent will not be greater tn An that of
Walker street between Broadway and Mulberry
stfcs. Wien this Improvement was projected and
brought to the notice Of the people, great opposition
was mace on the ground that many valuable bald
pgs would be destroyod It carried iorw ard; but
we End on examina alton, that the majority of the
houses on Walker street removed were built years
ego, and we're for tie m 81 part of wood. The
number of buildings removed on account Of
this ouCnirg w6s as FLOWS: Certrs street,
four brick; Baxter stoot, two brick, two wood;
Mulberry street, four BRICK two wo Il; Walker street.,
twenty eight brick thirty nine wood Division street.
four brick three wood; Rutgers street, two brick;
East Broadway seven brick. Several Of tn Use build
rgs set down brick had wooden iramis the fronts
crly being of brick. Tic hou es thai are being
erected on this new avenue entirely of brick, and
present ubsanti1 d appeai ance. This Improvement
VIII add much to the public convenience aud prove
great accommodation to persons residing the east.
CITY side of the town who instead Ct beiog compe led
a. formerly TO ostle their way through Chatham street
or tramp through other streets equally as filthy and
nasty in order to reach Broadway, viii nov have a
cl, al ard spacious avenue to walk in
The widening Of Duane street, twenty five feet on
u Q nol,herly size from Broadway to the HUDSON
river is now completed and adds much to the appea'
ance Of this pant Of the city. The buildings destroyed
by tie widening of this street we're very Old and for
The Iast part occupied by di;ordoiy characters, so
that their demolition was a mstter Of small i'm port
a. &C. TIE vic euiDg destroyed port, Of the build
irg on the hospital grounds used "a a dead bOuse
hut Otherwise the Institution will be matela ly bene-
fted as on tbs eide they will now have clean,
tide street instead Of the dirty lane Of by gone days.
The mansgers of the hospital have erected
high brick wsn on the new line Of ths
s'Icot, extending from the old dead touse to
Church street This Improvement will give new
character 10 Duane street, and before many years we
have 10 doubt but tina; it will be entire occupied by
bwiness mfn. 1t Is now proposed to petition for the
widening and extension Of Duane st Get from Broad
way to Centre street thence in dre;t line 10 Frank
lin square, and thence through Dover street - the
East River. Tie widening from Broadway to Centre
sIeet 10 C,Irsoond " It'll the width Of said street "a
uOg il progress Of widening from Broadway to the
North River ard the same width 70 be continued
fr,m Centre street 70 Frau hin square, and thence TO
tie East River. This opening would form very de-
srabo thoroul hare from the Meth 20 tee Fast River
II is bso proposed hat Msai-on street be EXTENDED
ito DuaIe street by the wide nrg OF Rose strs ct the
,outh side rom Pearl 70 Duane rect, and that Gold
street may be extended into Duane street to meet and
iniorrect the extension of Madison street. thu forming
a very desirable avenue rom the Liver par. Of the
city 70 its easterly section which will without doubt
tend greatly TO the relief Of tho present crowded thor
ouebfares Of Nassau and Chatham streets. The
wctnrg of Frankfort stIeet from FfsDklin square 10
tie Park hes been -ugg' sted IS q much needed i'm.
proyement No deci,iOn hes a. ye been msde as 20
the extenson Of Cnsmbers street, and il is more than
probable that the matter vi | be dropped, aud the
q, estion of tie widening aud extension Of Duane
sheet taken up in its place.
The opening Of Park place through the college
grounds is nearly completed and prepsrstoos sre
beiHg made for paving the new strest tbds rn'- 4.
The elegant warehouse of Mr. Wilson e. Hunt. On
the corner Of Park place ard Church street. OF which
a notice was given in THr TRIBrSE come time since,
srapidly progressing. It will be ready or occupancy
in May neat
Mr. Charles ST. John Is building fne warehouse
ccerpyire ftysevenand half fee, on tue rev street
and e1iencinz through 10 Barclay street.. Tne fronts
IN Park place and Barclay stree, viii be Of Ne~-
B,ursvtk stone, and the ba.iding viii cost, when
ccup.e,ec. .bou. go 100
Mr. :. /. Chittenoen, OF the srD If Chsttsr1en 4
c.. las IN progress {! creation IA this lse Atty
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