New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-01
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS

WIDENING AND EXTENSION OF PARkPLACE-
DUANE-sT. CANAL-sT. AND wALKER-ST.
For many years past the interests Of NewYork have
called for direct thoroughfarc between the Eastern
and Western portions of this great metropolis, and al
though the subject has been frequently mooted the re.
suit has been Us often STAYED off by property holders
on tie line of the contemplated improvements The
work of extending Cana-st. is rapidly progress
ing The street to be opened through the block that
heretofore terminated Canalst. across Baxter-st to
Muberry-st where it will intersect Walker. From
that point Waker-st is to be widened twenty-five feet
on the northern side and continued onward to East
Broadway. interesting Division and Rutgers-sts.
The street will terminate on East Broadway about the
middle of the block between Rutgers and Jefferson
cts The houses occupying the space are in progress
of demolition, and by next Fall the new line of the
street will be built up with fine stores dwellings be-
fitting wide and business thoroughfare The build
iprs on Waker-s that are being removed were built
many wears ago and arc for the most part of wood
The number of buildings that will have to be removed
on account of this opening is follows: Centre-st
four brick; Baxter.st., two brick, two wood; Null
berry-st, four brick two wood Walker-st., twenty
eight brick thiry-nino wood Dvison-st, four brick,
three wood; Rutgersst., two brick; East Broadway,
seven brick This improvement will add more to the
public convenience than any that has been made in
many years past. A broad avenue across the Island
from tie Hudson to within few streets of the East
River will thus be opened.
II wus found that the extension of Canal-st IN
straight line, as formerly proposed would be too ex-
pensive from the cost of the numerous buildings II
would destroy. Yet the project was pushed forward
with vigor but eventually dropped on account OF tho
opposition of one or two wealthy the East side
of tho City. The thoroughtare viii however be
sufficiently direct for convenience.
Tie widening of Duane-st. twenty-five feet on the
northern side, from Broadway to tho Hudson River
is now in progress. The old den on the northwest
corner of Broadway and Duane, which was for years
past a resort for thieves and vagabonds, has been
a..LiIated, and tI.v b~idi thanse - .ie H"~rit"i
grounds tom down. The widening will destroy q
portion of the building on these grounds used as
doad-house, but otherwise the institution will be ma
teriay benefited, as this side they will now have
clean wide street inttead Of the dirty lane of bygone
days On the block below Church the old-fashoned
structure erected by the Public School Society many
wears ago, and used as school-house, IL partially
torn down. The remaining buildings to be removed
on account of the widening are for the most part
wretched old shantes.
Tie opening of Park-placo through the College
grounds is nearly completed and there is some talk OF
widening Robinson-st at the termination Of the open
ing so as to make at this point good wide communi-
cation between Broadway and the North River.