The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-21
The EstensIon or Ch.mbrr. street.


Another meeting held on Tuesday afternoon in tn
City Hall, by the committee appointed to consider ,hi
important improvement TO the city Of New York. BE-
sides Mr.. jenkins 1.-THE Chairman and Messrs. Wild AM
Giny, Of the committee there was large ATTENDING,
present OF persons either In favor Of opposed TO- the
projected extension. II seems that there are two petit
tions asking for the extension Of Chambers
terminate AT James sp, and the other ut Catherine alp
Ia Judge Beebc, behalf 81 the petitioners for the
former route and Mr. Leveidge, behalf Of those for
the latter, appeared as counsel.
The Chairman stated that another meeting would be
held Thursday afternoon at O'Clock when the rsinon
strants against both routes would lie afforded hearing
Mr.. Eeehe stated that the objec, Of the improvement,
was to open a tboroughtare which would afford
from river to riverfrom the Hudson 70 the East
river This would cerainy be grea, public Iuprove
men, and the route which would put the city TO the
least expense should be reported in favor Of by the gentle
81 the committee. He contcnded that the %
terminate at james slip would be- the least costly This
obvious to any who would carefully examine the
map ~ the extension because the Catherine street route
would include blocks and bali than the other
According 10 the estimate Of Of the city surveyors the
James Zip route would cos, half million dollars less than
the other. Another consideration, Mr. B sad H. that II
the object 81 the route IA to furnish facilities for getting
from river 70 river the shortest available route through
that distance should be adopted. Now the question
tuIsy ARIES whether the James slip route /. the
II a. for II T. ,horter by two blocks and half and
encumberea In sny way without markets other OBJ
siructons and seems fact 10 have been designed by
Iyine will without mans intent for the very purpose.
When extended II is 10 DO great thsfoughfAre. No
Will dispute that f the improve nent IL made Cham
bers street and James Zip viii be made the lion 81 mag
nihcent cdhces for business purposes Could this be "
the other ropfe wins sdoted on act Of late In Catherine
street that respectable shantes could scarcely
he erected them let the entrance be made where
the least amount 81 property will be destroyed, and Il
Dteas not much searching inquiry no ad.vits To sec
that this would be the In the James street zip route
kEo~ the interest ia the houses which viii be destroy
ed b. Tie Toute-the houses which scarcely ~ Dwell
ngs pigs and which Inhabited ~ miaerabie peei
mems ~ humanity, Roy their propfie'ors largely.
know Il touches them end~rly, but sii y sc can give
tie poor Wretchtss little - the pure wholesome AR o.
heaven let u d. Y. know tread upon geniismsn's
ices, by breaking up the houses a prostitution that
sbouna there aLt sieh brug in such nice profits bat
stIl i il just ~ Il should be done and ~ D.
Al rhat q revolution would there ~ this extension
only carried out Instead u the bloated remnants
~ humany WHO ufct the place sleeping in the CUTTERS
disgrace H. tbs cityto zee this splendid improvement
q a fne marble cd0cey, such flourish In Cham.
hers street nj present built upon The ruins u all that Il
corrupt aud debasingi Catherine Market too What
would be- gaid " u were torn down. which would no
tcearty follow u DE other foui. va adog'etf per
feet storm ~ Indignation would Arse from the bousrwves
end market II should he yensratsd and ali0sei
10 remain undsurbsi bcesase u IL great aniqai'y
The Ieonsrs also represented upwards Of Sen millions
~ dollar, and were a. great feapectAbiliiy.
Mt. Ifyeridge agreed With the gentlsmsD who pre-
eeded him, In faylng that avenue fron river 10 river
4 needed but differed ~ the offered by him
WHY the sx'enson q Chambers stree, sbo1h ~
carried % James rather than 20 ctthsfins slip. ]
y ~ tEMFncet MI l. Nah1, III thN reason en1
H. - The great rettecsal'y o. The petitioners for
JseH slp with whom have not the honor ~ p.r~ynsl
acquaintance bni Whom ! have doubt very re-
sTecta BE. Thee acn DO not however, reside
ltoIsfty wet ~ Chatham street, where The eIspss IL
- 10 made. sone, perbaps, DO live ~esi y H. ssy
l. IL 70 b. public Improvement let u not b. half way
ore The route ty James alp eanno; b. los expensive
tseause you have CORES which snas, useless uhis
there would 10 bat - gpres IN The Catherine zip
syprehend the erpfnsc s be greater, y this be tfgs
and you ets9iEe fof yourselves. The route don
disturb Catherine MARKET At all " any 70 cofn'
plain surely ~ tho route tafes to - ny
trn lots Il las teen sad that uUuh cot 500 900 ~
The o. ne Two blo<ks which M tAieftps
s'ttet vpsif take up Whist ~ - srnAi bSrss
consisting dis Vfatsd miserable bonseF Ihis esnnoi
,sye ffsnd 81; asa cost f1utb 40 Trfy vi - ~
af gftser value A. H. The arkft nsyer have beard
ntinNfc that ID was g. " taken avsY th ns<srss'
- H. d. - hOse,er, ~ D. u. Z ~ frAsfn whf y
hop9 not - femoye9 simpg -estas y 80 zen 70 en-.
tsrcs engef ilsr 0uYsivfs. htnt NAtF pert0nal
Interest u This route knd ~ la sfef snf here rrtsut.
Il II trrc hat 81 u g frncple hat gflsAss n,srss,
.isBf y.fi1 IT, fie pubr gf y J. The geDe,si rule,
an l. plar fuk hut Dos mn hoS r1st 10 al
Triys. irssfrft sh0ul - ssrsid.ed n tahAe go lot
n unsf - e.asklsse5 wheshsf u = fgr he pphlt go.i
srs raf fs ffifsfs aggfsne CONTEND ths 10
30 .A ~ fhs f1hie ~ no interest," n those vho have
b raw tie sstsnsise q Caambsfs stree, ,honA no' ~
esiffd 20 gtnet up
Aret w. Lever gFs ftrnafks ~ committee sl1asnAl
BntA fhufscsy o. Y. ~, a. stated shave.