New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-25
EXTENSION OF Canal sre,.~

ard valuable improvements have been p.a.$ q
streets Of our city, yet much more remains 10 = ~
and years win probably elapse before the won ~. 5.
considered completed. AL Of the modern s,.-.n y
straight and wide, and graduated to easy 49, d
descents, but nearly all of the streets laid o.. u
times are narrow and crooked, as, for nstsDs. ~ o.
street, Whitehall street, and other thoroaxhf,.
the lower part of the city. y
In the early part Of the pr sent century, Bs..,-
and Fulton streets were wild, ned, and within n
Yeas pas; the former was made sill wider, rsS.S
il one Of the best business streets the east adj ~
city. The widening of Dey street some four yss,s
was valuable improvement and long ere the ~, y
grazing was comple'edit was built up on either sds,s
fine warehouses The widening OF this and u. - II
street showed to- the mercantile community thssir
tages OF his side of the city, and forthwith comm,
3 mt st Astounding migration. The streets of the n
Ward, running from Broadway. being wide, - II,
taken possession Of Al rapidly buih mp Iscr.., II
facilities offered by the extension Of Prk ma.
through the grounds of Columbia Colleges y..,N. l.
Improvement The matter ofnEidenins R,sn,,, Il
street, from College plsce, the terminus OF Psh U,.
to the Nuth River, HIS been spoken Of but the AL
iect he's not yet been brought before the Corpsu.,
The advt ntages Of wide thoroughfares berg now fs
see D. IN MIA for stteopenpg took possession Of u,
peop'e, and propositions were made to extend Cass
str, ct to Il e East Rlver-thus making vide al
direct street from rver river; TO widen aud .,rAgh
Dusbe street; TO widen Reade street.; to widen CAars
street from Fulton to Canal; to widen Laurens stree
fiom Canal TO Amity, and q cree exteoi across WuA
iug,on Parade Ground to the Fitth avenue; 70 era,
tie Bdwefy to extend Henry street; and la efsssl
Albany street. Several Of these projects have be-,
acted upon, While the rmaiLder are still before d.
c ommon Council. Duane street, from w~
Broadway to Broadway has been widsre
and the work is now completed, AMI the further VIDA
Nc Of the same street on the oa'terly side II Bros
way VIII in all probability, meet with the approval d
the Aldermen ind Counciluen. Canal street has ss
b. en- extended, as also has the Bowery. numbwd
these DR. iects emanaiing from two or three iniiviaS
thou h the PETITIONS were e,travagan'iy signed, l
through, as il was pl1n that they were gotten upa
the aegrandlz, ment of few, and would De OF no gr
benefit to toe public. The extension OF Albany ssw
Though Trrit, Churchy ard, the extension OF lIeaq
street through Jewish burial gouud were amouf
these. Though many arguments were urged ia their
favor they were not sufficiently potent, and the sub
iects were r, ect,d by the Common Council.
OF the extension of Canal street and the wilenugd
Walker street we would more particularly speak st
rr, sent. The extension of Canal street was mooled
soon after the first burning of the Bowery Theater, the
;5ea b,in, nj that time to moke direct and wide
tborouchfare from river to river But little attention
further than the getting up Of petitions was thea paid
to the matter. AT two subsequent bnrnipgs OF the
ssme theatre the subject pressed before the Com
n on Council but lost the remonstrants representing
large estate of leoseboli property on the east side Of
the city, showing that the plan was not feasible and
vould cost too great an amount The matter was
NOW abandoned until 1917 or 1913, when il WAS on the
strength of petitions signed by many of the previous
remonstrants and other wealthy men, again brought
before the Board of Aldermen. Various meetiogs wen
held at which the petitioners and remonstrants wer'
h ard and on the 5th Of May, 1913, resolutions wer
adopted by the Board of Aldermen and Assistants
and approved by the Mayor on the 9Th Of the sam
month TO the effect ttat Canal street be extended in
stuieht line from Centre to Walker street and tina
Walker street be widened on the norhery side 50 q
70 make street Is feet in width to Rutgers stree,
ard that the gore formed by the intersection OF Orang
end other streets be thrown into said street. and tina
be Counsel to the Corporation take the necessar!
measures in pursuance of law to carry the resoluto
ito fleet:
the same width IL n Is 10 Orange street
Riree the nohery line Of Canal street be sseuee
b,tw.e en- lines n nued and Orange Walker and Nd
berry STR s, be GBensd a. paSe .ss .,., 70 aalo,
be- wider The nouhery side 40 as 10 make Wks
street between dose streets seventy five feet 10 Width
Rsottd That the nortkery eide Of such widening OF Wse
b, continued in dire line to Division 'teet and 90.
the land lying between the said lice 30 continued and Lod
| and Divisf,n street, BE- opered % public street
Reoed Tia the present south rly Ire Of Walker stree.
continued ia direct line Rutgers street, and tina, the Ian
hefts
| cir cts be- opened as public street ,,,,u,-,,
Be,oip,d That the noubey lae Of - widening o. wax
street be- further CONTINUED IN direct line To Ea broadssl
and ihai all the land yDs bsiwrea 70. inc - 'os
Bsor,d That the goe ormedty he intersection Of Csnt'
Walker Orange and Canal streets excnded b. not opeHe
or thrown into the s'r,et
Rf That the plan for extending Canal street and widen
ing Walker street directed by resolution Of tho Comma
Council approved by the Mayor the 9Th Of May 1888
m red 50 :, to donS% N al de,Re'. to the 1resas 'sos
hereby directed to take the necessary action to have the
solution Of ttr slh u May isa - Amended =. Co oay nis
Eject the said plan as hereby alleoed
These resolutions were adopted by the Bosri Of
A. sstan Aldermen on the 18th of the same month"; and
OF the 18th approved by the Mayor
The following resolution adopted by the Board
Of Ademtr, Dec. 7, 1853 by the Board Of Assistants
the 9Th, and received fr m the Mayor on the ,l Of
the same MONTH without his approval or objection;
therefore, under the prOvisioas ofthe amended Cha
the same became adopted:
Resored That the actual extension Of Canal srec, until
iDeTs.c's Wsk er aud the deninz OF Walker sst
wbeIe iutercts East Broadway take place the Let dy
May 1854
About this tin the work was CONNER ced, AID hs
greater part of il is completed. But for the ne
gence and unnecessary DELAY Of tn city authorities,
might have been finished long sioce. The grading !,
now complete, but it smore than likely that the psyos
will be della. ed till next Sprngfor no other reason
however than the lack Of inter est felt in such matter
by The Commissioner Of the stree. Department. Tn,
amount Of award paid by the Controller toward TIL,
improvement wa, s5is, 3OS 90; the assessment wa,