New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-03
CITY INPROVRMEETS.


greatly delay I'd in consequence Of the severity OF the
weather. With the advent Of Spring, however, oper
aiions were ccmneIced in almost every part OF the
| city and the greet 81 activity prevails among
the builders Old established and familiar landmarks
are btiIg RACED, and their sites viii be erected
| costy and magnificent warehouses.
The substantial edices built from fifty to one hun
dred years ago occupy nearly a, much time IN their
! demolition the modern buildings do in their cree
! ton We would here add that the builders OF the
present day might take some valuable lessons as 10
the substantial manner in which the majority OF these
old buildings were constructed True, their predeces
sors were quick in their operations, but ther
work has withstood the ravages Of time and the eie
| ments-an observation which never can be truly
| made Of the work of the present day.
| In every part of the city Improvements are gong
| forward the most important Of which on Broad
way and the western eide Of that thorougfare beo"
| Canal street.. The Third Ward which bnt few
years ago was eschewed by merchants and abandoned
TO dwellings boardsg houres end hotels has already
been take possession Of by the mercantile community
and now lines Of marble front edifces, high, wide and
| deep have supplsnted the quaint-ookng, peaked
rooted dolmer windowed houses-mementos Of half
century ago. In Murray street, Warren street, Park
place where in times of yore happy and smiling faces
and occasionally the sound of revey might have been
beard-n,w all is changed-gTest stacks Of goods
all kinds meet the eye in every direction, and all is
buse and confusion. In the place Of smiling faces is
TO be seen the merchant with sober look, and clerks
huirying btber and thither while the once quiet
streets are now blockaded with carts and express
wagons loaded with goods. Through that venerable
landmark, Columbia College grounds, a street has
ben opened and adorned with costly warehouses.
The College buildings still remain, but present sim
gular appearance in conras. with the lofty edliices
surrourdng them. The majority Of the improve
ments in this tction of the city have heretofore
noticed at length, but shall briefly refer to number
Of the most extensive warehouses in course Of
completion here.
There is no lack of building material in the market,
and we are informed that it is cheaper this season than
it has been fr several yeas past. According TO ap-
pearances the present year will not fall short of any
year preceding p point OF number and elegance OF
new warehouses to be erected about the city. One
great rage seems to be for marble-grante-brown
stone and brick have given way TO marble, and are
only used in dwelling hous|s. Iron has to some ex-
tent been used but It's introduction has been so recent
that time enough has not yet elapsed to test its dura
bilty i'll the fronts of building.
vEsEY sTREET.
building on this street, adjoining the of the Astor
House. built many years ago, and owned and occupied
by j. j. w. Meeks as a furniture nanufGctory, has
lately been demolished The firm ore about COM
mtncipg TO erect on it's se two buildings of six stories
in hght-one of twenty-five and the otner OF fifty feet
front, and both one hundred feet deep. The fronts
will be of white marble. The basement and sub cel-
lar will be twentytw feet below the curb stone. No
other improvements of importance will be made
during the present year on this street.
BARCLAY STREET
next claims our attention. Here no less than eight
elegant buildings are to be erected. Those which have
alreedy been con menced lots Nos 20 81 80, 35
81 and 49, The old buildings have been demolished
aud preparations are being made to lay the founda
tons for their successors. At No. IL DIR. bradshaw
has store Of rs feet front by rs feet deep partially
completed. One lot No. 27, warehouse Oh SIX sooieS
in blight feet front and us feet deep, Is IN course
Of erection The red stone front in the Egyptian style
of architecture occupied for many years by the late
Robert L. Stevens has been trodden down in the
march of improvement. Its quaint old walls and ex'
ousite frescoes have been rutlessly demolished by
rude bands-s site will be occupied by marble front
warehouse. A. H. Mickle, Christopher WolS, and \.
Higgins. are the principal builders on this street.
PARK-PLAcE.
Tho eleoant warehouses erected the lots created
bv the extension Of this street through the College
grounds are approximatDg completion, and Will soon
be ready for occupancy The most pfomnt nto these
rew buildings are the ones erected by Slr. Wilson G.
Hunt and s. Il. Chitienden, both OF which we have
before noticed at length in our columns These
structures are of white marble and their painnes OF
style, combined with soidity of appearance. attract
universal attention. On this street, near Broadway,
Mr. William Peck has recently erected an elegant
marble-iront warehouse. We next proceed to
wARREs STREET,
Were we find number of improvements in progress
On lot No. 10, near Broadway the old house Is IN
nroeress Of demolition, and on the site Joseph hag-
ce,ty is about erecting fine marblefront building,
which will cost upward of $4,000. 1t is to be five
stories high aad will be in readiness for occupancy by
Fall. The old building, which is being removed, is
somewhat notorious, having been used many yeais as
n combline-house On lots Nos. % and 25, which
have for several years past been occupied by livery
stable two fine Warehouse each 25 feet hont by 10
feet deep. are 10 be erected. Nearly all OF the re-
manning lots on this street. between Broadway and
College place, have been occupied with fne ware
houses for year or more past.
CHAMBERS STREET.
improvements do not seem to progress so rapidy On
this street as the three or four
although the sites are more eligible, and eonmunea
ton with the Hudson River and Enc ana othei iai'-
roads easier Several fine warehouses on the sou'ue
side of Chsmbers street, built year or TWO s'nce'
remained unoocupitd for many months after ther COM
pletion. portion OF the building known as the o'
Louis Hotel, northwest corner OF chambers anu
Church streets has Just been demolished, ana Oh 10
sie will be erected large warehouse by MI heAaiu''
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