The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-19

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ne price for thewhoe ten lots, or I'VE double lots,
$4oo eco lour hunred theusand dollars being at
rate OF $4,000 duble 0t the estimated value Of re
estate . tbs rspeG imp,oying ns.gheorhood
sos nss s ,as ss. WIN fs Susos < ss one
Chambers s'reesand ia Hudson street, New York
Dxax SR--As yoare q member Of the committee
select fi.e for be'os office tn the city OF New York
.pps g s sw o ss nory
TsAl 81 at pricfar below that Of 81. Johns par
puscs; pus so hs PasSce 5d,dDg. and % msoa more 40 81
q area "a bloc IN question is bounded by We
On q s an spS0e
ins 70 s6s souts. hudson street ee feet WIDE on
on The seuth; By u VIII ob,srys ,nas the bloc
yes, and " Du ss wiS feet vest ' isS feet @ nor 1
wla.n On tne nortn {. must be OF ample dime
nag iron. Of 90 feet sab .rife larger than the brit
siors for the building, I'd isGN he west side o. Il
4. Johns Park is OF too far o, ." .nos Of ! essi
town, the block s1test Is ccrtEciy,
less excepaonable, ant as pippose 70 shS 'ilrou
Access. se
The depot. or tevminaon Of the Hudson EverA~
by which The northern sils arrive is between CharA>
front of The bocA In question The lanaiug place TOR
Western mails. which sive by the New York aad Eric
Railroad at she foot duane street. which bounds the
block on the porth II the foreign mails which arrive
by steamships sndt the North river 1t and De
tween the foot OF capalsreet and the Battery the Col
Inns line at the loot Of tna the Cunard line st Jersey
City, and brought the river at the foot Of Cori
andt sueet whore, also the Southern mails reach the
clI Inc California mss are landed on the North river
s She fool Of Warren stsc and those from Southampton
sSd BreGen nearer the Attery.
new line OF stearshss from Hamburg land at the foot
ox Dcy street All theSouthern steamships bring ng
mails from Richmond, forfoik Charleston, and otner
Southern cities, land ther the North river, but short
distances below the 81 o.
very large properties Of the steamers connected With
the Eastern ciies also hive their landing places the
North river betwe cen bste in question and the Battery
ton o. Broadway and Cant which you will recolIsct 10
by, and weud rotSe ,ubectcc to that lncopve-
pience ~ crossing Rroadw the westie at point
BY detention, which B nov almost every day occur
renee lower down BroaawF in reschug the present Posi-
Thus much as 70 the iael4y with which all the mpor
,en mails botn foreign All i,land, reach this spot
hom their ses erai places arriving or LANDING
Now TO its conveninoe IN point Of accessibility
from tue different parts u the city and TO the bus
ness. Nfe
yss probably know that west OF Broadway,
rom Trinity Church U TO Canal street, there
from dwelling houses o spkndid and spacious stores and
wars houses, which has setdy brought INTO that neigh
o. e - rel .ns as o
buildings be removed ard aud proper onos take
their places making the location centra and conve.
ntnt 10 business as practicable. Tne whole ground
Yves; Of Broadway and below Canal street within
few years, be likewise devoted to mercantile establish.
mepR.
There are railroad tracks running 70 this poin, through
the Sixth aDd Eighth avenues from es high fty first
street and Forty fourth street the ctaer and
these companies are bound to extend their ns toward
and TO the northern extremity OF the cy ~ last AZ the
avenues through which they pass are graded.
city travel tsropgh Chatham street, the Bowery aud
Fourth avenGe it, termination the Park, the
City Hall and IKE all tho city rs.roads sets down ,s. y.
the city through the First second and third avenues,
se TO ns aasa S
npsne street extenf.ng eass~artly from the Scrth
TO the Fast river nersect with never street. for the
purpose OF relieving Broadway below ths point which
is now rendered almos, impsssatle
The Third Ayenue Railroad Is the principal one for city
travel tho cast side ard comes down through Chatham
street 20 the Park opposite the Astor House and the dis
lance T. but rsnng from Chatham through Chambers,
Duane &c 70 the site propose.
The Iihh avenue. extending from the north side
runs through the city centrally from south 10
north the east elde OF the Central park Its cha
rseicr you are undoubtedly familiar with. II Is on a
was Appropriated 70 mercantile pursuits.
fr. m the south side OF Washington Parade grouad
iaurens street extends south to Canal street point
directly pto-lte the north end OF West Broadway s
proposed {and the move wilsucceed 70 widen iauIens
through Washington Parade ground and south 10 Canal
street, which you viii perceive opcna direct communi
cation through vide street irt al the central upper
ten" 10 the par, OF the city, and directly 70 the
ale Ia question.
shs be tedious &c further into details than merely
10 add tba, the ground propose will be nprroyct By
poen Of our population imposing beth In numbers and
character.
should lou deem The proposition worth Considering
shall be happy 10 visit Washington and communicate with
you verbally 10 the subject generally, and the ueaas
deem most advantageous 10 secure title nt rea
sonsble rate desiring At the same tine should you be
satisfied with my 10 accomplish Il, 10 be employed
to negotiate tho purchase The property can be pur.
ssd aSa can reach ali
ths owners successfully. Respectfully &c, -
P's1i send . small man Of the city 10 enable you to
see at glance what might oherwsebe be imperfecty ex-
piaincd IN what have written.
TuaR ss-sone days ago submitted a plan Of a site
for the Pos, oce I'D then regard the matter with
view 10 anything else. II the Unned states courts and
other ofccs connected with them are 70 be accom- mo-
dated AT the time, In addition 70 the block spccacd
another Immediately north OF II can be added N rca
son.cle rate ! have marked ~ dinensions on plan
purposes The cost Of both would not think, exceed
tha, Of 81 Johns park. The present improvements are
observe that the size OF the block submitted few days
since claims 70 be larger than the ons now send You
tow have the correct Dimensions taken rom the Tax
commissioners once, which Ia doubuess exact, or
Yon viii also observe that hare also given you the
having heard hat spoken Of N connection with this mat
ter &C Resrecifuly \. b WALLER.
hon. r. MoCLx1lssp.
la Hrrscy SrRgrI
Nxw YoRx May q, 1853.
Dsas s-e-By the advice of General james, OF the
rDted States senate, send You the drs Of rlot OF
ground in New York, most peculiarly eligible as site
fcr the contemplated Post Once, srbc only position
whtre large building be placed 10 New losk, suit
able for that purpcse In the very heart OF the city,
without interfering with the rght Of loot passengers
crowdnF narrow thoroughiarcs with mall vans and
carte The principal street, Chambers street s ono o
the widest IA the city and is 10 be extended Immediately
from river 10 river, thus meeting In pcson all thg
prospective advantages Of civic enlargement and Prove
ment The back frcnt faces Reade street, rhlsh
n 4 n1WCry. 4
conrsc, 10 be vidcnsd 10 81 feet street iho improve
m bts taking place on The other side OF tbs
street. Opposite the centre Of ibe plot Ilr
street stretches away due north. An dper
ing 40 feet wide might be made from the back OF ths
budns into the interior Of the lot giving double light u
the whole range OF cces; and tho Reate street s
eleven feet lower than tho Chambers 'front.' hs
vans and mail carfs misht be driven into the opening
from the back ard the mail bags placed In them taker
out Of them, without any OF that aborous hauling vhcl
must take plrce elsewhere. The New Haven, Boston
Albany ard harlem railroads are within two hundre,
fec, Of the pct The principal newspaper Offices clos
at band In faet possesses al tho advantages whc,
any other location offer, and many others.
atnd above which other location M