New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-21
and Keeping The 'ane n rspAr,stAs Committee ~
NEW AVENUE WEST Og BROADWAY

NEW AVENUE WENT Ot BROADWAY.
The Special Committee Of To- Boad Of Als.rrs.
on the subject OF Dee aver veet Of BrosAs,v nd
sean yesterday afternoon IN he City LsraryDAA.
WILsos Chairman.
JosrPH w. MYERS said be repr, sented pretty Isrs
nie es' in Church stre- and opposed 70 he ~t5o
rg OF ihs, street. The expense IF cutting ,Arn,,
Church street TO Trinity place would be the priscic
expense. He wanted 70 know vito asked for ~ Ths
o~DeTs of property in Church stree, certainly did no,
ADO Who vas 70 pay the g. coo Geo thai tbs opesns
~oulo coetl The mstter WAS mooted some years 40
OF widening Church stieef and be Of the pros
e'ty hocers then opposed il; i, nigh, however have
been done al hat tine At cost OF 500 coo, there
eoous- nov IL would cos, millions. He thought that
the Committee should inquire particularly She "a 20
bear the expense. He owned several large sores on
Church street which would b. DESTROYED ad he should
10. be benefited. lie would De heavily taxed for ths
accon mediation of . lev people Who deered vide
avenue az the upper end % the city. In coscln.u he
thought Tire Committee IN Considering the mater of
widening Church street should consider the he~yv "A.
.es.ments that property holders thA, stees would
be subjected 10.
siderable length lp%egad u the project OF nes AVE-
nue. west Of Broadway There we're ~, poat' 70 b
R,oadysy1 Nnoni: Over whs' route shall the nev
avenue psss' The rspd rcreNse cf usvel ron north
10 south through the central part OF ue city 1nperi.
ously dem their mediate openng on Seeos vest
of and as nearly parallel spo~sble with brosdssy ba
tween Cpion squsre and the SOurh Ferry he ihcaaat
III, moot fs IDLE sud the m"st direct route fa saeh
avepue wss folloss: Beginning az me ncrts sest
corner Of Inop square, snd runpmg theno" soaV1
though University plsce and Wooser street 70 Cana
street; thence crossing Canal street ct rgh, sigse;
leaving Canal street The oppos side, win 'nessne
srge- =. Wooster steet makes on entering Csus ,eS,
the opposite angle. being elud, and running hsrc
through two blocks and entering Wee, brcaisGG
Walker street; running thence slopg West Broad
wsy ard College plsce Bsrcsy street. running thence
| on line with College place through two and hai
blocks 10 Greenwich street; runr,cg thence Along
Greenwich street 10 the Battery; ana RAINING tneocs
song 10 State street and the South Ferry ienhz
Wooster street and College psce - feet on he vet
| side, and also widening Greenwich stress sh2 ~
| thought Necessary. In concluding MS f~nNss he
| thoul hi Washington Parade Ground should not be
| interered with as such interference would be a;re
| gous.
Mr.. ArsrIy JEsKlSs thought that the extension Of
Church street 70 Trinity psce elo~ Fulton street ss
An excellent project and would tend greatly 70 TIE
relief of Broadway. The expense OF opening Greene
and Church stroes a. projected would b. etounous
A letter wss received from ROg LOCKWOOD, express.
ing h objection to the proposed plan ~ widening and e.
tending Greene st. TIE grounds Of hs objection ver
lst Theexpense; il would cost probably ,NO O n
g. eco GOETHE grester part or which would tall ON ne
public tr-ssury "a IL would be unnecessary, ~ wei
AZ expensive the ostsnsoe object s 20 relieve brosd'
way and that relief il needed below the Park, but thx
relief should not be sought oy diyeTticg travel nom
other p.r;s of the street such measure neess-
ssry TO the desired end In conducting be Jays:
The object n. relief Of Brosdssy Tor the lev ses
the PArt Til. tie NAH s-0Ass B.saSNit se
and ls ~,. ioas eating h'oush many entire bcss 90
d.osbug The bndns side Of Greene and thufsa
l-psth Does not this simple sta eioen 81
t.rf show the absurdity and srsvassnes OF me
mpssurr
Th,d ffr.ief 20 BE- 5btAS,d BY meArs of op-ony %
extending then let be don, ~h-s h. pressure i.
What pseesty however Ia there that oil the omnissses
which pouring Broadway ard Chatham street meet
Park should que the South Ferry In ladsnea
there whAtevsr but IA II should De thought othsf~s
Their why Nassau street and let tho bowery omaf
buses carts he continue down Nassau and broai streets
Battery On the eide OF Broadway Church stneet
might be EXTENDED from fulton r- 10 he bssry tAsns
and widening Trinity plsoe ia 10 But moro mPortsa
than ehsT would be the removal Of Nsshn S,on and
Fulton kets That sone ld give almost al the
relief needed and assded The amount OF OBJ
.ueon which th occasion l. m1snse much greater aAa
10 generally souded So sso, the sound, the huason
River and Ssth.rn steamboat ought To nsss their sndh
bsh.r Jp Such removal OF mAfkets aud s~.'no,ss
would only sord great sef "a the lower eArt- n4ss
lower port-oi the city bat DO 10 build up and bse
eft whole island than would the opening OF hall d's-s
avenues"
DIR TRaIsoR, Mr.. CRITTERS, and other gentlemo
s6oressed the Committee briefly, each Offering differ
ebt opinions for the relief of Brosdwsy after which,
tie Committee Adjourned SINE die.