The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-03
Improvement In the city.

TO THE EDIT0R or raE HERALD.
Among the various pans projeced for Improving IT,
gree, metropolis and providing for NJ, future s-
baby no subject deserves . more careful ezamaassn
and consdsrsoe than the proper disposition OF The
mini OF tho several railroads running Into Many -
frequent the plants OF property spssuaa-
tors and residents upon the streets and through
vhch the stcsm pass and whether tho tsaaas
who rents bis house store undevsandipgIy the o~n
whose property may have already been benefited By ~
road running through u, or the spcculsior osusss-
ossses complain sincerely, I 90 not now propose -
dscuss
nDs well sstabhcd fso, that svery railroad runussa
into city brings with advantages and dbai-
vsnases-the former, OF course, greatly outnumbcaG
The is'r and my present assga s 70 invite paos a
Augmented aud the di advantages icrsoncd
his the Judgment Of the su,cis that would rcoomusl
measures the effect OF which would tend 10 drive NJ
steam on, of the city, least miles from ~
busnss - portion OF n ami nth rapid growth anA
location be present subu be THAI would not be q o.
jecor able ave or ten PEARS hence a. Twenty ssvcueh
soa isirty INST s1ee" are nsv For Instance 10 IT,
enough for the locomotive depot OF he Hudson rtvw
resd, had 70 been In operation al thsi tins ia 1seo
or e abouts nifty Hfst street selected. Ia tss4
and iste cent on foot and strongly urgsa
te,b streets That measure ., sull a'vocasei (vsd, Q
communication 10 the HEssfD Of lest week. and siui-
Ha lem and New Haven Railroaas taxing a. q basis =
oso Istios ,bss our population doubles every Aeen -
egoissn years hos ling VIII tsko 70 drive thsss
rosos entirely on No hlApd, and materially destroy
rArcibe people prepared for hn' Are the msrcnssa.
necbsnts, hotel keepsfs and tradesmen generally,
Whose business in former years closed with the slosing
toe Bu0son river and remained IN that Arctic posstsn
s .n NJ s.ss s 90, ~ The spsns-srs they -iss
t~e snd 20 back W the FOR NOR poslt,ou' mot, -
nem sve the subject little careful s,,spton, ord ian
per useed ulsD vii be sioped fer better than the
sent uncertain and unssii-faoiory Arrangements Mm
who have bestowed thought upon this important qss-
ton come to the Almost unanimous conclusion tbas ~
the pu poses OF usde-psrcusriy winter trade an ave-
rue tfOud b. tpened into and through the city exctu
sivsy Tor the steam Had the present gsss-
rs,,on the pose, or rather TIE privilege q rrplssnss
the city undoubtedly among other improvements sps-
oous railroad would be laid out from the Hxh
Bridge 70 Hs Battery; out ~ this oanuot be Doe
through the centre II TOE city present p1rroso
sugstsss perfectly feasible plan that be carried Int
boi OF properly ana clear Of oil objections urrs1
sss'r'1 toe Dre.ept system.
prsodosbe slots The river between West street snf ne
piers ele vsted Falrost double track but arcb0
vrsc g ~, vss,ces ., an and. p.s.sps.r 5scsss
Re established along tho line wherever neeisd, and ~
Of hs tecs sver tor consideration q, any and a
,i,ase ,ss psr. may be ercoded into the river, ana
stone -hartes built recommended 10 one OF the NO.
sssss o. me Mlyr ard As suggested also some yssss
In ADDITION you'd recommend thu, groove rail- -
lard do~n 90 lcyeI with Yves, street extend srounl
the Rsery ard along s,uh stree, ss far prsctcssis
for freight purpc~es DOLLY and that me oompsnes using
be compelled bring and carry OFT thor freight oars
In the morning before and In the evening AFTER busnsm
hours
Tho principal advantages OF these p,ns n carried ou.
would befbst 10 nd The avenue. and streets throusk
which the several railroads pass OF locomotive asA
horse usvel-.o much obec,sd to--snd pscs n
where c,ud Interfere with Second, greatly
relieving the loser part Of Tho cite BY collecting and d.
posine freight around lie entre boust ary Instead
usc'rF to two or three central points Third w,uid
fscse rsiroad operations encourage shippers OF pre-
duce and merchascme and increase busn ss annually
the amount OF millions Of dollars FOURTH n ts the o.y
prsouosbe plan yet proposed and pubus attention 10 ~
vted 70 w. scweshins must he done 10 keep pAce sth
NE proSre9 Of the age. Lea be dose quckly.