The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-21
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street to street. Change progression and improvements
starry the age and the hour.
We columns OF daily paper, however enterprising
keep pace with the marvellous changes going on
Ground Whole streets Of well built spacious stores
swept away by the hand Of Improvement 10 dayto NOR
ediaces in stone marble rise up il their places,
Four years since the northern boundary OF the whole
sale jobbng trade OF city at about Fulton street
that busy hero1ghare the southern verge OF tina
stirring community. The warehouses Of foreign commerce,
the counting hoacs OF shipping merchants, banks insu
companies and of the private banking houses
sill retain possession of tho point below the Park
Broadway nigh Beecker street, and oil the lateral
streets as high Canal the scenes OF demolition
and reconsruoton At this moment TIE majority in amount
and numbers Of the Wholesale trade with interior markets
is doubtless above Barclay street.
Nor these facts alone remarkable. improvements
in the character and style of buildings devoted purposes
Of trade and such startle those who
remember what the usual appointments Of such edi
fees twenty years ago. In the day Of the great expansion
OF 1885, store Is by SO regarded a marvel Of
space ind convenience Now scarcely jobber OF dry
goods hardware is satisfied with less than SO by 400
Plain brick has become almost obsolete; brown is Of
questionable quality, and In most Of the streets
BILE Of snowy wilderness is the prevalent material
Property in the principal streets steadily appreciates In
value Blocks Of ground for public purposes almost
out Of the question Single and double lots adapted 10
mercantile objects, daily changing hands at almost
fabulous prices lease taken to- day at yearly rental
high as to deter cautious from the venture sells
tomorrow ut premium or from twenty to q hundred
thousand dollars.
Why this and what Is to be the eud2-re questions
constantly discussed by the prudent and the wary Tho
answer is very simple So great is tho impulse given by
years Of peaceful trade with all the world the acquisition
or {fe If ainn
Golfers, and The consequent vast accumulation of
wealth IN the community, that limits be set to the
extent of the domestic and foreign trade or the CITY, The
of its accommodations alone limited island bounda
res enclose it, and every rood ground becomes valuable
in proportion to the increase Of population and the pros
| perity Of trade
In former years within The experience OF the genera
ton not We, passed away, iebbipg merchant whose
yearly sales reached the OF half million
garded among his fellow merchants entitled to the
place of honor. Now the number whose transactions
exceed that amount ten times told may be counted by
And this vast traffic has TO be accomplished
.pot Of ground enclosed between rivers in space
averaging mile in width II s not at all strange that
property thus situated should constantly appreciate in
value, that In the Of few years vast
plus Of business should End It's way In the direction Of the
hitherto unmrroved portion Of the island. This result
inevitable the duration Of time whatever portion
| OF active enterprise and growing capital may be
spared to buRd up sister Communities either side or rs
The great result OF a community the Island
| OF New York neither be stayed defeated.
But these facts remarkable in another point OF view
All the credit OF thcse civic triumphs belongs to ia-
vdual ozensthe enterprise of the people, and not OF
government neither city, State NATIONAL has produced
the results. While this revolution in the prosperous In
dustry Of tho community has been going on no edGce,
save those connected with the cause of education has
been erected In midst for purposes OF government
which 10 not utterly dscredHabe to tho public TASTE
The city government retain, the original structure
known the City Hail. erected half century. ago, and
which contains accommodations for about half oiho
city fupo,ionares. has not court which Is not
either regard scientific construction architectural
design, unworthy Of the community in which is placed
comm.ss has recently been created TO supply the
deficiency in public Offices by the erection Of City
Hail. he pio, Of ground appropriated for the edacc
unfortunately does not contain enough according TO
the estimates published two years SINCE for the
dalton OF the most essential departments Of the pubic
vice OF the city We wait patiently for the result OF the
acton OF this commission before further discuss his
subject, 90 far as II relates TO the city.
But the greater deficiency exists in regard to the provi
10y general government for the proper and
convenient accommodation OF It's officials, well for
those havag business transactions with the courts and
| public offices.
The revenues OF the national government are mainly do.
rived from the OF the port OF New York yet
with the exception Of m ~ contrived and insufficient Gre
clan temple erected for Custom House, 10 which both
space and Ugh, have been sacrificed to couple OF OF
granite columns has produced within the oourd
Of the city edihce in which 10 hold s courts
receive distribute the correspondence which
necessarily centres In n metropolitan city.
The Post oGoe accommodations now furnished by tie
ancien, the South Batch Church which
used u riding school by The British army during
the Revolution not merely insufficient for the conve
nent transaction Of the public business, bu offensive
and dscrcdtsbsato degree that oais impcravcly Tor
remedy. No good exists why this establishment
should remain crampcd mp in street, far below
the centre OF business and very far dtan, from the vast
usiory of citizens equally interested with foreign
and bankers in obtaining speedy to their
correspondence. The Post once peculiarly the ipsii,u
Of the people, and its location above all other consde
rsssons, should be central and easy or access
This remark will apply also 10 the courts OF the United
Seics the judges Chambers the District Attorney aud
Marshas Offices and all the other officials connected
the public business o. the courts These should all be
central in position and easily reached by convenient
nues.
Hitherto consideration has been sven apparently, TO
this subject
The Inted states Courts have been held for some time
pas, building erected without any regard IN ventIa
ton convenience and the Judges OF the highest cour
in the country placed the footing in point Of
and appliances with the Judges Of city
Marine Court Chambers Of the District and Circuit Judges
located in dapica,cd building at the distance Of
eighth Of mile from the The sces Of Dis
trict Attorney, Marshal clerks, six seven Commits.
who sit Judges, scattered about the city
wherever vacant room be hired possession OBJ.
talncd by suiersnce
This moi creditable 10 the government Of country
which dispose OF IL accrulng revenue. II s not
JUS, 10 city which collects wothirds of the public In
come and which holds the custody Of a surplus counting
by tens OF milhsns Of dollars.
Having brought this subject 10 the public attention.
II may be asked where would place the pccesssry
Offices rthe general government We have no hcsita-
ton in deciding location above the Park, 90
Broadway. or a. near that leading tboroughfare |