New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-28
PUBLIC MEE'IZNGS.
OPENING OF CROSBY STREET.

OPENING OF CROSBY STREET.
. The Committee on Streets of the Board Of Council
men met yesterday afternoon in the Council Chamber,
for the purpose of hearing the arguments Of persons in
favor of or opposed to the widening and extension of
Crosby street-Counclman BooLE, Chairman.
At recent meeting Of the Board resolution was
presented ssttiDg forth that nasmuch as project was
before the Common Council relative to opening new
avenue west Of Broadway the Committee on Streets
be requested TO examine and report whether it Is expe
dent to extend Crosby street, commencing south a. toe
sew opening of Canal street. in difect lice to Cnam-
bers street opposite The Park; commencing north at
Blocker street to connect a. ne as pisibe with LIS
fsyete place running thence to Astor place from that
point to connect with Irving place at Fourtee0th
streets Crosby etreet to be wdeDed the east aide to
correspond with Irving place
The Rev. DR.. GARDISER SPRING said that when this
measure was proposed three years ago, 1t was not
favorably regarded by the Common Council A
strong demonstration made against 1t at that tms
As the subec. was one 10 which tbs people were deep
ly interested and would like to be heard and as the
meeting was not very large one, he hoped further
consideration would be had.
heCBAIRMAN remarked that the meeting bad been
advertised ten days, and 1t was not the CJmn tees
fault If the attendance of property holders aid others
interested 10 the matter was not greater.
DIR. JOIN w. FRANCIS next addressed the Commit
tee. He said he had never witnessed proposition 80
fraught with inutiy as that TO widen Crosby street
Three years ego there was only one individual found
employed to urge its adoption. Broadway could not
be relieved by widening Crosby street.-the relief must
be given 70 Broad vay below that point Innovations
like Il contemplated were ruinous to many prop
erty boldeis. some gentlemen, whose names be would
not merton, would be reduced to penury by tbs
widening Of Crosby street He hoped that the project
would be discarded.
A gentleman whose name We did not ascertain re-
marked that il was the Corporations own fault If
Broadway was crowded Washington Market ought
to be moved up town, and the East River and Chesa
lines Of omnibuses should be diverted from Brosd.
way.
ple had been ruined by the improvement Of Chapel
street West Brosdway and he had not beard Of any.
how derivi, cents worth of benefit from it. THIS
would be the case with Crosby street. The messlse
was ipexpf oisnt whether the expense was to be dsay
ed by the city or by individuals The Bowsry Is near
enough to furnish eli the relief to broadway that would
be derived from widening Crosby street ny videaing
Pearl street the lower part Of Broadway would, hs
thought be relieved.
The CHAIRMAN stated that there were four PROPOSE
tons before the Committee for the reilsf OF
These WERE the widening OF Pearl st eet from Frank
lin square to the Battery; widening OF Chshsm street
widening Of Crosby street. and the widening OF NASSAU
street.
To obrse a gentlsm an vote was taken by the
Chairman to obtain expression from toose esent
a. to the Proprety e1pedetcy OF widening eros y
street. Twenty nine voted against the measure sns
not one favored it.
The CHAIRMAN again remarked that there wcre four
prtjec'e before the Committee for consideration, Gil OF
which bad been stated for the relief OF BfosowAy Oo
wednesday Dexf the Committee would csu meeting
OF persons IN favor OF or opposed to tbs four
in order that there might DO general expression OF
TO each other.
Among the gsnt!sner present We noticed he Rev.