The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-28

The Opening and Widening or Crosby street.
The councilmsnic Committee Streets mot 10 tue
Council chamber 81 P. n on FrIday-CouncimAn Boole
In the chair. The subject before The COMMITTEES was
resolution oDerea by Cor hoffman Phillips, 10 the oes
that the Committee Streets requested 70 examine
and report 10 The Board whether II expedient exiend
Crosby street, commencing south n Howard ssrect 81
rect Inc 70 Chambers street. opposite the Park
ing roth Of Blocker street. connect ~ near posi-
bic 10 lafayette place, running 10 Asor place. from tina,
por. 10 connect with Irving place 1t Fourteenth street.
Crosby street TO be wdened the east side 70
sme thirty Gentlemen, owners Of property Crosby
street, were present The resolution OF Councilman
propssd change one Of which was ssnod b. about one
hunored prope'ty holders on Crosby street.
some inquiries we're made 70 ASCERTAIN who was In 70
vor Of the project, or who had peroned for ~ bat here
petitioners for A. nor did any person express
himself In favor OIL gentleman rose and gave his
U, s . &c sr o50 o
noner for u then. The committee 70 whom the matter
vas rserrei held meesnss the property holders the
there vss only In favor OF ~ The arguments and pcpu.
a' fecDs we're strongly against that tue committee
unvise njsdaous and uncslIed Icr. rness thsre was
ps,ioo for the proposed change now ne thought
The matter ought 10 rest there for ever.
DR.. fRAsts next addressed the committee. He was In
favor 0 Improvements In the city, but this propopsd
chang. would be useless isexpsdsnt and would resutis
kreet lOss 70 tnc properly noidcrs Inc eesosSmeoe
would be very heavy they could not be paid from the
street itself would terribly emoarrass The citizens
there Nor would u be OF any public ualy Tbs wide
and spacious avenue formed By TIE Bow~y and Chatham
street 10 clear proof OF tnu
Another genue1an, ansr speaking OF NE inuuHty Of
The protest. said that he knew who he'd been ruined
by ssscssmeam for opening ant widening streets In this
way; he Hnev men who have recently bees oempeied 70
mortgage their places 70 pay such assessments
Dr. FnArcn said that the prop sson 10 open and widen
Crosby street 70 Chambers street would NOE relieve
Broadway, but rsther eocunber II ~ asd belo~ the
Park, for al the carriages and teams would rush tn 70
fsther ~ hat point and maze ooestant jsm be
low the Park that Broadway wants relieving, nct above
~ seversl other gentlemen then spoke against widee
ing Crosby street 81 aH
b r. Rosxs1s, Of No 7 Lafayette plsoe offered reso-
luton 70 the effect thst the proposed widening and ersep
sion OF Crosby stress 10 measure uscaiIed for, njod
cious, Inc xpedept and unwse Twenty nine gentlemen
voted In favor OF this resouuon and against w. 90
II was declared unanimously carried
The CsAsNAr then announced that the committees vas
adjourned ul Wednesday NEXT, whe~ the following pro
posops would be considered and thu, al persons In
tsvested In any OF them would be invited 70 be present.
zrhe widening OF Pearl street 10 the Battery; the
widening OF Nassau strec the opening and widening OF
Crosby street, 10 ms parties presen, Expressed their
dssstsacon that the matter Of CROSBY street shoud %
brought NJ again vhes there such strong ssliss
against chassneh