The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-06

n Y. Gas Light Co. $50 lamps Tor s2s 7sx e. Der an
n n.1ss@n 3d. 49, 's 80 DO. $50 DO. Do q:
Decides these there win be an addition probably Of
], 500 new lamps during this year.
The cost Of the gas for the City Hail. station houses
police Offices and other public buildings, is estimated at
about $50 O0O The cost OF lighting the city has
enhanced by reason the general substitution Of gas for
oil lamps The expense OF lighting the latter Is estimated
at $4,000 for the present year. tu
THE HRE DEPARTMENT.
is now composed of ty two engine companies sixty two
hose companies fifteen hook and ladder companies and
four hydrant companies, with force numbering over
two thousand men,, IA appsrasus is generally in good
The estimate for his year for apparatus and their re-
pairs bose &C. is 500 OOO including deficiency for last
year There other large expenditures for buildings
and repairs to them, salaries, lighting the engine and
other houses, which may DO estimated together at
$4,000
The real estate and houses leased ground belonging
to the Corporation in by this department valued at
$300OO0 and the apparatus at $75 oOO the interest on
which, at six per cent would amount annually TO So 500,
making the total yearly cost Of protecting thecty against
res independent Of the use Of the water and hydrans
The voluntary service Of the members Of this depart
ment, frequently bestowed at the hazard and often the
sacrifice Of their lives, has given them strong claim TO
the good will Of the Common Council and OF our citizens
The introduction Of steam fire engines into the depart
men has been the subject Of consideration Of previous
Common Councils, and appropriation was made last
year OF 500 for the purpose OF testing the experiment
Nothing however, has yet been DONE that am aware Of,
recommend the prosecution OF the experiment
The expenditure upon the Fire Department enures
largely TO the benefit OF the nre insurance companies,
whose profits have been largely increased since the intro
ductop of the Croton water. may well DO considered
whether these companies should not contribute to the sup
levied their capital stock. RECOMMEND the subject to
your attention.
The land for this Park taken by virtue Of act OF the
Legislature, pissed 1853, has cost as follows -
Total amount Of award and cost. I'LL 426 80
Less amount assessed on property benefited 900 90
d.
The Commissioners appointed by the last Legislature
have advertised for plans for laying out embeishng and
ornsmepng the Park, and large number OF men have
been for time past and are now employed IN clear
ing 1t Of membranes, and doing other rough work
When the plans contemplated are fully carried out, the
Park will be the greatest ornament OF our city Thousands
will daily enjoy its magnificent gardens, shaded walks
extended views and other objects of interest which will
then afford Its area is over seven hundred acres It Is
two and half miles long by nearly two thirds OF mile
wide.
London Paris Vienna Berlin and other cities of Europe
have their parks walks and drives, but Of them will
exceed the Central Park In the variety of its features
attraction when time has been afforded for its improve
ment.
IMPROVEMENTS ABOVE FORTY -sscoNp STREET.
= The Central Park beng IN the course of Improvement
the streets adjoining and in its immediate vicinity will
doubt soon be required for building purposes.
Many of these streets have yet opened accord
ing to law il is technically called, and would
mend in order to facilitate their regulation and
pense to the property holders well as to induce i'm
provements on them that all the streets above Forty
second and below l25h street be opened by one
streets will be vested in the Corporation.
The Of doing this will be small and when done the
owners of property may virtually open and work the
streets at their cost and pleasure, instead Of waiting
for the slower and more expensive process of the public
The taxable property Of the city will thus be large in
creased and much Of the tide of improvements which
have aided in building up the cities adjacent to New York
will be confined to this island. The necessity Of COMPEL
ing
to lay their rails far the several avenues regu
lated in which they are located seriously felt by all the
residents o. toa po.on ., ne Guy ABOVE ne present er
grants they have received from the Common Council will
ngy extend their several roads as the are required
by the public Population will always follow In their
lead This would materially promote the building up OF
that part of the city and enhance the value Of ,pery
Encroacbments having been frequently made and OBJ
strucons placed in the
HARRoR OF NEW YORK,
by OF the cupdty shorsghtedness OF interest
ed parties, and II being evident 10 those acquainted with
It's noble dimensions and great capacities for commerce.
that unless they were prevented by legislative action,
the harbor would be materially injured, IL not entirely
ned for the purposes OF navigation act passed by
the Legislature at its session In 1850, appointing com
mission, dencminated the aarbor Commission for the
purpose Of ascerainug the condition OF the harbor and
tbs encroachments which had been made on II, with in
structions to report plan Of bulkhead and pier line
around the island and barbor OF New York.
This Commission having entered upon their duties en-
ployed intelligent and skifu engineers, among whom
were Professor Bache Of the United states Coast Survey
Gen. Toen OF the United States Engineers and Comman
der Davis of the Uted States Navy, under whose acci
surveys plans presented net Only Of the pier
and bukhead lines around the island Of Manhattan BAT
extending both sides ofhe Fast river far Throggt
Neck both sides Of the Harlem river 10 point about
Hudson to the Narrows and around Staten Isand-laynG
down with great mnuteness the depth Of water the da
currents and other Information OF great importance TO the
interests OF commerce and the city
This plan having been submitted by the Commission "a
10 the legislature at ito last session. was, with slight
amendment the balkhead lne the East river be
tween Seventeenth and Thirty eighth streets, adopted
and act passed fixing the the permanent bulk
head and pier lines Of the city haFbor copy of these