New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-18
IMPROVEMENTS IN BnOeKLxN'

& Co,-Descriptien Of the H"'o'"S
90. Bou.ee Goipg Up 10y
WI, should A" The Poor
Live ia Tenernent RIar.
racLsf l..
T. seems strange that so little remfhk has
xo,,oa nv the vast improvements when are gong
On at the present tine ln ou' '''''
The way OF new buildings
o.-s,.ar, smone these are several warehouses; OF
-. .anor,,ons which are now being residly brought
stote of completion. and which indeed are afeauy
oa,,sIy oecu,i,d by the impatient merchants whose
,eels have called them into Icing.
GREAT GRANArY.
Probably tho largest aud uos' imposing OF these Is
A. mammoth ware ouse OF eranary, known as the
Co,npbia Warehouse of MeSsrs. DaVll DoWs 90,
M % South-.t New.York 20 which Our reporter y w
visit YESTERDAY. This tpo building Is slu"leu uluus
So medotely all l'nesde me Llo"AGn r'sny ogefie:
An to mind OF the unlyeQuent eIypassenser dc 10 'S
character. , ...i. .,.o roors nj % hy
w "A He2zlrd esq. No. Eersen'st., broOhiYh
II bp,l4 over the water on 9,s62 wooden pcN the
fmmeDse labor Of driving Which pToOaOH VeVupl'u
fr,re tnan half the time consumed IN ths oVIS & s
of the entire building watch Is JO ieet uIUau 1'o i
long aud on feet hgh from the water 10 VIe eSNes AZ
stands on piers. built on the pies OF s'opt 10 inovo
thek from lnwwaier up 10 the hIsi-hoOi' Nes' PIisu
d., continued bv a sci les Of massive wooden c"unhs
bound and firmly such0Ted. To the very I0o there
being 344 of these columns. or posts IN a ron tuc
foundation up the walls NJ brick the interior OelR
ef OAK we fushed and model OF strength Gna oon'
pet"nesS. ,.,, -. 49,. ,.orobousos nj
eoual size each separated from the other by hie'Whi
o nrlek The entire bailding Is considered hre'prOoi
AUD MIR Hazard the builder, NAV. be justly propi AZ
1sTinr SO nc iy brought bis great work 10 rrleclOn
A large number of NOlkmen are sll enftoled on We
fnteror OF the building, but with the exception oil the
Epng Of OF the upper floors .he structure NAV ne
regarded as complete It algesdy contains large guam
fuies of corn and VIII probably be fully occupied IN
tew weeks. ..,.,o,. s-orrs
n the name Of another new building belonging 10 the
same firm aBd rapidly advancing b. completion under
The s1perDtendeDee OF the same eneTpIislnS builder.
9his structure s situated on the corner OF DOCK anu
Water sts rnnnlrg from Water TO Fisher 81. . .
1t 206 feet IN length by l9J broad and Is dVluei
fDto two stores of equal capacity but unlike the Co
Iumb;a Stores IL Is built the land iHsiedd oi upon
piles. It's material ana manuer OF construction are
Tery similar TO those which characterize lts IarkeF
Arutber and IL VIII shorty be oTammed Win gram
Adjoining the Fulton Stores is shed, covering Two
acres of ground which is being used as tobacco
warehouse Dy the Government Inspectors. We undet.
stano tnnt there ara number OF warehouses, soHeey
inferior in magnitude TO the Columbia Stores now
nearly complete; but graHder and more inter-
esDg tre Of improvement Is presented in the large
sGmDer OF -
which are in course of construction and completion IN
various portions Of the great city Of churches and hu
w~lk ne Finh.ave toward Prospect place. IN the
PEAR suburbs OF the city, will alone nsrire the observer
with pleesurable wonder. lie will see capital being
lstd ont unstintedy in OF the most useful hrid'
An which il can be exerted-that Of building cheap aud
comfortable homes tor the people surrounded by BROAD
commOns-acres and acres OF breathing eround, swep
hy strong bTeezes fresh fOm the aud barely 50 mln
utes ide from the pFncp ferries, instead Oi tue Vas
hives which yearly erected IN our own city; 10 DE
come the dens OF wTeehedness and disease and aWsi
the frat pesleBee that knocks at our doors with skee
Standing on the corner Of warren.st and Fif,hsve.
M t1tu.~a VlW tfttuN "A
y. within almost throw. Bi ek efter block som
NJ Of them numbering upward OF 20 separate house, r
m on every hand. Most OF the buildings are small two
stories hight, containing from SIX TO eight rooms
them appear 10 he very cEeapy buut Oi Dick, Nlt
many cases thin frInt shell OF brown stone Stree
railroads pass and repass ~ a convenient 1lStan'
from them ALL and the ground. which surrounds theI
HoMEs FOR The POOR,
o. for persons In limited circumstances VIII not pro
ably lent fOr much over $500 year. Ihey are hrat
fully located al within easy aceess from Ne"'l 0r
and the question natu ally arises, WHY many OF the poor
classes middle together In the great tene Heh
racks of New.YOrk, do not az all themselves OF G
sPpOnu ity TO procure roomY and comfortable bones
Only day or two ago, our columns were dalben'
with ungarnshed description of the horrible d~st
Breeding tenements in whicl many OF our loboriI
GLASSES yegeta.e like noxiGus weeds; only foS dd
ago and today King Cholera stands on Battery POiu
eTaspng bis seythe with frmer grip and piuming ;
pinlOns Tor a raEening sWOop.
On the breezy commons Ia the rear OF brooklyn
might be defed; in the ghastly confines Of the III
Points md MaeAeTelviIe we may well await him vi
sbuddeIing fear.
Even tao or three families might occupy Of the
btte dwellings, Of which have been speaking. Wit
heaYenly eOnfUIt and health in comparison with q
present existence many Ot them abbreyiate IN thc
sVirish apologies for homes which have somewhere Il
Gun ed tie names of tenement houses and, probdbl
everything considered at low a cOsi-the cost Of
life Is something II the houses were sought Tor. q
demand Would briag them into being in sufficient
beIs: the metropolis might lose some voters but q
weeds ROnld crow tlick In PotteI's Field, and VIII
Sanrder would be an unusual crime.