, 1865-06-30
THE WASHINGTON STREET TUN.
EELs
The Objectionable Cortlngency-Ad'
ans street must not be Vacated
The Tunnel Question.

The authorization Of the tunnel under the river
at Washington street still hangs tre; not because
the advantages OF tunnel at that point, and sey-
eral others, nre not fully appreciated, bat on &C.
eount Of the hempering conditions which accom-.
pany the scheme under Its present shape. 1t 10
no wonder that objections, strong and numerous
ehculd be rkitcd to it IN riew OF the vacation Of
AZ ana stree, Unlisted on II a corollsy to the tun
Eel a. Washington. That 10 IN accessory to the
tchtme which Is by no means Essential TO 1ts du-
iuou, and exceedingly derogatoty to its useful
neks The idea that In order to Increase the hctI-
ties 70, travel on one line of tborouxhfase, VIC
must forever block up another, is absurd, weic II
not absolutely mlschievous.
Railroad facilities are very good in thelf way
VERY important aids to the Development Of peo-
ple's 1g1curces, but they arc In Themselves use.
lces. Like srn without planets, Ii the railroad
whose travel Is not fed By thoso long lines or
d1sys and omnlbuset, and crowds Of foot psssen.
gers which form the bulk Of city street. expert.
euces, and are met With In a more ei.u.ed shspe
In the country, The inside needs Of city arc for
eaFy change Q! place without resource TO the
Ateam loccmofton; Its exterior requirements are
best subeeIyed by eteam cass- Hence It IL avery
Of steam cara through the streets, and ~ soon -
the village ero"s into eilJ ne tracks are rallied
In OF removed altogether. II IL contrary to all
70 lonz content 10 rely on slow speed aud dag
m,n for ihe prevention of accidents, and We s.all
ero long be reduced to tes necessity Of fencing In
travel, aB has alre ady been done in fsw cases.
( Railroads are allowed III city to facilitate
travel, not to 1etsrd It; hence they must exist
tht n r1der tuch conditions as vail not fnterisre
| Herewith. The moment q raiirosd track Or depot
is 60 located rs 10 hinder The tuefneas OF city
Il becomes nuisance, and ke any other nuisance
| msy be made where the evil Eas Rrown up grad-
uaIy as a consequence Of Increasing population,
but the.e is no excuse that can be presented ior
pclpeuairG nuisance Of the kind which would
be dae1an' at the outset, aud wtK greater w!,h
eseh succeeding Jesr; The people Of our eity
oneht TO be more yl2i:a1t thaa to be hood winesd
much 1ee ard for 1heir own convenience and th,t
Of their successors ts fall into Euch 'rnp with
! their eyes vide pSen.
trap, Of which <2o,No IL the bait. The projectors
offer us 'tnew lamp for an old one" with q
ciIites ior crossing ihe river 1t one point, and
way Al smother polni: which II not now 10 use, i
asssss S e x IS d sss ys
nistton Of The ~''. lying between s.:sssi.oa aLaa
Van Buren stEtv.. and ihe rapidly growing busi.
nsts Of that strip Of land. quarter Of Iae wida
demand eEa lorg the opening uo Of an avenue ol
tayel acsoss The river. D. It remembered too that
Adams strett Ia the half distance between hc
!
and that bridge on that ttrees would give l
bridge eNEy two blocks from Rush to Twelfth
etzeete {thongh the TWO southern bridges are
sa 1 nasa brow - 9sy IS
| paltfy confederation Of few th0pfand d0iltr1. A
bridge a Adams street will IN !ess thsn SIX yesrs
Dc wo5tn moFe tosn ., hnEd.sd shoatsnd 3 d9liass
city. How foolish then 10 throw II awayl 'Tis
sbont on PA With The action Of Esau In selling
r. s1 Of
come. as Monroe atreet ts now, because a bridge
st Adams st1t ct would give way ever the river
o9 Il
tiet travelling between any two points tnclosed
By tkote lines. But Adams street cannot be
1s e. 1s psSps
The city limits than that ii should become per
manent closure Of Adams street Aud II once
ysss
ap Il 10y once get hold Of TIC Tiah. TO focats
IN ali this We ray nothing. against the Washing
nres. Of noon w1ll be; and not OILY .hst but ser:
esses e 81 oaf eeH % = 4se4s s. e. ~
living who Will in all probability see tunnel nd.
over 1t on each other street, giving tnonel and
bridge for every TWO blocks all through the cen
lal portions Of the cirT, tho arrangement extend
Eight snth theet, aud a. IL North a. Division oi
these, the tunnels at washington aud Lasaa!e
streets arc needed most bnt the poo 3e can easily
raIee the nnney for themselves. getting tbs drs,
By subscriptions and the second bJ taxation an,
thosizet by the next State Legislature. The Of.
ftred bribe Of EaG,00o with Influence for 81, ,0od
more, t. simply an Insult to tho people Of our
city, and tneJ should resent 1t as such. The at
tempt should be put down instantly. and i auy o.
our A.deimea are Z shak, & I eno9sa to vots ior Il,
bic indication Of their duty, and the necessity oi
| Lei ns nave the tunnel ut Washington street BY
all meaEs, bu! let rs hu1ld II ourselves. We Tani
the pifeo paid for their services would be 50 out.
rsceous. The $l00 can easlty be raised by sub.
seriptIoD. outside Of the Railroad Company, and
ifit could not, It would be = sure elgn that tbs
people do rot yet want the tunnel. Communities
as well as Indivdanls arc always Wiling to pay a
tsir p.,ce for thing When they really want It,
and with corporation. OF man In the ordinary
wsy OF business offers to do something Tor an
uther, 1t Ia seldom without IN ulteior object In
view. That railroad corporation is just a. soat.
less ae any other, and would never hAvc mads N
oat to the ett7 had It not EXPECTED to Ett the bes
CT ths bargain. Thst bargain must no. be con
tumma:ed. Citizens !ook to IT.