, 1866-11-25

.s'an N New furS Is the new u.ra1s
e 'a0iR4:smen;; R.,n"a,;;: oesE1:ylns thg o,a site
nida'nt Jaeadt Of white marble in I'll 1Ge
| Kenat ssance order Of architecture. tlis viii
be ty AFar tic most splendid newspaper build.
Ing In the world-an enduring monument to
the in,io. .uitahte enterprise and pcr5cyrrance
OF James Gordon Bennett. It vii be inter
e:4irg il, iris euuncction 10 recall the o:igi,,
Of lie Ue:A3, the first number Of whf.h, Is.
sized TN tIe 9th Of May. 1s{5, was p1in; I'd
snd rubsitst<t in a rented office On tic
c.la. door Of diuEy building in wall
cent. Ar. Rcnaeht was his owu editor. pub.
Usher, business M 7ager, reporter and Office
bty. He'rose curly. worked ait day, aud rc-
Eaincd In MS ofh@o until the paper went
70 t,aIa nfess a0 Esxt Ext m9spb1g ba4g Yet, atsF
iiho ia'' sis sty-e.shsh hSA birthday s Of 'thi IT.
veteran journalist flnds lin allie to visit hi
ONCE oace every week and dictate the service
Of his subordinates. The active manage
ment Of ths paper, With al its varied inter
Is condded to the second JANIS Gordon Ben.
nett, tstereotEred edition Of the old man,
With. faii development Of the h'ther's e11za.
Mr.. A. 7. Stewart's new marble palace, on
the corner Of Filth avcnur aud Thi:ty-fourth
street., Is rarldly. approaching completion.
Il viii by far the most expensive dwelling
On the continent; and rival, In point Of ele-
ganee and sPleudor, Of many Of The residences
Gcntase Of On oae u hundred Sd' aud d eaa tea
feet on the Fiftl avenue, and Of ffty-six feet
<n Thirty fourth street. The material is a
very beautiful variety Of white marble. The
eoet Of the building alone will be $500, ,OO),
aud the furniture, statuary, acd other artl.
eles Of internal completeness will make tic
tvtal outlay not less than one million da{lars!t
The l,iate glass to be used In the dwell
inc will cost etQ 900, and the staIreascs Us
much more, In short, nil that skill can de-
fi:e Or lavish means accomplish. will be un-
..parin.lgtzpeuded In order to render 1t -
lasting snd durable Is It Is ornamental, not
alrnc TO It's own nefshbo1llood III particular.
1G: to The city in general.
The American Jockey Club Is erecting on
Twenty-thfrd street, corner Of Madison ave
nne, an elegant cdtfiee, Which, when COM
p;eteo. will be one Of the handsomess and
sncst fashionable ctutfhouscs in the CITY. II
viii le built Of white marble, fifty feet iu
width, sescnty in depth, and i've stnrie.
'cry costly furniture, and in short Everything
will bt provided 10 make it one Of the most
elegant pleasure houses III america. And 80
wcsc, The march of civilization talln. us
further aud still further away from those
Fgr3qn,t o!l times Of ofRerrblican simplicity.
Thu monstrous system Of ctrrupiiun which
lefTades every department Of .tllc NUM-
millions Of dollars to be nseicssly s1uandered
every year, has finally become so intoler-
at!e that respectable citizens Of both parties
are beginning TO aeitatc the reform question
as It has never been agltated before. Ex-
rtr;eGcr has shown that 1t Is needless to
search Tor rrlief In any other source than
tLc STATE Legislature. And upon tie next
legislature viii dsrelopc the important
r9l government. in place Of the COM
rIieaied, corrupt and inefficient machinery
WHICH ns present lisgraccs the city Of New
lcrk. II Is proposed TO ask the LEGISLATURE
to.Hproint Metropolitan Commission, com
Etis ny q consolidated government for New
lpra. Brooklyn, Williamsburg, Astoria and
Eiclmoad County. Il is urged iu support
OF .kpir proposition that the interests Of
gil these localities are identical that, Ia
iaes. they comprise virtually but one pnpr-
metropolitan district. Formerly. it will be
Iems nlcred, several municipalities were con
tained within tho limits which now compose
the city Of London. The fact that these
taTc aii been merged into single municipal
:, stem, which is found to work admirably.
proposed Metropolitan Commission for New
York and vicinity, Another proposal has In
view fhe appointment by the Legislature Of
., B1aId Be ID Sf Control, having aapervs'oa
be necessary for the executive management
ofmuniciral affairs. But whether either Of
these plans shall be adopted, it is any rate
certain that the comm. Legislature will in
auEurate new era with reference
to. tho city of New Tork-an era
Of honesty, economy and rctseuchment,
In connection with the came question nf
municipal reform, the necessity of several
other Important changes Is receiving renew
Cd agitation. Among these may be men.
sfnncd the establishment Of unifurm SIS
ten OF docks, wharvcs and piers, to be bull
Of iron and stonc, like tho celebrated
docks Of Liverpool the relief Of
travel between distant points on the island;
and tie continuation VI the Fifth and Sew
eLth avenues to tue Battery, AID the widen
inE Of Pearl street, 90 us to orcn another
the city from the Fourth avenue and tho
BoHcry. The commission appointed By the
State Senate last year to consider the multi
tudinous projects for the relief Of travel in
Brnadway Is now session in this city. About
fcr:y different plans have been proposed. and
these may te classified as follows;
!. An elevated railroad nboyc the street.
3 ! surface road, Laid on The street.
3. An underground railroad or tunnel
oren excavations, supporting the wagon
x I'd bed on iron colonuades, and leaving
the street connections in their present con-
djtion.
s.. 4 parallel road tzayerstng the center
Of the blocks on one side Of Broadway.
Each of these plans is supposed TO possess
somc advantages over the other hut which
The commission will devote considerable
time 10 careful investigation of the subjcct,
snd its report Mill ba awarded With anxiety.
since it Il certain that the Legislature wifi
base It's action largely On the reeo,nmepda.
tiQn Of the commissioners. r,