The New York herald., 1866-05-28

means follows that all the laid down on IT, rlau
arc TO bo worked imm dately. There ar howayer
over hundred miles Of straats acw I'm the plan OF ~.
CITY that have noe been worked and sbould not be mt,
population requires thsrs .or usse. uA''
would pe lnwiae 10 exercise the mower M orcnn,
sna sets befcse they nesds the cwne
70 pay Rs necesAry expenses long before compcnsat
ns We can DC .nade Of the property. These expenses
is usable sxc in the light or sSysnces Of money whon
n.oresS ana % owners Of snail means they otter
oppressive The owners q edJaesnt property may ssn
opening and working those ways that are more espe
cally nscndsd for the accommodation Of the neihbo
An those roads, streets squares and places that nrc
ultiasey TO exist should be Indicated line and grade
on comprehensvc plan and put ls TO be afterwards
opened and worked - occasion requires The
direction Of tho streets shoad be determined with refer
eace 70 the PROBABLE currents and volume OF travel from
tne city below from the future cities crown
the opposite Jersey heights. the fields Of weschesor
and from the waters that that portion OF
island Tho 6puvten Duyvil and the Harlem river arc
already sanned BY several BRIDGES others will estab-
than sevcp bridges w sna On ,ne NO less
ist across these waters and another progress Most
OF the avenues Of the city leading to the Harlem river
WILL ultimately be carried bridges the MAIN
land and this stream and its connections with the Hut
son will within few years, "a silent highway in
the me mass OF dense city occupying each q its Sides like
ruE horIavARb AT plooMHoDALE noAp.
The Act Of 1855 deveves upon the Board the duty OF
continuing drive from l6cth street to the iunc, Of
the Blocmingdaie road, Eighth .vsnue and Fifty ninil
street "sach road to- follow the course OF the Bloom
lngdate road below lOdth street. wbeuever the Commits
sioners Shall deem snch course advantageous Tho sind
Commissioners shall determine the location, width
drve and may widen the Bloomngdale road and deter
mine the grades thereof and of ntersecting streets and
avenues ave as they may deem necessary for the perfect
From Tooth street north, the location of this drive
isit discretionary With the Commissioners of the
ingdale road An inference may be drawn from Tho
terms OF the law that the drive is not to follow the
Boomingdae road above this point at all events tho
discretion Of the Commissioners is left entirely unii.
rected as to following the Bioomngdale above lO6th
in the law that should be followed below los srss
wherever the Commissioners shall deem such
hundred feet wide up to 44h street. and cess.ons Of
portions of Its width have been made TO 14Sh street.
street, where It, strikes the grounds Of the Trinity Gem
eery, through which the drive following avenue will
naturally pass Below 1o6h street, the main questions
Tor the Board TO determine will be, what divcrgsnces
from the line OF the Bloomingdao road shaft be made
and the wild h of the proposed drive Broadway has
feet to street beyond that II is now merely
country road nuabe at any time by act Of the
glance at the map will show that II the drive were
to follow the Blo0mingdale road from Eighty sixth
to 1O5h street. would bring its eastery line very near
the line OF the Tenth avenue at some points within
sxy-seven feet Of that avenue and
the course Of that road between these two streets
dale road between these points not already
where Il is no would deem It proper TO place il
it desirable that the new drive follow the line of tho
rond and II different location is deemed detrimental TO
their property i will be because the drive will take
the trave and diminish the importance OF the Blooming
dale road If IL takes the travel IL will be because IL is
the better ronte M is the better route 1t Is sufficient
reason Why 1t should lie adopted The drive might fol.
low tho course Of the Bloomngdale road from Fifty
ninth street to Seventy-Hrs street, til take the
he estcc cf ,js
would bo the abandonment Of still greater portion Of
the ps Of the hoomingdae road sl wider departure
beld Doth street was 10 be followed.
OhIhs other hand, perhaps, 1t would be better To-
from Fifty street 70 Egh,ysixth stree-hns pre-
serving the diagonal line street. the property on
u spsH sans
tween the Tenth aud Eleventh avenues up to where It
about iosh street thence on the lin" OF be
dale road 10 tho Eleventh avenue and thence along the
Eleventh syenne to i6sh street. The number and value
OF the buildings on that line that will be affected is in
considerable he map as fled adopts this route for the
drive
WAYS AND MEANS
The manner IN which any plan that may bc presented
by the Board viii be received BY the public depends
much upon the evidence Il bcars OF an intcqont COM
prehensive appreciation of the various subjects Il pre-
sents TO insure the approval OF present and future
times i must comprise something than succes.
sion OF regular figures, such instinct leads indus
rous insect to arrange for It's habation ud soreousc
Il would be easy to write an essay that would stimulate
groves terraces, fountains slaiuayy and palasa resi-
dcnces VIC have, however deal with practical things
bo ncedcd and It should, far possible be re-
qnred at such times aud In such amounts will not be
for criticism While suficent time should ne ,skcn 10
thoroughly mature plan, II 8 to be remembered that
delays are prcud cai to the interests Of propreors
well a. to tho convenience OF the public; until the lines
and grades Of the streets and avenues are determined
improvements will bc retarded The unsettled plan
operates as no,o TO proprleos that they proceed to
improve Is At te risk OF OF their outlay This
state Of thngs ought not to exist day longer than is
necessary, and cnerev and intelligence should combne
70 terminate IT, Tho tendency Of modern contriyanccs
ior ansnorntion sseras to be to facilitate the
commercial rap dy becoming Great nanufactnring
centre Of the country population presses upon ,s terri
tory and th convenience for rapid travel through is
extent VIII very soon wholly occupy For the want
OF convenient OF reaching the upper mart of the
isand ~ ths same time that points thirty miles further
towns In the country. Tarryown can by the cars b,
reached from Chambers street less time than il re-
and numerous other places similarly situated receive
acccssons ofpopulaon from the city becauscthc means
o. rnpd np movement to desirable situations on the island
are nor provided This Is subject of permanent inter
cs TO the CITY, and to owners Of property that Is not oc
'npea . % oecan~e u cannot be got ai. Something
man the a commodaions furnished by horse ears
must be hat
POPULATION AND rrs r>oHn.srvs WANTS
III we assume the population OF the CITY In ls65 M
que million which Is probably lees than its actual num-
'ef and that the increase s continue In the same pro
,or as IT has for ly years past tho wear 1850 wifi
lose with two millions Of people ON This island ON this
assumption, the territory south Of l35th street will no
ns over IN ten years and all south Of Kngsbrdge In
cars more Even on The spposition the north part of
u" cry u 10 be ns densey occupied the more central
ART, there ave donbcss portions Of the marshy
hoecnp,ed In the flight OF population The scitcinent
'ne slahu ~ not by the regular hlildng up entire
acc.sive streets The aycues are generally frsi flled
NJ settlements ra,ste from cen,rs like Harlem York.
we and Bnomlnguac Thcwse exercise OF the powers
ne Hoard On the sbIcs under consideration viii do
lurh towarfs accommodating hs rapid growth; com
ons system Of ways viii provide unobsiriced circu
on Tor This increasing tide of human existence and
nhah'c The ooi,ortsof daily lie BY rendering bsblta.
ohs "i the people more salubdOus and agreeable
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The Death OF Rev. DIR. Pise.
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