The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-20
THE NEW BOULEVARD.

Slow Progress Of tho Work-Hew IL Has Deca
Jobbed Out-The Various Sets Of Csn0ts-
sioaers.
Tho progress made Of the work for the oonsruooa %
the Boulevard grand drive around the upper END
OF the Island OF Manhattan provided for By tho Legs.
lasurs under acts Of April, 1885, and April 1857. ave
with ono exceptional particular h thus Ter only q .
preliminary nature. A summary Or what the Csasral
PARK Commissioner in whose hands the development
Of this great Improvement rests have accomplished nay
b noted in the appended Prom the He!yhants Gate 81
the Central Park the junction Of Fifty ninth street
and Eighth avenue and Broadway, up 70 ls6h sssss.
distance Of I'VE miles, the Boulevard drive laid out
and defined upon the map This portion In The handd
Of commission consisting OF hesars. Wilson g. Hunt
Georges Osgood and William p. Lee appointed By The
Supreme Court who "takng the land !" that H.
estimating the vasasion Of the propsy through whieh
passes with oil The diligence permissible in tho Pre-.
misses Until this ID communicated the commissioners are
powsrle and cannot work tho road. the line Of sAs
Boulevard has also laid ont from 156th street up -
point At rubby Hook, distance Of two and . hal(
miles and also defined upon the nap but for ths poe-
ton commission has - yet been appointed BY TIE
Supreme Court In addition this another portiea e
the grand drive, that win extend mon the gaee
of Central Park u sixth avenue and HON
street. along the eastsrly aide Of the Oon-
vent ground, running uT past Madame ID
msl's mansion. ID also hid out and defined.
and will b called, whom completed, the Avenue So.
Nicholaa This portion b In the hands Of commssioa
distinct nom The nrst alluded TO- the second ~ y
be appointed who are making the necessary valuations
OF land through which passes in conformity with The
legal requirements essential in this me Seventh
portion OF the drive from the Park gate to Har-
lem river distance Of two and quarter miles, 10 now
under contract for construction and the work 10 really
progressing This b the commencement Of the Crane
scheme, and the only portion where q tangl-
bio towards It's construction have begun. the
surveys for that portion Of the Boulevard the ws
going around Cock Hin and spuytsn Duyvi Creek, aaA
extending down the Harlem river sds Of the cttys
over Fort George HIll and thence running along
the westerly end Of High Bridge 70 moss
tho grand Avenue g. Nicholas and seventh ave.
nue., are nearly completed. the commission being
sanguins that the lines will b fully ds0asd and The
land staked out during the The sixth avenus
portion Of the great undertaking. nom the gate Of the
Park the river with which the Boulevard 10 dssgns6
connect has been in the hands Of commission slnos
August g. 1885, almost two years; but either they have
neglected the work met with loyal dincultiss Of
insurmountabls nature 70 materially rcard their
progress they have not completed their labor and
sntil this done the Park Commissioners cannot pro-
oeed At this point. This sketch gives idea OF tho
work done, that being done and that proposed 10 be
commenced BY the commissioners in the fuiAimsnt Of
the grand object for which they have boon selected
In this They have caught the enthu-
siasm 90 widely spread among the oitissns
OF the metropolis seeking TO improve and bsauufy the
city surroundings and they commenced the work ana
progressing with is In the spirit Characteristic Of sa
thor public acts The avenues or roads Of tho Bouis
ward will be spacious, attractive and picturesque 70
degree that will border on the marvellous The oom-
missonsFs deem inindicious At nrst 70 mike the
their full width OF one hundred and ATTY fsss,
bat win adjust them that the present generation may
enjoy their grandeur. and when. In after years. il
deemed advisable. they readily and without srsse
additional expense give them their full broad sxpanss.
intended BY the orginasos Of this msgninosns