The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-06-22

me eastern promenade n gam.
Tothe Editor of the Press: %. I'd. II l.,c ID. ..
The writer in the Press under the signature
Of NJ. makes the assertion that L admit that by
the plans of private parties, interested in what
they call improvements, the Eastern Prom
enade is to be destroyed. neither admit nor
believe any such thing. On the contrary, / do
believe and see from an examination of
the ground itself and an examination of the
plans and profles, that it will not interfere
with beautiful and symmetrical grade of the
Promenade whenever the City Council shall
see fit to establish one. But l do not believe
that all improvements on the back side of the
hill should be stopped, and that magnificent
water front barred from all Improvement
when parties are and have been waiting for
years for access to their property that some
might finish, and others commence their i'm
provements merely that rough wagon road
over the Promenade may not be interrupted
for few weeks or months. Does the writer
realize the change in this city between 80 years
ago and now? Then the city had no railroads
connecting it with other towns Horse railroads
were unknown. There was a vast amount Of
wharf property in excess of the wants of bust
ness. Now there is vast amount of business
in excess of the wharf accommodations, and
here adjoining the Grand Trunk Railway be-
low the Promenade, between Railroad Bridge
and Fish Point is an extent of water front OPP
posite the deepest water in the harbor and
equal to two-thirds of all the wharfage front in
the city from the foot of India street To the
Portland Bridge, utterly unavailable for want
of suitable access Is there to be no further
growth to the city? no more wharf accommo-
dations, except it be above bridges in order
that the wagon road may not be interrupted
for a few weeks 1 trust not; the world moves,
and the city will move with it. u. ..,4.
In regard to ''the thing being cuddled along
in the dark | would state for the information
of the writer that Congress street is now being
graded to the grade as established some three
years ago when East Commercial street was ex-
tended from the hill lot TO ID street, and that
grade was established to connect with East
Commercial street as the Committee on High.
ways after giving the whole subject careful
consideration deemed most suitable The pres
ent City Government Only completing the
work projected by their predecessors; and
when it is completed, and the grade of the
u,
public will have reason to rejoice rather than
complain. agree with Nj. that the grade of
the Promenade should be at once established.
so that the grades of the connectino straats
may be adjusted thereto. If this were dane
the whole of the Promenade in a few wears
might be graded to a beautiful and permanent
grade, with little if any expense to the city.
by allowing parties building their wharves be-
low East Commercial street to make use of
the material Then there would he seen no
unslghtly excavation on the eastern slope OF
the hill as there is now on the western, on
Washington street, between Cumberlond street
street and the bridge, but uniform grade as
now exists between Cumberland and Monu-
ment streets, where the city did establish the
grade OF the adjoining land was made to con-
form to it. @ .-..0 PROGRESS.
The Judiciary Committee of the House will
reassemble at Washington next Tuesday, to
make up their report on the impeachment in
vestigation for presentation to Congress should
there be quorum in July. The evidence has
been all printed, and makes volume of seven
hundred pages This mass Of testimony will
PROBABLY be oil some worth to the future histo-
ran, but VIII not receive much attention from
Congress at the coming session. The refnsal
of Senator Fessenden to attend for anv other
purpose than to assist in the settlement of tbe
reconstruction problem is very widely en-
dorsea by the newspapers.
The TEMPLE OF HONOR PIc-NIc.-We are
happy to learn that our friends of Forest City
Temple of Honor of this city, have selected a
beautiful grove near the terminus of the p. &
X Railroad, at Saco river, in which to hold
their annual picnic on the 9Th of July. The
spot chosen is on the very banks of the Saco,
and in one of the most picturesque of the many
beautiful hooks which abound on that stream
We are assured that this excursion is in the |
hands of a committee who are veterans in tbe |
business, and are determined to make the ex |
cursion so agreeable to all who participate that
none of them will fail to be on hand when next |
the Temple of Honor invite their friends to "a |
day in the country" Spend the 9th of July |
with the Temple of Honor.