The New York herald., 1868-03-16

in every two hundred feet. A couple of further
plans were submitted, one OF which, with some
was excluded. These plans contemplated respec
lively the following subdivision Of the space al
Plan No. /.
Feet Feet.
COurtyards 10 Walk. .25
Walk. Courtyards.. 10
Three rows Of trees dividing walks from carriage
way and dividing carriage way In the middle.
Plan No. 2.
Feet. Feet
Courtyards. ..........lo Carriage road. AS
Carriage road. Courtyards.. 10
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ways and carriage ways on either side from the
grass.
With some notifications the former was adopted,
and the general appearance OF the Seventh avenue
may be considered as fixed. 1t has been deemed
best to give the sidewalks width OF thirty feet, and
this idea win undoubtedly form part Of the general
surface improvement OF all the upper avenues The
report of the Commissioner for 1867 mot yet printed)
will exhibit gratifying progress in the work Of open
may be expected to take its place as an avenue OF
travel somewhat earlier than any other th0rOughfare
under the control Of the Board. Sixth avenue will
follow next in order, and next In order the line OF
the new Boulevard, now the most important line on
the western tract. The Eleventh avenue has
which it cuts at 155th street, and will be graded
and worked this season. The lower part
Of the Boulevard in Its deviations from
the Blo0mingdale road is now in the hands of the
Corporation Counsel for confirmation by decree of
the court and nothing is likely therefore, to be done
this line for some months, as in fact is the case
with nearly all the .deviations from the old plan
which have been adopted by the Commission. How
long 1t win be, therefore, before any surface i'm
provement can take place remains to be decided, or
rather hangs upon the expedition Of the urctionary
who now has the matter in hand Both the Sixth
and Seventh avenues are to be one hundred and fifty
feet wide from the Park to the Harlem river.
THE EAST SIDE DRIVE.
Another subject, to which little attention has been
affracfpd admit here OF n bripf diaCusSion
is constituted by the road TO be opened from the
upper end OF these avenues along the Harlem Heights
at q sufficient elevation TO command unob-
structed view OF the Intervening valley This road
will pass under High Bridge, and then crossing
the Hudson at q sufficient height to overlook
the most elevated buildings on the liver shore. Tbs
viii connect with the Boulevard at the Rverbank
avenue and thus the Park left at the Seventh avene
gate, may be entered again at Ffty-ninth street,
This drive Is to be one hundred and y feet in width
and Will In due season be made to double and fold
round the upper part ofthe island at Spuyten Duyv
creek, thus forming continuous drive on the river
heights around the entire northern and western
tracts. II Will be graded splendidly with view TO
pleasure driving, and shaded with parallel rows Of
trees, after the manner proposed for the improve
ment OF seventh avenue. This improvement will give
continuous drive from the Park via Seventh ave.
to the river, along the river bank to point op-
posite Tubby Hook, across the island 10 Tubby Hook
and thence down along the Hudson river heights TO
Pftyninth street gate. This forms line OF drive
which viii be among the works to be earliest CON-
In the course OF the present year.
OUR FUTURE BoIs DE BOuL0GNE.
n is proposed BY the Commission that the Fort
Washington tract shall be sort OF park cf grander
dimensions and of more natural Development than
the Central Park proper by Of It's grander and
u m ne res p"r INK ,Ss
with the Central Park by series OF splendid drives
and uveis.as The ;fac In question lies two and half
miles above the Central Park, In northwesterly di-
rection, and will under this treatment be meta
morphosed into sort OF paradise OF villas and
splendid residences adapted to the naturally bold
and noble features OF its scenery, far transcend
ing Fifth avenue for purposes Of residence Fifih
avenue transcends Fourth avenue for the
same purposes. OF the drives hither and
thther the most frequented will be constituted
by the line Of Eleventh avenue and the New Boule-
ward opening into Broadway at FitS ninth street
nue. to Seventy second street, and thence cross TO
the Boulevard. third winds along the new avenues
past the Convent grounds and the Morning Side
Park and opens into Eighth avenue at ll0ih street.
fourth follows the Tubby Hook road across to Iar
lem Heights, continues along Harlem Heights to
seventh avenue, and down Seventh avenue to the
Park A fith may follow the Boulevard to Manhat-
tan street, and pass down Manhattan street TO the
Park. sixth, seventh and eighth, though less in
Twelfth avenues, respectively: and with these the
great avenues Of communication are completed.
The average elevation OF Ninth and Tenth avenues
will naturally make them available for purposes or a
drive the west side OF the Park though naturally
the New boulevard cannot but take precedence.
The following Is the table OF elevations Tor Ninth
FEET. Feet.
Al 6dth street. .... 80 At 9lst street. ......l2l
~ 10Th street. Us Al lO5th street...... III
Al Sitn street. .........I 100
Tue line OF Tenth avenue Ia even tribe higher,
n i proved by the subjoined schedule OF cleNd'
FEET. rect.
At 18th street. et.... os At 105th street. ..... .10s
Al S1th street .IU9 AT listh street. LA
~ s2d street. .107
The elevation OF the Boulevard IL even a trine
higher than this In one two points, and averages
slight excess over the above figures work upon oil
/ these thor0ughfares will be inaugurated ut the
1 earliest possible date, and thus comprehensive
development OF the upper part OF the island IL only
aquestion Of very short time.
/ INSIDE THE PARK.
Tue works within the Park have also during the
i year teen subjects OF no neglect. The plans Tor
/ geological garden have been dpested ard located
pan Tor this purpose for the improvement OF Man
hattan square was submitted by Olmstead Vaux.
SThe Belyidere vs. also progressing rapidly toward
reailzaton and the old arsenal Is likely soon TO bt
supeIscleu ~ an imposing structure TO be erected
by the historical society. The completion OF the
projects VIII form the great features OF work inside
the Park for the present year. az the grading. open
ing OF the indicated avenues and the laying out O
the Fort Washington tract park wise viii form the
great WORK ol we Commission without the limits o
its former jurisdiction.
| THE So-CALrEp FORGERY CASE IN BuFrAIO.-
/ Charles Abbott, George Abbott Lorenzo Eewkirk
| James sullivan ana William VI. Simmons. arrested
or Friday last cllaiged With forging soldiers papers
\ were before United States Commissioner Gorhan
yesterday ivr EXAMINATION. spencer Clinton ap
peared on the part OF the United states and JosiaI
4 Cook for the defence From the evidence introduced
II appears that the accused obtained by some means
o number Of genuine soldiers discharge papers, am
the real ofYtnce consists In procuring parties tt
the parties described IN these discharges
for the purpose VI obtaining bounty back pay, &c
I The examination was adjourned until Monday neyt
/ II urolaha Ia ah 4.