New-York tribune., 1868-05-28
NETTING ar THE VEST SIDE ASSOCIA
'TION

A public meeting, under the auspices of the
West SIDE Improvement Association, was held at the
Everett Rooms last evening. Mr.. william A Whitbeck.
President OF the Association, occupied the chair The
Executive Committee OF the Association presented are
port setting forth the subjects that had occupied the at
teuton Of Committee during the past year all OF
which related to various improvements projected or In
rorrcs In the upper part the Island. Among these
was especially mentioned the subject OF sewerage, the
Committee earnestly recommending the plan OF deep
needed The President of the Association read care
fully prepared paper descriptive OF the general pan
devised and now being carried out by the Central
PARK Commissioners for the Improvement oI the upper
On these subjects william A. whtbeck spoke as fo
lows:
action ON tile part of of real estate on the
West dc expressive Jt their OF the valuable public
services rendered by the Commissioners Of the Central
Park fuT to general Improvement oi Tie West sde ais
trct. allow Co speak Of some OF thcir dcls lh CON
creating the Sixth and Seventh Grand avenues extending
trO.n OuCAui dIe0 aLdcuth 81 ~ thc Harlem iNeI iAe
Pan. surveyed and laid oa; these avenues
initiated proceedings for tlcir opening, d are now en-
gagged at tic II"cu, al "OlA Oi regulating Au tFduhE
the.I tU Nc iJ-O"c cd soon Toy lr cuUpieto ana oIua
Incutat0u GRAND drives, becoming, 40 ldet conunua-
tIuus OF the Genital Park, and intended for liS reef
These avenues. "ioeAtU 10 tHc Wldt OF l'J Itc hSu
with trees. ANA uacaddmzcd Ike tire roads n The Park,
cannot id. Co attract carriage riding tintAel, render
The r.. Commissioners laid ont the Avenue St NehQ-
as SAends non ,Ay uIITf oGuqs Vs. & 'ie Nsa''H r.h
70 "asanEt" hiEits following lN iis course natl,ih
Lane ana tlc Old ku-sUrugc EDtu, WidcHtu to loO lect
gTcat ooIoag-de lJr II IS d oul on one Oh Ihe great
est lines ti travel az THIS time above tc PARK. new
feature IN the puhc Improvements Of this city is eAmb
tied tine .j out % t.s avenue, VIZ: The IeOpehlnE
part old road closed for more than 80 years
10 is seldom indeed, iu tins ciy tAt GI AAuhs' once
1860 superseded the former Commissioners ap-
pq'Hfo n Jay nor6 Il' '4' g1S5 affy i've
f'l>t ANA transferred the powers and duties oi That
ooumi,a.un 90 The Commissioners OF the Central Park
ana ln %Odli'oi 20 t-ef otiei uWcs lhey WIZ GU
powered and directed TO lay out the Grand Boulevard
There srous reasons Tor the immediate opening OF
the upper section N 'Hc bJutgN Mn eau sum- r.
marks Oh this subject from IHe Norm EHdo, weekly
newspaper devoted 10 the interest o the North End oi
New YORK IL, editor WfltinG on IHls SuyfSt say ,
The yotoa Gle Boulevard about to be otnd om thy.ltm
She ts stosa1 ,s upper terminus at
% Est 9 i @ az m oae Should yI a @ ap ' @ f- %svIt
60 20 e e1oas Who M ons ihe BogeId may 1oi he e'9.
spered complete throughout euure length The upper
o & aas .' ippaoi I and '1Ss'' as from 1 thence
s7Los' tIoel tle Ioeey h9oN a"e TO 5 lIs sn n4L,n
ad Ecu extend dosn to te Central rsrs,
opeaed obi. great uyTo w not P ponar
uyr -l tue o"l.'s - D''t' y va & -. f, an. Ce.
tr I W 4 t-ee mpoemr'shs be- lub0rlhale to he t'a
ssfhi road ft,.nnst oOae hundred udl 6nst, even
though be made 5J feet vide and 10 e''ed b, high
srdrg e.er seoessiay omIeie WIN iit p1rt lIe
au h u connection Central PARK improvement vii be
shs enaad moi t then-Teae Iest expectations erd
~ al '1e tre views that are to he oosne I as Bodgsd
Iurs og bngion flights aod old Fort Geo the
Haon az HARLEM Rivers aud the nsguilcen scenery o t+ region
uueqaed surroundings Other city n the world"
Inc Commissioners of the Central Park laid out the
circle at the intersection OF Broadway, Eighth ave. ana
flfynInh St, and the proceedings Tor IT'S opening nav
ING been completed, they have already begun the NOik o
improving, finishing. and decorating this most beautuW
entrance 10 the Central Park ana In their hands II can
not IAN 10 become what IT is designed 10 be, not only
magnificent gateway 10 the Park, but appropriate
place ifon which the Grand Boulevard shall start. !
hay e" can attention TO tie fact that inquiry being
raised ln tie public mind whether UuIon.squarC in
stead 81 We ciro Is not the proper place for the begin
ming Oi this Grand Drive IL very absurd that
Broadway Whe BOulcNard) should be Widcued tO the
width Oi $50 eet above FIFTY nntst, and yet remain
below that street only half this width This very absurd
ity alone VIII yet iOfcc the widening Broadway below
FIfty-nInth-st
There arc other good reasons for this improyemeut
Tile Central Park must have suitable avenues of an
proach from the lover part Of tue city, and these are
wanting at present Nearly all the travel IN vehicles
from below 70 Central PARK passes through FiftliVe
aud al times the crowd here IL entirely too gat; tnr
avenue often blocked up with carriages rendering
passage to the Central Park difficult, and times dan
gerOus Again there horse railroads Ia the Sixth ANA
and these railways are HutiCicut 10 drive
all tl carriages out of these avenues UniOnsquaT will
undoubtedly Ia a years become great center Of this
riiy AZ this point VII be erected buildings public and
private, agnitceut and beautiu thai any Others
peThaps, u the city UniOnsquare, theh WIZ De very
appropriate point at which the Grand Boulevard SHOULD
begin. ,
The Legislature In 1866 passed lay by which the Com
nls0neis OF the Central Park were directed 10 survey
the West SIDE Of the island north Oi Pity hntst shd
report Ia the Legislature what changes could WIN pro
prety be made ana what ought 10 be- done Tor the gen
eTal Improvement OF ths district. In accordance with
the requirements OF this law the Commissioners pro
seeded at 20 make tho requisite surveys aud re.
ported plan ~ Tie Legislature at s IN 1861, and