New-York tribune., 1868-05-28

Immediately nron this the "westside La was pus5eu W.
BY this law the Park Commissioners W. W. bo, nod recov
20 on ana carry out lhe II i he map of the West side
lately made by these Comm u law ,nd
the law OF 1865 previously redeIIIu ltr ,s1fi 10
The great and difficult quesl3% on NE imnroyement of this
district was the question Of grades fuiS t th
S Iact t ia ~ cost more than all the properly on the
W. side was worth the Park ~ ~ In,
to keep mp the grades ana N uV cae for Brooklyh Hghts
80 &C. 20 saw an avenue Che IweHthaNe mas petn
70 ~ W rn along at the foot OF the river blu on the
alu OUT 70 @ ~, ie another avenue VIII be opened along
Norn W me bInff and the steep slope between these
INC o I will be taken for park or terrace Wherever
TWO occur or where IL practcable to cut streets
ron5 ~ the river, at Seventy lhlh
~ &c there they will be cut through as thorougnla
ST. a., 20 te vharyes and piers. And wherever preciP
jtous bluffs in other parts OF the utrc
stance the high ledge OF rocks lying WeSt o to
d cvtending north from Onehundredand-tehtn-sn 10 10
Wanhattanve here again the same priinJP iP ,, aopS
odoned-that is TO say, avenues VIII DC lau guy aot
te ION and bottom of the rocks and the steep suIce o
the ledge Will be preserved ana lnloveu as even IL M
thus being made 10 present goou "ppc"i"n0'' '' " "
By this nanagementthat is the laying OUT OF as .ng
piysr,de and Mornngside Parks (sOcallod ana 0ther
similar changcs-the problem OF grading upon Ine W. mT
side become simple and inexpensive dneSH fhat
the avenue which will ran along the tOp Oh tno , i
skirtng the Riverside Park ana OVer0ohhg oIo ibe
River will at no distant day he 10 inc west H b,cb
Fhave is to the portion OF the clty lhrouEh w. ,
it runs II will be the finest residential avenue were
nure great metropolis BY law the Commissioners We ~
required TO send to the Legislature 9 heal
regard To the rcadiuStmcnt Of the per ana -
lines for the North River and Harlem lINtr hare beey
have done. and the lines proposed ny thcIn IA bSNga
adopted by the Legislature at It's lhst sessio was
IN these lines became necessary at one as ~ I Inv which
determined TO adopt plan lOr tne "est s' 'prescr
the grades TO be kept up ana te % t tb biis
we'd 10 meet this proposal 10 shovel earth rom e s
into the river avenue (Ihirteenth-aNe anu 'o f,
head and pier lines were LAID OUT anu co for ali
the surplus earth required to be removed alteI
the proper quantities were spread over iaLl'l ar
When IT. was determined by the Central Park Comnls
soners TO preserve the elevations ON the west su @ a
consequently to reduce the amount OF cut,mS in niu
filling to be done in that district chnso & ~ '' ripsa
and bulkhcad lines followed as matters OF couihc'
lines are now fixed in conformity with te m hlSi t sn1
line and also in conformity with the depth OF wafer
properly required for shipping purposes IL 'Ho @ a
Hyer was made naylgahle for vessels OF gnt uri anu
This can e done at ucOnsderablc expense about IL lhSs
Of difficult dangerous ana expensive hatlgato,, , ,nJ
saved all vessels plying between Eastern po's al"
the ports of the upper Hudson: ,, IT,. . .o,o
quarry for the next twenty years or shovel down te
hills ON the side TO plain, and lay out ana graue
streets and avenues at right angles 10 elch oecr
city al an hababe would cost more than theentrc prop
ertv Is worth at this mel Questions such as hese oIte
arise in the minds OF those who frequent the Cehld
park and see there how admirably the natural elevations
have been preserved, and how easily ihey couiu pe
part of the cy The Central Park has shown us the alb
surdty of the rectangular plan Let us pIohl ny INC
MI Whtbeck's remarks were received with warm de-
mOnstratons of applause. motion to proceed 10 ino
election Of officers OF the Association Tor ule ensuing
year. was amended that the present board De reelected
10y accamatiOn which was carried unanimously
4
Park commissioners for the admirable manner IN when
they had thus performed the important duties ot ter
position WAS also carried unanimously resolution was
introduced asserting that in the opinion OF the Assoca
tun the rapid growth Of the upper PORTIONS oi the cy
and the constantly increasing travel on the avenues cd
ing from below the Central Park, demonstrate the ap
p1oacing necessity for cOmmOdOus aud unohstrncted
avenue of access the Park from the central portion o
the city, and they therefore recommend the widening o
Broadway from UnOn-sQuare To Ftty-nmth-St, 10 az
least 100 feet width, which they believe can be much
more economically and readily done now than al iutut
period when the street shall have been entirely butt up
With
was also adopted by large majority ana ITS passage
was greeted with loud applause.