The New York herald., 1868-03-16

that these pro ections snoi d - - "nuar a s, @
and into the Afrsefs ana THE ~ haa,e ,ha
law OF lat a ties i, Atha,s ,,onnS,s,nr. ~
Hippeas cad Snhicisdca FOR tatinn dnyn fheSn ,,ro
ections nad about the sama rasmf as nranositlons
before the Conmon C@,,nc; =, ra,a,;an fo Tsrth
avenue and were not carried into execution beca,,ss
streets Int atn h ~ t,,s ',v ~ Rome " ,vero
eave, pae LOTT Inc tS W " nnns "slc
sides heinv still more confined above Nv tho
oman ,nr.5.,.,... .'oioo,,,as ~ tha rnnar
sf"ries p,T9!'c'i,R te amses called Nenippa
Sron n,s ug "bo,r n~entor aud hu;lt a, ~,
tha nnrnnse ,or accommodatinr snectatnrs on
@ ,o pulposo u a.. ,,Hs, tna nr,@ @ spoo.an ha % ~
fri,,mn,,o nj ntIarwise From these facts II IL
mn,ta nh~ions thar the Tendency to occnnv nubc
ways for private purposes was about the s;!re in
oT mn: Tendency in the npner mart o1 me civ tnot
the Commission has thus early entered INTO the dis-
In relation Ia Seventh avenue will tbereiore consti-
ae sort of precedent in relation 10 nter eaainr
avenuaS abnvr the porl anil IN, sha uastarn trant
~ Inc atc u cf e y" seftn
houses rom the street line nav be seen in the Ge
erai ensemble or london tarrace on T,ventvt,,i
tween Thirty ninth mt ana % Forteth streets third at at
teenth Streets where the houses are set hack artv
feet from the avenue In the former case on roprrh
avenue the following was the general plan:-
Feet. Feet
Sidewalk. S:........ e Carriage way......... q
plat NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 40 -
Total 1An
A more artistic attptnut ~ this SORT ma ha M,
served in a nortion az Canal street in New ORLEANS.
though In h1th eases the nnssion Of ralilnos anno
the grass plat wouId manlfestly Improve the general
appearance of the street Three plans for the snr
face imnroyement az Seventh ayenne were originally
snhmitfad Ia the poard for its OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Iha
first of these divided the space as folows:- -.
Walk % Carriage road %
Carriage road ~ al walk ~ %
Ride ~ "a =
Total 1s0
This plan contemplated bride road OF thirty feet
% ana s was sc on a
bride road to answer its purpose involved surface
Improvement Of softer material than was deemed ad-
for nnrnoses of cross travel and heavy frame nnca
in every two hundred feet. A Connie of fnrther
MANS were submitted. one Of which with some
modification. was adopted. in which the brde road
was excluded These nlans contemnIated reanac
lively the following subdivision Of the space al
iotted:- ~f -
Plan NO l.
Eeet Met
Walk OK Cnmrtvoria 20
Carriaoe so oouis"'as'
Three rcys ~ traac .,,dirr uvo,rs iron, oorr,oro
wav ami divding carr;aoa wav ~ the rnidn,a iaso
"1' "''N "-' e"'r Irs, ,ase No 10y o - 'Ao Nuo'
Feet Feet:
Wair % Wair Was0 io"u''''.'''''a 90
Carriage road Conrtyaris
E vows ~ +aa ,;,a, ,, ,,, o,r,..xo
% nJ iv"s r ~ Ices uv,us tnn Mns i iiom crriage
grass: grass ..~ ,'. sN.1ss .N.' = -s' - s.N' '''lA ~
arT the reneraI of the SaYansh ae"
NAV he considere a. tixeS If S hos haam denad
hest IN give the siawo,rs width ~ thirty foot anI
this tdes vii, nndnnhtadv FORM nort nr fha uararai
snrface imnroveYnent of All tha nnnar avenues Tha
viii exhibit rratifvn0 nrorress in the work af nnen
inu this thoronghfare fo 7he Harlem shnra annT ~
NAV be exnected to take its Mace 40 an avenne oS
nnder the c"ntroi ~ the Raard siwt avanna @
fnnw naxt IN nrler and naxt IN nrSar The Inc ~ ns
the new Ronevord now the most imnot inn on
already been opened to the Kinrsbridre road
which IL cnts at 155th street and viii he graded
and worked this season The lower mart
OF the Boulevard in its deviations from
the BioominSdae road is now in The hands Of the
Corporation Counsel for confirmation by decree of |
the court and nothing is likely therefore, tn no dona
on this line for some months as In fact is the case
with nearly all the deviations from the Old man |
which have been adopted by the Commission. How
long it win be- therefore, before any surface i'm,
provement can take place remains to be decided or
rather hangs upon the expedition Of the functonary
who now has the matter In hand. Both the Sixth
and Seventh avenues to be one hundred and fifty
feet wide from the Park to the Harlem river.
attracted may admit here OF brief discussion. This
m S BY the road to be- 5e opened the
at SUFFICIENT elevation TO command an unob-
structed view OF the intervening valley. This road
will pass under High Bridge, and then crossing |
at Tubby Hook VIII follow the east bank or |
the hudson at sufncient height To overlook |
avenue and thus the Park left at the Seventh avene
gate, may be entered again at Fifty-ninth street.
This drive Is to be one hundred and ty feet In width
and will In due season be made to double and fold
round the upper part ofthe island at Spuyten Duyvil
creek, thus forming continuous drive on the river
heights around the entire northern and western |
tracts II Will be graded spendldy, 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-
nue. to the river, along the river bank to q point op-
poste Tubby Hook across the island To Tubby Hook |
and thence down along the Hudson river heights to
the Rverbank avenue or down the Boulevard To the |
Fifty ninth street gate This forms line OF drive,
which Will be among the works to be earliest
peted and will probably approximate to completion
In the course Of the present year.
- OUR FUTURE BOTs DE BouLOGNE.
II ia proposed by the Commission that the Fort |
Washington tract shall be sort OF park cf grarlder
dimensions and Of more natural Development than |
the Central Park proper by reason OF ts Qrander and
more varied natural features This tract therefore
to constitute the real park of the cty Connected
with the Central Park by series Of splendid drives
and avenues. The tract In question lies two and half