The New York herald., 1869-06-08

it intersects Chatham square. then reaching
East broadway It Will call for widening o
Uatnasns s street to Cherry street whSre aSr Eas
river; widening OF Franklin street, from
West street. on the southery side to Broad way and
on the northery side to Baxter street. crossing the
latter and Mulberry and Mott streets to Chatham
so uare, where 1t Will connect with the widening 0l
Catharine street above mentioned; the extension OF
Sixth avenue to Canal street; the widening or the
Broadway carriage Ioad up to the present stree!
front on each side and the consequent arrangement
OF sidewalks within the first stories OF all the Duid
ings the second stories to be supported upon 0rna-
namenta arches or pillars, and thus commensu-
rately forcing the fronts OF all lower stores
the removal OF sidewalks. fences chains and posts
IN and around the City Hall park, and its conversion
into concreted plaza suitable for vehicle transit,
and that Park row. Broadway and the cross
streets can be Immediately relieved o< their choking
travelthe largest trees in the park being preserved
by surrounding them with curbstones ana ron
boxes.
The Mayor also recommends that several feet OF
the sidewalk in Fulton street which adj0ns ST. Paus
church be given 10 the sreetway, because one iull
sidewalk on that particular block Is sufficient for
loot passengers, and the Jam OF wagons hereab0utS
Is a daily nuisance Also that the sidewalk, pave
ment and curbs around the Worth Monument be re-
moved, as to throw into the carriageway the en-
tire space which they now uselessly occupy, which
would allow that monument TO sustain to Madison
square the same street situation that the equestrian
statue bears to Union square.
THE MODE OF TRAVEL.
Respecting the second problem Chow towards
nightfa to afford 200 900 people an easy and rapid
access to their homes from their places OF toll ana
businese" It would seem imperative that we should
Immediately seek TO neutraze the attraction OF the
suburban magnets which have drawn away our p0pu-
lat'On and lost us SO much taxation on personal es
tates: Long ago we should have become able to say
that New York Island was thirty minutes instead OF
twelves miles long.
The solution OF the problem is primarily with the
Legislature 1t should be continually made 10 un-
derstand practically that this city demands con-
stantly increasing railroad facilities between down
town and up town.
One underground railway has already been au-
thorized But there should be at least three routes
from one end Of the island to the oher-one central
ground or underground upon each side of the
Island. There should be no preference for any par
ticular plan. The plan which soonest promises to
give Immediate relief, Is the plan to be assisted by
US. An elevated railway on arches streets Is
also Claimed to be feasible, and the Assembly Com
mittee on Railways reported favOrably upon the
project.
In this country every great scheme goes through
tnree pnaSes-the phase OF talking and writing
about IT, the phase Of quarrelling about me ans and
ways for t; and then the phase OF perfecting 1t.
Upon all these problems OF Improvement and
travel facility just referred to- city has passed
through the Grst and Is far advanced into the second
phase.
The late President Lincoln is said to have written
to the present President when the latter as gene
raj, was encamped around Richmond, "Arrange q
In like spirit let the city authorities patiently "peg
away upon this matter OF city improvements for
the solution or the two great problems vital to
the interests OF commerce and the citizens comfort.
A. OAKEY HALL Mayor.
The following are the documents accompanying
the message OF Mayor Hail.