The New York herald., 1869-02-13

the condition or this portion OF the avenue Mean
time to get through the street Ia vehicle almost
~ laborous and risky Job - crossing the Alps In
In In Thrty-nintn thirty street, between Madison ana
erecton-four being nearly completed and the other
four still uncovered. Mr.. 7. Robbins s the owner
ana builder. He uses the street Tor ms Dunaing
material with about a. much freedom a. II &c
owned It. -
Lexington avenue, in places, presents about the
same appearance as Madison avenue. Az the south
west corner OF street. but facing on the
latter street, are i've buildings In process OF con
slruction The owner Is Mr. Jariine, ana Duilder Mr
Cochran. Their building material infrnges on Inlr
y eighth street 10 the exten: Of allowing but cramped
space for vehicular use.
the east side Of the same avenue, are i've buildings
nearly In state OF completion. Inc owner anu
builder are commercially sparng In using the
street.
On the northwest corner OF Forty street and
Lexington avenue Is being erected massive Doric
structure 100 feet on the avenue ana o Lees On On
children. Messrs Mccormick Macpherson are
the builders. They have made pretty Irec use OF
both the street and avenue, Though claiming no
more than the law allows.
On the same avenue, between Forty third and For
Surdn streets on the east sde are SIX nd aSs
builder Mr. Clotes. Their encroachment on the ave-
nue. Is not particularly unreasonable It Is the same
with seven buildings being erected between Forty
sixth and Fofty-seventh streets.
In Third avenue between Tnfrty-sixth and Thirty.
seventh streets are several new buildings eeng pus
huge pile OF brick and lumber obstruct the ayepue.
In rhirty-fourth street, between Second and Third
avenues, on the south side Mr. Glass who s also the
owner, IL putting up seven new buildings He has
0rnamented the avenue with particularly huge pile
the WHICH Ssuny ror the
tive blockade.
The new building for the Young Mems Christian
Association being erected on the southwest corner
OF Fourth avenue and Twenty third street, has it's
outer walls finished. but good portion OF the street
IL Occuninl their nulldinV
rial. Mr.. Muller is the builder.
Messrs. Aiken Miller, who are putting up very
fine anu large marble front bnildlng on the north
west corner OF Broadway and Eighteenth street,
have fenced In their building MATERIAL with very lit
se On ON the ne siae%am @ OF seet. Snc ei
ready written, but there is no reason why 1t might
| not generally be done.
On the southwest corner OF Broadway and Fifteenth
| street, where excavations are being made and the
foundation walls laid for new buildings the sidewalk
is quite materially encroached upon At present nc
| worknen employed here, possibly owing 10 the
| temporary inclement weather.
| AT the corner OF Eleventh street and Broadway
| Messrs. Lake Il McCreery, who are putting up q
splendid marble front building temporarily obstruc
| the sidewalk, somewhat but not seriously. The OBJ
sruct0n Is rs little perhaps as could be expected
| but not as little as Is possible.
In front OF No. ~ Great Jones street new build
ing is being erected Over one half Of the street Is
| occupied by a massive pile Of bricks. No possibly
imaginative liberal Interpretation OF even the Law
| OF usage can make thus otherwise Inan q glar
| ingly audacious infringement OF the street.
On the east side OF Broadway near Fourth street,
IL q new marble store. owned Dy Mr.. BuTdoin and o
which Messrs. Young, Vreeland Co. are the builders
The building Is nearly finished but an unsighty pile
OF lumber Is stil allowed 60 cucumber the sidewalk
The buildings being erected on the site OF Barnum's
late museum, owned by Messrs. B. F. Baker aud
Peter Gilsey, and being built by Messrs. Hall x
Connolly happily obstruct the street very slightly
now compared with what was the case in the earlier
stage OF building. There Ia still: however, room for
improvement.
A model In the way Of sparing the street and side
walk Is the splendid marble building being erected
ou no Of
street. Immense a. Is the building and cumbrous tnt
material employed there very slight infringement
on the sdewa ak and none whatever ON the street.
We might pursue these specifications OF new build
lngs In process OF erection and the degree OF theI
| Infringement on the streets nnendingly. All Owe
the city new buildings are going up-g0ng up witt
| rapldty never exhibited before. Tenement house
form the majority OF these structures and 1t
very certain that In majority OF cases the infringe
| ments on the streets exceed the most liberal con
structon OF either law or usage. For the present vi
end our chapter here.