New-York tribune., 1869-06-08
the city for practical the eoacy Oh 'ne
latest Inventions street lighting


~ the proyson Of q contract made several years ago.
Mnnipal annals during the past 20 years evidence 'ne
nnarIty Of streetcleaning inspectors and contrac;
tors cannot he kept clean for the paid to
the contractor The sum which perhaps was ade!usIe
legislative attempt recently made by the munlcpa
authorities the stpond and provide
for performance OF labor; but II Was usc
Sessf IN the taxpayers want their streets Thoroughly
cleaned they must make up their mnds 70 pay ptSper
ann for H. But they also do much to aid the autho
files II the sWeepnCs and refuse from the interior Shops
stores manufactures, and houses were carefully re-
moved nv househOders, and not furtyey thrown into
the thoroug II some pride was taken IN main
tanning clsanness In front Of premises fully enehah the
nresent expense and labor of the authorities In trying 10
maintain clean thoroughfares would be saved The cos
tractor might be aided by ~ 10 ais
by the general detail OF are not asp
any one wishes to start . car OF reform.
CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
But the most important, well interesting subjects
for our municipal care, Frst-HOw to prevent in
the daytime the chokngs Of thoroughfaresi Secondly
How toward nightfal to afford two hundred thousand
their places toll and busRess To practically and i'm
medaely solve these problems the city authorities could
almost afford to surrender their Sntlre time and atten
ton Every must have noticed that whereas In tho
infancy Of New.York City. people came to 1t from all
recently thronged here either fortunes al
ready begun elsewhere, or to spend them amid the
poS SewYOrk has been, therefore for seine time be-
coming center only for aocumnlatins ba. avestng
TO ey S u 90 T great shat We are n Of being ham
psred by prosperity. If our downtown thorough
case in such respect only ave years hence While tbs
city thoroughfares above Poursethst being cared
square should be attended TO- in order that tho de-
Inands OF transit for traffic be fully answerod All
authority Of the Legislature. II they alter the mar
plan of the city, and upon assOmblsge Of the next Logs
lature the Mayor will AJAX your cooperation respecting
several applications to that body for many improve
mSnts within Albany control But the Common Council
fectod below Fourtesnthst We longer afford to
laugh at ancestor who built the back
The city proper lay below Chambers-st, because we
have been for many years with our best foresight com
us wit6in three years Have municipal authorities
eEaed and rather for present than the future upon
paid the clamor Of tAIpayinE cques OF rich
who have cared moro TO amass family wealth than
dustral epoch when all the forces Of being
subduod to contribute TO individual prosperity and
jOyment, public should not forgot TO plan and lsgs
late for the future What we have suffered from the
shortsghted policy OF predecessors should be entaed
upon our successors. MAryelousy tho city has
grown, n must necessarily grow yet marvel
lously. Many persons OF approved foresight believe
before they die will the OF the metropolis below
tho lower boundary Of Central Park substantially
dered TO purposes OF commerce. manufacture and trade
Certainly the enterprise or capitalists connected with
associations such the Westsids and Eastsde ASsocA
to primitive notions about CITY prosperity that have
Actuated coeres OF rich who happened TO In
their below Fourtsent and have been
willing TO be taxed improvement OF the lower portions
Of tho city The subject Is fruitful one for rhetoric
But constituents demand action. The Mayor, how
ever. bsgs to submit IN schdulo extracts from
\ reoent privately distributed pamphlet on the
eoquenty refers to NswYorks future. Let as, there
FORE at within exclusive Jurisdiction, and
by way Of commencing acuohl prosecute the following
which, being evidently for tho interest OF
tho whole City, would DO embraced by tho new assess
extension OF Hudsonst from It's intersection VITA Cha
berst directly across blocks IN Warren, Murray. Park
opening OF Anhst according 70 tne isAp once adop'su
by the Common Council; the widening OF Vcseyst 70
through Marion and 9rincssts and then the widen
ing Of Marion until Is iutorsscts Centre tho widening
OF Chathamst. from TryCnrou (bsEinzng about the
spot where will sprnS the new Brooklyn BRIDGE, and
Extending to Chathamsqua tho extension Of Second
ave from Us termination At East HOustons through 10
the corner OF BowerJ aud Broomess the opening OF
from the Of Canal and Mulberry sts,
Mott, BAyArd, Elizabeth and the Bowery until II
ntetsects Chath~h-squaTe thsn IeAchhG Last bIoad-
way 10 will call FOR widening 81 CAthArue-st 10 Cherry
East RIVER widening oi frsnEIlnht., from hestst.,
ON the sOuthorly side, 10 Broadway, and on the
lofthe,y s,ae 10 hAS,o,st, 'no ,I1,ro a,S'
where It viii connect with the widening OF
Of slxthave 10 Cnast the widening ~ tho Broadway
caragcroad up 20 the present street ruut each side,
st @ So .rss Of M o badns6s second stories Co he
SUPPORTED upon ornamental arches or plsrs and thus
stores ths r]smoya ] Gl & Hu' n.1' I. s'e'; c's ne Sro
% | ir 49, ~ roucrrted II,z, sntailr Tor vehicle transit
and so that ParEr6w. broadway. and the cross
choking travel. the lBrre.t trees m the PARK
being preserved by snrroanding them with curb. urn,
scyeralfeet OF Fe sidewalk IN Fultonst which adioina
S. Paus Church be given to tAe because one
fun Sidewalk on that particular boet asncIeAt Ior 1901
passengers. and the Am OF wagons theIsabout. s daily
nuisance. Also thAt the Sidewalk pavement aud eurbs
around the Worth Monument be removed 80 A. TO throw
into the carriageway the entire space which they now
uselossly occupy which would allow thar Monument 10
sustain 20 Madson-qudc the same street situation that
the Equestrian statue bears 10 ChOhsiuaTe e.peetlhg
tho second problem, "HON, toward nlELlfaIl, 10
Anord 100000 peUpe easy aud rapid access 10 Their
homes from their places Of toll aud business II would
seem imperative that we should Immediately seek 70
neuiraIe tho attraction of tho suburban magnets which
have drawn away our population and lost Us 80 much
taxation personal e.tatcs Long ago we should have
become able 70 say that Sew-YOrk Island was thirty
minutes Instead ~ twelve miles long. The solution OF
the problem Is primarily with tho Legslaiure IL should
e continually made TO uuderstand practically that TIM
CITY dsmards constantly Increasing railroad facilities be.
Wv bas already been authorized Iut there should DO
al least three routes from end Of the island 70 the
oheTOne central and underground and the other two
Island should be preference for any particular
plan. Tie plan which soonest promises 10 give immedl
ate rolief Is the plan 10 be assisted by An elevated
railway arches Access streets 10 also claimed 10 be
feasible and the Assembly Committee on Railways re-
ported favorably upon tho project In this country
the phase Of talking and writing about It; the phase OF
quarreng about means aud ways for IL aud then the
proVement and travel facility just referred TO, our city
has passed through the r and far advanced INTO the
written 20 tho present President whom the latter.
general, was encamped around Richmond, Arrange
plan. and then peg away At II until 10 Is successiu In
ike spirit let tie City authorities patiently peg away"
upon this matter Of City improvements for the solution
OF the two great problems vital To the interests OF com
merce and citizens comfort A. OAKEY HALL, Mayor
Mayors ogEee, ReT- York, jane 1863.
eonuDvIE k-sorg Amount, Of KoAs ,. Baid BY
anS EepoaAed undSr Direction eI ne Common COpAsE
Arshig in ~ 900 no
Bstiery toe0 ~