The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-01
Real Estate Notes.

The sale Of Railway lots held by Messrs. Johnson 4
Miller on Tuesday was most successful The attend
ance was very large and the bidding prompt and
spirited The entire 0fering consisting OF 1913 lots,
was disposed Of realizing the gross sum of $ls,4oo
the following property. situated at Tarrytown,
n, " was recently sold at private sale by Messrs.
Mallory Blackwel:-Captatn Deans place, con-
sisting OF seven acres, purchased by Mr.. L. Roberts
for SAT 900. Mr. Roberts retained one acre and sold
the balance OF six acres for $4,000 Captain Gray's
farm Of about 200 acres sold to Dr. D. W. Paine for
~ The immense number of lots that have been sold
during the past six months alike In this city and
Brooklyn, New Jersey and Westchester exhibit the
rapid and steady growth OF this metropolis which in
for rejection. The following article, from the COL
umns OF an exchange contains much wholesome
ana nave indeed been expressed here before but as
the problem discussed Is that still presents itself
for our solution, 1t cannot be regarded as uninter
DePiorable az some may regard the fact, there is
no denying the constant and increasing tendency
come to be settled thing that every large city
should grow larger; and in ratio too, much be-
Country generally OF the section Of country Of which
the city ID the metropolis. Thus London has been
steadily and rapidly growing in size and population
which have declmated the inhabitants and sweep.
ing fires which have laid large portions Of the city
lion ss and a royal s1 maj ana every e
fort to keep 1t small city. The great
city Of London was in very early days small
walls being SUFFICIENT to enclose Its 400 acres OF terri
tory. Now 1t is city extending from six to ten
conference, with q population OF over $1,000 900
souls and very much OF this growth has taken place
when o. 'ae speai
to have persisted, and 1885, when the last great fire
destroyed ve-slxths Of the city and property to the
Now, all this rapid increase OF city area and this
enormous multiplication OF its population, swelling
has been in q sense fortutous not Of design and
original plan, but by the force OF circumstances over
which the citizens and even the government have
It is Just so with the city Of New York. In 100
New York had population OF only 5000 souls, con.
the North and East rivers. Now the city limits
stretch up that neck Of land and along Manhattan
some two miles in its widest part From i7o s' to
1900 the population increased about $4,000 or to
CO. 49, In 1920 the population was nearly $4,000; in
was 516547 and In 1850 1t was s13 $780, and probably
Is at least 100000 to-day, and IL still growing IN
business, wealth attn. and population with greater
But It Is not the steady increase Of large metro
certain sections OF city and the progress OF driving
back continually the dwelling houses from the
business men are compelled to 1--we quite
remote from their places Of business, and to ride
bem Of great cities specially dcut to solVe Pm In
RECOMMENDATION between different sections OF
great city, and particularly between the dwelling
places OF business generally, must be easy and quick
In order to meet the wants Of the community. But
how can this be secured when all the great thorough
fares are crowded ana choked with carriages and
wagons and drays and teams OF all kindsa Any one
who has stood waiting on one side OF the Strand
London, or on Broadway, In New York, for q chance
to cross to the opposite side any one who has wit
messed the repeated daily blocking up Of these great
thorougnfares, requiring the skilled and energetic
labor OF policemen to open free passaQe-any one
who has seen this cannot but have felt that the
great problem OF city life was, after all, how TO
motion with the existence Of large and active bust
ness population.