The New York herald., 1869-02-03
EAST SIDE ASSOCIATION.

What Is Proposed to be Done for the Benefit
Of YorkviIle.
meeting Of this association, which Is composed
OF number OF the leading property holders on the
upper end OF the Island on the east side was held
last evening at Masonic Hall, Eghty-sxth street.
near Third avenue, with the President, Mr.. Charles
Crary. in the chair. On calling the meeting TO order
Mr. Crary said that the trustees OF the association
past in studying what improvements could
and should be made in and around yorkville, and
that they had prepared petition to be sent 70 the
Legislature asking for the construction OF boule-
ward from Fiftyseventh street north to Harlem river
TO be located between second avenue and the river,
giving the management OF the matter to the Com
missioners OF the Central Park also giving the same
commissioners the authority TO complete Fourth
avenue from Sixty-seventh 10 Seventy-second and
from Seventy-ninth TO Ninety-seyenth streets. The
trustees had also petitiOned for the paving OF Third
avenue about Eightyeixth street, and on their
petition the movement was made in the
right dlrecuon and contract had been made for
paving the ayenne. Mr. Crary stated, also, that the
idea OF large public hall in forkvie had been sub
sIantiay carried out: that the trustees had APP
pointed committee consisting OF Messrs. Rutter.
ouackenbush and Thomson to select site for the
proposed hail; that an eligible piece of property on
the corner OF Third avenue and Eghty-sixth street
had been procured-7s feet on the avenue by l25
Mr.. Rutter attorney, with power to negotiate on
behalf OF the association. and tnat the prop
had been paid in cash and the rest remained on
bond and mortgage. IL was the intention OF the
association he said to issue $s0O0o worth Of stock
aud they had been Informed that building such
~ was required, could be erected for $4,000. The
ASSOCIATION II promptly and properly aided by the
residents OF IorkvIlle, was in position TO CON-
mcnce the work In May and could have the build.
ing completed By the end or the year. The building
to be planned SO that In rents OF stores &c. "
would return an annual income Of $4,000 or $4,000
Mr.. ALEXANDER THAR then offered the following
resolutions which were unanimously Adopted
river entrance 10 New York Harbor national
Importance and justly within the province OF our national
Tha. the prospective growth ,h. cIy
with The word equal Of whole country in
easy accessibility o. this port ler ships and steamers 2,
amount of freight daily exposed 70 ne the. Per,s perl,
in engaged coasiing trade OF all the New Eng
lnd States he saving q time distance and exposure " to al
me shores OF Ions Island SOUND and The naval defence o.
clearing OF the channel should not be longer delayed by
recover That our senators and Representatives Con-
gress are Respectfully bu, urgently requested 70 use every
lion may be for the prosecution Of this work.
Mr. J. r. TAYLOR, OF the East River Improvement
Association then addressed the meeting on the sub
ject OF the resolutions and concluded by referring to
the plan proposed in the HERALD OF Sunday last IN
regard to paving and improving the streets OF fhe
CITY, to make the cost general instead ~ ts,e Ola q Local @
stated that many small property owners opposed
proposed Improvements In their neighborhood, as
tue local assessments were so onerous as 10 be
o positive burden to them. lie was followed
at some length by General Barnum, who
referred 70 the large appropriations maue py Con-
gress different times for the removal OF 0bstruc
tons to navigation at derent places IN the country
OF less importance than tnose In the harbor OF New
York. and urged the constant agitation OF the neces
sity OF clearing Hell Gate until the work was finally
accomplished.
Ex-School Commissioner ALLEN spoke briefly OF
the advantages TO be derived from tue erection OF
the proposed pubIic hall, aud Mr.. q. w. BEALE Of
feyed resolution setting forth the necessity OF en-
listing the aid OF the residents OF Yorkville In the
work undertaken by the association. Mr.. Whit
beck, OF the West Side Association. made simi-
lar argument. Assistant Alderman Roberts
related the experience OF the residents or Har-
lem In founding the steamboat company, and
uraed the members OF the association TO make
the stock in shares OF about ten dollars each. He
urged also the immediate construction OF pier at
the foot Of Ninety-sixth street, stating that York
vile was bordercd by deep water having thus
natural advantage for facilitating navigation. He
referred TO the map given In the HERALD some few
years since, showing tue route by which the Great
Eastern could be brought easily into the harbor at
YOrkvile aud stated that if the dock were built he
could lind Yankee captain who would pilot the
Great Eastern or any other large vessel safely
through the channel and land her alongside OF
several other gentlemen spoke fcrcible on the sub
Jects under consideration, after which the meeting