The New York herald., 1870-04-22
THE GRAND BOULEVARD.
Advancement Of the Work-Ths Circles The
Pivotal Point Of the Island Description
and Direction Of the Highway.

Among all the important landed improvements
mat nave neen going forward under the charge Of
'he rarK commissioners for the past few years none
"a' oeeh "atchel with so much interest and hope
Us '"e spiendid boulevard stretching away from the
!uncuoh OF Eighth avenue and Fifty ninth street.
ms grand highway is approaching its completion,
ana &c" even now, upon the threshold OF Its OPEN
ins, can comprehend ts vast utility 10 the rest.
dehts upon thls Island. II VIII form vau-
abe highway, not only because It serves az
valve by watch an overcrowea popua,on can
escape nortnward, but because OF It's ornamental
beauty. the finely embesned aud richly planted
country through wnlcn II wil pass ana because tho
excellent Judgment tnat has nxeA It's ieruMnl
inarhed out It's slnnous course and carefully consd-
cred Its deSQefutd, VIII be connected win Its ueye
ELEGANT AND COMPACT FINISH
Paris mas ru ning through us neart. from the
Place de la Concorde 10 the iriumpnal Arcn. tho
grandest highway IN the word-Droad, or magn,l-
cent sweep picluresqne scenery. green parks vel
ings mat ureane rural beauty and serenity III the
mdst OF noisy and populous city. The Champs
Elys es Is 10 Pans waat the new Boulevard wlil
DC 10 New York. rne PARK has been q gay ana
deserved, elegant resort tor driving. sailing ana
walking; but there has been no straight broad or
nanentai stretcn III tue city Tor last 0r.ving except
Harlem lane ana certainly none thai would oe at
once useful ana ornamental for me ugly avenues In
eNDei sense are no inpro, etnent Oh the Old Boston
post road.
but short time and tue Boulevard VIII be open
to driving. It's
A BROAD TuoRouGHrARE
oae hundred ana hlly eet wide with fooswalk In
thc Wluule tWentv-twO leeL IA with, lanked
eisher hand by Two drives Uly feet woe; and agan.
To eitnef SIDE OF these capaclUs rOaaways are waSs
respectively twenty-five ieet In wldra. There Will
Dc piaateu Tour rows vi trees, lining walks aud
urives IRON one terminus 10 the other, throwing Iue
boulevard iato u COO shade at Almost any nour OF
| tnc day save about noon when tue nealed season
Keeps so lIany INDOORS. Through leugta qua
pipes are beng laj water pipes Dut Gown stone
| Is being Droken FOR the sifiace Oh tue roda.
over thousand iheA are now a. Work busily en-
| 5ageu Ia siadihg, nsiins, conpactnS, planting.
curDing and nn!alna.
he Iircle, a. Tue junction OF Ffty-Dnth street.
| Broadway ana Llshth avenue and the MeIcnants'
| Gate of the iar4, / now
, the rnorAL POINT
OF the Island. IL rs Circular enclosure. 430 feet In
diameter, VITA IL ilutnenaticaily perfect crcu IL
ference whlcn IL surrOuiideo w double rows Of
| promising trees nney curved with accu-
| rateiy httlng que stone sanJin. on end macaua-
| mlAed IN me area near perfection
| AS American and foreign arllsdnsnip can
MAKE II. Concentric with 1t, la its centre. Is
smaiier circle. eguty feet III diameter, treateI
| orla.e manner and designed Tor u miaguiliceag
group OF statlaIy. In a snort time Tue Circle will
ue hnshed in every detail, that Is II the bignih Ave-
nue. haliroad Company snow the proper pubic splr &
| ana dlSsun their tracks wnicn now deiace the en-
| trance 20
THE EDEN or NEW YORK.
1t VIII thus be seeI That tlls Clrc.e Important IN
the geography OF tue city; Lnat IL commands grand
entiance 10 the PARK, the 'front.' 0oor 70 GIe BJlle
vad The Dack door 10 Broadway, filly-nlnth street
and Elgnth aveue. Il leads from the gross TO tue
renned Iom ,ne vulgar merchandise to rurai beauty,
from ugiy Dricks au nasty CATERS To ieaty arU0rs
ana serpentine drives From TINS vlta spot tue
Boulevard l5J feet WIDE, taxes dlagonel direc-
On crosses Ninth avenue SlXty-nltn street. 1entn
avenue AT Seventy-nrsL street. ana irom seventy
| nlutn street to l0ld street pursues paral el
course; thence to lJstn street. III diagonal direc.
ton; Lnenee along the iIne OF Elcveutn avenue to
| lo1tn street. lhe progress OF All the WORK IL tar
advanced, tne steam rollers are couDac.ng tne sdi-
prospects are pat the pabllc may use;
put ~ present no driving Is permitted.