The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-27
CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
a CAPITOL AND ORIGINAL IDEA
Proposition to Build Capitol All Around the
City National state, City and County 0Aics&
Courts, Schools, Colleges Museums, Ferry
Houses, Warehouses, Railroad and
Sea Wall AL in one Building.

The facl that great ana much needed Improve
ments have been inaugurated under the new regime
10 The metropolis has The brains OF inventors to
work, and almost nnunierable plans have been con-
celved and presented by their concocfors to the
heads OF Departments. number OF these have
already been ohcreh and explained before the De-
paTment OF Docks, ana many more viii no doubt
be given at the meeting ON Tuesday. Among these
VIII be one BY Mr.. 7. d. stewart, which, whatever
may be It's drawbacks, must take the credit OF being
exceedingly comprehensive aud entirely original.
the sa ELRroy
Of Mr.. Stewards plan Is ~ io0ws:-
New SaRs se Ss b -5' vii s. s' s s 81 81
1 ssw NJ ssa g zee rely tr s s Tas
s S 4. ] q Ae prem T so b Ss o. s o: ana
sa1 n gs .S NH A.
III ''i ~ T 'St Sgas:
poses viii be iwo feet above The surface OF
seil' Win vii pS'f lss
Tons 00 w % sssy sa cs A. hSu;s
other public places within hs ely limits The second
g 10 ls.s wis ami SsS. IssI. wa
ior iSc senate, Assembly. Mayor State aud City
no syasr such public buildings aep.rimeas. within
ioe n VIA. -. me ha ,pr q ,ne Ispo Srdins w DC
win also conaesi With this There VIII Be
when w s o n b. 4. ns s ws a. n na
Schools soss sas 1s Tue s.r a~ aa
o S or loo aq vt" s . &C. ss. T bs cry %
al around On ea ss , Ia, Here w be the ony botanical
the capio Of The STATE or the uas sea The basses
win be 3od fers wide very lofty. this
apartment tbs dounle rack OF the Uraud Capitol
% S s es S sc any respect
Ss s@. fs ears s On IL. e roaa .S
DC kep. s,nannsy fnains al arounl me city ana only
meet, with .hs caro- thai WI across the city fhs rail-
Ss ,ss, ss Ta sr' ee city shall run nroag
ssnse S@'s Soc aS ety. double isN'i RACKS Sss' VIII
ss. o and s e r e eysy , block s hr1n S Ss
svsiy rssg @ street cas- 1i roo 90 .S pub
across the ely ~ b ean b ore laan Or one company
party N order iorn blocks one
sbshens e,iher. 1aase retail .lorrr, pinsey hotels,
gigantic waossAe wa,saoss For ,1ia win 20 The bes.
y the capitol building viii be the and principal freight,
road car. that saai run into or across Tho city,
S from s.ssy . ss eaS TIN part. e r ~ % G9s s
en Jersey cry and b okyn and CONNECT with All branches
Tire enrence 70 90 ,nss TIA. VIII sonnes New Jersey
and Lon .n W., es lr, s,s tas basement
sa run into aud ,rn y Tits apar.en. and q sees'ary
II aheae wires nes % tAs street surface within
az 10 iesr i ns Z run INTO New York from Jersey
City Or srossn ons central depot in lerssy CITY and
those depo,s Al parts of these cies No elevated
4
Horses for private nnv within the cy limits of New
York. Steam power for All freight express
public purposes which viii be entirely Transferred ty
the railroads.. let tho city OF New be
paved with NicoDn concrete sucb VIII be safe for
| driving equestrian purposes.
supply pipes might be lai under or AL efthe
railroad the purpose OF supplying the city with
20 be used for cleaning exngnishns or manu-
INK purposes necessary from reservoir properly located
/ for that purpoge.
Az the The will into main
shall the basement OF the CAPITOL building.
This sewer will empty resolving basins pro-
perry located fcr thai purpose, into which all the
| o OF int, the harbo
present Also all svi, ashes and refs. matter viii be
thhsr daily. TO which Az swtrcakers viii have TO
Al properly this valuable and ought TO be equally
will be 40 thoge which shalt
The thst OF using assigning
part end OF the ely 20 private use AMI tbe oher end
part entirely puoc a1ch system II realty ba
slnh the In al the cities OF
becoming the city or New FORK 10 be divided which
ought be IA model city without which
rival Som. property IN this city "a well cared for, ont
other parts property entirely neglected that might be
there should be such distinction In properly Ia this city,
Tho Grand bolca ri VIII all sloinl The city OF New
York IL vii! be 2JJ feet wide, ~ positive. II VI
be lined Size by the Capitol bu iins AMI the other
side with by the private palaces OF prn
This will be the rni Promenade Drive, and le, II be
therefore, being the ba PLACE IN the ct OF New York for
private Residences e;aud dimensons have told be
FORE locate monster narts Therefore let this
grand thofouSnfrre bc
trely assignei 20 the above The that this BoA
the Capitol building aud the private laph9us
shall AL be taken from tine harour and hereb
those public buildings and improvements sa
/ NJ, cEcTDach uuOn private property.