The New York herald., 1871-02-02
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.

Rapid Transit-Military Parade Ground
Sewerage and Drainage-Grading OF Streets
and Acknowledgements Of Bonds and Mort
cages from TaxatiOn-A Free Library
steam Communication the West side.
regular monthly meeting of the Brennan
Society was held last evening at the Lion
Park, 1oSth street and Ninth avenue the
president, James T. King, in the chair. The
principal business of the evening was the conside-
ration of the following report from the chairman
OF the Executive Committee
RAPID TRANSIT.
The committee refer to this subject in detail, and
conclude by suggesting that If the Legislature
grants charter 10 build an elevated road on the
east side of the city, it gives the side the bene
fit OF an underground road, and thus accommodates
all parties.
PARADE GROUND.
1t is recommended that the proposed parade
ground, to meet the wants OF volunteer militia,
be located on Manhattan square, in lieu OF the Cen
tral Park and other localities already suggested by
the public press.
The subject OF sewerage for the west side has re-
ceivedi the careful consideration OF the engineers
OF the Department OF Public Works, and they
the territory west Of - the = Eighth avenue M
portion of territory OF the Eighth avenue north
OF netysecond street and south of l04th street 1t
is important to have built main sewer from the
Eighth avenue to the Hudson river without any un.
necessary delay. connecting at Ninety-sixth street
and North river and running through Ninety sixth
street TO the Boulevard; through the Boulevard to
Ninety.eghth street; through Ninety street
to Ninth avenue; through Ninth avenue to Tooth
nue.. When this is completed all the
small sewers intersecting can be built without
difficulty To accomplish this the committee was
informed that 1t was necessary TO have opened by
law Ninety eighth street, as the Department OF Pub
The a
communication to the Department or Public Parks
requesting them to take the proper measures to
have opened Nfnety-seventh and Ninety eighth
ward: Said department has taken action
Corporaton Counsel The Department time 'eY'p Of Public
Works have decided to build, at an early day. a
North river; also in the boulevard from iostn street
to Sinety-sixth street. These sewers when COM
pleted, with such under drains as may be necessary.
Will, 1t Is believed, erectually drain this
territory and relieve it forever from chills
and fever and other maIarious diseases.
accomplish this object, and also to draw all the
territory north OF F1fryn street and west of the
act which will be presented to the Legislature for
Its immediate actien.
REGULATING AND GRADING OF STREETS AND AVE
The appointment OF committee Is recommended
to confer with the Department Of Public Works and
all other authorities having these matters in charge,
and, II necessary, apply TO the present Legislature
to remedy any defects that may be found in the
EXEMPTION OF BONDS AND MORTGAGES FROM TAX
ALTON.
In regard to the resolutions adopted by this
society, relative TO the exemptlng of bonds and
mortgages from taxation, the committee report a
bill which will be laid before the present Leglsla-
ture.
FREE LIBRARY AND STEAM CoMMCNIcATIoN on THE
WEST SIDE.
Resolutions were adopted authorizing the Execu-
tive Committee to consider the propriety OF estab
fishing free library, to be called the Brennan So
ciety Library of the City OF New York." ana also
confer with the Department OF Public Books in re-
!ation TO establishing riverwise steam communica-
ton from the upper TO the lower part OF the city.
The meeting then adjourned.