New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS.
HUDSON RIVER RAPID TRANSIT.

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| limo of swift ferry-boats will soon run along
the Hudson River and stopping at various places along
tho line connect the Battery With Manhatanyc just
IA the boats on the East River connect Harlem WIN
Pecksip Most OF the members OF the West side Asso-
citation are interested IN the scheme aud IL understOo
that the stock has nearly all boon taken Three steam
boats will rum under an act of the Legislature passed In
1920 incorporating the New-York Steam Transit Com
many establishing route around the island, from new
York to spuyten Duyy by way Of the East ana Nortn
Rivers and requesting the Commissioners OF the sinking
Fund who had Jurisdiction nc that time, 70 FURNISH
facilities for landing at the wheryes along the route
The enterprise was revived several years afterward nut
the establishment OF two lines the East River and the
obsence OF docks north OF Fifty-ninth-st. on
the Hudson caused the enterprise TO ianguisn
second time. II Is now proposed 10 run
boats from the Battery to Manhattanye ana he Doch
Commissioners have impOrtuned 20 repair seVeIa
wharves The Commissioners have RESPONDED 10 sno
request and is believed that early IN inc SPng o Ge
pages at Canal, Twenty-third, Tnirty-foHrtn Forty
second Flftyuinth, Seventysecond, and hlnetysi3tn
ss and when the rocks at KiDgsbrdge shal have been
removed and channel opened from tne HulsOn 10 tuo
East Rivers 10 extend the route originally intended
around the whole city. j. j. Asor william X MArln
j. O. Jones, S. T. Church. and others are inereSeu III 'o
enterprise
RIVERSIDE PARK AND BROADWAY WIDENING
The decision of the Court of Appeals to the
effect that in matters involving questions OF finance
alone the General Term Of the Supreme Court IS inc
appellate court RENTS the Riverside Park matter 10 the
iurisdieton OF Commissioner Van Mort who, as In the
case OF the Broadway widening, Will take Immediate
steps TO complete the enterprise IL IL stated
on good authority that efforts are making 10 induce one
dissatisfied appellants to take the case into the ohVou
States Court, the same ground that uahaehor
brings his appeal In the Broadway widening case.
namely that 10 is unconstitutional 20 take prODeV Dt
commission otherwise, save by jury OF ~ persos.
WORK On the bark as Commissioners Van Mort declares
his intention OF proceeding with the Woh III ~
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issue of 81 5OOO Assessment Fund bonds and sJOOOO
city Improvement stock, tho proceeds 10 ne aPpaUpa
PIrk IL seems to be the general desire OF properly
that no further decays shall prevent tnc Iii
elrfained that such an appeal asis threatened will
only retard the project and MAKE IL more eApen''0
without ultimately uefcatlng IL.
THE TWENTY THIRD-sT. RAILWAY.
The Twenty -third-st. Cross-town Railway has
been completed For several years it has been apparent
that line was needed in this section OF the CITY, ana
bill was passed by the Legislature OF 1869 granting
charter for the Twentythirdst. road THIS Dill was
favored by the Erie Railway Company and the intention
was TO run large cars through Ffthave, and also to
make the foot OF Twenty hird-st the terminus OF the
Fall River line of Sound steamers Before any action
as TAKEN however the projected line passed into otner
hands In the last Legislature the original bill was
sIghtly modified and amended. company Win q
capital Of 100000 formed, and Jacob Sharpe was
elected President In August last the first rail OF the
track was laid large lorce oI NorhmeH was on
Ioyed and the work pushed forward with great
y-or The track about two miles in length, being
wholly in Twentytbirdst and from the North to
the East River with curves, and hardly pereeptne
Grade The depot stable and offices OF the Company
viii be at the foot of West Twentythrdst The build
inc will be constructed Of brick three stories in hight
nd will cover lot about 225 feet in length by 100 feet
In width. The ground floor is to be used as
a depot and will contain the COmpanys offices.
he stables OF tho Company will occupy the second
oor and airy and convenient Shafts for light and
ventilation numerous and can also he used Tor low
ring hay from the third the second story The upper
DOR OF the building will be used entirely for storing the
hay and grain required in the stables me ennre ar
rangement the building complete IN every par
tIcular Excellent facilities provided for draining
The cars this line the smallest OF any IN Use IN
the city seating only 16 passengers. Ihey are nuen
lighter than the ordinary and can De easily nrW
By single horse Only man IL required 10 manage
the car the services OF conductor being dispensed
with In order guard against dishonesty passengers
are expected deposit the exact fare IN box provdeo
for that purpose There 26 cars and the roma Tip
consumes about minutes. Each car can easily make
trips day. patent turntable at either END OF Ihe
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