New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28

bsine laid ont 20 connect with the suspension bridge
across the Harlem River and run through Rverdale
and Mount st. Vincent TO fonkers CITY, FROM the
Harlem bridge also, new boulevard is building, ex
tending In generally eastery direction through Port
Morris until it reaches the OF West Farms. The
other roads leading from the bridge and passing through
the villages OF Mott Haven. Melrose Morrisana, Ire
mont and Fordham. Fordham-ave" the direct
thorOughfare Westinghouse Madisonaye'; ana the
worked and In many places are paved There areonunu
Gus rows OF dwellings along washington, tOruhs' anu
Nadison-ayes from the Harlem Bridge 10 FOrdham,
distance miles, and the travel from the CITY
that these roads increases daily arg ,sa Sn
upon by immense buildings, which VIII be useu ~ Ie'
depots for the Harlem. Hudson River. and Central Rail
roads Fast steamers VIII convey he Ie:gnt 10 snt
lower part OF the city THIS freight viii be owned almost
these depots should under the control OF the same
commOnalty the warehouses OF the merchants anu
tain along it, hanks the great warehouses OF city.
and principally TO nOat tho freight OF the city 10
" The widenng of the Kingsbrage road will finish
broad from the Battery to the Harlem River.
conducting travellers Yonkers the north, or the
villages OF Fordham. MorIisania and West Farms on te
every direction more firmly TO Che city.
ANNEXATION OF BROOKLYN.
BROOKLYN will soon be united to this city by bridge
and residents OF Staten Island exerng themselves
20 save time by ferries and railways Everything In the
vicinity Of the city drawn with cenpetal force from
the suburbs to the center and urged that this is es
pecsly true OF the westchester villages, which in popu
iaon to the dignity of city but are unable TO en-
ssaSee When enIy annexation to NcwiYork can afford
them. They striving by all the netnods that can 20
devised become united and II Is said that tine sinai
ieaouses and petty interests that keep them apart VIII
be neutraised in the progress OF the enterprises
that are drawing them nearer and nearer tOgetner'
The bridge, which will connect Brooklyn with New
York more closely than the ferries now unite
at Chatham-square to a center large population IN
Brooklyn. Horse cars VIII run lhcessantS aetosS tne
will commingle with greater freedom. The improve
ment the waterway Of the East and Harlem klVets
Brooklyn and the towns Of Westchester but 1t is urged
that these improvements cannot Dc snccesslniy
this work cannot be done Dy plesemea, but should be
done a whole, and TO be well done, performed unuer
and forms Of municipal throughout the ter
rtory Immediately affected aud TO be directly benefited
problem TO be solved all time is that Of the ac
cOmmodalOn by the most approved methods %, OF
rivers 90 that each shall not interfere with the
others. 1t is believed tnat the extent Of bridge
| aud tunnel communications ultimately required
between this city and westchester and tins city and
Brooklyn will be hardly eQualed by the across
Thames devoted to ordinary traffic aud three bridges
used exclusively for RAILWAYS WITHIN zee V % 'reS o
feet Of different widths. The great majority
Paris within distance Of "A miles the river Seine is
spanped by &c bridges Seven OF these bridges are sus
WOOD ana the rest are Of stone they vary from
10 AGO feet IN length and from 10 10 oS ieet In Oeaun
Many of them are elaborate and elegant structures
erected great cost several OF them are built by
private enterprise The population OF Newfork Brook,
fyD weschester is fast assuming the shores OF
the East and Harlem Rivers the density which London
has the Thames and Paris on the Seine. The con
santly increasing c that GIBBS and flows daily be-
tween these places viii soon become too numerous to
be accommodated by the solitary bridge Which Is to lap
speedy erection OF another bridge leading from the
upper part OF the CITY resting on BiaeS~es Island
nerOus other bridges viii follow