New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-28
REAL ESTATE ADVANTAGES OF ANNEXA.
TON

The project for the reestablishment Of the
old Metropolitan District with very general favor
among real estate dealers and owners OF Westcheser
County who regard it the next best system after
nexatiOn which they wish TO have. Nearly oil be-
lieve that annexation would add materially TO the
comfort OF the people of both counties, and in
crease their present and prospective wealth. II
would give the people OF Westchester improved
lieve il of the onerous burdens which imposed
upon it by the local rings which govern it. II would
ery cheap, but which would soon become very val
liable, the projectors of several schemes of rapid
transit would soon populate westohesteE By drawing
back the people who would rather live 10 YORK but
Staten Island. and Brooklyn, simply because OF
9 ton' Annexation would in this respect In
crease the value Of Westchester property, and
panes were contemplating making Harlem River their
temin aud had already purchased tracts OF land with
and as the freight witch they would bring to this point
almost entirely owned by the merchants Of NewYork.
of the local could not be overestmated
All these matters would stimulate values. bring prop
erty into market, increase the demand for mechanical
and unskiled labor and permit New-York TO continue
its rapid and healthy growth.
VIEWS OF DEALERS.
John Berran Of No 162 Broadway. resident Of West.
chester dealer in real estate and OF the Commits
soners TO lay out and extend Centraave., which
from McConb's Dam Bridge, heartily approved the
scheme He was particularly DESTROYS OF annexation,
however weud advance the interests OF real estate
SniIdipe mo Westchester County. He believed in the
extension OF the boalevards and avenues and was an
advocate systematic efforts TO improve the county,
which would materially and immediately be felt IN
better of affairs and would increase the population
by the addition of class OF people VINO would
be very welcome. AS an illustration OF the
effects which the extension Of the bonleyaEd d.
the matter of the Centralave. Improvement Wnen u
was fret projected and we're Se s
satisfaction expressed by small owners, who declared
that would ruin them ne advised s1e or 10 b sUu .ae
mens The property IN many instances nsg t more t1a nan
Quadruped IN value. and the benenciai enec Oh Tue
Improvement were now apparent 10 all.
SYSTEMATIC PLAN NEEDED.
Lewis b. Brown Of the firm Of Frank G. Il Davidson
Brown Of No 80 Broadway real estate dealers ana own
ers in this city and westchester County was very ear
nest in hiE recommendations for the reestabshment OF
the Metropolitan District Like oil the other gentlemen
who had been approached the subject he was also
thorough annexatonist and very much desired 70 see
westehester and Eew.York Counties united believing
He believed that this should take place immediately as
the expense OF improving Westchester would be COM
paratvey small II the matter taken into consider
alton now Land was comparatively cheap there AT
the poS Mas not to lay oas h
property, dividing It up into suitable Duliong p0tS,
which they expected to sell at handsome ngufes win
stsp ana drainage Woder a. commission similar 70
that which constructed Central Park land could be OBJ
tained eheapy and the improvements made at com
paratiyely frnDg cost This would be as oenenca as
Inc creation OF the Central PARK Whlcn 90 ateIaiy ~.
creased the taxable resources OF the city Rapid rans
would soon populate Westehester County, Drawing on
the population which now tended 10 NewJersey because
OF It's convenience. People preferred 10 I'VE In
the state OF Eew.YOrk all other th1ngs
were equal. With the influx OF population lands would
proyements could be made except at serious escr
nee systematic plan OF Improvement was very desr
she now as Weschestfr could be laid out with regular
inv and 10 advantage now, and would prevent much
tearing and reiayng OUT OF pIOpea on WHEN r
provements had been planned by the owners with only
their own views or speeu!stons TO guide them west.
chester through annexation would nave peter form
government and he freed rom the iDtoleraDle local
rines' which deprived 1t Of its wealth without giving
any return. BY annexation It would scqure 1etts.
transit was rapidly drawing nigh the Goery
Railway was taking shape, and Commodore NanoeIon
intended 10 push ibis underground railway AnnsAa a.
ton would bring real ettate into the market IRON ~ 70
would benefit the rich and poor landowner IA pfopoF
ton 10 the amount Of property which they heid.
FREEDOM FROM A" LOCAL RINGS"
Richard NJ Hoe. OF printing press fame, resident OF
West Farms, westchester County, was very much In
favor of annexation on the ground Of consequent gen.
era In the condition Of the people In West
and the appreciation in value OF real estate
m would also free the citizens Of that county from the
srnciops e OF local rings which exceeded that Of
keW-York in their bAoful effect He reconmenneo the
EXTENSION Of the boueysrds TO take IN tho larger
towns He advocated the taking OF sufncleDt property
10 make the 100 feet wide Sixty rect could
be utilized immediately, and the other 20 feet on etne
lids OF the 60 could be- allowed TO remain as
before the residences along m line until such time as tbe
space was required TINS would obyate the necessity Oh
Keeping the additional 20 feet under repair until was
actually necessary.