New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-05-16


which afford easy for travel run IN similar 9reS
tiou a. the leading avenues OF Now-lork 1ne uoNoI
opment of both counties will I've much advanced pv pro-
ydpg means OF Se Of NSwYerS terminating at the
rver and nv LAYING such avenues as are 70 oe pro
lueu ~ c,cible so as 20 connect readily aud d.
recv by bridges or tunnels Win avenues iouN ne
dtstclv into the mart of Wostchester county Nv Wy
natural openings in the hills or by convenient mehous
OF surrounding thehl.
In consequence OF these suggestions OF MI Green tue
Legislature in May 1902 authorized the Board OF Park
commissioners TO that part of Westcheser county
embracing the annexed to be surveyed, and to
port TO the Legislature plans for laying out streets and
,,d in that district and proper grades for the
and also Tor It's sewage and drainage ana supply OF pro
and wholesome water; the Improvement OF Harlem
river ana SDuyten Duyve Creek and the plan and locn
tOn of an bridges tunnels and other means OF TRANSIT
first step tOwarI annexation, aud IN many respects
made tho two districts practically one. iH ie
their report OF 1870 recommended comprehensive Ds
TEN OF intercourse across Harlem River, suggesting va
rOus sites for bridges and tunnels TO meet the goNk
demand and future requirements Of an increasing
The points which these crossings are recomueut,S
at the termination Of Frstave, " cOnneC. r, MI
AleXandCrave., IN MOrrisania, which intcrSe0vs M
ave; another from the easterly terminus 81 ed
aud-thi1ty-eghth-st. on the Morrisania side anoer
from the northeTly terminus OF SeYentn-l1e sbnn
with the Central Boulevard; suspension DIluSo av t
half mile north OF High Bridge another from tlS ,S
erly terminus of InwOodst. south Of Sherman CIeeh,
and another from the Kipgsbrdge Road connect with
tbe Other d inst west of the old West Farms boundary
line Most inof an OF these projects will soon be exc
ntcd hinh with The present hlrd-avc bridge ana the
various railway bridges, will CONNECT the l"o
neaTT ms closely as the two parts of London on opposite
s5ns Of The Thames or the two parts Of Paris through
which the Seine runs. The pIluges anu Iu,
fbelaHd on the opposite shores and the streets and
roads extending from them in either direction are uhuer
the sumo jurisdiction aud on the same grsde. -,
Highway improvements have already made good
PROCESS within the past few years. Onehundredand,
hryeghtst is 100 feet vide, and Is open and graded
from Port due west TO the Harlem River, oppo-
site Ffthave. The Southern Boulevard starts at the
Third-Aye. Bridge and eastery, nOrtherly, ana
westerly Jerome Park, describing an irregular arc OF
circle. Central Boulevard is $50 feet IN width ana runs
from McCOmb's Dam Bridge nOrtherly 10 Mhte rams
skirng Jerome Park on the cast and WOODLAND Gene
tery on the west.
RAILWAY ENTERPRISES.
Morrsania is already the railroad center OF
The Hudson River and New-YOrk Central. the Harlem,
the Now-York and New-Haven roads all meet at the
Fourth-ave Bridge aud bring their passengers TO the
Grand Central Depot. On the Harlem road Williams
bridge STATION is 50 miles from the Harlem River, and
while between it and the river there are
which all the local tr ,u STOP namely Mile, Minutes,
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BY the spuyen Duyu and Port Morris, and the IIud-
Harlem ana Hudson Rivers find ready to The
city and street railroads run through the most thcky
steamers watch py between Harlem Bridge at Peckslp
I6e railway at the present c time are
ised IN the not remote future. The New-YOrk West
chester and Boston Railroad Company was organized
under the General Railroad law. and has obtained
special charter for crossing streams &C. Work was be-
upon 1t on the first day May. IL starts at Harlem
River az the foot OF Wis-ave adjoining the depot OF
the Newlayen Railroad at PortcheSter, along the
line of MIL Creek which crosses at One-nundredand-
fOrteth-s thence IL proceeds in general northeast
eTy direction, crossing the Port Morris branch OF the
Harlem Railroad, at Observation-Disclosures ghthst.
thence point the boundary line Of MOrrisanIa and
West Farms, One-hundrrd-and fy-sxth-st, the
Daer estate crossing Bound Brook and the Bronx River
little above the iron bridge at the head OF navigation.
Thence 1t proceeds to Mount Vernon New-Rochelle.
10 connect with the NewYOrk and Eastern Railroad.
which will rnn TO Boston by air line. 1t will also
connect at Dorchester with the NewYor aud Rchhed
Railroad To Danbuty, Conn. A branch OF the NewHOTk,
Westchester and Boston Railroad viii also be built from
near the present MOrliSaAla ana west Farms he Iol-
lowing The course of Bungay Creek through the Dlter
and Atucld estates 10 deep water the east OF the
mouth OF the Creek where The Company have recently
purchased acres OF land FOR the erection OF
deDOtS warehouses and whayes. II is the purpose of
tue Company TO bring all Their freight over me branch
road 20 their docks where IL be shipped for export
o. taken 10y hlrSc 10 the lower parts Of Tho cy This
ROAD WIZ run turogn some Of tue richest parts OF West
chester County. 10 viii have only 20 per cent curvature
uctiols TO street travel Right OF way has been
acquired Tor whole line. but tte been taken
bl the oi1iri that Dn,,oot" railroad viii cross TP6e
river tunnel the upper end OF SscOudave., and
VIII continue 10 tie MOrrSania line, where 10 Will JON
the New 0rk' Weachesier, and Boston Railroad Pas
sengers VIII tCuS be sent n'O the city by the under
ground ROAD and freight will be sent TO the docks
officers OF III Pneumatic Railway Company in reference
to this project "ut unable TO learn That 1t had been
seriously contemplated
TIIE SHIPPING FUTURE.
IL is thought by the sangune that Morris is
destined 10 be the place where the heaviest shipping
business OF America will be done aud that here the
docks of nearly al the European steamers VIII be
found. TucIc Il an average depth OF water OF from 80
10 Gu rect ahC Already Tue WhOe water 'front.' from Bun
gay Creek To tine Harlem Bridge has been reserved for
railroad purposes.
Tne Port Morris branch OF the Harlem Railroad has IS
acres. north o. the and held Oy the Port Morris Land
New-Eaven roads 80 MerOse, and with the Hudson
River road via cue spuyten Duyyi and Port Morris II
will thus bring trCisht rom tbs East and West 10 deep
water without breaking bulk.
The Harlem River and POrtchester Railroad has about
400 lots with 80 feet OF water front the north shore
Uf Harlem River immediately east OF the Thirdave.
Morris which has been widened l2O feet the
Ward crosses the Bronx River at the bridge north of the
western turnpike crossing skirts the village Of West
Farms on the and connects with the SewYOrk and
New-Hayen Railroad at New-ROchelie. This road will
be IN running order some time during the present sum
mer, probably July. 1t Is proposed only 70 bring
all the freight trains from the New-Haven Road
this line deep water but also 10 bring such passen-
gers may prefer TO to the lower OF the island by
boat rather tnan by IrdH the Grand Central depot,
aud thence BY street
The NeW-York. Boston, and Montreal Railroad, with
s system Of connecting roads extending to Boston
Montreal and San Francisco has arranged 20 bring its
freight directly TO deep water at Port Norris and Is
of the Port Morris Land Company. They propose to
erect docks, warehouse, ana grain elevators OF sum
Gent capacity To accommodate the large business which
they look forward to when their connections slal all
be completed. NOIk Is 20 be begun Immediately upon
the Hudson RIVER Suspension Bridge, near PeeKsk, Dy
which, whom finished, the Erie Railway Will send It's
freight % the New YOrK, Boston, and Montreal,
branch OF which for freight purposes VIII extend from
opposite High Bridge, along tbe line OF the Spuyten
Duyyel road crossing the H8Tlem Railroad near One
hundred and-fOrty- thrdst, and IN general south
easterly direction 10 the foot Of WilOw-aVe. The
Company also propose TO build independent line es
pecaly for freight business from EimsfOrd, west OF
White Plains, 10 White Plains, thence down near the
BRONX River, crossing the Ncw-1Ork and New-EaYeD
Railroad at Mount Vernon, to Port Norris The officers
say that their original plan for passengers INTO
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