The sun., 1873-04-17
BRIDGING rnE EASr RIrLR
Euri,hiUG the Farmers Of Western Long
island The Beginning Of stuprndOus
Work in knVru-woud- EnhnHoinu values
iu Ioug IsIuud tity and iu Nork,illc.

IuIi,htU- the Farmers Of Western Long
island The beginning Of Stuprndous
Work in EnNru-wo oud- EuhnHcinu Value.
IN Ioug Island ti,y and iu NorkNillc.
IT, the near future ~ the great city the
Importance Of rapid transit frum Manhattan
Island to the neichhorng districts will become
oppressive The tcomiug millions must find
homes outside of New York. ard as near to the
business centres as possible. Thousands have
already sought homes In New Jersey; other
thousands have gone into Westchester county,
and as many more have flowed into Long Island.
Queens county is receiving yearly large pro-
portion of this emigration. Although commu-
nicttion with the remote parts Of the county is
more diflcult than with the attractive places In
Kings county, the chcapness Of land and build.
ins sites In Queens attracts a steady how. IL
needs but n cheap. rauid. and safe transit across
the East riverto Increase this emigration
This transit l. To Ice completed within the
next Ave wears. The means Is the New York and
Long Island Bridge. Tue following certificate,
dated June l9 ls'2, will throw some light upon
the subject
THB CoMPASy's ASSorSCENEST.
The undersigned. a majority of the New York and
n p n by 4o Of Bb aS o tsd STATE OF
~. passed Rp9i ia iS d. hcftiv certify that the "a
Sn a. ahG ~ made u ~ Eap W Or sTscy
ihcrc'y ~Atrh .ach route ~ IN. i d. gnaiei An
accu.,ug such survey, and That The foregoing map Z
compan, aud of me land. required ior thr construct
a.d ,nliutp puee % we utdse and connecting ~oiAs,
| DE- 'lt"Ndrd IN sa.1 ls"s. , ,.,-. a.. ,..,.,
ts H ~, ~ ,Ut ~" W." =, 1 " u'lug, , ,. ~ !. ~ ~ ~, ~ ~
! ri ,s,ru, Ia it-,i .ni county ~ New YORK At A
| point between SrNcuty.sxth and seventy seventh
ste, =. ani frtytao tirt suutIWe.tery - Seventy:
s'r r'ri 4hi iuls scout th"a.fciy .u lnC pata ]
,' i' '''",e, i W. h'tN"'si'r! sue "i Fifsi ave-
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| ,Tt- ccriitca.c Is signed Toy !. l.. Hruwn, \. W.
.rr,'g,ri i,L""V'' "a H., H., q, ~ H, W. II u
! Genet Jacob Vi Lone. I-ap. d. COlunn. H. NJ.
/ Ui.s, TuhnC. Conner. and George Walker
| Nr llii.. r. tie -rcr. tary Of the COMPANY, and
! Nr. {, ,luian the engineer.
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! Tho charter requires the bridge t. he com
/ ulc'cd and thrown Ton Tor public use by June
J. l-H. Nr. "luIu thinks th 20 under tdNural ie
/ cirum4tMo'e T. VIII h' cuWploied mucl sooner.
] The bridge viii hc-.n ul ~" New York side at
/ Third avenue. extending Is feet over tn line Il
! seventy seventh street, ana li- tect over uH
/ I'.- q. tween That anu S.N'utN--lNth street 90
o. .'- t.t Wet rHuihrI OF 'he tl-t river 10
! t4'NW,lI i-'Hhd, thence .FD-- the island u'-
I iN 'I iN- " .IND".-' hIl tlr t"liilc \ liIn
/ "d over fHt "a % 'I"' h'l "l iur fl'"r z" h'h-
! Ni AN'uu-' I'M i''N'rW. ,i' I' i"-' w. '-'
I uI't 10. over Hll. duun Mt' lui~ ~ Iuh~ WbtN
/ 50 N ID'.- 'I'" i' d'',"tii."n "l a L.e re-
/ ''N %. lhl- I- ~ ".iE l'.-' lAath'd Tor dt'
! a. H.ti'A ru -ht L"hf l-Itui -id'
>rAITN vWD MILES Is ITNGrU.
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