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

between tho upper waters OF thc hu"oo" WV
Tae other important point its value - means on
jvcrpo" ~ roo miles nearer NewYork via the SOUND
ihen Nv tbc route and when the Haletts f1ne
excavations are oomplstes ts Mil become ono OF great
i,"rort nee mi ms tho Harlem leads dreetY rum
Hell Gate TO the Hudson arouuu ~ access from the
Snnnl routo Is manifest And leaving ou u 90 ,S @
UaIctt,s Potgt improvements. great uoa W lo 1oasC
@ Ia ,",G usc the Harlem. II improved 10 adyan
taga Now England and tho upper waters VI tne lu
son would be brought commercially MUM ho"'ei ny '"u
e Man proposed by the Department OF Docks was to
,oi,n tne general outline or the flVer' Whle hVOldn
M ~ Objectionable turns. and 20 supply channel OF
,c,form width and sufficient deph Tor the acconmOi-
,n 81 VESSELS OF medium This improvement VIII,
~ CARRIED ont be essentially oanal the wide and shall.
low parts being narrowed by bulkheads. The line oil
nicrs will be on the island side. and wide river stree
Viii Xend along the bulkhead, just within the bukhcad
end OF the piers An outline OF the proposed channei
and river street 10 embodied In the map puOllshed 10
The Improvement of this liver was part OF Mr..
Green's comprehensive plan for providing for The future
OF the American metropolis as early as 1900 Ill 1905 ho
SAID in his report already alluded to; $1,000. - 81
IL needs but short look into the future 10 see ts
river busy with the craft that to supply the thriving
population both it, banks. AT present these waters
are little navigated for commercial purposes; IN
parts they distracted by mudiats ana Oy III
constructed bridges. These two really but one river
rather they an estuary connecting the de Wdos
OF the East River aud the Sound with those OF inc n9rh
side of the city, and can only be properly oOusiceu III
connection with the waters they unite AS water way
for commerce. this estuary has the advantage OF the
Thames in the far less arising from sg rS Of
its EASY debouchment into both rivers Improvement
in the navigation Of this river VIII shorten the instance
travel between the North RIVER and the waters Oh
the Sound end OF large portion of the CITY OF Bo3kyn
lying the East River, and between the NOrtn iNee
aud the Eastern States by than % miles around the
Battery. of the tedious, expensive ana unsaio nay
ton of the crowded waters That SKIRT tne clty
early as the year 100 these waters OF Harlem ana opui
ten Duyyil were respected as naylsa3e stream, ~ Is
record that the first bridge across theh was uIam
bridge at or near the site Of the present hIngsbdge
erecied by Frsderick Philpse prior to that Re
cent surveys made under the direction OF Tue Conis
siOners Of the Central Park, establish inc IaG tt
o ARTIFICIAL instructions in the Rngsbiidge
for the erection of watcr-mlll, ABOUT inc commence
men of the present century the channel near tdt poI
~ The mart of the river have been over
$50 feet in width, and at least SIX leet III uops az
water of ordinary tides IL has been reduced oS ar
cil methods to its present width at Inc same Pon'
not exceeding 50 feet.
A FERRY TO LONG ISLAND.
The Port Morris Land and improvement Company
which was chartered in 1852 and which originally hed
nearly all the land at Port Morris controlled by the
| different railway interests, received an amendment
to their charter in 1864. by which they have
| power TO establish ferries to New-YOrk City or
| elsewhere, from Port Morris, and purchase OF
| lease dock and other property sufficient for their
| proper running and business The company be-
eye that when Port Morris becomes the railway center
| Of New.York the Long Island Railroads will build
branches to Woolseys Point, opposite Port Morris with
which connection will be made Dy ferries ana haJ most
Of the Long Island travel and traffic with the East and
the West Will be by this route instead OF through Man
haitian Island.
PRICES OF RIAL ESTATE.
In view of the many advantages to the annexed towns
which are hoped for both from annexation and the
growth of the railway and shipping interests property
holders look for very considerable advance in prices,
as they fail TO see any for the great difference In
the market value between Westchcster property and
property of the character and the same distance
from the business part of the city on Manhattan Island
Land along the water Port Morris ranges In value
from $2oO0) to 10000 per acre little distance Dack
and graded, with the property laid out In city lots,
which range in value from $3.50 TO 5000 per lot with
/ of alnntr he GnIfh
other 100 feet wide streets where prices range from one
quarter To one-third higher on the Boulevard
above One-hundredandthlrty eghthst. well located
properties valued at from 5000 TO $4,000 per acre
Properly the island, at the same distance from me
City Hall, three times valuable. AT FOrdhlm lot
DO bought at from $500 10 $780, while just across tue
river lots on the Dkeman estate are selling as
valued at 1900 to 5000 In Harlem they are worth
from $4,000 to $500 On CentraiaHe' near tne prluge
short distance either side they maybe bought for from
$3.50 to $1,000 and mile from The bridge above tue Nor
at from $4,000 to 1000 an acre and little distance on
either side at from 5000 to 5000 an acre
Sodgwlck-ave., which runs along FOrdham Ridge on
the side OF Harlem River. through some OF
the finest country in the annexed towns Hero the
residences of Win b. Ogden, James Lees Lewis q. Nor
rs, IL. n. Camp n p Baiy, III. b. Calm, Charles H..
Anthony. and others. Land nero Is quite valuable, MI
Ogden having recently sold several lots near High
Bridge at 5000 each. The land north OF
and would be desirable for residences II
there were better means OF communication with
business part of the city The time by steamer from
SpOdOrds Point TO Fulton Ferry Is only from 80 TO 40
minutes and If ferry were established The adlacent
country would doubtless soon be thicky populated As
OF property in tins vicinity has changed hands
recently it is impossible 10 form correct estimate OF It's
value T.. T. Young offered 5000 a short Tune ago
land lying west OF ggetts Greeks, on the crest
OF the hill and about half mile from the water hut the
offer was accepted.
At fremont village having 40OJ inhabitants, land is
worth from $500 To $1,000 a lot Toward West Farms ON
the low lands worth from $500 10 $1,000 an acre.
The Base Ball Club Ground AT fremont, little less than
100 acres was recently bought $4,000 II is now held
ar $4,000 The ground for the Home Incurabes,
at FOrdnam "a acrel bought, last year. Tor $4,000
These gures great inequality in value between
real estate On Manhattan Island aud in Westchester