The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-24

rent Afforded sOme wen s0unded objections 70 the
sc but that las long Since passed away az YES
sci are now almost always towed to and from tine
wharves AZ, which they are TO discharge their
cargo and are therefore no longer dependent upon
wind and tide for their movements; and piers are
now being constructed AT different points aiong
vessels, sometimes three or four Deep awaiting
their turn to discharge their cargoea
We are not OF those who believe that
TIE IMPROVEMENTS IN HELIGATB
VIII turn the commerce OF the cry enc ior emu ous
IT will do much to aclisa.e Inc sae passage
cudipg European freight steamers, and AZ these I'M
provements will also eqnahze and reduce the
strength of the currents, BlaCkwells Island would
| make most admirable place for the location OF
! storage warehouses. Being narrow, and on its two
| building Of warehouses;, 1t would arord immense
facilities for the storage and transhipInent Of
produce and other merchandise. avoiding the
heavy charges for drayage and similar expenses
incurred in the city proper.
A FINANCIAL OPERATION FOR THE CITY
II would be good one. The island originally cost
the city forty-fve thousand or nifty thousand dol
vics labor, and, as lar as the hospitals are con-
cerned, they win seon have % be aban
sSS at any rate; for sanitary science
large stone or brick buildings Tor ncspitai
purposes; the walls absorb the malignant malaria
them and when surgical operations have TO be
performed cause erysipaoid gangrcne to set IN,
IS s e e
as much as they can DO to Keep the building in
suitable state for. the reception OF patients The
tagious poison that they have only the choice OF
two evils-either that the patients should be
loisones by malaria Or by the eniuyia o. dsin-
ALL THESE INSTITUTIONS SHOULD BE REMovED
TO the island beyond Fort Schuyler, and Black
purposes. II cannot be long retained for its pres
ent uses; 1t has answered a most excellent pur-
pose In The past IL will have to be used for still
better one in the not far distant future. The
enormous increase in its value since IL was pur-
for which it is now USED, and would not only prc.
vide better and more suitable accommodations
elsewhere for the city institutions, but provide
fund which would 80 far toward supporting them
IN O new locality
REMAINING THE UPTOWN AVENUES.
The committee OF property owners on the west
side having charge or remaining uptown streets
and avenues, subject to the approval OF the land
Q, a On the ne Of s1G met
Mr.. James Monteith in the chair, and DR.. Thomas
Manson acting as secretary. The following names
were bestowed on the boulevards and streets here
The broadway boulevard extends from Fifty.
nnn 70 tS ana ana mas width OF o
tical with the old Eleventh avenue as widened.
Thence north to Ktngsbridge 100 feet wide it will
be known as Broadway, az heretofore
Avenue ST. Nicholas leaves the Central Park ut
the Sixth avenue and extends TO the northern ter
Avenue ST. Nicholas il diagonal, intersecting the
Seventh avenue at 10th street, the Eighth avenue
at 10th street and the Tenth avenue at 1920
street, and Is the most direct drive between the
upper end OF the island and the Central Park.
Audubon avenue extends from 164th street to
Fort George, and Is midway between the Tenth and
Eleventh avenues.
Wadsworth avenue extends from l73d street, at
its junction with Broadway, northerly to Fort
George, and is west of the Eleventh avenue.
For the western drive, extending north from
l56th street at its intersection with the Broadway
boulevard, several names were propOsed-viz.,
Fort Washington avenue, Palisades avenue, Con-
tnental avenue and Military avenue. 1t is historic
ground. The first is the favOrite name, but as a
new drive, beginning at 159th street and the
Broadway boulevard, Ia to run much nearer the Old
tort it was argued That the name should be given
to that Ii was, therefore, decided TO fix no name
for either of these until the wishes OF the
property owners could be more fully known.
The meeting adjourned to meet on Friday next,
at three p. NJ. at the same once.
1t is highly important that the several NEW
avenues" receive names without unnecessary
delay, and all interested should give the subject
their attention ana be present at the next meeting
when the proper paper will be in readiness for
signatures asking the Common Council formally to
adopt such names as shall be agreed upon.