The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-09
INGE OF POPULATION DURING THE INTERVAL BE.
TWEEN 1850 AND 1870.

The northern movement OF our people is here ap-
parent. the growth Of the uptown wards up 10 the
Eighteenth ward being nearly 100000 in the de-
cade between 1850 and 1870, but less than 4o 600
between 1850 and 1870 while in the same period
the lower wards numbering from the First to the
Sixth, the population fell of in the decade be-
tween 1850 and 1850 1900, and between 1860 and
1870 10000 The discrepancy between the growth
OF the Seventh, Eighth, Tenth, Eleventh, Thr-
teenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth wards be-
tween 1860 and 1870 and between 1850 and 1860 is
explained in the large population OF the Nineteenth
and Twenty-second. without referring to those
omitted further down, which was in 1870
Nineteenth ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ............... $4,000
Iwenty-second HSh
Or total I57,I37
for the two further uptown wards. The total
population OF the city of New York, according to
the census OF 1870 was 942, 292 The number OF
families, 1850; the number OF dwelling houses,
64,o29, and of tenement houses 10000; that is,
houses containing three or more families with
total population OF 100000. Just STOP and con-
slider it.
MORE THAN oNE-HALF THE POPULATION OF TIE CITY
OF NEW YORK LIVING TENEMENT HOUSES.
and this without taking into account the houses
that are occupied by two families Can there be
any doubt OF the necessity OF rapid transit upon
this exhibit, or can there be any question OF its
tstics contained the map still urtner illustrate
this in reference TO the crowded condition of the
lower part OF the CITY, exhibited by the ratio OF
Inhabitants to The square feet OF territory, while
we have a magnificent territory north OF
us, recently annexed, only requiring rapid
transit to throw it open to our teemlng
industrial classes According to the same estI-
mate from which we have already quoted, the
number Of births in the year is placed at $4,000.
no a-p
among infants, growing out OF the unwboesome
condition OF tenement house lfe-a circums stance
that ought to stimulate our legislators If they give
heed at all to the good OF their country
to give US rapid transit in some form
other, that the germ OF future greatness
IN American manhood and womanhood
may not be smothered or strangled In Its incipent
gears for the need OF pure air. These are figures
that speak Tor themselves, and we have only 10
add That average Of II, 900 immigrants land here
Ter month. 100000 per year. to snow the press
ing Importance Of something being done In the
way OF rapid transit to give us more breathing
room The past growth Of the city is illustrated by
the railroad system, which grew out OF and
helped 1t.
THE EAST SIDE HAD THE START
because OF the grades there offered and the
less obstacles to be met with In the character OF
the land for laying out streets and avenues. But
that growth extended II took color from the In
creasing difficulties OF communication, and as
surned largely the character OF a business growth
where the dweller would find his occupation
TO his hand. In the meantime the west side
lacking the same advantages OF easy
transit however slow, passed into the hands Of
those who could afford to wait some time Tor a re.
Turn upou their Investments, and that larger
class, VINO Gid not grayitate naturally to the east
sue, 10 Vheif natures did not harmonic with the
character OF the local development more strongly
suppressed each day, and to whom The west side
was inaccessible, migrated 10 Jersey and Long