New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-09
APPROVAL AND AID FROM TIE PARK DE-
PAKTBiENT.

William T. Martin, Commissioner OF Paris,
stated 10 a TRIBUNE IepDrer ycstorlay rhat tine Par.
authorities fully approved tie action taken D.! tine Rapid
Transit Commissioners, and wod!d soop be''h
proceedings tending 70 assist TIE woi@ OF Sc
curing rapid transit 1Ae Park Commissioners
were by law cnarg Il with the laying Orc OF roads
In the Tweutythrn ani T@enfy-foarth Wards; ehd as
thus far quick transportation had been pr0vd to mo
Harlem River only, the Park Commission, me mo-
meDt the Green Sich Street or Gilbert Companies were
ready 10 proceed with their WORK, woad use Tie Surveys
already in their possession laying ont several r1oad
avenues in the annexed Wards, and enable these
two companies to push their roacs mo IN"
very heart OF at section. Tic cost OF building there
would not large while the Dcpatme survey mars
would be OF nIalculabie Use to the companies sir
Martin believed that the building Of these road "01d
have the effect OF settling great I.rt = .'e
island where ut present. there only .,i la
proved property The difficulty on the wea. si.e
of the city lad been heretofore aid today tna there
been no continuous line upwe.d or nortaTald neither
the Eighth nor the Mum. nor any avenue, gal far
enough The Boulevard was WORK of lac' year,, ari
3 now the only {, n;fal road going to 4 ag,b dco.
There were three sections on the west s.ic Of
the city which, vHcn az completed. "ONit give
IN. boe .. &c ~ "iS Srn I'm Fis%l.h - On
hanjred-an l-fyditll-st, called tue Boievar!; rom
Opr-Gnndrel- a-hft ynit-st. to kny53dge, called tho
Font WasniG gtouroad; from =. espria.r to i"'hes.
called Rycr,ale-aVc. Wan tIis Inc "pe1ei, .oIS
people 10 through the heart o. me si"nd NJ ad
down NOT mach time woud ciapsa oeto.a tne ~
would b. tlickiy settled al oyer no upper wet - -
buiruy al rapid transit that Odd pos. ~ ~ 10
taucf. Experirute as this lId been %, N - the
opening OF 1hird-aye II was tie first nv ne opalod
,ir,. NJ To the river, and tne result that 'lc
ers,eri section of the CITY had ben r.pd.y st.aed
P.0pe will not go where thtro are no
roads, nor Of conveyance - take iiei quickly
from one eud to otter 81 the Island.
Bir Martin convinced ti' &C. Iapit ra 81; roads
would built within very siOr im. II Tor 10 otAef
rea ,nn than at O vast amount of money wa ~ ng ie
and that very cheap. Tie Gilbert tic' atcl
ulau roguirrd great deal OF irJn, ANA itOn men
ike Corur, William h. Dodge AL Newiorh car toli,,s
VINO owH lar,s ainuun az iron ore Stood re- 10 y
Min the IRON at price. and at tho came tbc woH.d
take all r est in anything that tended 20 iahoYc III"
value Of real rOpeIy In the city. - estate would nor
feel nne at,y the effect OF tbs ~ Improvement Ia
Neg- Ioia C,ty, it ceria Giy would l,ei II sho
n ter no roads built end others lad out. AZ TO tte
iYf;-.yc or any avenue suffering in property VI IA.
from 1, Iavd transit 1ad TIA. notion wl5 1liclous.
Tie ayen s. espo caliy TIE Thirt and SIXTH, were n en-
IN 10 sbOps, etc. and the business OT these shops
eDended upon TIE custom not vi tnOse flying through u
nj the rate OF 30 miles hour but OF those who resided
in tie adac 6treets ami these T0ihi he more DEgcd
than over as soon az rapid transit roads were Dtt