, 1877-11-18
Torn Up Streets and Discontented Citi.
zens.-.A Literal Highway.
How the Commodore Bought in His Son
"A Striking Temperance Sermon.

! spaues, brlck. mortar, 1nd HlasonS. In tW'
days West Broadway looked as though it hat
been OIL I" tear - for the best part Of ! month
1t was so choEcd up that the horse-c1rs had al
tlev could do 10 Get down, and equal difficult
IN ,ya+ nm IN al, in,ur;.c nc r., 1rho+ .ras ~,
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''Atse'' ''e o'e .sp'. ''"@'' So@ e'e' '4s.u 'a'l
road \ section OF tue traVcilnS puollc had
chance, accordingly, to sec What dire discas,
this WAS for street to break out with
| Go, oftar,,,r7 r,rt;,,,s of c;rtb oronr.
| ooA
"ele 1o"ao W W e.l'Ha1s luieeteu' AIN
| the HeWs was verified that not les:
than 1000 men were employed and pdait
| tc s,rcad tne rontaeion os raoi,llv as nnssih1e
| 1v.at a.. ....,4 c,~s.5, ,,ct 80, - -,
I"''' e''e ""e AL peeA wv ~ VII "
tue most s1ckY, appearing streets 10 oe 1oano
on the continent cannot be denied by ans
| thuurl,tful observer. Nor has the effect nrorcG
| io.. 1o1.ta-io,,. ~ Tho ,,,o,,t,, ,,,7,t; ~ ~.
'~' ~ sN~ @0~a. -. o'4 ~ '.,>
mefchants anu residents Oh sixth avenue "hhe
| the leading men O! the Sixth aTcuuc horse-lfne
have been thrown into spas1ns. Having ~previ-
o,s,r ;r..d nc tono as thcr vrer, ,h,p r,n,- n,u,
- ~ - .hs~ ,,aso,nt ,,,a,"s ts,,;oh ~,
i'@e IL ons ~ 1i'''e qo'es>e"' 'l'oaes "ie 4o'
10" pafo2ystns, anu Wh1ch are noE less uan-
gcrous.
To speak seriously this building of
o... 49, @D 1"1.4'oeD
on SIKH avenue Is u ih2tter ol mucn moment,
not only to the uptown residents, but to tho
uronrrtv-owners along the line. There Is tn1ci
=, ta mia ,a ,,,, In. ho,,, sail a. ,-,,t -
~ ~ 7A'N, ~ ..'. o s.' ~ "e'i -
uuie' vi potn e1ucs W tae luss1 1!oi " lapa1
tla'sit. iae pcooic out u ~" iolh hno" a.
n'oSt as Wen rs tooss III ~" ioIh ln'lt no ely
aas pcen 50 lEplo'luea WIN QUICK means 70 ger
from business 10 residence quarters. 10 the
constant treasmen1 ot tne SUBJECT III tne inelro-
pol1tan press correspondents nave audcu taeir
SLY, tlil tne senefai leaugs in4st oe pretty "eil
the tartly horse-cars supplemented by hall Il
dozen lines 81 ra1lroau trains, which br!ng MIN
within easy distance from h1s o1ilce, can take
nls choce Whelner TO go nome last or slo" 1t
Is d1tcult Tor him, therefore, to appreciate that
situation where the business man is hcmmed in
OH IN island lo1g and narrow, With but one
cno.ce as TO now De Will get away from the
south end OF lt-by ferry ntu car, or bF car
alone. In the first case, nothing in business
itself Is more wearing than the
DAILY RUSH AND CRUSH
OF the feFry-boats, With delays and cold
uraughts, DANCER from accident anu danger
from disease. Then, once on the other side,
either It must be to take the horse.cars III
Brooklsn, or the stcaIn-cats and mosquitoes IN
Jersey 10 get out Of town to the north i'll
wolves IN hours riue to the Forty-second street
depot, the jam for seats in q Communication
train, aud such daily experiences as tell
on lille and temper. The only remedy
hitherto has been the Greenwich street e}e--
vafed road. This has carried such number OF
the West Side residents as lived near enough to
IT'S depots ana could altoru Us lucent iare' lh!s
nuoeF % scatc'T r count lor an'tI'1S ~ the
tota4 VI c!t3 tr:1hslt* 4He success u Cue line,
however, maae osner CAPITALISTS OF tue upper
districts eager TO establish more lines, ana it
Mts noa los aGh "a i1onel t,at sele are not 10
Gays gay scveh W or easnt elgsaica @ ra1iroaus RAINING
from ing batteFy 70 Harlcfn. lhe trouolc has
oecn Win the Aorse-rul"ag llnes, which eonl-
o'nea anu spared no expense 10 sustain ln]unc-
Liotas seeM!eu ~ themselves aua tHe property
owners. !nus ior some Years nave tne charters
Granting rl-nt o1 way on eAIn avenue ana nlru
been OF no practicai advantage. NO sooner had
tue su1ts teeh declaeo against tne contestants,
no"escr, tna'l Tue eiesaieu companies mate
reap towafu e3eeuttoh &C. "hlte theS laa tne chance
open. south tlitll avenue and West broadway
SCENES OF KEhAHkABLE ACTIVITY
and disruption. IN fortnight the work has
made sucn prosress as 20 Slve tue company on
the Ness sue noii wnsch the contestants will |
uot DC 1akc1v 10 snake on
"a lhc otner hand, no" that the tearing up =!
Is visible, it begins to, dawn on the general |
puoHc tnat IL IS u very great pity 10 put au /
e!csateo e!.:s. Inlsoaa On such nne avenue as
q the metropolis, which has
developed @ retail Trade % seeo1d only 10 Broad
way, u second to any. Handsome stores have
suceeeeeq tl'e pllcA M Mu"elnug houses or other
"a 4A3s. bootis lneatre ana Tue Masonic
ienpie acorn ITS corners. Why couldn't
oeventn avenue nave been selected Tor ruin!
ish Aunareds ol people. seventh avenue Is
1earlY az residences 1t IS as distinctive from
oxth M ana Elslsh ~ as IN your city West Wash
ngton Is from West MADISON Is it not much ]
ess uaiha9e 10 resiuence than to business |
sLlcets ls ashea ALSO Inc seventh avenue
": give great chorus OF NO to
Ills; and the truth would seem to
10 tnat rs great pity to put
~ elesateu raA"ay On any street whatsoever.
~ooheo AZ lrona residence or
BUSINESS FONT or VIEW,
'ue cauIloe olsalne the uiEeet sufferers LOT hoWl-
1S ABOUT IL. 1ake tue cross-stFect, 1or ln-
!t' Lance' On "nlea tne roasa Is 20 run from South
litn avenue TO SIKH; me IRON beams extend
rom slde"alk 70 Sidewalk, anu come within
no or three yarus Of the houses, shutting out
ae sunlight anu ming tue entire street. The
ent there Is worth almost nothing, as only |
'ould stay. west broaaway VIII also have
cams from Eulter 10 gutter, PROVIDED tt'e salne
IND OF roau IS 20 DC constructed there. This
'ad, which makes The elevated tracks in the
liddle OF Inc street, IS certainly not SO desira-
le, so la1 as niocKaulns tue way and light are
oncerned, as the Greenw1ch street aud Ninth
Fenue system. " an avenue as wide as sixth ]
le rests ior the pillars come between the horse
lr tracks and The curb, leaving on {
either sue space sufficient for teams. |
course tne horse-raiSav stockhold- +
S feealo themselves as ruined For while t
M ere wiz DC patfonase enough left, who would {
Fc 10 hue unuer such cover, with trains WlliZ- ]