The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-04-06
For THE RECORD.
THE STREETS OF LAMBERTVILLE


To a stranger, the streets of Lambertville
and contracted policy of individual selfish
ness, and an utterdisregard of the authorities
to protect the people, especially the old, the
young and the INDECENT, in their just aud
reasonable rights and privileges.
Not street of ingress or egress to the city,
excepting from the Delaware bridge, shows
the usual evidence of business enterprise,
prosperity and activity that would indicate
the facilities and advantages and the amount
of trade concentrated here, and the facilities
afforded by the canal aud railroad for reaching
all the large cities.
The dizziness of trade for the past two
weeks in the city is entirely owing to she bad
roads leading to the city, aud to have good
roads in the country the streets of the city
must be made good first, then in the town.
ships adjoining.
There is not public square, or shade
tree owned by the city, where the children
aud invalid persons can resort to get u breath
of fresh air during the hot and snlry uays of
summer, and even the Delaware river Is uu-
approachable except by crooked, narrow
roadways, unfit Cor enfeebled pedestrians or
children to travel.s and their only opportunity
is by trespassing ON private property. which
the owner has not prepared himself to permit.
Coryell street should BIO open to the river
across the Island, also Delevan, Jefferson,
Delaware Avenue, Perry aud Buttonwood.
Bridges should not be expected over the
canal and creek. but an avenue should be
made through the trees tho island to per-
nit sight of the river from this side aud
view of the city from the Penna. side, and to
let the breezes come unobstructed IRON the
river
Jefferson and all streets north should be
extended from Main street to the hill, and
the ugly swamp drained and levelled, and the
,eutire hill side and potion of the level top
made into Park, and 1t should be done be-
fore the timber, which gives it any value,
shall be cut of.
The Island should belong to the city and be
reserved for a Park, and the two places
would afford dumping ground for the refuse
earth, garbage and material of the city which
at this moment is becoming a source of ex-
peuse and trouble to the.ci,Eens.
Union aud Main streets should be made
straight and continuous to the northerly line
of the city and macadamized with the gravel
from the Alexsauken Greek. There is no
sense or economy liz maintaining such an OBJ
jectionahle entrance into the city, and COM
I. polling the customers from large and inn
the mud and dust, that exceeds the ordinary
country roads, to reach the mills. stores, and
the railraad depot.
There,is, not respectable footwalk with
shade trees extending from the business por-
+. ton Of the town TO the boundaries.
The York road. 4Rocktown road. the New
Brunswick turnpike, Swan street and the road
leading up on Goat Hill should be better
graded and improved, land If practicable,
should be re- located.
Very many may object to the proposed i'm
provements on account of the expense and the
. increase of taxes that must necessarily follow.
and yet. IL judiciously planned and. carlisd
into effect gradually at the termination OF
ten years but very little more money would
be expended than there is now. and instead
of the streets and reads being in the same
condition as at present, there would be q
marked difference. and property would be .in-
creased 10 value, and consequently the taxes
would yield larger revenue without being
any more burdensome tkan at present.
One of the greatest " draw backs " in es-
tablishing creamery iD this section, and
fixing upon a location for one is the want of
good roads. and each man is striving to get 1t
near TO his farm, for they all dread the dely-
cry of milk on such reads as we have 10 this
/. prompt delivery is an essential in the milk
business. not much time, labor and cost
should 20 expended in passing over bad roads.
Cities and communities having good streets
and roads, increase 10 population and wealth
rapidly, compared with those who do not give
I them any, attention. q.