Daily Republican., 1881-06-03
The Highlands.

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the sale of lots and the settling of II
new suburban village of Highlands, ,hs
issued from the press very succinC
and correct plot Of the new .settemel
as it is laid off into avenues, streets an
lanes. The plot is an irregular piec
of land with straight lines, there no
being "A curved line on the plot, and con
tains some sixty acres II is regulari,
laid out by an extension of the princi
pal streets of the city 80 far as they
strike the place. Pennsylvania avenue
is the southern boundary, Church lane
northern, Rockford lane the eastern and
Mount Salem lane the western. Be
tween the northern and southern lines
are Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets. Fifteenth
street which has but a nominal exist
ence even in the city, does not extend to
the western limits, At right angles
with these streets are regularly laid
avenues, Woodlawn, Riverview, Green
hill and Brinckle, all sixty feet wide.
Sixteenth street is also sixty feet wide,
but Seventeenth street, the main avenue,
is eighty feet wide. Along this latter
street at the present time the principal
interest settles. By "a detour of the
city railway the tracks have been re-
moved and laid on this street, and the
old city railway embankment has been
graded and the dirt used for elevating
Seventh street. Shade trees have been
planted at regular spaces the whole
length of the street from where it leaves
Rockford lane to its crossing Mt. Salem
lane. The intention is that the houses
along this avenue shall be handsome
cottage houses of modern architectural
style, such as will make pleasant sub
urban homes for mechanics and buSi-
ness men at not too great an expense.
The houses on this thoroughfare will be
required to be set back twenty feet from
the front not touching each other, al
fording room in front for yards and
flower platS. The lots on this street,
(Seventeenth) are one hundred and
fifty feet deep and will be sold at an
advance on lots on the other streets.
The view from this avenue is magnif.
cent. The Delaware river is plainly
visible for several miles and with a
good spy glass the names of the steam
ers that traverse up and down the river
can be made ont. Though il is Intend
ell that Seventeenth street shall he to
Highlands what Delaware Avenue is 10
Wilmington: Fourteenth, Sixteenth
and Eighteenth streets stand in the
relation of West, Washington and .Ief.
ferson streets, and on any of them arc
desirable and eligible building sites.
The lots of Seventeenth street generally
sell at six dollars per foot. Three new
buildings are already under way, and
preparations are being made for more
during the summer. The Highlands will
afford pleasant suburban homes for the
people and the city cars will be 50 run
that any manutactory in the city can
be conveniently reached before seven
O'Clock at one fare. The Highlands are
peculiarly blessed with church and
school privileges, and as the population
increases, educational facilities will il
crease in the same proportion. Mount
Salem NJ, T. church is but few Steps
from the northwest corner of the set
tlement, and Greenhil Presbyterian
church but a few steps from the south
west corner, while within sight can be
seen the steeples of St. Joseph's Catho-
lie and DuPdht's Episcopal churches
pointing upward from the surrounding
foliage Aside from these churches, the
city railway cars which run at church
hours will bring any settler almost to
The door of any church in the city. a
significant thing not to be overlooked is
the fact that the sale of Intoxicating
liquors is strictly prohibited in every
deed, the intention being that the
morals and happiness of the people
shall be protected from an evil that
often starts with new settlements and
outgrows the moral sentiment. The High
lands will no doubt under such auspices
become a popular and beautiful subur-
ban town, just such place as hun
dreds Of people want for home and
under Mr.. Heald's energetic manage
ment we have no doubt Of its Success
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