New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-09

The structure will extend from Seventy seoond-st.
20 Seventythird-st, with front OF EOVtee 800 o
Eghth-ave, and will be 200 feet deep on each stee'
1t high ground directly opposite the
the broad street which leads TO the kiversde ps1.
The station of the elevated railroad is only one DION
away. enough for convenience and iaI enOug
away to cause no noise The style the building Is
tine renaissance of the period OF rrsue.- "a
front, which can now be seen 10 coo a
yant=s is composed u MDcb S Of the stone is
elaborately carved. An irreguarly iorieu ot =;
extending one way 100 feet and being 90 1eet Id IN
width viii be arranged in the interior Oh anG
ing II will be formed something like tne letlei n
and will be surrounded by the walls OF tne ouii 9
ing carriage drive l6 feet high and 20 feet Woe
will open into the court from oeSen'S +b vii
Directly opposite, Seventy tnere VIZ
he smaller opening about 10 feet vide for guests
on foot The court is expected to give amp Vii
tlation and light to the inside rooms wtn T ba
ali open In it. The stairways leading TO IN! me
different sets of apartments Will , pe on III
four corners of the court; me- mere The
work of the house will be done. separate roa t
way ten feet wide will be constructed Ior IHI
wagons of tradespeope, so that the occupants VIZ
not be annoyed by the wagons belongi4g W on
butcher the grocer and the baker. In the basement
will be the kitchens, engine-rooms, generai sVo@s
rooms and rooms for the JanItor' no man nam md
will be occupied by an extensive dinlng-Ioom anu
several smaller ones. There will be an entrance ieI
transient guests when the neighborh0od Is sun I'M
GENTLY built up to invite their attendance. ne
remaining floors of the building will consist OF ABOUT
fifty sets of rooms each having from nVe 10 t%enS
apartments. Some of the sets Will nave AllCuonsi;
so that families can cook their own neaIs, anu
others will have dining-rooms. where the occupants
can eat their meals sent from thc hotel Mitchell h
The rooms will be hnlshed IN nal III 49, 49,
will be heated by steam, and seven hydfaugc eleNar
tors will run constantly for the ACCOMMODATION ol
the guests. The building VIII oe lnaqe n It
The ton story or attic Will be used Dy the serNdnIs
the launlries will also be situated there'
A TALK WITH GENERAL vIELE
General Egbert L. viele, consulting engineer,
,as lived on the west side of Central Park Tor years
and is familiar with Its history. He has published
80 hooks in regard to the condition and probable
future of that region and in other ways mas lnler
ested himself in the growth of the city ADJOINING
the boulevard. \ IRIBUNE Teporr,er ItcentIS
ia ked with General Nleie aoouI "eo' DIV PF'''
al" - that the East Side of the city in the
neighborhood Of Central rarH has oeeh Oui'' up 81
rnuch faster than the West Side = -
is dne to two facts principally. one Is that fhtu-
ave runs on that SIDE and thar avenue mas DC
III synonym for elegant residences ana tne lashOh
able quarter. The other is that there was uedso
CONVEYANCE In the Madison-ave. surface ROAD tla'
aid not exist and does not exist on tne west oIue'
TbsT road was extended u EIglty-slXth-st. ten
years ago after strenuous exeruOns bE property
owners and long resistance py III. es
who contended that II would De great, expense
wthout possible return. To-day II is the best pay
inc mart OF his road. AT the same Time IhaI fOdu
y a. extended the Ring improvements as they were
called were taking p ace Oh the West Slue. lnu
old BlOomingGale road, marrow, ctooAeu, uIt'
aDe the only out -of-tOwn drive that onr cltl1ehs
had he fore the Park land out, vas repiacen ~
the boulevard which rivals in grandeur anu pro
portions any avenue TO be found IN any Guy III
EUROPE ID sregardlng IN measure TIE lopog phi PM
cal conditions, the constructors OF the IOdu ptIit
huge viaducts across the valleys, blasted
down the hills. laid out tins great ms1"aS
with a park in the centre anu ~ -,i+h q
broad promenade on each side, planted II WIN
four rows of elm trees, macadaImzed tIe
roadway and covered it with gravel, and bank
rupted half the people who owned properly along
the line. Many of these were OF the Hebrew per
suasiou and that ncighborhoOd for long time was
known as the Hebrew graveyard lhen came
malaria as of the first consequences OF TINS IN
movement through the obstruction OF the natural
drainage streams and their neglect. MS was
remediei for a time by the construction OF unuel-
ground drains subsequently hNeIslue-aVe' anu
PARK were laid out. OF course these great improve
ments excited the Imagination OF speculative minds
who regarded this area as the chosen spot Tor the
most brilliant financial strokes In real estate
int were ever known. People rushed in and
bought all they could possibly carry, ana sometimes
little more. az enormously o ihnaleu Pli 400
on the Boulevard, and everybody sup
u0sed that property was going much higher sun.
But the panic cane, and Win IL disaster 70 nun
dreds who had speculated III this property. Among
them were some who were driven desperate by their
losses and ended their days III lunatlc asylum,
and others who became broken-hearted men ana
%C,e ranaired so TIL this day OF course, this ter
rlbe disaster left pail over all TINS region Inc
brilliant autic patOns of investors were not real
the civ had not grown SuiuclcutiN 10 uldht
an actual demand for tins property Tor building pur-
noses. Those who held the property We're painfully
embarrassed, and most OF them were Wiling 10 sell
! at any price, but there were lew or no oilers"
" How long did the property IN this region remain
In 1879, with dawn Of better times in CONNER
cial circles came higher appreciation Of West Side
! nrnpertv The completion of tho Riverside Drive
! onened up a splendid territory such az does
not exist IN any city IN the world. Lnterprlsin2
| LEGITIMATE Improvements and an absolute Occupa-
| ton They began to purchase and to build The
| result has been new development and more
cheerful aspect Vut 'noio ~ sun " Nu4'0 uP WV
ITO what do YOU refer ~
"Propcrty west of Central Park is and Las been
for years cursed Ireland is by nonresident own
crs who have regard for the present condition OF
their property so far as health is concerned ana
who have no other interest III the property than the
increase of value that Will come 10 them through
the progressive growth of the city. One or two men
have recognized the fact that the situation Is the
most salubrious in the city being the highest por-
non of the island except the extreme height at Fort
Washington Broadway, or the Boulevard, which eX-
tends through this region dlagonally, Is mere "nal
II is through the cty-the backbone rom IL water
descepds IRON the east and west and as IT Is neal
the Hudson River in this district the descent to-
ward that river is abrupt. The old water courses
yh;cb for long time made this region III
tenselv malarious. were n few years ago con
Tnr3ed into drains These however, have been
S Ire decree stopped up by neglect and the ac
cumulation of filth from shantles, when nave Deei
aIlowed 70 be constructed and occupied III the val
eys unt malaria Is again making lts appearance III
a most alarming degree" -,
DO many of these shanties still occupy the
groundT e h.
"Too many and malaria is the first fruit OF shanty
occnnation The shanties have been allowed Il
Dolnte the soil in that region and they still continue
10 poIIute it in many PORTIONS despite the efforts OF
a large number of property owners to prevent IL.
Have any efforts been made To Dust the shahty
peopleP so.o---,,,,
ton to remove this blot upon deceney Hoh iheii
paIIy Hebrews having more regard for few dollars
rom this low class of tenants than for public health
and decency invited the shaDty dwelers thus
driven away to occupy their ground at an advanced
nrice rhich the shantY people READILY assented TO-