New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-01

ommoaoa, n and RsSy g' dwelling for the
Soases have BEEN per,ed which bat little
70 30 desired IN The appointments ior hesn su
@ p II seeking = x % eoras n for tie
invested through endowment fund similar to
@S beee and ore re- co%a lns homes ay be
cured But nothing effective for the relief of those
creation Of cheap rapid transit 70 those portions OF
the city whore land IS plenty and tho snrroGne ne
dwellings for each family alone realizes Tho true ideal
OF home life. This consider alton. il there were no
other arguments ought 10 nc conclusive as TO inc
policy and necessity Of securing without delay the
new avenues of travel
CONCLUSION.
With Its noble har5or protected from injury, and
the channels OF approach Strengthened and Gecpcned
with its whayes and dOc made acq ate Tor The easy
streets properly paved cleaned and projected from
destructive uphesvais; with cheap aa>y and RAPID
brous and attractive parks in the centres OF dense pop
uatiOn, with an ample supply OF pure water, noE
nearly provided; with a system OF taxation so med
fled that the capital Of the world may b. as free to
come go the air of heaven, the imagination can
place no bounds tho future growth OF this city IN
usness wealth and the blessing, OF civilization. Its
imperial destiny tho greatest city In the world Is
assured by natural causes, which cannot be thwarted
except by the folly and neglect of Its Inhabitants Law
and order the fundamental CONDITIONS OF soeid
and industrial progress They mast be asserted aad
maintained al all hazards. Hence the police must 10
efficient aud tho courts OF Justice DC Ygiiant anu ii
corruptlble Upon them depends the security of prop
erv The preservation Of fbs rights aud liberties Of
The nenple and the ability OF vast population with
diverse interests live together In peace anu mar
prompt rendition of justice and the 1 ,h ',,,,
prcseIv alton Of order, therefore depenes the 1o
Tor veal or Of the City Of New-ioria ,,. to
There IS no longer any lack OF public spirit among Us
citizens We have already, In the Astor Library mo
Cooper Union tho Lenox Library, now opened iieely
10 the public In the collections OF the Museum oi AIt
and the Museum of Natural History, In the many nos
pitfalls a4d other charitable institutions the monuments
OF llberality of the past generatio is s ,,e
year has however been speciaily memorable Tor te
hoT TO bubble uses 4he College Of Physicians
and Surgeons Las just entered upon noucl ~
provided by the munhcence Oh the is.e are ss with
each OF e- I'm making additions to the useiul %gu1s
of this institution One OF them has punt ne
circulating library another one has opened an sdnr
able institute for railway employees. anu l'~H5 ht.
erous contributions to the Museum OF MI ,n 10 v ms
r titutlon has also been given by judge Hl'on .no
masterpiece OF Rosa Bonheur, and mag nIHeeie ~
lection of picturcs has been bequcathed by the so-
Miss Catharine l.. Wolfe. Miss Bruce has endowed a
circulating library, thus initiating me chsItie
have been diversified in many directions. IN.
Hospital has been completed mainly through me gen
eroy Of the late Mrs john JacoO A,'9 ,Ls fe dis
ease Mr. d. o. Mills has erected ample afcunlno1,f
tiOns for tho trained nurses at Bellevue thus snbPe-
nenfing the prev Ions gifts of Mr. and Mrs nsiham
IT Osborn but above all the supen'ious trust for
giving the people OF this city free, apuhuab actes'
70 the fountains Of knowledge Will form an inperlsh-
able monument to the enlightened py'sT Tl "" '
The contemplation OF these great public tenefactions,
the record Of single year-ncentivec a, tnei AZ Te
York the home Of refinement art and charty-ahd mo
hcroism and devotion to duty which recent
have called forth among those VINO nav ~. - ,Jo
make us realize that with all It's Detects We arc INC
citizens Of mean city, and inclte ms 70 Ie
scentlous discharge of the responsible trusts eono
to US by the people. ,,.,r,rr y.ror