Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-03-30

I'm PRoPosED GREATER NEW YORK.
viii suchA radius beginning on the At
lantio south Of Long Branch, sweeping
west Of Newark and Orange, crossing
the Hudson above Yonkcrs and striking
The ocean north Of Rockaway, cannot be
Tar from 1000, 600. But since the cities
of New Jersey and those Of New York
state lie In different states, any arc in
cluding union OF New York, Brooklyn
and adjacent towns must begin at the
Hudson river, sweeping eastward to the
Atlantic, leaving out New Jersey en-
tirely. The population of such district
3 already over 5000, 900 people.
-.
It has long been surprising TO many
thas that gathering Of people which
originally sprung up about Fort Amster-
dam, and from there spread until, ex-
cepting Intervening rivers, there Is
Soiid forest Of buildings extending for
miles, should constitute number Of diff
ferent cities. The figures representing
the population Of New York do not give
true idea of its immensity. For in
stance, by the census Of 1880, New York
was found to contain 1,206, 900 people,
and yet at that timo New York really
possessed q suburb Brooklyn) larger
than Chicago, then tho third city in
population in the United States. Had
Brooklyn and New York been united in
that census tho combined population
would have been moro than double that
uf any other city in the Union, or 1,772,-
90 people, while tho population Of tho
next city in size, Philadelphia, was Si7,-
I70.
A scheme has been proposed to give
New York the benefit OF its rank among
tho cities Of the world. Tho scheme
dos not aim to include all that popula-
Hcn which would pertain to tho city were
ell the territory included within sim
gle state. Nearly million people in
New Jersey within tho same Limit us tho
proposed addition must be left out, but tho
scheme contemplates taking in a popula-
ton sufficient to make New York at once
the second city in tho world. 1t includes
an area circumscribed on the north by a
line drawn from Yonkers to Long Island
sound. Manhattan Island, Staten ISL
and, Kings county, part Of Queens and
Westchcstcr, arc TO comprise the pro-
posed city. The area Is TO comprise 32O
square miles, with population of {, a,ooo,-
900 people. -.
Tho bill provides for the appointing Of
D commission of inquiry into the feasi-
bility OF this union. Tho commission is
to consist of Andrew II. Green, who is
the originator of the bill; j. s. T. Stran-
ahan, John Foord, Frederick Devoe, Cal
vert vaux, state engineer; tho mayors Of
New York and Brooklyn, and the boards
Of supervisors of Westchester, Kings,
Queens and Richmond counties. This
commission will report its investigations
from TIME to time to tho legislature.
z There Is no doubt that tho acccwf.:sh-
naent Of this project would make n mag
niRcent city. Nor would the city thus con-
stituted gain its standing as second in
the world from mere extent Of territory.
London.has an area OF 087 square miles.
while New York would not have hall
this area; and to-day. with its population
Of more than million half, it covers
but 42 square miles, while Paris, with a
population Of 2,225, 900, covers 1si, or
more than four times rs much.
Tho park system of the united cities
would doubtless thrive under the union
Until recently New York had much less
park room in proportion to the number