New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-28

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In tho selection Of a site for tho new build
ing, which the city College proposes - erect
il is obyiou>l, desirable T. have regard t. the
convenience, Of the greatest number Ihou-
,and, of students, present and prospective arc
int. rested i'm the decision OF this question II
viii make good deal Of difference II them
whore, the college j, placed Ii will be easy
lo make a mistake in the mattor-to fix upon
a site which is either too far uptown or too
far downtown. or j. ;, far removed from the
main route, Of travel a, only to DO reached
by two or more line, of cars. y correspondent
who Lad something 10 SAY on this point icW
day, since. by way Of showing what sort OF
% site ought 10 hc avoided pointed T. tho Nor
mai College "Thc residents on the West ~ldc
above Fif.y- ninth-st.." cur correspondent CON-
plan.d in rainy weather have to take three
line, Of car, with the attendant discomfort and
delay i'm old"r 10 reach it, II must be re-
numbered however. taat when the slt' was
selected for the Normal College the West Side
hardly had m existence. 50 far aS population
+, concerned The public hears great deal
rcriodi.ay about the marvellous growth OF
This tina, and the Other Western town. But
the fact is that the unadoincd story of the rise
and progrcS, OF the West SIDE Of Ncw-( crk
City fairly matches the best OF the occidental
boasts.
Where i, Tie best site for the City College
f. b, found? oar correspondent voted for
a point near Fifty nInth-st., between Ninth and
Third ayes. The choice, Is he pointed out,
would give students the advantage Of all the
prcat lines. elevated and surface. But the
objection will be- urged that the city is grow
ing - the north so fast that fty-nnth st. At
no distant day will come 10 be regarded as,
comparatively speaking, downtown. 1t must
be remembered, however, that Central Park
extends from Fifty ninth to Onc-hundred and
tcn,h-st. and from Eighth to Fifth ave; 50
that unless the sitc is to 90 to the far north, no
loca'.ty can be selected which, on the whole
Il, the ear service now standS-iS 50 accessible
| TO the greatest number rs the one suggested
within easy distance Of Fifty ninthst Several
good sites could doubtless be found between
| Fify-ninlh and One-hundrcd and tenth SITS,
both on the East and the West Side, but what
will the students say TO the intervention of the
| Park? One Of tho sites which has been nom
| mated is near Nncticth-St. on the East Side.
Students living on the East Side can be counted
| upon t. second the nOminaton-nOt SO their
| fellows on the West Side; just rs the PROPOSE
| lion t. decide upon Nlncticth-St. on the West
! side would dSplcase the East SidcrS. Those
who favor going above Fifty ninthst. argue
that the Park is not a serious objection, since
az an early day it is certain to be pierced by
soyola railroads. The four transverse ways
| which now exist sooner or later. we may be
sure will be utilized, 90 the end that there
NAV be a closer and quicker connection be-
tween the East and the West Side. That
dono the problem Of the site will admit of
an easier solution than is possible to-day. Other
! folks who want 10 see the college 90 t. the
upper end of the island cont nd that it will
cost too much to obtain the four blocks which
will be required if it is necessary to buy the
| improved property in the Fifty -ninth-st neigh
| borhood Hence they advise that it will be
the pat of prudence to go further north
and select from unimproycd blocks in a
; loss expensive section. But the money con-
sidoration in Il matter Of this sort is not of
serious moment. The difference in the cost
of the best site and one not so good is, all
things considered, hardly worth talking about.
J Let MS follow the rule get the best and
there will be no trouble about raising the funds
TO pay for it.
! In tie nature Of things it will be impossible
| TO hit upon site which will command unani-
! nous assent. But those Oh whom the re-