New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-10
PoRrANT INSTITUTIONS

for street Improvements. But in yielding 70 'he
pressure the land-holders have BEEN ana VIII ~
doubt continue TO be. sufficiently strong ana p'u-
dent 70 secure 10 this district for all time 10 Conc
the highly desirable character OF puTey res.D"''
section one in which the c.ass Of homes "'i DC "a
a TYNE worthy OF the natural beauty OF tHe.r sur
roundngs. And Nature seems 10 nave P''' "
the promotion OF that purpose ~ .
Tho very names by which the several loca'iHes J"
The distric- are known suggest what one may eN-
pect 10 find here: Highbridgevle, Fordham ieisn'S
Morris Heights University Heights h'issp'"s7
Heights Spuyten Duyv.i Heights Mosho'u i1e's"'s'
Riverdale Heights. Mount Hope. and so on IL Is
al ..baiohts" and there IS nowhere among them on
low ground sufficient space for the pestieFouS
presence OF a big aggregation of croWaed popu'"-
ton in a manufacturing or commercial centre.
Little vlage-,!ke places long have existed and VIII
doubtless continue points Of distribution Tor sup
niles 10 surrounding residences. but how little these
are like the clty-whle enjoying al rs advantages
any one may satisfy himself by taking among them
a memoraby pleasant drive. And the helgh's
offer everywhere the most charming sizes fO7 de-
tached cottages and private mansions Of even the
most pretentlous style WIKI enough leve. surface
for ample grounds. where few years hence lawns
and gardens will be on every side. Already
good weil-kept roads. OF easy gradients, very gen
orally arched over by grand forest trees, give easy
access 10 much OF this territory; ana not only are
they being constantly extended but the more thor
ough street improvement of regulating and paving
streets and avenues. providing sewers ana putting
in water and gas supplies, Ia being pushed forward
with most commerdable activity. As fast as new
sections are thus opened mp. the class of luxurious
buyers who .sh TO build where they can have al.
the advantages Of city residence amid rural de-
lights flock In. Before they can enter INTO posses
son however. they are. IN almost all cases required
20 covenant that they Will not erect Objectionable
structures engage in dangerous or offensive trades
or businesses on the property or in numbers OF
Qeu r. liquors.
preserve the high character Of the neghborhood.
enhance the value Of the property and. they
are not accompanied by any attempts 10 control
ones means or convenience IN building a
home. cannot be reasonably objected 10.
This west side land OF sylvan homes is already
approached by two of the most magnificent bridge
structures this continent will soon be connected
with the southern section by a third in worthy
rivalry 10 them. and must in the future have
others still further north. The two already built
High Bridge and the great Washington Bridge
both too well known need anything more than
reference here. The one nearing completion is the
great Central Bridge, which has two approaches
from the south side by Seventh-ave. and from
Washington Heights and one from the north from
Jerome-ave 1t is TO be completed in the coming
fall Of about g. 100 OOo and is an imposing
structure OF stone and steel Another bridge pro-
posed from One-hundred- and forty -nnthst in the
Twenty-third Ward to Observation-Disclosures
ffth-st. in the Twelfth Ward. One is needed
ncross the river somewhere about midway between
ihe Washington Bridge and the old Farm
er's Bridge. and before many years new
structures better adapted TO the growing require
ments Of this section. will be needed to replace
the Farmers and Kings bridges All these new
bridges 10 comply with the law now governing
structures spanning the Harlem River and to con-
meet with the street systems both sides Will
need to be splendid pieces Of engineering and
costly.
The drainage problems presented on the West
Side are much easier of solution than those in the
East for in the former the elevated ground is much
higher, and the slope Of the watersheds is such as
20 give good discharge. If are constructed
Of adequate dimensions. No such difficulty is
encountered as that Of the drainage Of the Bronx
watershed, which, in stretch Of three miles has
a fall OF only about five feet. But the mains here
will have TO be very big for accommodation
of the torrents that heavy rainfalls and melting
ynows will send through them-probably fourteen
or fifteen feet in dametcr-and consequently ex-
pensive.
The principal works at present in prosecution
for development Of the elaborate system
planned in this territory are. Of course. marginal
mainly. and consequently heavy A large sewer
is constructing in Ogden-ave. from Birch-st to
Deyoe-st. and from Birch TO Orchard sts-about
100 feet In length: great trunk sewer In Wolf
ST., between the Harlem River and Ogden-aVe.,
which is nearly complete. and will be the outlet
for that whole section OF Highbridgevle. drain
ing the High Bridge watershed; and within six
great work of this class. the continuation Of the
big outlet sewer on Jerome-ave.s line from Wolf
Place TO St. James-st.. a distance OF two and a
half miles. This is the continuation northwardly
If the trunk sewer draining the Cromwells Creek
Valley and It is said. has been seriously objected
@ by a very prominent city official who IT Is
believed cherfshes a theory that sewers should
only be constructed where population is densest
without regard TO such trivial matters as outlets
Tor the system.
Tn the work O, opening and improving new high
ways In this northwest corner Of this city Com
missioner Haffen's department is making very ef-
,ective progress Beginning with the lowest. the
High Bridge district. the most conspicuous works
OF this class present the regulating and grad
ing OF Linc-ave. from Sedgwick- ave. 10 Unon-st;
the like Improvement OF Wolf-st, from Sedgwick-
ave 10 Anderson-ave and the same on Cn!on-st.
from Wolf-st. 10 Anderson-ave. httle above High
Bridge beginning there and running under Wash
angton Bridge is now making an avenue bearing the
name of Undercn which opens up to development
a new section OF that beautiful ridge running from
High Bridge to Sedgwck-ave. Morris Heights.
over half mile in length. This new avenue. which
is almost completed. runs through the Ogden es-
tate Mrs. Lees property, l.. L. MorriSs land and
the Montgomery estate. and when the ground is
thrown open to purchasers will doubtless be quickly
recognized as of the choicest residence locations
IN all this charming portion OF the city 1t Is all on