New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-19

80, occu,,oa were among the acceptedly
aaoroh,o aspirations OF the moderately success
,,. hut erelong they remained attalnaple oi',S 'o'
tho very rich. and Gothami'"s' phliosop'"c"'S "
centinr the situation. went To hVihg III layers, "
..," ,,hich amounts 10 the same thing, ana h'h-
,,, ,h.,r being closely packed together LEFT so
-, moro snace for bushes uses. were content
Amonr the poor. who. TO utilize the aV"','o'e ~
for toll had 20 1--we close to their "orK' NV
,,c becarne cruel The Increasing Nh'D' " -
,orcea those OF moderate means PARTNER an" '"''''
,, fran, The congested business centres an"
oat vyoves Of population rolled over upon h'ooN-
r., and Jersey city ripping out as far as finsh'hE
-, one side and THE Oranges on the o'her
ELEVATED RAILWAY RELIEF.
co ,omnorary relief afforded by the 'e'
,,.,onment Of the elevated railway system. ""'D"
oaye an enormous impetus 70 resiue".'" ' ,,
90 ,be northern part OF the island ahd SO a"''hN
.1od tho conCested area end demonstrated iS
,,oc,,cv 10 meet the new conditions u ha' J"
MAJ -, created Doubling the size OF the city
'nxotion of the Twcnty-third ana twenty
forr,h wards added superb section S'pe,o'
INV other FOR the establishment VI NUM- 49,
e,o,ess and the ,nsufliccncy OF trahsit i"c'"''cH
T., tho way OF its utilization for the dement,
10 doing business downtown. ana its present
" ,,or, is an actually phrnomenai grown Oh
,ao,rripe and commercial interests proper
| ,to,ed 10 local increase OF popuia''""' n,t
| much as II Il were "A new city s'"'"" ~
| ui, on its own account M'"""'''
80 r,ses OF demands for more rhP' ""''
| ,,,a, the island longtudnaliy ana Tor 'hpro'eu
= ,u,,os f,r reaching what may Dc ch"'"''''"''
,.,,ori,, sections OF New-fork--the adJac'''
az =, prooklvn and the New-Jersey shore'
', rou,on passengers annually cross .ne
n., p,,ar ferries under all the annoyances' uc-
80 ,,1 sometimes dangers that travel Involves o'
| -, over onr-half are local -i e. p''"ce"
| Work. and Jersey CITY or HoDokeh anu '"'
80. rorlroad passengers arriving or departing
g.. Lace than A. 600 900 cross the BrooNiyh p''uh'
| -, h,v AT least half az many more haoi'"a'y
- ,,. discomforts OF the East River ierr'eS
-, ,oy,,ed RAILWAYS carry over +WopW pas
os NOR annurn OF whom by far the grea'er
-. arc doubtless In transit between uptown
,vsss and downtown places OF business.
,,,,ostlv under such conditions. New forKers
-, crescent nerd-the burning issue OF the hour'
,.,k-is rapid transit In some direction any
| ,,..o,,on all directions that will enable many more
! .aors m live in moderate comfort at reasonapie
| ..ns. within practicable distance OF their places
| - ,u.,roso or employment In the big city. Con-
! s-,..a Nth that by kindred interests Is another
| Ill, ,.ss messing demand for Improvement IN
| urood connections to and through the city Tor
| accommodation of the vast freight and passenger
| ,romc arriving at, departing from or traversing
| .,, creat centre New-YorlS undoubtedly owes hef
~r.atness 10 her unsurpassed water facilities. her
| n.on,acent harbor and the two great rivers. whch
enable her 10 offer such uneQualled advantages 10
| IN. shinp,nr Of the world At the same time those
| largo bodies OF water impose serious detrment
| upon railway communication between the sys'ems
| North East and West. reaching Inc city ny way
~ the Harlem and the Southern and Western lines.