The evening world., 1894-06-23
BUILD A PROMENADE.
Plans of the North River Bridge
Do Not Provide for One.
It Would Be a Pleasant Summer
Night Retreat.
Sinking Fund Commissioners May
Heed the Popular Demand.

Now that bridge across the North
River is an assured fact for the near
future, the question OF having prom
cnade across 1t is ono that interests
thousands of residents in this city. AL
though the structure Is essentially for
railroad purposes. by slight modiiica-
ton of the plans. an inestimable boon
could be conferred on the public, who
on hot nights could find cooling breezes
and a beautiful panorama at their very
doors, so to speak.
At the office of the Company, PA
Broadway. 1t was said by MIR. George
l.. Young that in case 1t is practical
such provision will undoubtedly be
made. II the public wants it.
We walt to please the people" said
Mr. Young, and although the structure
IL to be used for railroad purposes a
foot passaBeway will undoubtedly be
arranged Tor, II 1t Is evident that 1t
would be popular and II II seems prac-
tlcal in other ways to have II.
THE terminus of the bridge Is to be at
Forty-sceond street, where the station
will be built. The bridge itself will end
at about Sixty-ninth street but cars
will be brought down by a viaduct. OF
course, n promenade would extend but a
| short distance on each side OF the river.
That, would make 1t necessary to have
feet high. you know, and to have sta
ton and elevator we would have to get
| the permission of the Sinking Fund
| Commission, which, according to the act
| OF Congress, must approve all the ar
rangements on the New York side.
The Sinking Fund Commission Will
no doubt be influenced by the public.
! and so will we; therefore. the question
/ OF having a promenade over the bridge
| is for the public to decide"
A promenade on the proposed bridge
would, IT is argued, be one of the most
spend n Summer evening. The one across
the Brooklyn Bridge Is often crowded
| from to 10 o'clock during the heated
term, although both the New York and
Brooklyn approaches are far from the
/ actual residential portions OF the cities.
On the other hand, the North River
Bridge proper will terminate near Six
venient to thousands without requiring
ride on street cars or IL" trains,
and which could be, quickly reached by
AL on the west side and with little
trouble by those of the clty's Orient.
There is scarcely any doubt that the
promenade would at once become pop
nlnr II, would offer a retreat from
brick walls and stone pavements. with
out the accompanying cost OF going tc
the country or seashore, and at the
same time the view, OF the. city and
oS River From and p pc the 'e craft ia the
river below would be as charming as
any the New World offers.
| Now that horsemen are to have a
speedway. the claim has been made
that people who walk have the RICH,
to demand a promenade over the pro.
posed bridge. The matter will be laid
before the Sinking Fund Commission
when other details are being arranged
and Mr.. Young told an Evening
| World" reporter that everything thai
Is done will be made public. 1t may, Of
course. require public demand to gel
the promenade but every one will agre,
that II Is worth fighting for.