New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-29
FLINT'S FINE FURNITURE.
Shows fine specimens of DutA
Marqueterle made in America

Marqueterle made In America
near doing 1t. and Paisades-defacins Vim ;, -.
mean time, II not permanently. cease - "
CHEAP LAND FOR TERMINAL yAcr NM.
Land between Fort Washington and such u,,.-
station as Is here proposed can be bought M ~.
OF it. ample for all yard and other needs ev,r !.
that bridge-the most important one IN m. 80,
for about $4,000 an acre, and much Of Il for =.
while at the New-Jersey end It can be had far -
hundreds. It Is entirely probable II the estimate. =
from $1,000 600 to s5o would be ample y .s ms
simple strong, roomy bridge, to carry its S:vysI
extension over the Harlem.
TIE Nsw,Jersey eh ss. OF the sxtymlion-aorh,
three pages a mere afterthought. But that sTSs
year. that to which 1t afterthought -,
srge1 coSny ol rs THAT vas u
Fort Washington Bridge, was granted to Georre n
Coe, j. Wyman Jones, Senator Lydecker and othe
far-seeng needs and minuteness Of detail is prH
ably the ablest bridge charter that ever dfsvp
1t remains in force today. ready for New.yoft =
pass an enabling act. as she did with the l,ds
bridge. and then for the sanction Of Congress d
give II all the franchise Il can ever need. 4 vuul
be folly 10 build 1t until New-York has swift trssst
from the Battery TO Yonkers. But the moment ~
latter is well under way. the former should ssr
and the two should finish abreast.
BENEFIT TO NEW-JERSEY ROADS
Then not only would the three roads slrnR
named, in from the North. the West Shore h
and Lackawanna, have each seven miles lee u
track In getting into the city: but the Pennsy1vsnh
swinging a radius from Newark across the ak
Meadows (where II can buy all the land II wants u
800 an acre, yet, with very little hling unequand
for railroad yards and vast machine shops. ard u
within few minutes OF this city,, could ready
cover the added six miles in ten minutes and III
bridge and into a union station In five more. vhle
deliver It's passengers wherever they wanted 70 %
downtown-most Of them In actually less time than
they now take from Newark TO their places OF oue.
ness The Central Railroad Of New-yersey would
have then practically the same problem a. "a
Pennsylvania.
Every railroad into New-York now comes b
through little hole. or cut. over narrow brdsA
Each Is trying 70 make child's shoe NJ man. y
must have been deeply humiliating TO Colona
Roebnng when urged to permit a third track on tn!
Brooklyn Bridge. 10 have 10 concede thar woua
not hold II, and that he had not seen even ht!eea
should make no such mistake. Have Il two sssks
high. strong, roomy. exactly NJ for It's neees ~
least two good sturdy piers IN the sn0a AZ, Ala
the harbor. and where vessels OF SIZE 90 ng "uas
cannot GO the channel being on the cas-, sac a..s
II what railroad bridge should De- Wen ehousa ~
looks but above all a safe, commodious, ssn'loS
railroad bridge. equal 70 me demands o. 'o.usM -.
sturdy enough for third ow II neeaea AZ se y.s.
tage ground OF approach from the mighty wss' -,
this and do not forget the causeway wi 49, hs,
the thousands Of e9uPas e5 an o the most beautiful
views in all this part o. the land
FURTHER ADVANTAGES OF THE PRoJEcE
And there is plenty OF ground where that union
station would be SO cheap that II and the new up0
date great union station could be had for Jar 'es
than the sale OF the old passenger yaras anu p''A
would bring. Indeed. there is more tnah S''s
mile of land little above this terminus pe'"esA
the White Plains Road and the Boston nosN
mile or so south OF Mount Vernon. known as oS"'.
which can be bought for few hundreo uo'
acre. and. handled as railroad men 70 WV mot
how. would soon turn into very "a ,Sis city daily
IL Is said that 100 900 persons cross 10 lhls ~ r,vs
by the Hudson River ferries ana return a. Iii mean
cents apiece or even three cents from excn ~ sddsd
10 this underground road million oona's ..ssneers
annual income besides that from the city R nm
themselves, while Austin Corons Eas. M ~ ARE
mel would likely prove s.a,ed and surface road:
with their slower pace. but running " 1'
streets. would have plenty TO DO. ,,,,,,. "a face
II was not easy for the presiding lusus.ss. TYden
,hs storm of opposition 10 his decision IN 70. AVE
viii case. but ne did 1t. and to-day we az ssSr and
truly great free library on OF the Greater cH k
VAS right that time when II was unpopa, ~ srd
10 stand out alone. He has done II st,sr al the
cantan has not steered better than aii ,ns..isly
GERS and even all the sailors knew y;nstesd o.
now get real rapid rSs safe reasonable and
sound. and satisfactory TO all ,,,r.u RLAIKIE
Network. May Is, 1896. WILLIAM 0A
MONROE-ST BUILDING TO be "'
To the Editor Of The Tribune. ~. tribune
Oh. T ro,tca In Yesterdays issue OF 'H 800.
an article respecting the building st NO - r..f.
at stating that the said building ."
condition. ,..... "a say that
Respecting this building. / aes". or,v msds
survey and examination thereon 5000 On accord.
by board OF experts. duly con'H =, .,sc,or from
ance with the law. consisting VI -. arch,tect ap.
the Department OF Buiidihss' " ~. American
no,nted Inv tho New-York Chapter OF 'n' .,o,n,ed
Institute Of Architects. ana d -. 49,. Examination
% the building this Board rendered ns .,',n,x
ur,,,nv sett,na forth the condition oil 'ne s... Ia
and recommending that certain worn .,,,rsa
order n make Il safe and secure. ~ me Supfers
law this report was preseh,eu -, y, issued requn.
Court and a precept was tnereapss IN accordaness
ing the building 10 DC on act forth in such rIe
The work so called for has now oud,tcn, accord.
and the building placed In sale Nv ofacers OF IN
ing to the reports made 70 ne "
Department very STEVENSON co y ppassiaiass
Superintendent VI
New-York. May Is. 1896.
PRAISE FOR WARNINGS STREET
To the Editor OF The Tribune ,..son TO-DAY
SIR. Colonel Warning has taught %, which
which perhaps he has least expected a"..sntunent
IN its unique. picturesque and earnes' sx,.r,y and
impresses as nothing has done Inc ",sy direct
mower OF labor a master mind mus ~. ,,dms&
but a mans a man for a that .novn to~du
aui passe "only street sweepers' .noe countN
that II is a body OF men OF whom 'ne who hsvs
would be proud IN time Of war. as '"''
seen II are in times o. peace. ,rork and nsw
These men have ennob!ed their I'll who hsw
s ~eT their the disnied and manly bearing dearh
Soldiers but what shall we 90 o TOR Splendid wis
n pntrarr 80 forth 10 defend u.s. rpryNBCLk
o"sauo 81 ''''' ALEXANDER I"S'
New-York. May &c. 1895.