New-York tribune., 1897-02-13
All THE WAY TO THE CREEh.
WATER P1-RVEYOR NORTH THINKS THE
RIVERSIDE EXTENSION SHOULD NOT
STOP AT ONE-HUNDRED'AND-
NrL.-Sr
FIFTY -SEVENTH-ST,

One NJ the men in this town who pciieNe tha' 'ne
e-s. hill prepared for the extension OF hlVersde
Drive northward should be passed ins'ead oI t'e
second Is Wate- Purveyor North. whose ofncial
dutee in connection with the streets give him eXcep-
rsi Familiarity with all parts of the city ana their
needs When this subject was called 10 his attention
A few days ago. ne spoke earnestly regarding H.
and emphasized his remarks by referring to map OF
the city hanging In his ofilce'
81 do M, believe" said he. "in merely building
connection between the present terminus of River
side Drive and One-hundred-and-hfty-se al
though it Is easy to see why some peop.e are tN-
ceediney anxious 10 have street opened there. no.
the interests of individuals but tho interests ot 'he
CITY at large should be considered In matter OF this
Kind II ia true that 1t is proposed to connect the
o, ,artr.,v with the Boulevard Lafayette, and
that there is some prospect Of macadamizing this
boulevard so that may nave a good ROAD
all the way up to InWOod But when We get 20 IN
wood We are only A short distance from the opnyteh
Duvyil Creek and the drive along the river ought
nv all means to he carried that far. Il would be
necessary 10 build short viaduct across Dyckman-
Ct and 4 .onger one across the creek. And when we
had done that would have opened mp large dis
trct north Of creek which IS Inaccessible at pres
emf and given over blackberry vines ana COW pas
lures where the land j. good enough for the latter
abIc property Of the city by developing TINS region
Then too, as We cross the Spuyten Lry-
vii creek We strike good road leading to Van
Cortandt Park. ard that PARK Is connected o9
going ali the way up as think ought 10 do. We
Should provide a real connection between Centra
park and Riverside Park and the parks in the upper
part of the city. We should have a drive q dozen
miles or more in length along the river-the finest
drive in the world Why should We not take ad-
vantage OF the present opportunity to secure It?
why should the city be willing TO spend million
dollars more for the completion Of this improvement?
Now is the time, In my Judgment 70 provide for the
v hole Of There is nothing 10 he gained by putting
il Of and making two bites OF tho cherry
The second bill. providing for new parkway ne
tween One-hundret- and twenty-third ana One-hun-
dred Gfty-seventh SIS. with vaduct across the
depression at Manhatanvile. In its amended form IL
acceptable 10 the authorities of Trinity Cemetery
and docs not seem likely 20 meet opposition from
any source Il will not he favorably reported by the
Assembly Committee on Cities until next week. In
the mean time the measure Will be carefully eX-
amned by the cemetery authorities and others inter
ested 10 sec that its provisions drawn ~ the right
FORM The vestry OF Trinity Church is Wiling that
strip OF he cemetery grounds shall he used for the
narkuav provided no graves disturbed, and by
the bill II Is the BOARD of street Openings 10
determine how much Of this land shal be taken ana
how Ear the drive shall extend over the tracks OF the
railroad