New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-22
cations to the excellent sense and frmness OF
Governor Black
THE REBUILDING or NETWORK.

THE REBUILDING or NEW-iOhh.
The State Legislature was exceedingly active
this year in providing opportunities for 'he
diffusion of public funds within the limits or
this city, and the municipal authorities are Clear
ing the ways for remarkable variety OF I'M
portant improvements. The cornerstone OF the
new Hall of Records is likely to be laid al an
carly date. 4 new city court VIII soon u" III
session 4 stately structure for the Use oi 'iie
Appellate Division Of the Supreme Court IS 10
he erected speedily on the cast side OF Mau'soh
Square In Bryant Park will he set up the
massive walls Of the new public library 'oh-
tractors are abou, To tear away Inc stones on
The CITY Prison in Centrest.. aud lofiier anu
more spacious o6ice will be finished in rev
wears. The College Of the City OF New-l ork Is
io have an imposing and costly home. worthy on
IFS present worth and affor1ng large room TOT
further DEVELOPMENT Picrs and docks lnVoV-
inc n vast outlay arc about Ia no constructed.
MANY new schools arc to he built. and Inc cit!
is entering mon m extremely busy period III
adding 10 tho number and size of pubic Duild-
ings of many kinds Never In the history %
this town has there been m era Of so many
assured municipal undertakings of weight ard
substance AND many millions of dollars are -
iron and steel for the wages of all classes OF
artisans and in the better housing Of the vari-
ous departments
This is a ycar in which the work OF cohS'ruc-
ton will be rushed so brlsky that all the arcfl-
tects arc deep in toll. Besides me ehte'o 'ScS
which the city has already begun or IS ABOUT u
begin tho TWO universities. Columbia az" .N'"-
York. have already enriched the metropolis Win
robc buildings standing upon conspicuous Si'cS,
and they intend TO set m additional groups VI
halls and ecturc-rooms and other structures
which they need. These two INSTITUTIONS hf'e
crovn IN q remarkable extent in tho last dec
ado ond are certain TO expand and advance "a
tbe CITY Is expanding and advancing. Inc ca
thedral Of ST. John the Divine is to ne sirlh-
;ro architectural feature of the NewYOrk of the
fu,nro The superb new huilding Of 81. luke's
Uosnital is set Upon a hill in such way that
II is q delight to all beholders for many miles
around.
The new buildings which public expenditure
or private munfeence has bestowed upon 'he
city. and those which are to 90 UP hereafter
form only part OF the costly system OF i''l-
movements which is doing and VIII 40 50 ihuch
10 make New-York moro delightful TO It's people
and moro allurlng to visitors. In time we snail
have true rapid transit. although the decays III
securing that boon have been extremely TEDIOUS
and the end is still distant. The water supply
is generous for the present, but in rev years.
when the colossal new dam and the enormous
new reservoir in thu Croton valley are coii'
Melted, il will be still more bountful. Inc eN-
tension of Riverside Drive will help to peau'ily
NewYor,l. and it will be welcomed with en-
thusiasm by our citizens Far-reaching tracts
have been added to our park area, ana stil more
new marks are to he opened. Old Pavements are
70 be replaced by better ones in great nuihper
of avenues and streets. New-lork anu New
Workers are spending millions with liberal hahus'
This city is already beautiful for situation. is
If FOO much TO hope that with the coming or the
new century. when so much will have been ac-
comnlished in the ways referred to in TINS artl-
Gle If will be in actual fact joy to the whole
earth?
The cost of all these Improvements VIII pe
nrodicious. but the results will be magnificent.
If the citizens of the Greater New-1ork are
wise they will not permit Tammany to get con-
troll of these improvements after January next
The history of public Improvements under TIE
Tweed Ring has not been forgotten Ana the
Tammany of Richard Croker and John e. Shee
han is at heart little less predatory than was
the Tammanv of The Tweed Ring