The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-26

Il must be taken into consideration that
New York would be enlarged In It's most
thicklv populated portion. New YORK
iust here r. filled with Office buildings that
tower up from sixteen to thirty stories
IN height. and on each floor there are
hundreds Of people busy daily In their
different occupations making popula-
ton" FOR each building almost 100 large
10 be computed in statistics. Just how
many would be added In seven square
miles. right IN this business portion OF
the city. IS wholly out Of calculation, but
II IA safe 20 say that these seven new
square miles. added 20 Greater New York
right here would be the most valuable
piece OF property ever known.
The elevation Of the new land would
be like the Battery. FIVE feet above the
sea level which would be ample 70 pre-
vent all inroads OF the sea in TACT, New
York where College place now IS, and
where West Broadway runs. was for
merly marsh, and there are people now
living there who can remember when
rowboats were run across these streets
upon the small inlets that then existed.
Tpon this land the most prosperous husi-
nezs housos IN the city are located with
out fear OF oncroachmcnt from the out
living waves Of the sea and river. The
new land. tho contractors say. could be
made lust as firm as this, and there arc
piocee Of made land In Chicago and Bos
ton 10 which they point 10 back up their
assertions.
Tho greatest trouble with this made"
land would be experienced IN putting up
the sky-scrapers. but the building laws
would govern tho depth OF the founda-
ton In certain portions where no rock
bottom could be found ~ might be nee
ossary 10 70 down and FIJI fifty feet or
made land for a firm foundation, but
where the bottom Of the river had been
o rock bed half the depth would be
enough for the laying OF the foundation
stones. and perhaps even less.
FILLING IN THE MAYNARD.
There IS another interesting point 10 be
raised, and that IS tho adjustment OF
the Brooklyn Navy-Yard, which would
be done away with in this case. The
Brooklyn Navy-Yard lies almost on the
line with. Though a little north OF, Grand
street, New York. and az the filling In
would be carried 20 a point two miles
below and five miles above the Navy
Yard. this would be completely filed IN
and 10 would be necessary 10 make an
other %, adquartCrs for Uncle Sa1i's shTs
But there would be no embarrassment
experienced I'm this, as New York, with
its sevcnty-nve miles Of wharfage, could
easily find room for the navy headquar-
tiers.
The water frontage. after the filling in,
would be slightly curtailed. With New
York and Brooklyn united by land, tho
river front would extend from the Bat
terry 10 approximately Hamilton Ferry,
brooklyn. running east and west IN
stead Of north and south. and from Har-
lem 10 Long Island City The most
careful calculations Of frontage would
have TO be made before the work began
10 might be found so inexpensive that
the work would be carried above Wards
Island. so inclosiug 80, and Of course
Blackweus Island, too, which is further
south I'm the East river, would be COM
pletely inclosed before wards Island was
reached.
For the sake OF navigation the inventor
proposes 10 cut through Long Island be
tween Flushing Bay and Grassy Bay thus
opening up The interior 10 commerce and
bcnehtung the sanitary condition OF Long
Island. This would provide an outlet
also for the dammed-up waters Of the
East river should the Harlem river prove
Inadequate
one Of tho points Immediately suggest
cd to the inventor was the disposition OF