New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-02
Plans Launched for a
Greater NeWburgh

' New York Central and the Central Ne"
ENGLAND railroads at Fishkill LANDING
| Five miles 10 the south at Cornwall con-
! nection is made with the Ontario
| Western Railroad At the westerly ter
minal of the line Of the orange County
Traction Company at Walden connection
is made with the Poughkeepsie D'iUse
lines and the Waikiki Valley Railroad
Newbureh is rich in steamboat facilities
| especially for the carrying OF irelShC
Some boats make daily trips between
! Newburgh and Albany laden with freight
from Massachusetts,, Vermont Ne"
Hampshire and Maine, for central anu
northern New York, for the West and TOT
Canada. and often for European ports
/ nv way of steamers plying to and from
| BOSTON. Daily trips are also made by
other steamboats, to AMI from New YORK;
and consequently all the great shlppine
points north and south along the Hudson
River are quickly and cheaply reached by
water route
Last year Newburgh had no puphc
dock This seems a surprising statement
as the city is one Of the most historic
places along the Hudson River and was
Incorporated in 1900 with George Clinton
afterward Governor of the state. as It's
first president. To forge ahead In sat
isfactory civic manner 1t was necessary 70
have the city own an adequate pubic
pier. A plan was quickly launched soon
after Nayor Corwin took office to make
it possible for passing craft to lana anu
| take on passengers or to receive and dls-
charge freight at Newburgh. Mayor Cor
win laid the proposition before the CITY
Council urging that necessary land Tor
the purpose was TO be had by having the
pier extend from Broadway and the NV
er's edge. The sum of $4,000 was raised
| by popular subscription and with that
money the pier was built. About two
months ago the pier was opened and
| since that time one of the night river
boats has stopped at Newburgh to dis
charge and take on passengers. Moreover,
much freight in all directions has been
handled there.
Estimating the population OF Newburgh
to be about 10000, the cost head OF
running the municipal affairs OF the city
| is little less than sl3 year. The total
| budget of the city government for 1913
is 1871, 4SS For schools, s121 900 was appro-
priated; for bridges and road account,
1854; for police and lighting account,
$52,273 and for contingent fund the sum
Of s43, 5O7 was set aside.
The payments to the sinking fund for
the year amounted to sS5 7S6, and the in
terest on the city debt was S26, 457.
About $4,000 has been spent on i'm
proving the roadways in the last two
years.
The principal building constructed re-
Gently is the Broadway Grammar School,
This is truly one Of the most artistic
structures of its kind in this state. 1t sets
7 on a plateau many feet above the street
level About the buildings are well kept
lawns and the green spaces OF the land
scape help to display the beautiful archi-
tectural lines of the building.
The most important public matter to be
perfected in the near future will be the
building of the two proposed switches,
one in West Newburgh and the other in
the South End. For the building Of the
switches the sum OF $4,000 has already
been raised. There was hearing on the
matter last week before the Public Ser
vice Commission, and as soon as the
| project is approved by the commission the
work Of putting it into effect will be be-
gun. The right of way for the switches
has been bought and all the details Of
this important plan have been adopted
1 both by the city and the Erie Railroad.
The city had the hearty support and CO.
operation of the Chamber OF Commerce
in this movement The West Newburgh
switch will be about two miles long and
the South End switch about half mile
| long.
One OF the most important public
works done in the last few years has been
the building OF many miles of modern
sewer mains, another step which has
been taken to preserve the natural charms
OF the place. This year the city has
placed all the trees in the streets under
the care of the Park Commissioners
Trees that needed the attention of tree
doctors speedily received it. Besides. the
trees have been sprayed and trimmed and
their future growth protected.
! Newburgh has a water supply sufficient