New-York tribune., 1872-08-13
rAst s1nE 1MpROYEMENTs.
TWO NEW BoULEvARDs PRoJECTED-THE D
PARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS ANXIOUS

TWO NEW BOULEvARDs PROJECTED-TTE DE-
PARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS ANXIOUS TO
BEGIN OPERATIONS.
The Department of Public Works is now
considering the projects for East side bouevards, ana
will probably carry out OF them without unnecessary
delay. The residents the East side have felt for
long that the properyowners OF the West side had
favored above themselves in the numerous parks
and fine avenues laid out and projected Tor
their benefit; and since the publication OF
still newer schemes for beautifying the upper
part OF the city have petoned Commissioner van Not
20 take 10 lay out boulevard on the Last Sue
The two plans which under consideration were SUI
mited some time ago the Department OF PARKS TOT s
consideration, but by the 9TH section OF an At oi 'ne
Legislature passed June g. 1872 the power over streets
and roads north OF Fifty-nnhst belongs to the Com
missioner of Public Works As a consequence. Mr. Van
Mort considering the proposed routes WIN VIC" "
immediate action.
The first proposed route will begin at sixty-hithst'
and Ffth-ave and proceed diagOnay across the lour
intervening blocks Fourthave. at siXty-hh'h'sI'
thence it will follow sixtyninth-st until IL reaches
Avenue A, which &c will follow to One-hundTed-and-
tweny second.st; thence it will diaGonaly across
the blocks but in straight line to the Harlem bridge al
Northumberland thrtiethst and Thirdave from that
popt il will run west along the line OF One-hundredand
thirteth-st. TO Fourth-ave.
The second proposed line is very crooked one. 1t
begins at Fh-ave. and Fifty yseventh-st, follows the
line of the latter to point about 100 feet east of Avenue
A. whence proceeds due north to Nnetethst thence
it runs north Of west Frsave. at Ninetyfourthst
takes turn III a norherly direction TO Nineyeighthst
along the present line of Frstave and at Ninety
ST. runs southeast TO the line OF Onehundred dandtrst
ST. and midway between Frst-ave. and Avenue A 70
at this point II turns IN
sOutheasterly direction TO Avenue at one
hundred and-1fteenthst, and afterward follows the
Avenue to Observation-Disclosures ST., where
1t changes its course and runs across the
intervening blocks TO the Harlem Bridge az
One-hundred- -thirtethst. and Thrdave IL again
runs north west and unites with the western Boule
ward at Oneundred and thirty nnth-s and SlXt-aEe
Connecting bOulevards are planned 20 unite WIN lne
main road az several points road which leaves tne
Central Park Sixty ynnthst runs south OF east so s
TO unite with the main road east of Avenue A. at seN
enty-sixthst.; and another road departing IRON tne
main Boulevard at Ninety-eghth-st. and f1rstaVe is
to he extended west until it reaches FthaYe az
whence 1t turns TO the n0ln-
east and again unites with the main rOau at Onehu
| dred-and-twenty secOnd-st.
surveys made of both these proposed BOuleVaruS
and a resolution passed March H. 1871 by the Parh
Commissioners that " the Typographical surveys De cor
lected and maps made and submitted without delay "a
the Board preparatory laying out the Eastern B0u
ward" Tie disturbing influences which have caused all
improvements of like character 10 halt Tor te ast year
began 10 have effect soon after the passage OF the
luton and no further action has been taken until the
present time, although numerous petitions have been
sent 10 the Commissioners The Department OF PhhiC
Works responding TO what it regards as pu0c eces
sty is considering the prOpriety OF carrying ont one o
these two schemes az These courses are3ecOlh
| mended by the East Side Association.