The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-28
DOWN-TOWN IMPROVEMENTS.
Important Projects for Widening Ann and Beck
man sreets-Fulton Market to Become
Grand City Car Depot
from the New YORK World.J

The unsuccessful endeavOrs of four years ago to
SO widen Ann street 90 make 1t what its location
and natural advantages unquestionably design it
should bean outlet to the yearly increasing trade
and travel OF lower Broadway and Park row-are
about to be renewed with increased vigor and
energy, and with such improvements upon the
plans OF four years ago that success may well be
expected. At room /, No. So Ann street. number
OF large maps have been and are being made of the
proposed Improvement, and from them the follow
ing facts are geaned:--It is the intention to
make Ann street at Broadway 125 feet
wide. taking SO much ground on the north side
OF the street as will render the present
AUemtng Express building its northeast cor
ner building. Then the street Is to run east
ward, the north side at q right angle to Broad
way and an obtuse angle to Ann street as now
located, for about twenty-five feet, which will, Of
course. cause to gradually lessen in WIDTH that
the twenty-five feet reached, the desired general
the improvement is TO continue on the present line
OF Ann street as lar as Gold street, all the ground
needed Tor the increase OF width to be taken the
north side OF the street At Gold street, Ann
street, Beekman street, and few feet OF inter-
Ven1ng ground will all be merged into an open
Plaza, most useful for city cars, 100 feet wide at
width, so as to be only 100 feet wide when Cif
street Is reached. From here Beekman street is to
continue 100 feet wide down to Its eastern ter
minus at East River the ground necessary to give
IL TINS increased width to De taken on both sides Of
the street between Cliff and Water streets, and
from Water street to the river only on the north
side, the existing twenty feet "Ofiset on the south
side OF Beekman, below Water, Of course obviating
tne necessity OF appropriating anything on the
1t is also the intention of the principal projectors
OF o. the improvement to purchase Fulton Market,
erect grand street Car depot, which Will be used
ny the Third, Fourth and Lexington Avenue, East
broadway anu Avenue city car companies, and
also by the Sixth and Eighth Avenue companies,
ehOuld these two succeed in Obtaining permission
to run their cars across Broadway, and then Join
the other mentioned companies in the use of the
tracks that will be laid ON widened Ann street,
t tmroag9 tae new Plaza ana IN tine widened por
this will most naturally not only prove Of immense
benefit to trade and travel particularly OF lower
condition oil lower Park row and Ann street at its
present junction with Broadway, by relieving these
OF inc constant accumulation OF street cars, result
OF i've different city car routes.
Another intention OF the projectors Of the Ann
street widening Is the estaDishment-as soon as
the contemplated STRENGTHENING improvement
Is fnished-of two new lines or steam ferries
across the East River, to run from the foot Of
Beekman street to Bridge street. Brooklyn, and
the l.,, other from the loot OF Beekman street to
anu Beekman streets as proposed Will necesstate
pulling down only one building OF great value-the
streets-nearly ali the other buildings affected
being old and poor. This is particularly true of
those ON Ann street. from Nassau to Gold street,
and on the north side OF Beekman street, from
Pearl to the river, not one OF these last having
more than twenty-five feet OF depth.
In q few days the projectors among whom are
several railway magnates and not a few Of the
property owners OF Ann and Beekman streets, will
apply to the Legislature for the passage OF special
the involved question OF costs compensations, con-
demnation OF properties &c, to be settled as pro-
vlded ior by existing laws
Projected City Improvemc nts-Plans for
Widening Ann and Bcekman Streets.
From the New York Evening Post.]
The question of widening Ann street has lately
received increased attention, and a number of the
persons especially interested, including property
owners in the neighborhood, have caused plans to
be prepared for the contemplated improvements
and will apply to the Legislature for special law
authorizing the execution Of the work.
1t is designed to make Ann street 125 feet wide at
Broadway, taking the additional space from the
north side of the street. which is then to run east
ward for about rs feet with the north side at q
right angle to Broadway and an obtuse angle to
the present boundary OF Ann street, which will
100 feet wide on the average. All new ground is to
be taken on the north side OF the street far Gold
In an open space, for the accommodation OF horse
cars, narrowing from 160 feet in width at this
point TO- loo FEET at GIN street. whence Beekman is
Between Cliff and Water streets, the new space is
to be taken from both sides of the way, and from
Water street down on the north side only.
The Market National Bank at Beekman and Pearl
streets is the only building OF much value which
the proposed Changes Will render 1t necessary to
pull down.
The movers Of this project desire also to pur-
chase Fulton Market, demOlish the present struc-
ture and erect III its place great street depot
for the Third, Fourth and Lexington avenue, East
Broadway and Avenue car companies, aud also
for the sixth and Eighth Avenue lines, should the
latter two gain permission to cross Broadway.
Two Few ferry lines from the foot OF Beekman
street-one to Bridge street, Brooklyn, and the
other to Williamsburg-are additional features Of
the design