The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-22
MAKE WAY FOR TIE BRIDGE
PLANNING 4 SPLENDID AVENUE TO
THE EAST RIVER.
How the Bridgeway May he Made nm Orna-
ment 10 the tIty-Meettng Of Interested
Property Owners Committee Appointed.

How the Bridgcvny May he Made an orn"-
nent to the tIty-Mecttng of Interested
Property Owners Comn,ittee Appointed.
One week ago Mr. Henry c. Murphy
President of the Trustees of the New York anil
Brooklyn Bridge, wrote to Mcssrs. John Me-
Cogan, Ambrose X. Ely. Jackson $. Schultz,
and Henry C. Burr. all Of them owners OF prop
erty on or near the proposed site NJ the APP
proachcs and viaduct of the New York end Of
the bridge informing them that the trustees
were about to construct tho approaches andva-
duct of the bridge. leading from Chatham street.
opposite the City Hallto the anchorage at Frank
lin square running over the land partly adjacent
| to. and partly over Franklin street, and render
| ing II necessary TO take the land lying upon
that street for a considerable distance. 1t had
been suggested by property owners in that part
Of the city that when these approaches were
built 1t would be advisable to open wide street
or avenue on one or both sides OF the bridge
leading from Chatham street TO the river. and,
taking advantage Of the requirements of the
| bridge. to improve that section Of the city ut n
| comparatively small expense to the owners. Mr..
| Murphy in his letter asked the gentlemen
named TO present the matter TO other property
owners in the vicinity. and n map was sent Of
all the lands taken or TO be taken for the pur-
pose OF the bridge and within the limits of the
! proposed improvements. The gentlemen writ
| Ten 20 issued a call TO the owners and represent
tatvcs Of real estate on the line of the contenl-
plated approaches TO the bridge. to meet in the
Office Of Schultz, Southwick 4 Co.. at SO Cliff
/ strcnt Yesterday.
The Office was filed with owners Of property
for the question IL of no slight interest to those
| having property in and around the swamp.
| Before the meeting began, Messrs. Ely and
To- the Properly owners Interested The foli@wine
! plan of Improvement nlOng the line OF the ap-
proach, The Bridgc Company has already So
| cured the right Of way from Franklin square to
| Chatham street. and the approach, ITO feet wide.
will cut through dwelling houses. leather stores.
ing taken all the property lying in the course If
the brilgcway bctwecn the New York tower and
the anchorage. has already begun to purchase
property on this sid's, 81 inc anchorage.
They have bought the Morris property al the
Cherry and Pearl streets and hay. giTn notice
that they will take. on the l-t 81 May. the prop
cry on franklort street, b9tw'.n Pnrl and
II is necessary to buy another strip from this
property in order To make an outlet to Frank
near Gin street. Application for right TO buy
this STRIP of forty feet is soon TO hc made 10 the
legislature and with this fact in view. 1t was
thought best 10 advocate the making of street.
eighty feet wide running straight from Frank.
runs into Pearl. aud the proposed bridgeway
crosses ii liaeonally. The hridgeway. 10 feet
wide, is f. start at Chatham street, few feet
fort street a little west of Clf street and then
cross i; Between Chatham and William streets
hridgeway approaches Frankfort street larger
and larger slices will b. taken from them, until
ing will le left. Those small remnants Of build
ings would bc useless and an additional strip
eighty feet wide would sweep them away alto
gether and make fine street. This street
would stsm a, thatnam s,re,, cmt ih ,S the
rar o EErhs h %n an" 'r9"gn .ne ,n,c as
reached. between William and Rose streets.
, Oswald ouendorfer presided over the meet
. whether there should be wide avenue on
either side or any side of the bridge. The
them the right 10 open such a street. The prac-
teal question was. how We're the assessments
{ mcnt IL tMr srhultzl Ind It Indirectly from
ihe c2mrany ih", It would pay one-third. an'l
third for the property owners on the line to pay.
b The next question wqs how lar the assess nent
street would not be benefited by IT, but on the con
trary might he injured Beckman street would
n M were M 10 IT, ns% street Sw 'u Ths
l improvement would be ludicious II the assess-
~srT M. nS1M Mr. ls shSa 8p thSn nT tSsi
legislation should be had nj once. The dues-
"n woS1 be ssE3 1 hgT ian n t lse Bird Bds
, His answer was that they would have line OF
stores ON the new. street. which would bring in
. | q ldrg" rental AMI max" the payment Of On,
/ | third 81 IN" cost good Investment. Why could
the city pay one third Because the nov street
b Tho street railroads would pay Tor tho right t,
run d4wn this street, and ia" Second. Third
avail themselves ~ this opportunity.
= Mr.. Ou"pdqrier said he Thought that the new
] street would Involve Il now EIudt IN inc Ndla-
. cent streets and that would lead TO enormous
y expense. Mr.. Fraser thought that II the street
was tO be- n continuous thoroughfarc Il might
r. boa good thing. hut ending rs IL would at Chat
- ham street IL would not hr desirable Mr.
Huopic wis in favor ~ letting tn" Bridge Com
pnny - ON and do what the law gave them IN,
= right 70 do, hut he thought that the new stree
= would not pay.
70 Mr. Orlando b. Potter said that he was not
e. property holder on the line. hut that he ownr,
% property that he though the assessments woul,
r. reach In his opinion the whole system Of as
" s"S~ment- in the city was simply lcgnliznd con
= ti-ation and robbery. Tn" bridge would never
pay two per cont. as nn investment. Mr.. pottel
spoke strongly. and WIS loudly applnuded
There was much further talk. very little of which
was IN favor Of MeS-rs S'hultz and Ely's plan
=. and then Mrssrs. 0ttcndorfer. Schultz. HOoplc
Ely. and Squire We're appointed committee I,
take into consideration the eXpediency Of open
l.. ing Il street on either side OF the hridp,Nay
and io ascertain the probable cost of such
: street tnrihcr WITH the best mode OF openins il