New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-24
10 WIDEN AND EXTEND COLLEGE PLACE.
THE BOARD OF STREET OPENING FAvoRs THIS
PLAN, But LEAVES THE ELM-sT PROJECT
nv AREYANCE.

THE BOARD OF STREET OPENING FANohS ihio
PLAN, BUT LEAVES THE ELM-sT. PROJECT
IN ABEYANCE
The Board OF Street Opening yesterday brought 70
an end its two years consideration of a plan
for the relief of Broadway by opening thoroughfaie
either east or west OF it, and left the question 70 Do
decided by the Board which will succeed IL next
year. with Mayor Grant at Its head. The boaru
signalized its farewell of the subject by Spreading
upon the minutes a memorandum offered by Mayor
Hewitt abiding to the many hearings II has held
In reference to the En-st opening and It's alternative
proposition the opening of College place, 'oseWer
with the reports furnished by the societies OF civil
and Mechanical Engineers, and announcing The ioi-
lowing as the conclusion reached to the proposed
Improvement
That the continuation OF Elm and Centre SITS to
Lafayette place would desirable public Improvement
the expense Of would be justified by the additional
facilities for transit provided the street was well paved
and kent free from railways laid with an Cd
jeconabe rail- such as is now used on the o'ner s'ree
In the city. c,.s. =,
Q That the widening Of Elm-st to Chamoerss'
would be very expensive operation. not merely or INC
cost Of the right but for the changes OF eade ~
would necessarily be nude at the ntersecuns S'iee
From the Information furnished the board we are OF the
opinion that widening OF this street woulo no' m
terialy relieve congestion Of business Deo" ohD'
st. unless the street continued at least as Tar as
Maiden Lane and better STILL to Pine-st Tne COST Vi
this extension would be enormous and the Doaru are
therefore not prepared recommend that this improve
ent should be made In other words they are OF opo"
that the cost OF Improvement would not DO Iusneu
Nv any advantages which would result therefronL
The board are Of opinion that College place shouiu
he ATTENDED from Barclays Greenwichst, substantial
ly as proposed map submitted by the Department
OF Public Works This opinion is unoualinea IheS S7o
believe that the widening College place upon the "es'
side would inevitably follow the extension above propoSe
and therefore the board Is Of opinion that college place
should be wdened the time that The extension u
made This in opinion. is rendered necessary IRON
the fact that the great Hudsonst ana west
broadway converge Chambcrs-st These streets arc
about TO be paved in the best possible manner ana inc
congestion which now exists at Chambeisst VIII Dc
very much increased By this Improvement Inc ooaru
he,etoe records its Judgment in favor OF the improve
men on the west side rather than on the east sde De-
cause an actual count shows that the obstruction 10 %
in broadway comes mainly from the west slde ana ho'
from the east slde and that 1t would cease II proper
avenues Of transit are opened the west sue oil e
city. a., .u,.a
The Controller reserves his Judgment as to the opening
and widening of Elmst 49,
After Controller Myers had stated his position
Alderman bowling, who had come In whIe INC
Mayor was reading the memorandum. expressed MIN
self strongly In of relief being gwen TO Coese
place at Chambers-st -, $500. ,,.
The memorandum adopted without dissent