New-York tribune., 1890-01-26
THE BRIDGE APPRO1 CHI.
DEMAND FOR RELIEF IN BROOKLYN.
WHAT PhoMHtENr CITIZENS SAY ABOUT THE
SCHEME OLE 4 BROAD AVENUE

week I'm the scheme outlined I'm The Tribune on
Sunday regarding more adequate thoronghare between
the Bridge entrance in >aEdsst. ana the dlftp"'"7
point for large part Of the city's travel at Fulton
Washington, Court and Montague sts., ana MNIuc
ave every hand the present dfhcutics Increasing
year to year. are recognized and the nccd oil
adequate remedy is conceded. but there Is ulH'r
Of opinion In regard 10 the plan that shou.u uo
adopted The very lOldncss OF the proposition "d
vanccd in The Tribune. OF creating great thorough
fare by wiring ont the blocks of buildings between
Fulton and Washington sts.. to the City Hall, has had
the effect Of frghtcning cautious and conservative
men, and they shrink from drastic ard costly
remedy for the congcstcd traffic at hoth cnds OF 'o
space But let any one stand in sands St and "a'ch
The hurryng thousands fockng to the bridge III 'no
early morning hours, and the dhcultie' 1901 pas
scngers encounter as they 60 TO the railway ana
promenade, by Of the street cars ana trucks
and othe. vehicles in Fulton. Washington ard sands
sts or in the evening, when the crowds are gong
thc' other way, and he will soon be convinced tha'
more must be had. Again, let such an observer
stand at the junction of Fulton and Washington sts'
at the hour, at almost any othcr time III
business hours and he Will tides OF people rom
all directions dodcng across the street In 'front.' OF
cars and vehicles. and swollen streams Of humanity
blocked In some eddy until the obstruction IS removed
and they rush on heltcr-skclter In their various
directions.
The new connections recently made by the elevated
roads at the Bridge have relieved the pressure upon
the street at that point somewhat but the o"he'''""
Of traffic almost bad as 1t was before ,no
relief was afforded. As to the remedies the Bridge
has already built its tracks along ide Washington ST.
10 Concord st.. three blocks, more thaA onciAin oi
the way to the City Hail. In order to secure u'''
for the storage of cars, the space oc'uP'c"
more than feet wide. nearly halt tlc "u'H "a
the block between Washington and Fulton SIS i'o
time will soon come when, with the doHbh- vi ''o
number OF trains on the Bridge large nuI'et "l Hc"
cars Will have to bc purchased and the Bridge autorl
ties will have 20 take more property euer alonS>i'e
Of what they now have. further toward tHc 'IP
Hall To get ;hc latter IL will Doe necessary - remove
the building OF the Brooalyn Institute but tha h"u''
ing Institution hope TO be ia NJ" home near ~" '
Park within two years. one suggestion IN rc-aFu 10
providing a new Bridge terminus !, ihht tc uIo'N'
between TiIary and Concord sts. from Washington
st. 10 Llbcrtyst be taken for new union station
leaving thc fine building, in the block between Tary
and Johnson SIS, and tie Fulton front Il the b''"s
below Johnson st. back 10 Libcrtr-st.. a. theE no"
are Then. with the wipins out Oi the uIAhe"'"
block above Jolu,on-st., which every one '''
cedcs mast 90. the room nccc, AIRY -. may
wears would be secured. The present temporary am
nadcquaic connection, II the elevated foi1' WIN Uc
Fridge at sands st. could be replaced with permanent
structures extending along -idc The ne" station l"'
King, County trains u Fulton S. could run on side
track I'm Liberty ST. alongside the station ana col"
Time on 20 the ferry after uuloadn- their oar' ana
thc Droollyn Union trains could do tie same on the
Washington 81. side.
But the only real objection made TO the
idea put forward IN Tic Tribune lh't slhua'
for provdlnc an adequate and ample approach ID ~,
bridge for all time 10 come hy throwing u'''" anu
Washington ST., into one from the Bridge to th' '',N
Han with tracks for Lrd-c and elevated '''N'
in the centre of the wide space is the enormous Gust
ats a magnificent idea said civil service '''i
missioner Thomas J. 1ucy 90 Tribune i'p''''''
~ vonM aford splendid thoronchiarc nom '"'
bridge 70 the centre % the business p'Tu'h VI '''
,oyr and ,roud solve all the problem, that are DO"
,rc.onfcf ny the mcacre and inadequate Ii''-' -"
trance II is a capital idea. and would A"' 10 ''
# carried ont but / am afraid TIE cost """" ''
cro~u,ous Have YOU made any estimate "i ''o a.
,c.-cd valuation Of the property ihA' "'"'' u" ''
.ledl You ought 20 get ihe tr4fr-. ID '
eucb A., Improvement would double the Fal-e "' W.
NJ. rertv on the sides ~ Fulton ana Nh'l'"-''"
which would be left. but they could not Dee "-'''
., r-.,,,-,ion,tc shar. Of the cost. The Aw ro-
,,rc. tl,e tax for any such Improvement - '' 1874
49,, r.c entire city. Uut the whole ciy "'al' i''p
a large advantage Fulton st. below the O'l "." ~
ruiucd for business purposes 81 pier'"' wv
lad o remove the lu.uc-, - the lni'ihA'i.A 'i''
comp.rv from Fulton and PneipI'r -t. 10 '"'
Arlu,klc IuilG.u-. opposite The 'IN HAi. "
relief is not Afforded lower Iu'''" ~ "' ~
over t. pctty trade
r,.Cty work Commissioner Ripley KlIcs, Who I-'
made ,tiGy u many municipal rr9o.'ms' is '."
paatic On declaring the need oi some rc"ci i'' '''
present state oi thing, said hc To- l'''"''
r,rfor: Tie Bridge ought O. have h''h '-'''''''
= ,. er.t pl,ce f., the CTS Hall. ! Thought SOD n
r,. BEGINNING and ! am more and more ''"'.".''
80 ,n. fact Here j. the natural distributing pom.
O., ,J,. traffic of the city. and ho.e I. AA'i' i''
rr.s,. and elevated road, ou-At 90 DE '''"'''' ''
rl,.u there Ought &, Dee broad op -,n'" i' i.''-
~ fine Bridge entrance couIn,a.H.ai' "ilA ''i '"
uortaucc and dignity If the 'N"' 'i.'' '.'
cr, ought 70 Do ashamed q th'n-t'''' I'D '''' '"''
.,, a .Dlcudd structure in the way they have o'N''
p. ,,,,, fl, lave fl fine setting. don't Lu'H abort
ttip, away all ue property between Fulton ai'
Va.binrton -ts.. bat some Of II ou-h. 20 .'. lli
sands = entrance b. ht'"" anu '.'"'" .,.F, ,,
tlcr,. ought 90 bee a broad pace ,I.'' .Ii, I }.,
AID Johnson -t-. Ought i' @ H ,,.,. tt,t
'.,, ~" bu.igc-. hours. ! have occasion i' - "
dozen time. day i.oH n, ,'r'c. ~" .,a never rr,.,
ihcrc without r~al1n- thc peri" fc'p.1 arr D'""t..
c.rycr.ng there. the King COUNTY h,Ei u,''' '''
,,.,,.rD st tAtt pDiDt, Tie mon f-.cf t'i p
rcg- come up Mtsu' ave di+ ,'ai. a.. a." &
=, r,ii.yc h. A. t. the co.. tlc question BE- n'i so
much tAc amount % money j. "l %, u'' -, ''- o.,
dn,iar'- worth oi Nor" f.r er y d'ii.r -,
conI he sure Of that almost any amount tn'i could .
irdiclou-ly expended for tc ncii iii'iL 90. ,n' me-
inirht bc ra-cd. aul suir ii'l f,"'. "" ,o", ''
,. tr,, In tine near fItufr iIi ODE travelling pu'.
L.. ana that the nridr' crs mn-i rn Il" i"c C' Ill
a., Irt,~ rar,7 SAID superintendent Martin 10
Trpune reporter who found hlm in I. room ln the
i.'t,. ,f... at +1r-1u ana w.. hi- "n 60
~ t,.ent room for them row u thr station
,,G when tie tranc &, increased they CmNi o.
ii tr a nov station provide f'r o. location b".
irr,Dn sand, and lIYh -t-.. with ample 'nir14c aga
c,iie on al slde-. lu' eic'hi con-. .,',' ' ..
,n',, ,e,. are considering the whole question ~ tN'
mciltic, f,r travel "n the Iir'r,' '.d "nt' ,, ,n',
report / shall hc ready 10 carry on. an c.-'i.
,I,,,,. nn difference ~ whether The train. stop
~ ill., or rln 20 the CIV Hail. or even 4" East
-" nr Voutault Toint'- vcutur"d the report 'r.
wnll / thuk wouid ;1p trr'.' al Nr. N1rtn.
.v,f... tlc trustee. wanted fu tirf"' under ihN
,,,n aud then ! WoEH take thlr-" of ilf v"rh. lnf
,ni,ldu't try to bridge the 't utlr. seriously,
,ncra ,,ould b" no diiruNf lu rI1uur our if'n- I'd"
- -. nm L.t cLLln lL. ----al-a ----- .--. lnL