New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-22
FOR THE BRIDGE EXTENSION.
PROPERTY TO BE TAKEN IN WASHING
TON ST
ErAILs OF wnAT Is TO BE DONE UNDER THE

DETAILS OF WHAT l. TO BE DONE UNDER THE
ACTION OF THE TRUSTEES.
The extension Of the Bridge storage tracks along
the line OF Wa,hn sou-st., from CJncods t. Hillary
st. will take a strip Of property about COO feet in
len 9Th and lO5 feet In depth. 1t will take away two
historic buildings one the Brooklyn Institute ana the
other the Washington Street Methodist Episcopal
Church. The former property is valued at S-jOOO).
The building was considerably damaged by fire few
months ago, and the expectation that the property
would be needed for Bridge has led to delay in
repairing and rcittng 1t f0r its former uses. The
building was erected about $3.50 and regarded
Is a line architectural adornment to the city at the
time. with It's massive Grccian columns and frOwning
portal II contains great hall, in which many
notable lectures and addresses have been delivered
\ fine library and several lecture rooms fill up tie
first and fourth fpOfS Of structure. The manage
ment Of the Institute arc dcsirous OF advancing the
project II "A great museum OF art aud science In the
uptown part Of the city, Prospect Para and tho
ale Of the Westinghouse property to the two eli 5
| for bridge purposes will probably advance this.
| for the present the Institute lectures arc
! being delivered in the Young Mems Association Build
Ing. aud this arrangement will probably be continued
4 the Bridge management demo.ise, the ID Institute
The Wa,hirg ,on street Methodist Episcopal Church.
according 20 the date inscribed upon q marble slab over
lis main entrance. ere It'd In 1-32. II was Tho
hiri Methodist church in the CITY, and was regarded
| 4, a splendid structure f,r the times, with removal
ZION and repair, at intervals, Ia, served tn" con
| -r,catlon for almost sixty years. 1t IS red b.Ick
| building with Il broad parco Tie former sunday
school chapel adjoining. la, been tunnel i7io FAC
tory FOR the manufacture Of galvanized hol fronts fr
buildings Tuc church valuor lis prop rty ar $50
O)o Most " the other builli - in the borh arr
private houses. who's, owner, would toe cl2d t. palAe
| The advance in the vain" Of their properly hv r'as)n
u its situation and de- r.bt; fr bu-iacs purposes
II the Bridge did not take it, L. aU:a.t> and minor
shops occupy the ta-cm.ntS and ir,t floors OF some
II these HOUSES, and at the corner o ,'H''I''' o''
d, a liquor-shop.
The assessed value II the block is S3l5.ooo and
Pre-. idcn; Howell of the Bridge n-tecs. ct mat tEa
thi, Is about ono half If what the Bridge VII nave l."
pay for it, Efforts viii be made to me- ate WIN
all ire owners. and c-o.t VIII not b hdd u IN'H-
i. by the right of cm.cnt domain unless a"'"n.'l
necessary Tie Bridge ;utlo.ilc- ra', tn risA' nos t.
90 eight feet south oi Concord 81. AID II the I'Ptt
n secured b, pfiyat, negotiation, IT IL todsb' Il "'>
mot lie necessary &, .c. Ic-i-ltNc acton l"r h''c
rect known as Washington Place, ruh""'E I"'" IA
| ,l,cli near the chutci viii not have 10 b. '.o71"
some Of tho pIopcIt, -oWncrs, Who ious" -" "' 'N
irw year, a-J against the est n-'n - th' llHre '"
way to me city HAL plopos' t. rene" lheir C'''i'
to prevent Inc cAi''''''! ,', ,,. track, ia Le
W.lnng to compr0msc ANA permit INC tIdoH A., ~ , ~
rAt,udcd In he nIld' %. tI' lIp'h, u tht W M
TONS. front is not sacrificed "Hl Tue ,t,,r
would not listen to thle Hlii'u-H W.T.. ,,ir1.r
in bill which pd'~eu INV L'-''.'' w i''N "'
r aud died in the hands of Governor llIll ,
. There are TO- cnouLh funds ia the mana, II .l'
I gr.dg, Treasurer tp Vtk for NOR titu nan 81 "a
uIonc,tv TO be pult Aa>,d and bona, WI nave I" 10y
! ',,u,d 10 raj .e the needed itud-. MAYOR '."Pn j.
having hin diaftcl p'JNidH: th3 ''hu,n"i ''i"-'
,>ucidlurc IN the nature OF ouI-tiH oh ehii' To- ~
In Doud, issued 40 q uN rate o. lNlit> lF l'i'. III
IN y,tr, on more. and t'I' th' surplus rev '" ~
me Fridge after the cost oi maitt Hdn'' ana "p''l""
i, dcir,,cd shall bee paid +" ia" c\ aHhIrli , 81 III
lyo ci ic- to Dee applied To tn rdd' ti"n 81. o iu''i
charge. ON account oi ih So tJ'd~ ana 9" pNW"
I.ir tllurDiI H. believe, that tlh, VIII tnhir N'-
uurpy,nirut. To Dee cl .c,rd 10 iIccr' "nd lac az
Lr growth Of tl" city and h-h the ii'n' "1 '\
alton growing ou of ~ original '"'tlu' Ioh an" "'
| ncrl Il enlargement. -, ...,,. ro,1ol
Ec,ldes the sum to be spent for the property necHl
Ia extend the storage tracks. II li C,tludlcd lst U
nrv station Iuiidn- Ncvy Norl, viii cost - 1919
and thr ono in ErO,klyU Si2oooo, the p'llvFnn''
SIG 900. TIE additional ma"mnep Fb-o'' anu u''
new rolling ,toch T}O3OOO, mhhinE tih "l ~.
M 900 Nor, tlau double tn, sum !, saNcd IN
Striking out TIE suggestion, of tie Board "i fNptr'
NAT the gore bounded by the Bridge. pax IoM ar,
Zorth Wulam,t.. in New York. an the mare bur",I
hv the UrlIgr. sand. Fulton and iIleh -i". Ut if.
i'm Ice pnrchaqeI ami Liberty %. d. Ndr'H /" Ni-'''
dot and cut through fulton st., opfo,li' Nhllu a.
II was estimated that the expense of in> ""'h 'H
ironllyu would be nearly S3ouo.oop and TIE cW-
Vnrl, nrOprrtv would cost ~, -O0opO. fari III ll'
cost Of the latter t. be borLr by TIE HaHHittiA
.;cyat.d Rallrntd Company, however. FI',' pr
,Ir.,dv bcing drawn fir tn" stations ana plat
forms provided for b. the action OF the trustees