New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-05
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
HOW SHALL LIBERTY-ST. BE WlDENEDf
ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST THE PLANS OF
THE BRIDGE EXPERTS.

HOW SHALL LIBERTY-ST. BE WIDENEDr
ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST THE PLANS OF
THE BRIDGE EXPERTS.
The Bridge Trustees, Terminal Committee gave
hearing yesterday to property owners IN the ma'er
of the widening of Liberyst.. from Highst. 10 lns
st. 10 make a new avenue Of approach 70 the broso'
The members of the committee present were 'a"'e'
Howell, g. W. McNulty, a. S. Swan and D L. heenos
A considerable number of interested persons "c'o
present.
Major G. W McNuity, who presided, first called ior
affections 10 the plan for the widening OF LoerS s
nm the west side william &. Low appeared Ior ''o
BROOKLYN Savings Bank, whose prop~V' at "OnVo
and Fulton sts.. Is assessed at Sloo,oVo' anu -
at $1,000 The bill, he said, ala not P.osluo
the same plan as the report OF the boaie Vi np
The hill said An avenue Of approach from Tniar! ~.
This meant that both sides Of the ne" avenue .
he in Tlsry.st The cost of the Improvement was no'
limited nv the hill but IL was the duty OF tle Wus'ees
N keen the expense as small as possible ihe Piop
erty on the west side Of Liberty-st was "ol' i 0-
than on the east side .,-. eo
SIDNEY v Lowell, appeared for the 5eweiry nrin
., wnuar, wise & Son. argued that the scheme was
one Of doubtful utility 20 the city IN prOporuoh " 'e
cost All the circumstances favored inc "uehlIe "a
IJberty-st on the east side rather than the west Ae
was costly property the lattec and chesp piopei
nm the other side. better plan would De 10 UaAo
the eastery SIDE and then there could be ne iacaue
along the Bridge property, hs'eau Vi '
stables and tenement houses,
No one else appeared for the property-o"hfs anu
avoca.es for the improvement were then heard hugo
tIh smoke for the laundry interest Of j. F. Iaane OIL
An. cast side of Liberty-st, at Concosdst ana auVo
c,ted the plan of the Board of Experts. George Z.
sheldon appeared for the Brooklyn Bank winch VIII
coon erct new building at Clinton and FUTON stS''
onnoste the proposed new highway lie urged the
Mons nj the Board of Experts best for the city ana
he bridge The new avenue OF approach would AFFORD
an adeauate means of reaching the Bridge from the
rIo,eh,s and south Brooklyn for many years to come
FyMavor John W. Hunter said that he wished there
mid no better facilities for ngress and egress at the
,ra,v work terminus OF the Bridge Improvement was
more needed there than in Brooklyn 1t was extrava
con, for BROOKLYN 10 spend much money for new
a,,rroacbes when they not absolutely needed
when, neople landed from The Bridge In New-fork Ihey
rore cnntied into cesspOOl." General A. c. Barnes
who Is Bridge Trustee and owner OF the large DOCK
Nnderv on the east side of Libertys, denied that nc
had any idea of what the experts would report In the
matter and used no influence to see that his property
WAS left undsturbed by the proposed widening "en
eraI Rarnes SUPPORTED the experts plans.
Professor g. W. PlymptOn. the roohyh menoe to ~
the BOARD of Experts. spoke OF Uhe pItiViP,ed ae
pIIjded tle action of the Roard, which ne salu WeIe
6nblc convenience and public veal. The line OF ulo
Old street was adopted and the property taken 10 Wue
II was so taken "a 10 leave property thaI MVuu b po
vnluable The Terminal Committee VIII report " Vio
trustees next Monday at the May meeting