The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-07
NOW TO OPEN ELM STREET.
Mayor Gi:roy rushe. Ahead the rinr to
Relieve broadway.

With characteristic prom ptness Mayor Gil
roy tackled tho Elm street Improvement yes.
terday. and advanced II to the point OF select
ing Commissioners to arpraisc the damages
and assess the cost.
Engineer Joseph or. Webster OF the De-
partment OF Public Works exhibited 10 the
Board Of Street Opening tho latest plan Of the
i'm provement.wh he had prepared Mt Mayor
Gilroy's request. It provides for taking the
triangular block bounded 10y Centre and
Reade streets and City Hall place. and making
Il biz omen square into which the southern
end OF tho new Elm street will open. In
ginecr Webster's map shows The new lin
street eighty feet wide. running diaeonully
from this square through the blocks bounded
by Centre. I,eade. Elm. and Worth streets
to tie junction of Elm and Worth streets.
The rlan slices of some twenty feet Of the
front Of the blocks on the east side Of Elm
stree, from this roin. north to Canal. street to
rear wall nj tho Toinhs is sacrificed 10y II.
North of Canal street for some distance rror.
s:raight"n tho lines. witch are very irregular
where Marion street Joins blu, at a sharp
angie; A sligo Will como OIL the block on the
street viii toii"mu'. ths s'i Inc of Marion street.
which will ne ,wideued on the east side. and
running directly into Lafayette place.
President Dana Of the Park Board said that
ne thONHnt n lctIer opening cOulG 10. got 10
side OF Centre street south Of lieade street. in
Guiding u small rurtiCn ot tn" city Hall Park.
Mayor tiilruy said tint he did not think that
necessary. as the Urinary oOIert Is TO furnish
u relief 20 the traffic which onCests broad
small proportion. OF that through Chambers
street. which will find "a vent in the new street.
1t ia about timo we. got. this thing under
way and did. something" said the Mayor.
We have been dreaming. about 1t long
enough. ] should like to soc ii done as soon
M Ul A MI ali L u.. = nIal q Ns F., Atvt.
lation which will allow us to proceed with de-
suatch. As IL is now IT," city IL subjected to
delays OF q reNat Gus character in its attctn pts
at street improvements and ! have no dollt
TINT we shall hn I'VE or six wears In securing
this one IL we do 10, have the laws amended.
loved the commissioners Of tho new aQueduct
to take property rs soon as +, commissioners for
its appraisal were appointed"
President Dana suggested that 1t would be
well 10 widen Fourth avenue at Eighth street
for an outlet to lafayette place. hut Mayor
Gitrnv said ns that point was So far way no
would suggest that il be made the subject OF
another proceeding.
Mr. Dana moved to adopt the man as pre-
seated. which was unanimo Oh sly carried. as
We're also motions directing the department
OF Public Work. to Prepar; n!ans t,r fling.
sary steps to secure the appointment Of Com.
miasilncrs.
The Improvement. It is estimated. will cost
S2.!hil. 1Ik u will Gecessitat- cutting into
the i,nch building on the corner OF Houston
ana Mulberry streets. IA we'll ns several large
buildings erected for manufacturing urposes.
it also cuts OIL the rear Of the Italian church
Ht :iGl Mulberry street. Most Of the buildings
which nre TO toe takeu. however. are wooden.
OF comnatatively cheap old brick structures.