New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-28
TO PUSH WORK ON TIE SPEEDWAY.
PLANS TO GIVE EMPLOYMENT To IDLE MEN-A
CIHLDEEN'S PLAYGHOUND TO BIZ MADE.

PLANS TO GIVE EMPLOYMENT To IDLE MEN-A
CHIDEEN'S PrAYGEOUND TO BE MADE
delegation Of uptown property owners. h'adeu
by James J. Coogan. appeared before the PARK
Commissioners Yesterday and asked that the mon
Railway C'Huckleberry'O Company be allowed 10
extend It's trolley system over the handsome ne"
bridge at Sevenih-ave. The argument used In FAVOR
Of the project was that It would increase real estate
values on both sides Of the river Commissioner
Clausen called the attention Of the applicants 10
the law authorizing the construction OF me "ldse
prohibiting cartracks thereon. The request was "e
MED
Mr.. Coogan then switched of 70 the Harlem River
Specdwav and urged that the construction be
pushed without delay 50 as 70 afford employment
10 deserving workingmen. President Happen ue
clarel that the board was doing everything III
It's power to aid in the work 81 l"ss"nlns deSu'n-
ton AMI said that the speedway construction would
he facilitated as rapidly as possible. Mr.. Coogdn.
IN ro,lv said that he was Informed that many Of
the persons employed on the Seventh-ave. bridge
construction had been brought here from 'ahAa anu
other foreign parts. but Commissioner Happen was
confident that Mr.. Coogan's sources OF ii'tH'"'''"
were unirustworthy
4 plan for the improvement 81 Mail-st was re-
coived from Postmaster Dayton. lie proposed to
remove the present stone wall AMI walk, ir"N-
i,o q wide roadway between the Postoihce ana the
prosent line Of city Han Park The matter was
laid over. Commissioner Dana, after speaking oil
the speculation ON the subject, suggested That ITO
fessor j. A. Allen b. requested 10 lecnir ~h",lrr,
the new arrival in the central Park "I"o ought
10 be- called a chmpanzcr. gorilla or an ape MI
Dana's proposition was cpncrfT"I IN. Ill.,, ,,.,s.j
calvert VauA the landscape archttct, apI' 80
that the board purcha,e the lint 81 si""t a.
southwest corner Of Fifty -ninih-.t eng rrH
ave FOR widening the approach II ''htaI 'a'N.
The land was valued AZ NNV". No H'uo" WIS
The question Of proceeding With the con, tructi'n
Of the second section Of the speedway VIII pr 'a"'"
W. Dy basr decided To- ask the Board Of Ettlmate
ar s. 90 10 h. expended ia tearing down ne
houses within the area u thr ne" 'oiI'ht it LIZ
park nearest the river. FOR tn" purpose oi MAKING
a chiidrens playground. 81 the '"t'"S' '""' P"'
Controller Myers. IN speaking yesterday - The
rlau for pushing forward a. much munlciph con
Of affording employment for men willing 10 WORK
but who cannot obtain work In their ordinary Voc
cations sail that general plan had Yet ben
outlined In the boards of which b" was mrin~
dane 1 n ifi direction though doub, The wisdom
OF creating the impression that IN" CITY Is hh'ut
Of work / am afraid that the result might b"
that shall. without Intending H. lnVt" huhiiriH
Of the unemployed and d"situi" from "ih"r c!tl'-
people in New-YorH who are appealing 20 rs for
charity instead Of lcss"nins the prevailing dis
President Tappen. who also doubted whether II
purposes making work for many unemployed men.
said tina, he thought IA" frs, section OF the speed
would require the labor of about ~ men. and that
the second section. which would be- considered to-
chief Engineer Ft"l"y. Of the Aqur'luct Commission.
sail that all the works now under way furnished
EMPLOYMENT 20 about Lon labprrrs. most Of whom
were Italians. AZ Reservoir d. at Carmel. 3-j men
were at work. and tn" reservoir would cost be
tSDG0o and SsrOpD. The dam at IurIy's sta
tiOn gave work TO 3Hi men and here XEDDpI would
be expended before the Improvement was finished.
James =. Coleman. contractor for the CrotOn
dam. had about 400 men at work The reservoir
would cost perhaps &.W0,WD before II com
plecd. but It would take eight years 70 do this
The trOuhl" with the contractors OF his department.
Mr. Ftci"y sail was that most Of their work was
in winter consequently h. about "A month they
would have - lay or most of their lahorers until
spring.