New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-04
LIGHTS AND WALKS NEEDED
THE PLAZA AND LIBERTY-ST. NOT PLEAS
ANT AT NIGHT
\ BROOKLYN IMPROVEMENT THAT NEEDS ~
BE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
NOT WELL LAID.

NOT WELL LAID.
Owing 10 neglect somewhere. provision mas not
been made for lighting the Bridge plaza anu
Liberty-st.. the new thoroughfarc made 10 furhish
direct connection between the Bridge entrance ana
Clinton-st Ilberty-st was made by widening ana
extending an alley. Of which many people passing
up and down Fulton-st., only few yards distant
had no knowledge whatever until II was brought 10
public notice in connection with the improvements
made in the last three or four years In connection
with the changing OF the Bridge station at the
BROOKLYN end A large sum OF money has been
spent these Improvements. In the opinion oil
some competent judges 1t has not been well spent
The new plaza will be surrounded by elevated rail-
road structures. and some OF the columns 10 sup
port them will have to be placed on the plaza HSeI'
Ry the extension Of Liberty-st. and the turning
OF II into a fine broad thoroushfare. II Is certain
that means have been provided for enabling peo-
pie to get quickly and easily into Clinton-st mat
il the course which carriages naturally take. ana
a good many heavy vehicles also cross the plaza
by the shortest route and use ldberty-st In the
day time IL is comparatively easy for one on Ioo'
10 make a short cut to the Bridge this way II ne
Is near the junction OF Fulton and Clinton SIS IL
one undertakes 1t night, however he VIII regret
his venture and VOW never To try 1t again ai'er
darkat least not until ade~rae Nights are provided
There are two or three gas lamps on liberty-st III
the upper part apparently left over from us pre-
existing state insignificant alley Even III 'h'S
par; however the sidewalks are FAR from perfect
and in the prevailing darkness the unwary pedes
TRAN is liable after advancing short distance 10
find himself suddenly stepping down several ih'hes
farther than he expected. II II has recently been
raining he may be plunged ankle deep Ia mud
Pcrchance H. thinks to find better footway d!
crossing to the further side OF the street Hlter
going a little way. though, he Will teei impe'e"
TO cross back again for great piles OF oDs'ruc"oS
that can be only dimy seen loom up before MS
he
rartly disslpated by the rays from the electric
Iomns in Fulton and Washington SITS. which pene-
,rote 10 where he is feeling his way labor1ousiy
along.
1t IS only little distance from the upper emu oi
Llberty-st TO the Bridge. but the pedestrian WIN
be tempted 10 think that ne has travelled nan
mile by the time he reaches the Plaza Itself Ihen
uavhap he fancics his troubles at an end. not
On The bright lights OF liquor saloon nave peeh
hcpfu In guiding his footsteps TO TINS corner corner
but once there he finds that there Is no n'st fr
walk leading in the direction OK the IriHss, ~
side OF the plaza * occupied by i"'''n,H IN, imn
Bridge station. 40 NghtS ~ Inns are
to b. seen in the distance. there l. The roar -, 81
I ~ H. Triigc cars only short distance on car
riaecs and coaches are numbering across n'
Amos, feeling that he f. taking hi' nie ~ ms
hands the iravclle. sets out on ne J9urnrS 81
f.w rods TO the Bridge station. lie mus me paw
mont under hi feet far from leN'l. li'ic az ~,
there are dcprcssions in the surface sceinhsS ~,
Stumbling and nounderinE across the open Spa',,.
the traveller finally arrives at his h"stha'lpi
H.. ,,iy las, An EFFORT that he can refrain from CIV
mo tffornurr In emphatic language To ms opinion
~ m. man or men who invented the plaza con
str,cted II and then left II gloomy. unl1Eh'r" an"
dangerous. .t 800. .ho,,iI
"a, ali means he 90 placed ~ 10 shed brihan'
Illumination at the point wh'r" sands u'pp".
into Fultnn-si People leafIue ~" nl'"h " ~.
,,,ars AZ night to 70 10 the Bridge hhN" I" 't"s-
/ Inc corner 81 the plaza her" In rainy "'t'hel
| there is frequently a small brook no"lut "gHn
sands ~ but no can So" II uhth NJ haH III
feit IL a. II Oy"rnogs IN" tops OF nus sln'S In
n one cxnmincs the plaza by daylight n" VII
sec mat the pavement l. by no means wei ,hld
/ /, has been down only little over f""r ~ 20
ionr ana the surface t. already fun %; inegihh''S
simtinr 10 those which may b" aeon almost any
,.rrr. in The uaNemeuis which Mayor hhfii
loosf.l 40 much about "a having been lAiN huin,t
b b,s f,,n terms Tho trouble with thos" pavement,
/ 49, th,f NOV were not properly put down. Instead
4 OF h.lng placed a good iounH1 non my W.
R laid Simply IN sand and naturally: h,"N} H"'N
D tn, over Them has speedily altered "hht was
r.iri,. levei surface into decidedly uneven "il'
Wnreoycr II is stated that. instead 81 giahlt'
ynaIss-a much softer and cheai - s'oh" vas -
extcnsivcly hy the contractors IN" result - lhh'
~ 'igcs Of The blocks are quickly worn away
d ,be na,nments speedily become la or relulr'
ra"a,rs II ts known also that granite blocks takoi
~, from streets IN NcW-N ork w.r" boufnI anu 49,
in some Hrooklyn streets while Mr 'haplh wa
IA come back 10 Lihertyst ana m, pszi
! r,h,ro IAN bo no doubt that the public Welfare u,
,arts that the sidewalks and cross"alks Sh"uIu
-, one. he uuf IN good condition ana that HShtf
al ohII ~ ror,deJ for the whole ~ present
H. e,,te OF both street and plaza Is iar ro"
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