New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-21
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN
PLANS FOR THE DRIVEWAY.
REPORT OF THE COMMlssIoNERs-cosT OF Oh
TANNING THE PROPERTY NECESSARY
ESTIMATED AT $500. 900.

TANNING THE PROPERTY NECESSARY
ESTIMATED AT s25cocoo
The commissioners appointed about year ago
by Mayor Schercn 10 determine the boundaries anu
mako a plan OF driveway and parkway aiohs
New-Yorll Bay and the Narrows, yesterday lncu
partment 0. Parks.
The report after dealing with the natural atirac-
tivcness OF the parkway. Is in part as follows;
In the first place It was decided TO recommend
the taking IF all land under water aicngs sarv nr
quite half the expense of acquiring az the propeiN
IN our Plan but t %e eT the entire Project
might better be abandoned. Since the iahu ae
IS approved. it seems most natural use this land.
far practicable for gaining suitable wiu,n d G
merely driveway. or road for eques'Tla ,iIs
path for bicysliss or promenade an nad fS w
have ample spaces where people may assemble tS Sr
res, and recreation shelters boathouses sor p @
lie comfort In fact here Is to be pafk pros OF
f ~ ra a 9siTSs af that M
Il Will cost more to fl up the lana ~ Sna br
existing road with the resultant damages 10 ou'''-
We have. as far as seemed practicable avoided
disturbing the beautiful private GROUNDS a'o"s ''o
Shore Road. ...o ,.,s,,s the
shore Road: After you have made your beautiful
parkway along the shore how are you gong 70 iii st
we believe become source Of pride ana pieas .
TO the entire city. The two great chdiHeIs ia
lead from the populated portions or the city o1Wn
toward the Shore Road and Fourth-ave' ana rort
Hamilton-ave. The problem TO US was now 10 .on
meet these with the parkway. south OF inc MAI.
haitian and Sea Beach railroads there Is no stLsr.
available until YOU come TO Seventy hfth- ST. WhiSn
is nearly half a mile below the beginning, OF the
Shore Road. Between the railroads ana Seven! ,
ffth-st the streets only g. feet vide III sceneu
TO us absurd to connect Fort Hamilton-ave whlcn
is 100 feet wide. and Fourh-ave which Is ~ lcei
wde-both bearing horses, carriages. bicycIes aiI
pedestrians by thousands-with the most beauuI VI
parkway in the world by an ordinary cry sure.
co feet wide We have. therefore. proposed 10 FAX,
an entire block between two streets from fe on
Uamjiton-ave to Flrst-ave. The statute calls Tor
detailed pIans Of the Improvement only after the
authorities shall have passed on our frst report
we have estimated the cost Of acquiring the
property embraced In our plan AZ 325oOoW FROM
Sixty-ffth-st IT Will be quite practical and natural
10 connect with the parkway by a bridge across
thar the development OF our plan will not only PRO
Vide pleasure grounds OF unrvalled beauty, but
will prove a good investment for the city
In preparing plan we have had the services
of Frederick Law Olmsted LII D.. ana the cthcr
partners and staff of the firm OF Olmsted Oif.
sted & Elliot. During our long consideration Oh
the subject many unforeseen questions nave ARISEN
II is with great satisfaction that we INFORM your
Honor that In every matter embraced IN me piaan
and in this report the landscape architects ana INC
entire commission are In complete and hearty &C
cord Respectfully submitted John Is W oodwaru
Elijah r. Kennedy George Ingram. william Brown
John Condor, Solomon w. johnson. Simeon d.
Chittenden.