The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-18
TO EXTEND THE DRIVE.
1rlEHAzTAN VALLEY TO BE CROSSED
BY a VIlDUOE

ghs Beard or street OpeninEs Arrives at This
Decisisn After = Protrncted Public Hear
inE-No Action Has Been Taken ne to the
Proposed Extensisu Above lSAth street.
The Board of Street Opening, in executive
session yesterday afternoon, decided to FIX the
motes and bounds Of the extension Of the River
side Drive from Its present terminus at Clare
mont across tho Manhattan Valley to 134th
street only. No action was taken on tho con-
tinu alton Of the proposed extension to 1884
street. as contemplated in the act passed by tho
Legislature last winter, and as the time for its
consideration expires on Nov. 90 the scheme
will fall to the ground for the present at least.
This action Of the board was taken after q
protraoted public hearing in the Mayors office,
during which many property holders on WASH
ington Heights objected to the extension on 40
count Of the manner in which the roadway was
laid out on the two maps drawn by the engineers
of the Public Works Department and the Park
Board. During the discussion 1t was developed
that the act authorizing the extension was
drawn by certain property owners, who paid
little attention to anything save their own in.
forests, that all ito provisions were mandatory,
leaving the Board Of Street Opening little
or no discretion in tho matter, and that
the roadway would have to be laid out In such a
way that certain residences and buildings would
escape destruction, while others would have to
b taken In condemnation proceedings. Ono Of
tho houses exempted was that of Robert HoRuet,
late candidate for President Of the Borough Of
Manhattan on the Cts ticket. This house.
which is near 145th street, was said to be worth
from 100000 to $4,000. Mr.. Hoguet owns
ether property along the line Of the proposed ex-
tension. and he was present at tho hearing to
urge the adoption Of the plans.
Comptroller Fitch objected to tho whole
scheme on account Of the fact that the act was
mandatory. You people went ahead and drew
tho law in Its present form SO that you could
mendamus this board in case Il did not carry
that a local board Of this kind should bo Dc.
prived by the Legislature at Albany Of discre-
tionary, powers In dealing with purely local
One Of the men who objected to the extension
se laid out was a; Judson Fqllem. who owns a
in favor Of tho extension" he said, "but the
plan sh9Hld 6e changed 90 that could save my
At that point Martin Newall. who owns prop.
said: q hope that you, viii make no change. I
think I speak for q majority of the residents in
shat neighborhood when I say, that Mr.. Full
Mr.. Fuiiam became wild with anger. He
through the crowd which surrounded Mr.. Now
S,lj Mccoy " s dare rs,y ySs G M. ny sH hS%e a,S I 1 PSo III.
ply. Afterwards the men met in the corridor
outside the Mayors office, and at the soliolta-
ton of several of his friends Mr.. Fullam con-
scented to shake hands with Mr.. Newall. 81
The extension decided on by the board consists
simply of q viaduct across Manhattan valley.
1t will start from the apex north of Claremont
instead Of from a point on the e~asterly side Of
the drive. between 1921 and 18th streets, as
provided for in the act John G. Shaw. who rep
resents O number Of property holders in favor
Of the extension, said that the act of tho board
was illegal, and that any action on Its part not
strictly In conformity with tho law would DO
fought to the bitter end by his clients.