The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-13
COLER'SPARK PLAN HUNGUP
hoard or pUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
mrs IT A HARD BLOH.


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Voted Yesterday to Postpone Indefinitely
Consideration of tho Matter-The Comp
troller Chngrined but Not Discouraged
Where lie Puts Blame for Failure.
The Board Of Public improvements voted
yesterday to postpone indefinitely considera-
tion OF Comptroller COler's plan for a seaside
park at Coney Island. The boards action was
due to the fact that many OF its members had
not been able to get money for public improve
mcnts which they believed to be more urgently
demanded than the park. The park suggcs-
ton has been opposed from the start by presi-
dent Grout OF the borough of brooklyn. presi-
dent Bowoy OF Queens. Commissioner Kane
OF the Sewer Department and several other
members Of the board. President Circuit
said he was not opposed to tho idea
OF the park but that he thought the Comp
trollcrs plan was altogether too ambitious.
The estimated cost it involved is SH.OOO.OOO.
Mr.. CIRCUITS plan was "a modification OF the
Comptroler'S and was suggested by IT, He
wanted the city to take q strip 400 feet wide
from Sea Gate To the Boulevard. This would
have cost S3,3l3,OUo In its general features
this plan called for n park similar to that at
Revere Beach, near Boston
After the public hearing on Monday at which
the park idea was discussed Comptroller Colers
plan was embodied in resolution which was
presented as soon rs tho Board Of Public I'M
provements met yesterday When the resolu-
ton was read Mr. Circuit moved to substitute
the smaller PARK Tor thc larger one IN urging
this suggestion he said that the city was in
need Of repaycmcnt in many Of its streets and
that the water supply and sewerage system
would soon need extensions costing large sums
of money Mr.. circuit said he believed that all
the good which would be accomplished through
the adoption of the COmptrOlier's idea would
be gained by combining the park to the sea
peach. lie also called attention 10 the iart
that IL his plan was adopted it would cost less
than one.third a. much a. the Comntrollnr's
''"' '''e -'''''" 20 '""'" Us '"'
ana nyr"pS NOT SSo, f as ,n mI"
pri,,an. .ni5 thn, hn tne n.t,tIsh
~ SUI wa, '' ",
m"nt Of such park a splendid thing for tho
! soIiIntion wont int, e,rnt the municipality
o"''oii m''', tl' ,
ties which we're now crying for millions. In
yinwnf thaso fort. Mr. Shea moved rhnt the
matter be laid over until the Comptroller had
| furnished a statement showing the cxnct ilnan-
''aI cohu'tion oil th'c'.y. an" 'h' ''posrap''icn
| engineer had made statement III great detail
Of tho cost Of the propo."d Enforcement
boorS bat what nTN wos rcov wanted
Oh MS o0rouEh; sn Mr n i''wr'S ,ai' tnae Su'n
| map Wou'u 'oSI 9-'.',''' anu INA, " M'"'' gu
abb" the residents OF that part OF the city to sell
| building lots
! President lIolohnn said that in view ~ the
intarnst in yoiynd he intended TO nut Mr. Shea q
motion first
;" want 10 get in an amendment to that"
said Mr Groa, Il want thC; f,opoEraphicaI
sHm"Lody 70 give US n list of ali the proposed
mud r0ntem pIoted bubble improvements with
tunnHi and th" hri,ir"s over the East River"
can teii Won what the contrmplated inn
| rrov.fnepts arc nov > said MIR Holohan.
| !''rhny nmGunt i'm nil To- sos 900 900"
Does that include the rapid transit tunnslY'
askad Mr. Gr6mt '''N
IA. / don't Know where I can get any figures
| Of that sni1 the President