The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-25
TO SAVE THE BRONX WooDLAND.
Taxpayers VIII Try to Have the Projected
Street System Altered.

Those taxpayers In the borough OF The Bronx
who are seeking to modify the street system OF
that borough In such fashion as to preserve
the forest trees have begun their undertaking
none too soon. The new map OF the borough,
as prepared by the city engineers. shows a
syetem OF streets and avenues arranged at like
distances with the streets 10 the built-up por-
tion OF the city. II this scheme Is carried out
In detail several hundred acres OF fine forest
will he destroyed and the borough will lose
one OF its CHIEF claims to distinction.
There are four or Ave larger areas Of timber
IN the borough OF The Bronx outside otthe two
great parks. Bronx and Pelham Bay. and there
are besides many handsome SCRAPS OF wood
land and few OF the nobest single trees any
where In New York. or the considerable
bodies OF timber the largest lie near the
northern end Of the borough. These are the
Bathgate woods. lying little to the east OF the
White Plains road. and rather less than half
mile south Of the northern boundary OF the
city: tho Seton woods about equal in area to
the Bathgate woods and somewhat more than
parrow n sr eas, o. ,nat woouann ana ,a ,nhg
70 mt lust east OF the Boston road and south Of
Fast Chester eastward along brook that
fnters en arm OF the Sound near the historic
1.-THE The, e., three pieces OF woodland comprise
birch. beech. tulip. poplar. walnut, butternut
and many smaller varieties The chestnuts Of
the Bathgate woods are In some cases nearly
four feet In diameter. and the beechos there
are among the finest in the region, The. Seton
oS scion pde e he resIed to bs
seenor Robert Seton OF st. Josephs Roman
S IssiS So SRsqTsfb ss.sy city 4:
largest timber has been out within the past
hye years. but the woodland Ia still one o.
great beauty. especially by reason OF the hem:
locks and other everRresns. Part OF the tn I'd
w as,la r. has lust been cut down and con-
. Inc projected street system wNl Rrldiron
avenue which runs south Southeast f iTom
he White Plains road. in wSkeneId. viii cut tut
the eastern end OF the BathRate woods SIX
teenth. Fifteenth. Fourteenth and Thirteenth
avenues. ZOO feet apart will cut through
the bathgate woods and some Of them will
reach the Seton woods. Some Of these streets
the Seton woods. though no street ia actually
cut through the wooiahi AT tight angles TO
Al least two Of these cross strees viii lie cut The
Ba'hRate woods and others will cut the other
Two woodlands The map shows hall dozen
within the woodland area.
Besides the ,wooilands already indicated
road. between East Chester aud liron dale. and
Others between BronxIae and West Farms all
OF which are to share the fate OF the Bathgate
carried out. Both the Kingsbridee ROAD and
the Boston road, as being ut variance with the
White Psins ROAD WI" be d praprgSad ahS
widcned. and at some Ioint upon IT, near the
poLthern limit OF the city. large plaza is pro-
The, proposed parking OF the Bronx River
iropm Bronx Park uorthwarri to the city line.
IN the city stand near the edge OF the Bronx
below W III ANS bridge. Further north are fine
Ss tar nv A. A. maple al! o. Which VII be
scheme Is carried out,