New-York tribune., 1901-12-22
OPPOSE BRIDGE APPROACH.
BUSINESS MEN EAST OF THE BOWERY SAY
THE IMPROVEMENTS BOARDS PLAN
WOULD INJURE THEIR BUSINESS.

Flandrau & Co.. carriage builders at NO 3'4
Broome-st. yesterday voiced the opposition of busi
in the district east of the Bowery to
the proposed diagonal extension to the ap-
proach of the New East River Bridge, the plans Tor
which approved some days ago by the Board
of Public improvements. The plans snow that
there would be plaza at the approach, taking IN
the two city blocks bounded by Delaney. Clinton
Broome and Norfolk sts.. that Delancey-st. would
be yvidened on it's south side nearly quarter or
a block, all the way to the Bowery, ana that d
new street more than one hundred feet wide "ould
be cut through the blocks diagonally west or the
Bowery Elm-st., meeting 1t at Broome-st IL Is
declared that the proposed extension will cost more
than Sl7s6.0OO and Flandrau & Co. say in addition
The new extension viii be very serious inter
ference with business interests and Will drive I'm,
portant from the neighborhood. No extension
from the Bowery is needed, as the Bowery, oelng a
town tracks Of the Second Third and Fourth ave.
The Third-ave. elevated station Is on the
the Second-ave: elevated is at Allen and Grand SITS
Drivers and pedestrians will go downtown tnrough
the Bowery, or through the Bowery 10 Broorlest,,
along BroOme-st. to Mulberry-st. then down or 70
across town could continue on through Broomest,
far larger number going downtown before G they e
citv Coming from Brooklyn or going to it.
Those going uptown have the same facilities for
cars by way of the Bowery and up Fourth-aye;
Eighth-st to the western part of the city -. .,a
People coming downtown VIII not 20 0u6 tb Oh ine n
clines to the south, but will strike the Bo"er!,
from above there, ana NIleIl the
the station will be at Spring-st, one olock aD9Ns
the extension. If more extension Is needed
beyond DelanCey-st-, why not widen ffty or seE-
enty-tive feet OF southery side OF Sprlng-st-,
which will take off old houses, and that would not
be so expensive, and this the city department mas
at times spoken of help the condition there
bv taking off one of the blocks and creating PARK
as the houses on the street are so oVercroWded.
This approach would lead direct to Elm-st and 10
the underground tunnel station ..
There is plaza at the entrance to the bridse
taking in two blocks between Delancey-st- ana
Broome-st and from Norfolk-st- TO Clnton-st,
and Il is also that another VIII be asked
for at the Bowery at the end OF the Delancey-st
approach Then, why third at Broone' Mario"
Elm SITS? = -.
one of the strong points claimed for it is that
II is esh stic-a fun view OF the bridge can De had
This is because the diagonal extension pre-
it. 1t only be seen II the eAtehsIo, IN
stead of being made diagonal, is made perfectly
straight through the streets between f5!ooHlt anu
Spring SITS. which would bring IL out, then, ABOUT
half way between the two streets.
urged that the street would De free OF car
tracks and that Deancey-st. and Spring-st- have
enough, il will not be long before somebody
Will assert 1t is easier for the Delancey-st
cars 10 go through the new extension to E-lm-st:
and Join the systems there north and SOUTH ana
on through Broome-st across Broadway to the
systems on the West Side: and il is believed by
the time the extension is finished cars Will be run
Carriage and truck drivers Will the street
as much as supposed, for all pleasure drivers-sO
per cent of therl-wiU turn up the Bowery. and not
go out OF the way reach the upper part OF the
city, which they would have TO do II they took the
diagonal extension and went through Em-st. up
town The would be true of any driver OF
truckdrivers with loads would be to come through
the various streets between Broadway and Nor
folk-st. and strike the DelanCey-st. approach from
the Bowery TO the bridge plaza