New-York tribune., 1902-07-29
PLAZA FOR NEW BRIDGE. /
ESTIMATE BOARD AUTHORIZES ONE IN
BROOKLYN-CITY TO PAY FOR
GREENPOINT PARK.

The Board of Estimate and Apportonment yes
terday authorized a number of important improve
ments for the Borough OF Brooklyn. 1t voted to
pay the entire cost of the proposed park in the
Fourteenth and Seventeenth wards, which will oc-
cupy about thirteen city blocks. 1t also voted to
acquire title for plaza at the Brooklyn end of
the Williamsburg Bridge, and to direct the Cor
poratiOn Counsel to take the necessary court pro-
ceedings for the appointment Of a commission of
appraisal to determine the compensation TO be paid
to the property owners. The plaza will occupy two
blocks and parts of two others between South
Fourth-st., Havemeyer-st,, Broadway and briggs
The board approved the construction of the
GreenpOint park some time ago. but the Corpora
ton Counsel held that in the absence of specific
resolution the adjoining property would have to
bear the cost. The resolution adopted a the Con-
trollers instance, put all the the city.
All except three of the buildings the land
are frame.
The board approved the report OF the sub-com-
mittee on Carnegie library sites. and authorized the
acquisition of four sites in Manhattan three in
Richmond and one in Brooklyn. follows:
Observation-Disclosures near Park-ave., at
a cost not to exceed $3OOO0 One-hundred-a
thirty-ifth-st and Lenox-ave.. at not more than
$4,000; No. 235 East Twenty y-ffth-st at not more
than $4,000, and at SiXty-seventh-st., west of
First-ave., at cost of than $1,000
Richmond-St. George, at a cost of not more than
$4,000; Stapleton, at not than 10000 and
Port Richmond. at not more than $1,000 Only two
Of these sites will be taken. The trustees will de-
eide which. The board accepted a site at Tomp-
kinsville given by the Realty Trust Company.
Brooklyn-At LinwoOd and Norwood SITS, at
to exceed S3G 900.
The board hOnored request of Commissioner
Woodbury. of the Department of Street Cleaning
for SleSOO0 for horses harness, etc. for in
Manhattan. The board authorized the Commits
sioner to get plans for department stable, at
cost of not more than $1,000 near the Crow Hill
county buildings
The board approved a report of the Aqueduct
Commission calling for an increase of the cost of
the Jerome Park reservoir and fixing the date for
It's completion, the westerly side to be done by
The added cost made necessary By the passage
by the legislature OF the law making eight hour
working day the State policy all public work.
Chief Engineer Hin. in a written report to the
board says the changed conditions must increase
the cost or the work by 1864 44S 40
After recess Commissioner Woodbury. presented
TO the board two bids he had received for the dis
posal of street refuse in Brooklyn One bid offered
to take the stuff from the Street Cleaning Depart
ment at eight cents cubic yard delivered at any
one OF four stations in Brooklyn. The other wanted
o. cents cubic yard with fifteen delivery stations.
The Commissioner said he believed IL would be
more profitable for the city accept the ap-
parently higher bid Of Milton Kennedy whose
many stations would make the departments
pense OF delivering practically nothing
For the widening of Broadway TO 100 feet at
Van Cortlandt Park. the board decided that the
city should pay four-fifths of the cost.
1t decided to hold a special meeting
Monday, August t. to complete pending business.