New-York tribune., 1902-12-29

-,d no footpaths. From Spring to Prince-st the
surface is rooted over for one-half the distance
There is no sidewalk. except for board path
on The east side. The Prince-st crossing is a
single track. with no foot passage From
Prince o Jerseyst. it is level, the roofing of the
subway being completed. From Jersey 10
Bouston-st. it is level. though there is no west
sidewalk The Houston-st. crossing is ex-
csIeut. Fr-m Houston to Bleecker it is level At
Bleecker-st- MuIberry-st. ends, running from
the southeast
FENCED-IN HOLE BLOCKS CROSSING.
The Bleecker-st. crossing is made difficult by
: fenced-in excavation for piping at the north
east corner. From Bleecker to Bond the street
has girders on either side. and considerable
vrood wreckage. There is no east sidewalk
From Bond TO Great Jones it is level with big
heap Of rusting iron construction pieces the
southeast end
This detailed analysis OF the present condition
n Elr-st-the new" Eln-st., in which 81, ,000.-
ogn of taxpavers' money has been sunk-shows
conclusiveiy that the street is in itself at present
ralueless for traffic of any sort From end to
end il is dead. But not only is IT worthless for
north and south going business: it is an active
nuisance in that ii holds up the great cross play
Of business east and west. The crossings, as
has been shown. are in many cases blocked; in
many Others narrow and dangerous
The whole appearance Of the street is diapi-
dated Il is the laughing stock of the town.
Poiticians speak OF il as 'laoldup game Po-
lcemen on the beat use il TO reinforce them
stock of jokes.
George R. Oiney, chief engineer Of the Bureau of
Highways in the Department Of Public Works.
said 10 a Tribune reporter
1t has been surface excavation. This is
easier and far more practicable than any at
tempt al subterranean tunnelling- But of
course it makes things look mussy for time
But years time viii everything in shape
There was shameful mismanagement in the
wears that have been allowed TO go by
BARON DE HAUssMANN's PLAN
It was said of Baron de Haussmann, who made
Paris beautiful, that he used blue pencil in
strong straight lines through the citys map
Wherever he marked. the buildings in the line
we're torn down. so that Paris might have great
radiating boulevarGs In q mild form. that was
the process planned for Ein-st- The wreckage
and the bill for il are plain TO see, but the en-
lsrged and beautifed way is only a pleasant
hope. The work of condemnation ana the as
sessuaen1 arrangements with the property own
ers were carried out by a commission or wmcn
Judge Charles H TruaX was originate! mem.
her but on his resignation it consisted OF. ano
consists 10 this DAY of. William g. Davies, Joe
2 Frhardt and William @. Choate. -Four years
ago the court awarded them SIo,eoO apiece. II II
addition to SO day, for their services iAf
r1easiug retainer brought out a sharp letter
from Alfred r. Conkling, who spoke OF the
"raDacity" of the commissioners
The actual work Of making the new Eirl-st
was in part a widening and in part the crea-
1ion OF a passage through rows OF houses Iht
width is eighty feet from end 10 end. Iht
stretch from Grear Jones-st to Rond-st wa:
cut through solid buildings. Bond-st. 20 bleeck
er-st was also a solid block, except Tor an al
lev that crossed, with fifteen foot width.
was solid from Bleecker-St- to East houston
s- 10 Jersey-st- Between Iersey-st- aht
To-ince-st sixty-four and a half feet south o.
Ie-sev-st began Marion-st., and of the eight,
feet Of required width 1888 were already II
existence, because OF this street BetWeei
Prince-st and Spring-st. Marion was sood fol
fftv feet of width. the remaining thirty benle
cut out of the buildings on the west SIDE OF th'
street
THE OLD ELM-ST. AND THE NEW
At Spring-st, as told before, Marion-st
branches of to the southeast and 1t was ther
that the old Elm-st. took up the trail, Spring-sf
being its northern boundary. From Broome-s'
10 Grand-st. old Elm-st. achieved fifty feet o
width thirty feet being condemned on the ives
side From Grand-st- to Howard-st OLD EInn-s'
cut out forty-eiSht feet down the centre OF ia
eighty feet desired. Between Howard-st an an
Canal-st 153 feet to the north OF Canal-st wa
clear Old Elm-st. ran through the centre o o
the desired tract The west side between Canai
st. and Walker-st-. and between WalkeF-sl- Gal
White-st, was clear
twenty feet between Walker and White sts
was taken off the east side. Between ii WiI.
and Franklin SITS. the Criminal Courts buliul,
encroaches two feet at the south END on tn
surveyed width OF the new Elm-st- beI"ee
Franklin Leonard and Worth sts- the oio CIT
r,rjson was cut off by from twenty-five 10 TWEEN
+v-nine feet At worth-st. the old ElIn-s
leaves the new Elm-st, and continues que soul
81 its narrow 5o-foot way to Reade-sI Inc he'
Elru-st branches to the southeast ano 1roi
Worth 20 Pearl St il was hewed out tnrous
houses Between Pearl and Duane SIS. 1t COZ COZ
+fn1-ed through demolished buildings. at Pear
ST being sixty-six feet distant from Centre-sI
ana at Duane-st joining it Between DUAL
and Reade sts., an Irregular four sldeo ciulnp :
b-fI6inge vera in the way and then the marc
to CITY Hall Place lay through triangle
structures ~. ,.,oo- r
r+ree+ oneninys in the Department Of Puoh
Works said yesterday: - o,z - III
Tho condemned property was solo 10 u ~
highest bidder Sometimes house wouio go ~ ~
81 Many houses were stolen Men wouid con- con-
in the night and take them apart ana carr
avIay the wood and piping