New-York tribune., 1903-04-26

Of s OF short streets spread the sticks
,,a But the practical advantage great as 1t is in
70 " oL the congestion already existing and sure
minds minds Of the people of the East side the most
r,,bia reason Tor the change The question of
& Ior this step. To walk through AIien-st is sun
street completely roofed over by the SeconaVe
bo bov, e,eEateG, nned with a number CT tumbledown
az midday as at night such a street is in the be-
Innni. 1I tlS soGiaI % workers menace to the COM
forward the fact that here, in the Tammany days
was the home OF the notorious cadets who TOOK
their name from the street Here in the red
light, light era in ten blocks thirty-three dis
and filth Of M this street Then they soduce the tes
testified in recent hearing before the Mavor that
au,oercuIosis existed to an extent this street
city Further they TESTIFIED That e dsea IN @ Sas
oTe prevalent and more fatal this street
chance of recovery from illness than the resident
health OF the community the East 'ii sders rs fhe de
nand that Allen-st- be widened and the light of
The doctors and Commissioner Woodbury. both
agree that the dust taken from Allen-st contains
ten or twenty. times as many tuberculosis germs
as the dust from any other street" said ] G.
sne,ps stokes the other day Isn't that striking
-, There is. however third detail connected with
market under the Delancey-st bridge approach
6beoo6 oT o6 eas raised to third re of te
lfauon or pushcarts here is that this would
be hardship to the residents of the more distant
terSSnents; tS the women, ii is declared. cannot af-
nan@ rora 10 @ ne away from home so long would be
1Decessary In order to make a trip to Deancey-st
@ IN me other hand. there is no question but that
East side are menace to healt and ra bfI Gver 5he
aue1 ndHc- IHeTefor,. 1t is now proposed to widen
f Ieet the depth Of building lot. the west side
81 ue street Fifty feet could be used widen the
Inoroughfare, the remaining thirty-seven could
oe used for pushcart markets. The thirty-seven
lines of pushcarts two in the centre and one on
20 SaCn - see Inc ground would be raised little
In ms such way that it could be easily flushed and
kept clean.
carps could be accommodated. James B. Reynolds
has made drawing of a sample block which
This 22sS carts in the Whole 9e4f55 ribRon m eR X
tendIng zen ten blocks This scheme would also meet
the objection urged agnst the Delncey-st pushcart
market OF remoteness. A glance at the map will
East River bridge and that proposed at Aien-st
would provide markets which would NOT be more
any part of the lower East Side whe-e the nusb-
cart business is done. As final solution of the
st plan is urged in conclusive proof of the ad-
active in the work Of Securing the Aenst WIDEN
ing, as in every similar work on the East Side in
ihe last ten years, is Charles B. Stover who is
leading the fight.
WATERFRONT FOR CORLEARs HOOK PARK
While the University Settlement is busy in Its
quarter another society is seeking similar i'm
provements for its district This Is the Nurses Set
tlement on Henry-st.. of which Miss Lillian ID
Wald is head worker. The improvements most
urged by Miss Wald are particularly important to
the section Of the East Side fronting the river
Here is Corlears Hook Park a pleasant little
breathing space spoiled because il is off f ON
the waterfront.
What we most want to accomplish" said Miss
Wald to Tribune representative, sis to have the
city acquire the waterfront strip between the parl
and the waterline. II we can have this Joined to
the park we shall have our own little Riverside
promenade The view over at the navy. yard, where
the warships lte the lights and shipping at mig
would make a restIul glimpse of beauty to our
tenement people here. For the park is
spoiled The view is obstructed by rubbish and
sheds. and the real purpose of the park is de
feated Inc population down here is increasing
last that the need of park such as this is IN
creasing rapidly. What Riverside Drive is to the
uptown people, this modest little promenade will
be to us We are all earnestly hoping that we
NAV secure it"
Still another Improvement desired in this regton
is recreation pier at Gouverneur Slip. The near
recreation pier is many blocks up the ryer and
the people of this region pressing their claim
to q pier that shall serve them Combined with
the usual purposes for whicn such er is used
the plan is to add q utility. Adjoining the
slip Is the Gourverneur Hospital. and the present
scheme is 10 provide a second story for the p er,
which can be used a a sunroom for the tubercu-
losis patients in the nearby hospital That such a
sunroorr would be great boon to the cOnsUmp-
tive patients Of the district is not disputed For