New-York tribune., 1903-04-26
headworker Of the University Settlement, made the
following statement

headworker Of the University Settlement, made the
following statement
The tenement districts especially would gain i'm
SCHOOLS fatfe and Libraries distributed almost he'll
ter skelter on the East ooe Ieai % ped I've have
gained little nothing on the hlaeo4s, I'M III tbe
F5sf si6e streets Let any one who doubts TINS
va TX along Soutll-st to Cathar1ne ana LuTn H. lc f
houses and tenements As he turns to his right le[
@ nm TlI i n he I@ol1s 4on that most extraordi
nary building Public School No l1. II Isl Is hao az +bo ~
believe that we can have beauty IN thls paar e biIf
city where there so many ugly tehelhentS re
this school it exists proving that Il can eAi''
elsewhere.
Suob * the civic centre idea The cry for more
Fairgrounds is as important phase Of the plan
A glance al the map Of this district VIII sH0"
that Fairgrounds are few and far between II
district where race suicide is unknown anu
nearly every family numbers ten eleven men,
be-s thousands and thousands Of children are
without a single foot Of playground For IiIeIn'
when they are old enough TO venture ouI Ihto
the world the street is the sole place for their
games The foul mud OF the gutter. all the eFll
associations all the criminal tendencies OF street
Ife dominated by the nearby Bowery' these are
the Influences that they meet. ASK any worker on
the East Side OF the child life and ne VIII ,- 5s.l
you Of the growth Of the gang" spirit & Lnat
teaches children to become crooks a. 80 zen - he
workers on the East Side. are the most serious
community that exist The effort to obviate thls
ell is Of the cardinal principles IN lhe Pie0-'
More public parks has been campaign slogan slogan
IN many q city election. bu1 the present Workers
limiting their effort 10 the providing OF q n-ttIi
Der Of Fairgrounds for the children scaJteieu otSI
the district and adjoining as closely as possIDIs
The public schools. For this purpose numDeT OF
tentative locations have been selected throusIlou
the district for such Fairgrounds Ihey nave Deell
selected tentatively because real estate IeaSolls
would prevent the actual settling on given DloJ.
All that has been done s. TO Indicate those b9chs
i. which the Fairgrounds would serve 10 IelIeee
the greatest congestion In the accompanying map
these outlined with other projected hIpIosse
meLIs either authorized or desired, Wfch pkoA4i99
10 transform the ghetto
NEED OF ALLEN-ST. WIDENING.
Third in the list Of proposed improvements Is
the widening Of ALlen-st-. which In the minus q
many people IS the primary need The widening
of Auen-st is urged from two distinct stanoponts'
the advantages Of q practical character In pro-
vding new artery Of transit from downtoWMn M ,I 70
tne t1ar4em, Vice straight avenue rum
81 10 the upper city. II Is also urged as HIetoa
of doing way with Of the most unsaTlllary
practical reason first IL is necessary 10 TAKE q
glance at the map. AIlen-st. is. in point OF Aac1
merely & narrow southern extension OF flfst-aFS-
The proposition urged Is 10 widen [aIiei!-st-
tLty feet. making a broad avenue from f1ousUoii
81 70 DivisIon-st. is further proposed 10 cus
through the block between Div1sioi-st Ai!L
Last Broadway and connect Allen-st- wldeneo VIII
this broad tbOroughfare. In this manner a .e"
artery Will be opened through Allsc-st-, E41Sss
broadway Chatham Square. New boweIy an
Fearl-sL TO the Wail-st- intersection. wheFe