New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-28
HAFFEN NAP ATTACKED.
ONE PAPER SUPPRESSED.
Plans for identifying The Bronr
Read at Hearing.


held q hearing yesterday IN :he Office Of the Bor-
oush President % The Bronx, fremont and Third
ayes. hear suggestions regarding the artistic
Improvement Of thst-5orough. Francis X Perdle-
ton presided. The principal speakers were e~-
Tax Commissioner James Z. Wells and Albert I
Davis representing the North Side Board Of
Trade; a { Hottenroth and Congressman Joseph
A. Goulden. representing the Taxpayers Alliance
ard Charles AcIfae, OF the list fremont TAX
pay-rS' Association.
Alber. T. DAVIS who IS president of the North
SIDE Ioarc u Trade. in his address attacked the
lEap adopted for The Bronx by the statement that
II 'sa uEsysteIastic arrangement Of streets
with E!gz@g Diagonal roads, devoid Of any attempt
S: artistic attempt or establishment
Er. Davis presented to TIE commission n map EN-
bodyiag his IDEAS IS 20 how The streets in certain
parts = The Bronx should be laid cut Borough
President Eaffen who is a member Of the commits
sion. understood he responsible for the prep
aTzuon OF TIE map which Mr.. Davis criticised Mr.
Davis said part:
IN the undeveo9ed portions Of New-York City
oPporiunity is Afforded TO preit by the experience
Especially is this 50 n the territory east OF the
pTises about 1850 acres. and is therefore larger
Than the whole Of Manhattan Island. Now natu-
rally the trend of travel Hll always pTepohdeIale
10 and from Manhattan. Clearly the nrst essen
fisi OF street system Is convenience OF inter
communication. Yet, strange IS Il may SEEM
throughout the major portion Of the district the
:; drss .stg a. rsht anEs TO its natural
corrs. +,,-o e.res+s 49, IN, -js way TO ever
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vital mistake N he street system of Manhattan.
d. We ask your commission 10 examine carefully
the map or ran prepared by Louis 4 RiSse. Io5-
Inerly chief Typographical engineer. which Was ap,
proved by the Board OF Public improvements. and
lad the Endorsement OF our board ana other CIVIC
bodies and representative citizens. and then COM
pare u with the unsystematic arrangement OF
streets with zigzag dia gonal roads, devoid of any
attempt at artistic effect or empellshIAeht OF 'h7
The reason for this layout know not, unless
90 each or estate. which is destructive OF all
our a foe as reto ana pien:c grounds
l ace4rIy Pgfrips Of Iand along the banks Of the
Bronx River from WilliamsbTidge TO the city line
and OF Westchester Creek and Hutchinson River
similar TO the public reservations on the banks OF
The Charles River. laid out by the metropolitan
Park Commission OF Boston. Now is the time to
acquire these strips at small expense the CITY VIII
,T1,sr oTffnr II TIE Rro,T River and ii viii be
noficed that provision was made for this IN the
Z submit a suggestive plan for a street system
for that part OF the Borough Of The Bronx lying
east Of the Bronx River and south Of Pelham Bay
PARK. Of which the southerly boundary Is the East
River and the ensJery Long Island sTq sdor IN
ave, extend TO the Sound. the Eastern BoUleVard
ard Westchester Greek. the waters of the creek
which would 'front.' etaGedud oglGge i f a ircIss
are contemplated. embelshed with trees. mower
beds fountains ana statuarSi a fouiu slie Ill o az
provided similar to the Rlsse plan as also me
Eastern Boulevard; in fact this plan Is hoee.ieo
after the Risse plan. with the exception or the
turning OF the streets II the direction Of the bulk
we would especially urge on your commission
he wisdom Of fading ADVANTAGE Of the spenqld E 9R
enahIe the community at large enjoy the natural
beauties OF the Hudson and Sound shores OF our
states. A i beautiful shore drive, afording wide
spreading marine views OF the SOUND rom m or
pIoval OF the BoarG of Public improvements and OF
citizens Of this borough a few, years ago
We also ask id thSt public parks Bot Pon sa paSSs
Point and old Ferry Point Along the Hudson in
ur borough we urge the Ra OF the d Pro t
extension Of Riverside Drive 10 the Workers line
NaccracBen's plen for q sound-tO- HUDSON boule-
broad boulevard here would form ideal cross
town thoroughfare OF s. me SIX or seven miles. con-
A further suggestion IS the widening 10 100 feet
and conversion Of Se6gWick-aVe from Macon Z
Dam Bridge TO Van Cortlandt Park. into pal
TEoue VAN MAN a oi IL he Be
" az the Yonkers line wiki the Standardization
PARKWAY 70 the i4tersection Of The Boston Road
as suggested by the East fremont Taxpayers As
sociation Is an improvement worthy OF your favor
able consideration as is also the design OF the
bridges across the Harlem River and the APP
would respectfully ask your attention to the
possibilities as a civic centre Of the main avenue
of approach TO the Borough OF The Bronx by way
sbs Sac afGaEe oFlose rom me Harem RIVER &c
Morris ages- and One hundred-and-thirty-e hth-
eset broad open thoroughfare, unObstructed by
eleysted track. aftording fine vistas in all Of
Harlem aud offers ideal location for public
Part undeveioped So thar coio1rehensve scbene
of Improvement could be carried out which would
- The Bronx combining beauty a2d I 9fy and
forming one OF the show places Of the city.
At the end OF the hearing surprise was expressed
mat paper prepared by Charles ". stoughton,
me designer OF the Soldiers and Sailors Monu-
:nent which Mr. Stoughton had requested one Of
the men who spoke to read to the commission had
TOT beeh read 1t was said that the man had been
~ Al he
Nt11oshl OF the map similar TO the comment made
py MI Davis. IN this paper Mr.. Stoughton said:
A comparison between this (the Risse planl and
Ie present eoition which is its place forces
sance goes, il has been conapletelv
80 1strseig deoHoed 10 the commonplace lines in
81 petter Sounsels MAJ. however, at this time and
~ lie i.ght OF this meeting prevail There is or
portunity SUI 10 Go fine thing for the city e9d
y ~ 10 the interests Of al 10 urge upon the an
Iaertes thar This last chance for the borough may
not he frlttered away concession to u5int lei.
snI Siallolsfn; 4 he publication OF the first and
sr The public ana authores the obp 9gSra TTU %
Nital Importance 70 our borough. " 'N0
James /. Wells told the commission that tho +-o,
10y telegraph wires should be placed underground
and thar the trolley poles should be made NOR,
1rIstae. He made plea for the preservation ~
buildings in the borough of historic Interest a.
sad That Hunts Point named after a familia,
ngnre OF Revolutionary times, should be t,lrnef
'hto public park. He advocated that q large,
paFA than as present planned should surround N,
sfsTe OF Joseph Rodman Drake the Bronx poet
ar; Wells said that the old Berrian mansion Z,
aeaeord Park, should be preserved -
49, =; & H9ttsnrOth % the Taxpayers Alliance tool
issue Win NJ Davis on the merits Of the MAJ
af599Ptsa s9r ne borough, defending il and NJ
PARKS at the spproaches 10 bridges '@o''s .
ErDPOSteG tie ves 81 Mr e sae association
sTro1, ne s lSYqiE s turning into park the lam
should 4e planted along the sidewalks in ali part