New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-23
TO IMPROVE SHEEPSHEAD
City Gets Seaside Park. BaKhead
and 4UeRue- Dredge also.

The old dispute between the city and the Man
haitian Beach Hotel and Land Company. Limited.
over title 70 the road leading from Erlnons-ave. 10
the Oriental Hotel and over certain lands under
water IN Sheepshead Bay has been compromised.
Yesterday Mayor Mcclellan and Controller circuit.
for the city. signed the documents which bring the
controversy TO end Austin Corbin and others.
for the Manhattan Beach company signed the
paper at the same time.
The beach company agrees 70 build a buIkhead
some 1900 feet long from Emuons-ave 70 Pelican
Point and construct parallel it fine macadam
avenue Loo feet wide The present inlet about half
way from the Oriental Hotel 10 Pelican Point-an
inlet made by action Of the tides-is 10 be- closed.
and the original inlet at Pelican Point. which had
been closed by the tides. will be reopened. The
spaces which VIII between the bUIkheaG skirting
Sheepshead Bay and the main part of the island on
which the Manhattan Beach and Oriental hotels
built will be filed IN by material TO be taken from
the bay. The city viii thus have a ma gninceur
drive. more than two and one-halt miles long, on
firm. high ground. and have deep water in Sleeps
head Bay.
But the greatest advantage perhaps derived in
the settlement IS the transfer 70 the city OF eleven
acres Of land Pelican Point for a seaside park
This land is now little more than sand dune but
with the growth OF the city II has great possibi-
ties. city officials think. II will De made ac-
cesSible by d trolley line.
The intention OF the Manhattan Beach Company
is TO make that end of COney Island another Sea
Gate much after the plan OF the Improvement com
pany which controls that end of the island. Hun
dreds OF fine seaside villas will be erected on the
place. Mr. Coroir declares. in few days The city
officials then expect have the taxes received from
that section increased nearly Sl.0ao0o0 year The
nIliug in of the swamps and the dredging OF the
Sheepshead Bay shadows VIII heip abate the mos
quito pest. and Incidentally the main land
values
The dispute over the title 10 the lands under
water brought 10 acute stage little over
u year ago, when J. Edward Swanstronl, then Bor-
ough President for Brooklyn undertook day
TO drive his automobile down the private road lead
ing from Emmons-aye. TO the Oriental Hotel
man stopped him and demanded the usual % cents
toll
Private road sir"' said the tol1-tazer.
Private nothing. This land belongs 70 the city.
said Mr.. Swanstrom- lie brought the case TO the
attention o. the proper authorities. and the Cor
pOratiOn Counsel began suit 10 recover the lands
alleged 10 have been USurpeG BY the beach COM
pany
There sufficient merit in the Citys claims TO
result in the settlement achieved The Mayor and
Controller GrOUt think the city has received al the
best or it. and were serenely happy yesterday over
the outcome.
The new park may furnish the solution OF 4 place
for a public bathing ground for the poor, IL hav-
ing been decided not 70 use the too limited space
on Coney Island az the end OF the Ocean Parkway.