New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-10

a diagonal street running along imaginary
line drawn from the centre OF the Park Plaza.
at FHfth-ave. and Fifty -niuth-st.. to the centre
Of the great dome. terminating on the proposed
parkway at Sixty-sixth-st-; parkway two
blocks wide starting In the centre OF Central
Park on the line OF Seyenty-second-st- and
running perpendicularly TO the axis Of Black
wells Island. which 1t would cross to Long Isl
and City a great bridge passing under the
massive dome; wide street starting from a
proposed semi circular plaza in front OF the
Metropolitan Museum OF Art at Fffth-ave- and
Eighty-sccond-st-, and crossing diagonaIIy on
an imaginary line drawn through the dome %
join the suggested north and south parkway
at the foot OF East Seventy -ffth-st-: another
broad street block wide running along Eighty
second-st- from the front Of the Museum to .
third bridge crossing the northerly end OF Black
wells Island to Long Island City; and another
diagonal street running from the upper end Of
Central Park along 4 line passing through the
dome The lines passing through these streets
and the dome would be made the Of sim
liar street plan the Long Island shore
This plan provides for fine vista Of the
library. which viii be almost entirely surround
ed by buildings, unless something Of this sort
Is done: vistas Of the dome of the proposed
municipal building would be secured from the
Grand Central Station. the Park Plaza Central
Park at Seventy the Metropolitan
Museum Of Art and the north end of the park
The scheme would also give two yistas OF the
new facade of the Metropolitan Museum OF Art,
which now has approach from which It's
architectural characteristics can De seen to adj
vantage.
Arches resembling those of High Bridge would
support the great viaduct surrounding Black
wells Island and joining the three proposed
bridges. The top would be level with tho
upper decks OF the bridges, and vehicles and
pedestrians could leave the bridges by the VIA
duct On lower deck would be placed trackz
for electric cars, which would have space on .
lower deck Of the bridges
Another suggestion for municipal beautiica-
ton is for elevated boulevard to run along
the North River from the lower part of thu
city to Spuyten Duyvfl Creek. This was ma.ie
by Charles r Lamb. 1t is intended to give
back to the people Of New-York the scenic
beauties and the fresh air OF the Hudson River,
of which commerce has deprived them His
proposition is to have the boulevard on a Level
with the tops OF the pier Sheds with In
clned planes for the use Of the bicycles and
automobiles to which the roadway wouh
be limited. to reach It In making leases
for the PIERS he would have the Dock
Department stipulate that the tops of the
pier sheds should be nat and maintained IA
promenades. There would be no limit to tho
speed at which automobiles and bicycles could
travel A deck below. on 4 level with the Pier
deck reserved for steamship passengers, would
be provided for electric cars The franchise ftr
operating them this structure. he thinkA
ought to so good way toward paying for Z
In a subway beneath the street level he would
provide for the movement of freight cars along
the waterfront. incline at each pier do
ivering the alongside the steamship Nh
Lamb believes, If such q boulevard con-
structed, 20 per cent OF the workers h
lower Manhattan who now live IN Harlem
would use bicycles to come to their places of
business In this way they would save money
and secure exercise and fresh air. besides TIA