New-York tribune., 1906-11-24
MILLIONS ARE VOTED.
FOR CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
Tast Sums Set aside for Bridges,
Wdter Supply and Streets.

for the Manhattan side and 100000 on tho
Brookyn side
Voted s1oooocoo to the new Board of Water
Supply for the CatsLiI aqueduct.
Ordered the razing, within five months, of the
Stats zsitung" block.
order.d the beginning, within ninety days, of
actual construction the extension Of the
terminal loop Of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Ordered new streets from eighty TO hun
sred feet wide 10 be laid out alongside the two
approaches Of the new Manhattan Bridge.
Gayo- Mcclellan and the Controller said that
they did not remember a days work by the
Board Of Estimate when so many large projects
were authorized
The land 10 he acquired for the new Manhat-
tan Bridge includes on the Manhattan side. the
entire two blocks bounded by the Bowery, Canal,
Forsyth and Bayard streets and portions OF the
blocks between Forsyth and Monroe streets. all
Of these being needed for the bridge structure
Proper closing Chrystie street between Canal
ard Bayard streets. the westerly end Of the
block az Forsyth street between Canal and Bay
ard streets and small portions Of Bayard and
Market streets
Ire land bounded by the Bowery, Canal,
Baysrd and FORSYTH streets will cost the city
quired. aggregatfng about 81 100000. and au-
thorized to-day. has already been acquired from
south street a the river front to about half
way 10 the Bowery. Several small portions Of
anc are 10 be acquired for street alongside
me new bridge. and these strips will cost
s26aO go
Controller Metz declared yesterday that the
street ought To be all the vay from the Bowery
eAa a The approach 10 the river, and the rest
U the board agreed with him. II was thereupon
authorized that land enough be bought along
soe the bridge 70 have such thoroughfare. and
ulis Will cost several millions OF dollars more
,or the land
-, " Tho Brooklyn side land that has cost about
e''''"o has already been bought Strips TO be
eloiTed for the approach viii cost about
s'''"" more according 70 the purchases au-
-0r'zea to-day street is to be made there
ESQ running all the way from the beginning of
Ne approach to the river.
BEGIE BRIDGE LOOP IN MONTH
cooperation Counsel Ellison appeared before
"@ board 70 ask that title be taken 70 ALI the
.s'a required a. this end Of the old bridge for
construction Of the new terminal loon for
t--1ig the elevated and surface cars on the
1se oGt on 10 Centre street This includes
o'aafs-Ieiiung' property. and probably
r. ''osHs more, including that alongside the
-, "hieh takes IN The Andy Horn build
- Al'er some discussion II was decided ia
axe utle December p Tho Bridge conn
=, - said he would be ready to so ahead win
-, obstruction work as soon as the Co.troj}e,
.'a settled the matter The Controller vim hara
'''lSe the sale Of the old buildings and
s.o... .ioperty. and he said 1t would take h,r
-' thirty days TO do that
b., IMAM D. Edward Simmon: of Tic nev
to,,S - water supply appeared before the
re. - ask f"r $loo0o6o5 To- so al.ead viii,
,,.s.-.,... ,'' To- BE- awarded December 4. for In.
.cr.1r.' ''' 81 lie first eleven miles Of the pav
-'s "~'er from the catslilla Th.;
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