The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-18
AMONG THE AUTONOBAISTS.
NEW AQUEDUCT COURSE MAY
FORM MOTOR HIGHWAY.
Plan 10 Mvert Autsmsbile Tramc 10
Special Road rs Far as the CstskIIls
Ruling by Secretary shaw az q
Duties on Machines Repaired Abroad.

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countIss no.sihIv ~ To- un "a ~. catsL;I
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strIn world aTord , .n,andtS 80. Ltrh-au
n IL ursed FRAT ,,nIsss n,t ~ soms Snch
u.s ,ha .vr,acn s,rin iii .i - N.atass
land. A resident n Wastchestsr county
sngg.sted the man a, us,ng thIs st-In "a n
GOOD wsu ~ Aver, autonnoh,Ia ,rarn trow
the regular nublic strsets md roads on which
| crowds of children NAV
The aouaduct nil hs n.r,t. an .,c.
na rtlv constructed IA, a cut "a novsr nroc'
ess and nsrtlv tunnel: 80. ~. h,pso,o
IN. north TN. ,onogrsrh". -, 49, Iana ~
nearly thirtv-avs ,oNss 80 a. un W.
r~ssryoir indic.,a. ~, 49, ~ 80
,he ,,,ha iii 80 ~ 49, .as a..
-SD ~ ~ neat INC suiAaOe y
most OF the way. This strip or land, 1t Is
four feet In width. and in msnv cases viii bs
40 f.et Actual con.,r,otion worL on 49,
.av.Su", ~. 49, oin Vn s'
epuouuc' nus oekun ht u point near PeekskiH.
1t will take several years TO complete this
section. and by that time the thousands OF
automobilists will need tn is new highway
~ INC notsn 70 suppIement Tue one soon 10
be built on Long Island. That there are
| road automobiIista and mannfact,r.rs xbo
arc ,r,sr.s,.d - a. na.n. n-.,s-
NJ inss,ess1o IN u ADMIT reiimihar
plans OF the water Board for Contract No. 2,
on which work has already begun, show a
gan Of two miles east of Garrison where
- .a,sSSo, AZ 49," s.,H uNu
sNe ~fe~S NhR' anA EOI DAll
wnich tne city VIII not take over In fee. There
are other gaps where the aqueduct will be
carried by siphon under cracks. hut IL in
thought that ths.a can -. nisosS 49,
49, % 70 pDooou Uose'hef'
Another diniculty s the matter OF finances.
city could issue 2 Der cent. bond. 10 cover the
con.trrotion - 49, 80 .Sa Nn.uS
Us S;eso"it Hne Ivsu. anu tna. Shere w01ln
st par. Another suggested that a toll could
be levied on the vehicles using the road. and
'nus ~ couio easily o. PAID Ior.
among 'nose "noIiaVe become enthusiastic
ABOUT the proposed road is Jefferson selg-
benefit nv such a hi0bwav "a we'll "a the auto
mobiIist'' WInthrn5E ScsEritt former pTa si
s ae9 t 9I the AmsTbsSsn Ant aS Association
aSuch a road XSouId give oyYners he op%nr'
tunity to test cars without endsnseri1S he
would he OF great yains ne mannfactiirsrs ~
test out their cars, and 10 sales aaentS for ex.
hibiting cans TO prospective customers. 1t
tries. from many points OF view The num-
Der OF automobiles in Use ia growing so fast
that it 4 : serious problem what @ Dc with
IN hns Various mT pssts af ina hsv coS inter- o Sna I tbsTs u SS
reason why automobilists should not at least
The route Of ths aanednct will traverse
a large territory thicky dotted with suburban
communities. large estates and costly homes
roadwsW on thts route %oufd he a Sreaf
artery Of automobile trafnc for thousands of
p per etssrs wR %bo own To msc nWe , ssa f 81 t 1n0gs cnn1d
tSeir T places : rV Of b SS = ' ssarti hH@ is i sSbi
urban pain a. the htn View keseEvor' Ihe
Mount Vernon. nsTalIeI 70 The IRONY River
,bis point 1Sa routa Has tn Sor t,sJin |
direction cirvins abo1t 10 meet The Kensico
RsssrToiy Ernm Eensico ~ xesTs to fSee
and Chappaaus TO the new Croton Reservoir: |
Il continues n%Orthward between Peekskill and
Putnam Valley, from which it turns toward
the Hudson. running east Of Cold Spring
until finally 10 comes to New Hamburg. where
Il. crosses the Hudson about nine miles south
miles from the city Hall the s9ueduct i
practically midway between the Hudson and
the Sound and consequently would make
river settlement about Yonkers and Dobbs
Ferry but also for the several places from
Pelham through TO Port Chester or Green j
witch. Beyond the thirty mile point the line
OF the aqueduct is nearer the Hudson. and
would benefit the settlements such as York
town, New Castle, Mount Kiseo and Ieyen
II the project were contfnded
across the Hudson, there would be 100 miles
of road that would lake the automobilIst
through Hurley, Palenville, Purling and
down to Cairo New PaltZ and Kingston.
10 the south, also are within easy striking
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Secretary Shaw has ruled that automobiles
abroad from this country and repaired
abroad shall upon reimportation he care
fully examined BY the appraiser. and IL such
repairs exceed 10 per cent. of the original
cost the automobile shall be subject to duty
upon it's full value"
Heretofore they nave been subject to duty
II ALTERED In Condition or improved in value"
Appraisers have been liberal in their inter-
probation OF this clause In the past and auto
have been passing through the Gus
tom House without much difficulty on their
return from abroad.
The members OF the special invitation. COM
nltte9s inst went 10 washington 70 invite
Presloent hooseVet ana tns members OF the
DlplonnatLc LoIps 70 atIeL1 ine Autonlooile
show MauI5oh square uaIuen, January II
20 w. LeeuIneu 70 thts Clty yesteTudy WIN IN
etestlnS acc2Hnts OF thelI experiences ihey
say me fresiuehL eNlhce1 an unexpected In;
Lerest IN AuLomople anaIs ana expressed
nlnnse. - LEVIN conGeIneu IA lhem' ~ Is
hnuet 5000 Inst ne MI WISH the snow aurlnK
Inc week ~ ne possibly can, Dill mat ne VIII