New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-13
CITY WORK, $2OO,OOO,OOO.
Inducements authorized VIII 4g-
gregate That By 1910.

chief Engineer Lewis of the Board Of Estimate
and Apportionment submitted statement yester-
6av 10 the board showing that the city had au-
,borized improvements which, by January l. 1910,
would almost $200Oe00OO. In his letter to the
Mayor MI Lewis says:
The estimate Of the needs of the department of
Health are intended 10 cover emergencies such
as epdemics, which cannot be foreseen and which
MAJ Tie allowance of a5oOOOOO for the street and
park opening fund covers not only sums which
hau ;nS,erseS 20 inclnde the opening and widening
OF streets acquired wholly or in large part at the
iancey street and the extensions OF Flatbush ave-
The civ has recently followed an exceedingly
uberai policy IN assuming the greater part of the
9T6Temenis such as the opening Of new streets
which will be Of enormous benefit 10 property well
able portion Of the expense. The city has paid
Immediate benefit It is quite evident that if the
Improvements in the last herewith submitted are
GO be carried out a portion OF the cost should be
assessed wherever possible. such policy would
seem 10 be especially appliSGaole IN the acse of
of Riverside Drive, for the widening OF Second
Terminal Of the Blackwes Island Bridge: The es,
climates reach the enormous total of Sl99 $50 000 and
ment
The list Of improvements already authorized
pending before the Board Of Estimate and Appor-
fionrnent which will be presented 10 the board
and for which provision must be made before jan
uary 10 1870 with their estimated cost. is fol-
lows:
l-SubNay loop. Manhattan section. ..... s5.000.Oo0
2-Subway loop Brooklyn section. 10.000,00O
s-Repid transit line. Manhattan ana The ......,
s-Pipe galleries ..-.-..-....... 100000
O-RapId transit line CoRey Island 15.OO0.OO0
Terninsl -,.C.,,l' s.25oQoO
Brooklyh BTidse ca-'''l', s'1 % 100000
haitian Bridge o-''Fs 70 man 100000
Gland Manhattan approach
Blackwelrs Island Bridge -.....---- 100000
haitian and BlacRwelis island bridges 100000
ll-Eudson Memorial Bridge. --....---... 10000
12-Ci'y's share Of viaducts across Grand
Central yard ............... 600 600
ls-Repating streets, all bOroughs. s.0O0O00
1s-Relfef 3.0OOO0a
l5-Waterfront improvements ..-......... 1900 006
16-School buildings and sites 20.O0O0O0
lT-P0liee and fire engine houses 100000
9s-Brookyn municipal building ----..-..- 100000
1s-Belleyue Hospital 1000 600
20-Park construction. all borougls 100000
2l-MetTopoiftan Museum 100000
22-Z0ologicsi Society 25O 1000
23-Departmeut OF Health -.-..-----..-. 10000
24-Deparfment 81 Charities --...--.-.--- 5ooooo
lem River. 100000
GLAND required FOR Riverside Drive
tension .--------- loo. 600
2s-Park between Riverside Drive
Hudson River ...-..-.. 800 600
Bowls Head Park -.-.-...-...-.. 1000 600
S0-Seasde Park. RockaNay. -......... 900. 600
ei-street and Park Opening Fund l5.0OO.000
S2-Assessmeut bonds TO Of local
improvements above receipts from
assessments ............... ......-.. 5000 600
8S-Competion II Public Library Building 5000 900
84-Margin 70 be allowed within debt limit 10 600
Total slse ESQ 900