New-York tribune., 1908-10-11
EXTENSIONS OF AVENUES.

That IS the proposition In all its phases. When
AIr. Lamb was about II lie placed still more
emphasis on what II would in the elimina-
ton Of q condition which Dr. Jaeger describes as
menace to the health OF all the Inhabitants Of the
city. One of the improvements which are 20 ne
made II the recommendations CT the Public I'm
provernent Commission carried out is the ex-
tension Of Sixth and Seventh avenues. These ex-
tensions will plunge the heart Of the unhealth-
full West Side letting fresh air into It's congested
blocks. The triangle will mean the wipng out OF
more undesirable conditions and the implanting Of
a park and building that will draw handsome
structures TO the neighborhood like a magnet bits
Of steel Mr.. Lamb said that improvements in the
whole neIghborhood were bound follow. The
widening OF Christopher street. Mr Lamb declared.
would be q necessary part OF the scheme,
1T Is hardly necessary" Mr.. Lamb said, "to
call attention TO what would follow regarding real
ty values in the neghborhoOd. This would repay
the city in taxes for the outlay alone. In London
followed the clearing up OF undesirable neighbor-
hoods in just this The scheme is still In
progress there. Squaltd sections have been trans
formed into magnificent city blocks. Here any
thing not in the old rectangular shape is looked
upon revolutionary. The adaptability of this
site. however. should appeal to every who be
lieyes In the municipality beautiful II should also,
IN this case. appeal those in authority from
point OF view Of economy and utility. AS DR.. Jae-
ger has said, this place as the location for the
courthouse should appeal because OF its great area
its accessibility and the impetus it is bound TO
give to the Improvement of the whole neighbor-
hood"
MR.. MADOO FOR UNION STATION.
w. G. McAdoo president Of the Hudson 6. Man
haitian Railway Company. building the tunnels con-
Meeting New Jersey with this city and the sub
ways connecting with the Manhattan system said
yesterday that he heartily approved the plan as
outlined by Dr. Jaeger.
We have a station there now" he said. "and
will soon connect with the subway at Fourth ave
nue.. 1t would be easy TO make a union station
at Sth street and Sixth OF architecturally
beautiful design. 1 would make a perfect system
of transit connections, Mr. Lamb showed me his
plans and they Immediately appealed TO me. The
matter Of cost OF the union station could be ad-
tusted without hitch believe; and this would
be logical arrangement, which, with the new
courthouse ss a nucleus would eradicate q wretch
ed neighborhood and become eventually q business
centre OF high class"
Mr. McAtoo showed the plans Of his subway
connections with the present 9th street
and Sixth avenue. He said that the station ex-
tended under the street to the Jefferson Market
court, and could thus be connected with the Sixth
avenue Il" at any desirable point
In all the health reports Greenwich figures well
up among the sections Of Manhattan containing
every contagious and infectious disease common
In the city Typhoid Is always there and the
mortality among the children ranks with the lower
East Side Buildings many years old have seen
converted into tenement houses. and congestion
prevails I'm every block. is the last section
cleaned by the Street Cleaning Department in sum,
mer winter. and areaways abound where the
refuse of half century has accumulated. In a
business the section is dead.