New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
IMPORTING L. I. ROADS.
Main AUenue to North Shore VIII
Haze Asphalt PaUement.

The Department of Highways In Queens Bor-
ough IS actively engaged plans for street and
road Improvements connecting with the greensboro
Bridge and the Belmont tunnel One OF the I'M
portant projects nearing completion is the raising
and grading OF Jackson avenue from Skillmsn to
Beebe avenues
Engineer CroweIl, in charge OF the improvement.
has finished the work tho south side OF the ave
nue. including the gradual raising OF both lines OF
the tracks Of the trolley road. The thoroughfare
has been raised from three to six feet The begin
ming of operations the north side OF the avenue
Will be temporarily delayed, at the request of the
Fire Department until the weather permits the lay
ing of pavement on the south side. The entire I'M
provement win be completed before the middle OF
March.
On Jackson avenue west OF North woodsde the
stretch of cobbe pavement will be replaced with
asphalt in accordance with the purpose Of Borough
President Gresser TO make this thoroughfare the
most important driving and automobile roed to
Whitestone Malba, Flushing and the entire north
shore OF Queens. The completion of these two i'm
proyenents will open direct automobile road to
the exclusive residential sections the north shore
and eliminate the necessity OF the detour which
tonobists have been compelled TO make 10 avoid
the pavement. The Jackson avenue road
will connect with the perfect routes the Jack
Causeway and across Flushing Greek.
The work on the Thompson avenue viaduct across
the tracks of the Long Island Railroad will also be
resumed in few days from the revised plans pre-
pared by the terminal company which is building
the structure The plans meet the demands OF
spending with the general scheme OF improvements
in connection with the Greensboro Bridge and
the tunnel The completion of the vaduct will
open the second direct road to the north shore. 1t
will also be used by the trolley line to be built from
Manhattan through Wh1testone, Malba and Flush
ing. The route will be through the Hoffman Boule-
ward, ard the objections against the OF that
thoroughfare for trolley line will be removed 1t
is said, by increasing the width Of the boulevard
loo feet. project which has been contemplated for
several years
Work completed this week by contractors en-.
gagged in development operations at Malba and
Whtestone, Long Island. on the construction OF
two thoroughfares from 18th to 21st street be-
tween keenan, Place and East Boulevard. The
and other thoroughfares in the southery end
of the property have been approved BY the Queens
officials. and will be Incorporated in the Topographic
cal map. Malba Drive, the main land entrance 10
the property from Whtestone, has been depressed
from 18th 21st street under the viaduct of the
Long Island Railroad thus eliminating all grade
crossings.
The plans for the casino. to occupy site in
the beacllside park overlooking the Sound which
are by Albert Swasey. have been approved by the
Realty Trust and the Maba Association. The
structure, the Inn. will be conducted by the
ISOLATION, a corporation made up of the property
owners in the tract, and headed by Samuel Avis