Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-09
IOTHAM'S MADE EARTHQUAKE
Cutting New Billion Dollar Ave.
Through Heart Of City.
A. Advocated by Mayor Gaynor VIII
Mean Destruction Of Hundreds of
Millions in Duiidings-WorId's
Most Expensive Street.

Mean Dest ructiOn Of Hundreds of
Millions in Duiidings-worId's
Most Expensive Street.
New York, June 3.--Now that this clty's
chief executive has expressed his ap
prevail Of tho plan to cut through the
heart Of tho city a new thoroughfare
which will as far overshpdow Million
aire's Row." as Fifth avenue Is called, as
does that aristocratc avenue surpass
the Bowery. New York is likely to see
the greatest Wholesale destruction OF
property ever purposely caused by the
hand of man. Indeed II the plan as now
projected goes through, II will outs.rip
anything In the way OF natures efforts
except goo9-sized earthquake, for
nothing else It Is believed could cause
such wholesale removal Of great build
ings and landmarks. AS now outlined
the project contemplates the cutting OF
new north and south avenue through
the congested part of the city. half way
between Fifth and Sixth avenues. In or
der to relieve the congestion which these
thoroushfares are unable to handle. AS
proposed the new avenue will be one
nu1OTeu leet Wlue ana tne properly VAL
us>alone OF the space which II would oc-
oupy is upwards OF sAo,0o0ooO No less
than 4oS city lots appraised at an average
Of $4,000 each, would have to be ac-
qured in the ffty-one city blocks which
the new avenue would traverse This
item. however. great as 1t may seem, is
by far from being the largest in this
gigantic undertaking. The ground which
the street would occupy is now crowded
with buildings whose cost runs far into
the hundreds of millions. all OF which
would have 10 be ruthlessy torn down
Theaters. clubs, residences, churches,
business structures and even the almost
completed Co(O,ooo new public library
now occupy the land necessary for the
carrying out of the project under con-
alteration. For its achievement their re-
movai will be necessary. Together II
the plan goes through. II will, by In
voiv1ng more than a billion dollars worth
Of property. give to New York the most
expensive street In the world, which Mt
q value of more than $500 1000 a mile
will surpass anything Of the sort in either
lncient or modern history
Eggs at 200 a dozen is rather a high
price. even for New York Nevertheless
that is the record which has Just been set
here. and with only quarter dozen
of the expensive eggs available at that
The eggs, however. are not the product
Of the great American hen. but of the
swan which makes its home in one of
the lakes Of Central park. Their value
lies In the fact that they are the eggs
OF a black swan, which are almost as
scarce as hens teeth. Various offers Of
500 apiece for the three eggs have been
received. but the park authorities have
refused them ALL Black swans are worth
from $500 to $500 each, and 1t has accord
'ngly been decided to let Mrs. Swan sit
,n the eggs in the hope OF some ebony
rolored cygnets. Accordingly for mora
lhan five weeks there will be anxious
waiting. since there is no means Of pre-
dieting whether or not the birds Matched
from the valuable eggs will be black
IF they are not the speculation In eggs
on the part of the park authorities will be
worthless since $50 a pair is a fair price
for young swans of the ordinary kind II
one egg produces a black swan the spec-
ulation will break even, while any further
success will show a handsome profit. One
fact which has caused the keepers some
anxiety Is that while the male white
swans share with the females the task
of keeping warm the eggs. the male
black swan refuses a similar assistance
to his mate. She Is being closely watch
ed, however, so that If she shows anv
tendency to neglect her duty artificial
means may be Immediately adopted 10
insure the Matching OF the most valuable
eggs on record
There will shortly be presented for col
lection. this time to King George V. for
something like the seventieth time, the
biggest bill which the world has ever
known or Is likely to know which Is held
by . New York woman against the Eng
lish government. Compared to its in
credible total, the national debt becomes
but drop in the bucket, and all the
wealth Of the riches. man In the world
would not pay the interest on It for ii
week. Its total, as set forth In tho
latest accounting and demand for pay
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