The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-02
TO EXTEND 9TH AVE. SOUTH
mo- 'RD ~ ESTIu PLiNS 4
S5.ODO.OGO IuPkOI FHENT.
OaiS QUESTION Ns~ u us~ 60 Di.tri1,ut-
th~ ENprnss the tIty DSr>n1 Met
DeIaJ ~ to Thir'' fourth ~. sult
Over central Tracks DrrIdrsi en-.


The Board II E-,im,.s before ilourn-
ing yesi"rdNy for m" usual summer "
cation Tucked = c~'e1ds- containing
more than Sn items TN" Of the impor
tant matters paS-ai upon by the hoard
wa~ the proposition which his been pend
inS for some time for the extension Of
seventh avenue from Greenwich avenue
and Elevsnth II -e~t south - Na-ick
street and for he widening 81 Na-ick
street - it, junction with w"s; Broad
way at Franklin stree The plans, which
were unanimously adopted. will m-lr the
ca-ryingbf seventh avenue with a width
Of iOo feet for nearly t~o miles south Of
its present terminus - the cent =" ~ the
wholesale d-y goods district
II IL es:Iml' II TIA: he Cpst of 'hs i'm
provement will he about si.IIn 90, AMI
now that the board has commit Il 10 ~. {
- the extension the next question will he
IN" ARA II the a<seSsmen- Owe which
'he oOst must h~ spread Half ~" ex-
Penditure will he horne by tn city. bit
the a-ea upon which the other half will
be assessed will not he 10: mined un'l
the hoard hs' held public hea-ings next
fall One advaatISa - the city Gill he
ing easements und>. private property for
the projec; 81 Seventh avenue subway
Another II Get widening thar the hoard
had intended u a~i upon yesterday was
that Of Thirt fourth street hnt in re-
Spouse Z, AN appeal made 10y a delegation
of business men aud property owners for
further time he hoard decided IN post
pone consider ton until "A special meeting
on July -
On the motion OF Mayor Gavnor the
hoard ps~sad a resolution inS, 'ucting the
Corporation Counsel u bring a sIit IN
equity II determine just whAs rights are
possessed by the Mes York Central
railroad for the running Of engines on
the Eleven'h avenue t-acks south Of
Thirtieth II Get This motion Of the
Mayors wAs made after the board had
voted down the resolution int -oduced
last week nv President Mitchell Of the
BoH-d Of Aldermen prohibit nE the
further operation Of engines on the IT -'Aet
tracks. instructinK Borough President
NcAneny o. carry out the terms nf the
resolution and calling on ne Mavor to
order the Pohc" COMMISSIONS - aid Mr..
McAneny in seeing that ~" resolution
before the vote was taken az opir ion
was read from CORPORATION Cour sci
Watson In which he said that he douhtei
II the board hal power to W" force, and
u was IN his suggestion thai N" Mayor
MA To- the motion that the right Of the
company bc -e-t.t 10y a suit IT, equity
IL IL rot likely that the equity SUIT sug-
gcsts by the Mayor will ever come 90
sTythlre IL il well ur CcrstoOd that III"
plans which have c"I suggsstei 10y
Dock Commits ioror Tomkins for a.
elevated freight hT- around IN" dock
frUrtS will te Approv" by the majority
Of the Boart Of FStipE'e and that asStir-
aces have alr"A ~ b.sel mate bv the
Now York CcatTsl Company that 10 will
agree TO the suggestions that this elevate
freight line which will take n" New York
C"Htral's tracks OF Eleventh ay.uu. shall
he 50 lait out a. to IcrTnit the construction
Of bra chs- from the nein structure "a
piers on the river fronts leeset by other
railroads
The plan Of the Board Of wEter supply
for the con Instruction az . pressure turT 81
tIni-, Ma hattar add VA d.-r the East Riv'r
tn Brooklyn for the better distribution
in those two bOroughs Of III. water
supply to be brought from the Catskills
Was approve ~ Yesterday 10y the Boari
Of EStimatc
Tho report 81 N. sy.-isI cor mites.
consisting Of Borough Preside. Me
AneHy Of Ma" haitian. fr"giGs.t Mitchell
of the Board ~ Al .rrme1 and Park Com
mi ssioT or Slower hiSh was uir"Cte
by the Board Of Estimate lPst Nav TO
mort on Mr. Stovcr's la for -uOpulariZ-
ing Central Park u !opto 1. ard a.
the nor ~ for the srt Cfn,' he's al-ca ~
hcc0 provi te there - nothing low to
prevent Commission cr Slower going sh"at.