The evening world., 1911-05-29

The Evening Worlds proposal that
the City of New YORK take over 81 .
fair ana reasonable figure the beach
front at Coney Island which was de-
nuded OF buildings by Saturdays fire
to-day received the attention OF tho
Board OF Aldermen.
Alexander g. Drescher. Chairman of
the Aldermanic Committee on Parks
has called q meeting OF his committee
for next Friday to consider the propo-
sition. and no, says a resolution will be
introduced at the next meeting OF the
board, June 6. calling upon the Board
Of Estimate and Apportionment to fur
nish the necessary money. which Mr..
Dreschsr says ought TO be less than
u, 900, 900.
II have called . special meetinE OF
the Aidermanic Committee On Parks for
Friday at . p. NJ. to consider the ad-
visibility OF recommending the acauisl-
ton OF the district at Coney Island
destroyed by fre." ne said to-day. las
this district adjoins the municipal baths
located on the beach front now owned
by the city, ! am in favor Of the city's
proceeding to acquire It. If the price
asked by the property owners Is too
high Il would be well TO acquire 1t
through condemnation proceedings,
Need Greater Free Beach.
THE needs OF an enlarged beach free
to the people Mt Coney Island is ad-
mitted. Now hat the city has a chance
to acquire the property without the
buildings II behooves II to extend Sea-
side Park westward to Tenth street,
as suggested by The Evening World
Formerly the presence of buildings
upon this property made the PROPOSE
tion OF purchase by the city a pro-
hibitive one
Our first move on Friday will be 10
visit. the site OF the Are at Coney
Island. and I hav asked Comptroller
Prendergast to send along with us his
real estate expert. Charles A. O'Malley
Commissioner OF Public Works Pounds
OF Brooklyn will accompany us. also
Chief Engineer Charles II. Ward OF thu
Typographical bureau of Brooklyn.
After we have completed our investi-
CATION a resolution will he introduced
In the Board OF Aldermen by Alderman
Frank Downing next Tuesday calling
upon the Board OF Estimate and Appc-
tionment to furnish sufficient money to
carry out the enlargement OF Seaside
Park.
Last March Alderman Bowling pu'
In a resolution which can be amended
to meet the present situation. ! person
ally favor the city's buying the burned
tract, but l am opposed TO the city''
paying more for the land than $1,000 4
foot, which in my judgment is a fat
market value for 1t.
Ought 20 Cost Under $1,000, 900.
las the burnt district offers abou
$50 feet OF beach front 1t will be seeI
that at my proposed figures the tota
cost to the city for the land will be les
than 100000 The uplands north o
Surf avenue will get the benefit Of tn
extension OF the clty's beach propert,
to Tenth street. These uplands are tn
natural place for the amusement parks
and as there are many acres Of vacan
uplands. there is no reason why IN
taking Of the beach front should inter
sere in any way with the entertain
ment features of the STAND"
The suggestion. made by The Evenin
World while the ruins were still smoul
derlng, was Immediately followed by III
declaration from former Senator VII
lam IL. Reynolds OF his willingness I
sell the ocean front OF burnt-out Dream
land to the city for park purposes.
Mr.. Reynolds did no. name his pric
for the Dreamland property. That coul
ardly be expected so soon after the cor
Migration, but he made the point that
would be cheaper for the city to acquiI
charred and twisted ruins than a prof.
erty covered with buildings, subject
: long time leases, The late fire has term
T, mated all old leases.
Until this newspaper won It's night "a
years ago and forced the opening
Seaside Park. the ocean at Coney Islar
was shut OF entirely from view. ar
. was accessible in comfort only throue
sel7xasss Of private bath houses. II