New-York tribune., 1911-12-24
Now IN Boon HEIGHTS Nav Arise Worthy Rival of Riverside Dv
Scheme Forms Part of Lars.,
One for Beautifying That
Borough - Estimated
Cost Is 81, 100000.

vays In building the ramps no additl,,.
weight should be imposed on brIs,.
which Is already Oyerburdened. \ plan !,
rebuilding, strengthening and adding I.
the Brooklyn Bridge capacity is being Con.
sidered. Ena
At a rough guess Mr. Lewis thought IA.
boulevard might cost 81 10000. exclusiv. 4,
nroperty damage. The funds 10 pay for 1,
could be assessed by the Board of Esa.
mate upon the property owners OF the IN.
mediate vicinity or upon the owners Of an
Brooklyn Heights. The people of the,
section. including the poorer inhabitann
of the north and south slopes. have n.
mark or omen space now. and they assurss.
Iy need such an Improvement as n.
boulevard.
T.. A. sheble an engineer of the firm
Snare G. Triest. made some calculations 70,
The Tribune on the practical engineering
side of the project. .ffr.
A width Of seventy feet would give !,
good sized roadway for automobiles and
carriages. and ample sidewalks said VI,
shoble. THE construction would he most
/ economically all steel with a concrete ,,zs
IN ton Since Furman street. being alopr
]
/ the water front. is underlain with sand ".
would obtain foundation by drivin,
( eroups Of piles. These piles would be cut
/ off at low water and concrete base bum
, upon them on the concrete base would
| rest A steel column, varying In height 10
correspond with the 10 20 30 feet eleyatioa
| NJ tho boulevard above street level IN.
columns would be I'm pairs. one IN each
/ side a the street. about forty feet spar.
/ which would make two hundred column,
IN all There would be diagonal and o1.
el.udinaI steel braces between pairs Of CO..
umns as YOU see on tho elevated structu.
on Eighth avenue, above 10th street bE
Of a more modern construction Plat
cirdcrs would rest on tho tops OF the col
umns and provide the foundation for Ii.
suneretructuro On the river side We could
proiect some distance on cantilevsr
brackets. We coud also have az Intervals
pavilons and shelter houses protesting oy,
tho general line Of the boulevard and civ.
ing excellent clear vistas down the hsrbo,
and up the river These structures vouE
bc not only useful in bad weather but eI.
trcmcly ornamental
THE problem or coHHe'li"h WI" wv
Brooklyn Bridge can be solved without very
great difficulty or expense. The oouleysn
would have to go completely under h.
bridge and extend little distance on The
north side. It would have to be widenec.
also. at this point. Then VIC would have,
ramp connecting the south roadway Of Ii,
bridge with the boulevard at point %
the same side of the bridge. and another
ramp connecting the north roadway Of no
bridge with the extreme end OF the bouls-
ward. The two ramps would have ps'
cent grade. which horses and automobiles
can negotiate Foot passengers would have
70 reach the bridge or descend from \ by
stairs. unless elevators or moving stairTsn
were considered necessary.
"Tbe cost of the entire structure est
mate nj 100000 II might be loss. Tht
estimate Is based on the present low prices
Of structural steel. We have not had such
steol so cheap I'm years. II would take about
wear to build the Heights boulevard