New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-18
SHOWS TERMINAL DESIGN
Model OF Latest Plan. at Budget
Show. Has Two Wings.
RUNWAY TO CITY HALL PARK
Cost Of Additions to Brooklyn
Bridge Improvement About
S15O.000, Architect Saws.

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The latest plan in designs for the Man
haitian end OF the Brooklyn Bridge was put
on exhibition by model Yesterday in the
Bridge Departments section of the budget
exhibit. In the terminal building itself the
chief change compared with previous designs
IS on the sides north and south. where two
wings Of equal height with the main build
ing itself are added
One Of these wings is to he labelled out
and the other In" and each Of them Will
be srched 10 conform with the general
style and height Of the main terminal
building
Running from the north side Of the ter
minal a new structure connecting both the
bridge terminal and the Third avenue ele-
waited road terminus with the new Munich
pal Building by a footbridge. which crosses
Park Row. is a feature added 10 the pre-
vious plans in this latest design. This run
way is artistically divided bv a rounded
corner in its construction. which comes
Just about the middle
Another change noted IN the latest design
is a similar curve in the footbrdge which
crosses Park Row directly in front Of the
Bridge terminal building. In previous de
signs this footoridge has been a straight
line. but the model now on exhibition in
the budget exhibit shows a rounded cor
nor I'm the little bridge designed 10 carry
pedestrians across Park Row and directly
INTO City Hall Park
Hoppin koen & Huntington. Of No ~
Fifth avenue. the architects for the Bridge
Department. prepared the model and are
working over the changes IN the detailed
plans and designs r. Is expected that
when the budget exhibit Is over the new
model VIII he taken 20 the City Hall and
put on view before the Board Of Estimate
TO show that body IN concrete form just
what II Is purposed 10 do with the money
appropriated by II for the Bridge terminal
, work
The two wings give the whole structure
a better balance" said Mr. Hoppin Yesterday.
in explaining the changes from previous
plans. and. together with the improve
ments designed on the Park Row foot
bridge 70 the City Hall Park and the new
lv planned footbridse leading around 70 the
Municipal Building. viii not add more
than $50 30 70 the entire cost.
In previous designs the main building
Of the terminus was set back from the
street. and that. taken with the breaks be
tween the structure and the buildings
70 the north and south Of it gave it all an
unbalanced appearance. This new design
is planned 70 come out flush with the build
ing line and. with the two wings 70 bring
the main portion Of tne terminus flush with
the buildings 10 the north and south Of
IT, VIII give II a soiditv in appearance
which was lacking in previous designs
The curve in both footnridges add 70 the
artistic effect. and the footbrdge 10 the
north joining the terminal 20 the new MI
nicipal Building. carries out the idea of a
! complete municipal structure far better
than would have been possible under the
old plans. r is our idea that the material
used both on the bridge terminal structure
and the two footbridges should he pre-
cisely the same as that OF the new Munich
pal Building