New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23
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Public improvements
in This Great District

was largely the result Of the activity Of
Commissioner Pounds
Commissioner Pounds is seeking 10 have
more streets iu the district improved
throughout their entire length. When a
street Improvement 2s To he carried out
he deems it best that ti.- work Of i'm
proving IL az whole Doe done as one
construction task. and not in several sec
tons. with tie task occupying period 81
some years He has had paved and
brought up to a most useful state iith
strekt from one end 10 the other
This street gives direct outlet from Bay
Ridge to the Flatbush district and hence
furnishes a thoroughly improved thorough
fare connecting the two districts. Hereto
fore there was no such street between
3sth ard sDth streets that LED o. Bay Rdge'
and consequently vehicles had 10 make
a long detour to find an easy avenue OF
travel i'm reaching certain sections OF
Bay Ridge from the Flatbush district
Commissioner Pounds has devoted mucn
time To the study Of the improvement OF
East New York avenue Certain parts or
the avenue have been for long time ID
depiorable condition. owing 10 doubt a.
to who owns title 10 the .horoughiare
In some places the avenue has been I'M
passable
This should be one OF the finest ana
most used thoroughfarcs from the Church
avenue district of Flatbush 10 East Ne"
York. owing To its bad state. automo-
biles going from Prospect Park to Last
New York have to travel an extra nihe
or two To reach their destination lhel
usually go first 10y way OF Flatoush ave-
nue. 10 Washington avenue 10 Eastern
Parkway. and thence through the easter
IL part of the East New York road.
commissioner Pounds is now also seek
ing bids for the curbing and the laying oil
the sidewalks along East New YORK ave-
nue. from Eastern Parkway 10 tca ave
nue.. and later will ask for bids on sinlia'
work along East New York avenue from
Utica To Nostrand avenue.
Many millions are being spent Tor ot"e'
public improvements in Flatbush by Com
missioner Pounds The largest sum oil
these expenditures is being used FOR the
laying of new main trunk ana pra"C"
sewers and on the work OF paving curo.
ing. grading and macadamizlns miles o.
highways i'm the district. These proje0"
will not i'm any way detract from 'he
suburban atmosphere of this famous d"'
delightful home region Of Brooklyn ou'
will in "A large degree enhance the iur''
charms of the place.
ID
some years enjoyed up-to-date muni'lP"'
facilities. and within "A few years near
every section of this artistic balll"'"
will have all city Improvements.
Many divisions Of Flatbush have dou'
bic water supply, one furnished by pr
vate corporation and the other oy u.'
city. Many residents like this douoF
service. because the private corporations
pet their water supply from springs Inc
double water supply makes IL certalnp
that Flatbush need have little fear aoou'
ever suffering from a drouth.
Borough officials. however. believe tha'
the city water mains should be IN ever!
part of Flatbush. i'm order that sfeeN
which are now unimproved can be I'M
proved at an early date.
Since Commissioner Pounds took 'n'''
an unusually large amount Of WORK has
been done in preparing, as II WERE wv
Kings Highway district for the proSp
tive addition of home jewellers lhs''
Streets whose titles have been long NV
nv property owners viii soon pass 10 '"'
proper city authorities. steps 10 nave ~"
titles vested in the city having
begun some months ago by the f"0''9
Works Department. 49,
without this transfercnce oi u'ies
work of constructing adequate mann a.
branch sewers i'm the Kings Highway u,
,rict would have been seriously re'aio''
and every moments delay in taxing SUI"
steps would have cost the city Dig sun
of money. and the greater cost tue nv.
extensive would be the improvement
taxpayers. ,r.
In the Kings Highway section p""r
ing station and disposal plant Tor tnc
sewer system is being butt AT HNe"''
and West 10th street. Under the sup''
vision of Commissioner Pounds con"'N
tors are building "A large outlet -
which will lead from this public s'a"o"
east and west Contractors are
building big sewer in Coney lsiahu "''
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