New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-12

which has been carried on during the
year
Of.the S0060. 600 bond issue voted for on
Election Dav. 81 500 600 will become avail
able for use in Westchester County. Most
of this will be used for the improvement
of so-cslled state aid roads. OF which the
state paws 80 per cent of the cost, the
comfy 81 per cent and the town 10 per
cent. Part of it will be used for the I'M
movement OF those portions of the three
state highways running through the
county contracts for which have not yet
been let.
When the state money now aNallaoie
has been spent for road improvement
Westchester will have the finest highway
system TO be found in the world. Tns
roads of France and other European
countries have often been spoken OF as
slnerior to the American roads, but IL Is
known TO those who have made carefui
study OF the question that the modern
improved state highways il New YORK
are equal. if not superior. TO any Euro
mean roads and Westchester County. Ne
cause Of its large population and heaN!
traffic demands, has received a generous
share of the states highway Improvement
funds.
Another matter of great importance to
Westchestcr County which became an
assured fact in the old year is the Bronx
River PARKWAY. which VIII connect bronx
Park with the New York city watershed
at Kensco. This parkway will be about
fifteen miles long and will vary from 800
TO 900 feet in width. occupying all of the
Nd ba RrOnN River.
During the early autumn this project.
which has been under consideration 10y
the commission for the last six years,
was approved by the Board OF Estimate
and Apportionment Of New York city.
The commission is now at work acquiring
title TO such portions Of the desired terri
tory as have been donated By the prop
erty owners, and has just taken uue 10
the largest of these donations, which WAS
given by Miss Emily o. Butler. Conser-
vative valuation OF the donation Is IN the
neighborhood OF Sle5.O the property COM
, prisng a strip Of land along the river
nearly one mile i'm length. between Scars
dale and Hartsdale. This is part OF the
Fox Meadow estate which is one OF inc
few remaining large tracts still held UNI
der individual ownership in this part OF
the county.
AS this parkway parallels the Harlem
division of the New York Central Rail
road throughout It's length, II VIII have
very decided effect upon the approach to
this already beautiful section of the
county. There are now hundreds OF BILL
boards within the parkway area. and al
several points groups OF unsightly build
ings. all OF which will be eliminated as
the comm ssion takes title TO the property.
In the vicinity OF Kensico Dam. which
is now under construction, there Will DO q
group Of over one thousand fountains, the
purpose of which is 10 aerate the water
which has been brought down from the
Catskils before il is turned into the
aqueducts carrying it into New YORK
City. This group OF fountains will pre-
sent a remarkably picturesque appear
ance and will form an appropriate feat
ure for the northern end of the Bronx
| Parkway.
II Is not the purpose OF the commission
| to complete the parkway improvements
| Immediately upon acquiring the title 10
| the land but to clean up unsightly oh
iects and give the trees such care as they
require. deferring the expense of building
| roadways. paths, Fairgrounds. etc. unt0
all the land has been acquired. in this
/ way spreading the cost OF the parkway
over several years.
The city OF Yonkers has experienced 4
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