New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-01

those who are developing the borough.
tant proceedings than ever before IN the
/ history Of Queens Meetings Of the COM
mission are being held several times a
week and each week in some OF the pro-
ceedings final reports of commissioners
are presented TO the courts for conhrma-
/ ton. Ii is Of vital importance that this
work should he expedited. because i'm
/ provements cannot be made by the city
until the title 10 the streets has been
acquired. As fast as acquisition takes
/ place q report is filed with the borough
president and then the construction Of
| sewers. the regulating and grading and
! laying OF sidewalks are contracted for
Commissioners in the acquisition Of
Roosevelt avenue will have completed
their report within two weeks This is
the broad highway which extends from
Woodside 10 Corona. and over which the
elevated extension OF the dual transit
system 10 Corona is 70 be made. Al
though one Of the most important pro-
| CeedinCs that have been In the Office rapid
progress has been made. for the commits
sioners began work only last October
/ This proceeding affects three miles Of
street. and in the Corona section num-
| Der OF important buildings have been
taken
Since the first Of the year the follow
ing proceedings have been presented to
the courts for confirmation: Columbia
Place. Elmhurst: Harsel street, Hopkins
avenue. Halsey street. Bradley avenue,
Greenpoint; Woolsey. Van Alst Muth,
Harold, Mott. Anable. Eighteenth avenues
and BraEaw and Radde street, all in the
LIST Ward. Linden street Ridgewood;
Starr street Newtown Poyer street. Elm
hurst: Garrison avenue. Maspeth, Nyck-
of and Grand avenues. Ridgewood, Fur
man avenue and Andrews street. Maspeth;
Parsons avenue, Flushing, Panama, Stan
lev and Shenandoah streets. Richmond
Hill This is a record that has never be-
fore been exceeded IT, the Queens bureau.
Assistants IN the bureau are now direct
ing their efforts to complete the acquisl-
ton Of Van Dam and Diagonal streets, IN
the lst Ward, where the awards Will have
amounted 10 s6c0O0O. The preliminary
work Of commissioners has been COM
pleted and the objections OF property
owners are now being heard, after which
the final reports will be prepared for the
courts This street VIII form an impor-
taut connecting boulevard between the
Greensboro Bridge and Brooklyn, giving
manufacturers OF both boroughs short
ened access to Manhattan over the
greensboro Bridge.
Another important proceeding under
way is the opening Of Ashland street
eight feet wide through Richmond Hill
and Woodhaven, skirting the southerly
SIDE Of Forest Park for about two miles.
and which will constitute marginal
street 10 the park.
Realizing that the extension OF the
franchise rights Of the Manhattan and
Queens Traction Corporation will enable
that company TO complete its trausbOr-
ough line in Queens. large real estate in
terests centring along Thomson avenue
and Hoffman Boulevard from Long Isl
and City 10 Jamaica and in the heart Of
the latter place have united in an effort
TO bring about official sanction. Accord
ing 10 a plan now under way. IL II the
purpose TO give an extension which will
hermit of the construction OF trolley lines
on champion AVENUE llDlli al 10 W ~ N4ltl
/ Place. I'm Jamaica, and then In private
property 10 the new station OF the Long
/ Island Railroad and on Van Dam street
from the intersection OF Van Dam street
( and Thomson avenue to Mott avenue. In
/ the Long Island City section. The first
extension will complete the road 10 the
Jamaica station and give all stations d.
rect transit 10 that important centre
while the second station will enable the
company TO establish d large terminal
station and also a power house.
The company has notified the Public
Service Commission and the bureau OF
franchises Of the Board OF Estimate that
the section of the road from the intersec-
ton Of the tracks OF the Long Island
Railroad near GTeenpOint avenue and
Thomson avenue in the lst Ward. 10
Grand avenue. Eimhurst. has been COM
pleted and put into operation The ser
vices furnished by this line have already