New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-11
HAPPENINGS IN QUEENS
Route to Connect Bay with
Basin To Be Surveyed.
ASK FOR MORE ENGINEERS
Needed to Garry Out Vast I'm
provements Planned-Activ-
ity Of Realty Market.

Field parties under the direction OF As
sistant state Engineer Green last week
began the survey Of the route Tor the p.o-
posed connection Of Flushing BAY with
Cornell Basin. on Jamaica Bay. in ac-
cofdance with an authorization Of the last
legislature. Also a'slry,y IS T. DC made
Of proposed union between FLUSHING
Creek and Newtown Greek IL the point Of
junction Of Maspeth g eek
The survey Is to be- cXte lded from a
point three miles inlanl. which Is .he limit
Of the improvement proposed b" me
Cnitcd States government and which WAS
brought about through the effort of the
Queens Chamber of Commerce.
The proposed canal Will le 900 opcn
cut as well as partly tunnel IL WI!
extend i'm the vicinity of Forest Hills by
open cat and from that point i VII be
extended by tunnel under the backbone
Of Long Island This tunnel has been
proposed for the purpose Of avoiding deep
cuts and at the same time avoiding me
many important boulevards and railroad
|
II an open Ont were to be made the cost
of construction Of drawbridges would be
prohbitve.
The Cornell Creek basin. which is 10 be
/ laid ont q mile and qua tel IN length
and 500 feet i'm width will be constructed
i'm connection with the Jamaica Bay i'm
provement. The union Of Flushing Creek
With ;nis basin IS expected TO become the
way Of travel for tie barges from the
/ state canals to Jamaica Bay. and will in
/ this manner become one Of the most inn
portant waterways of the state. by such
route the barges will avoil The peris
OF Hell Gate. in the East River. The
survey will be completed an tine 10 make
I report to the next Legislature.
So great has become the rush Of pub
/ lie improvements in Queens that the bor-
oueh government is seriously hampered
/ because Of the lack Of engineers to pre-
pare plans and specifications and lay out
the work. There is at present a hold-up
of highway work amounting to more than
| 50 $1,000 and there is equal congestion in
| the Sewer Bureau. where between 1900
and 5000 acres arc being mapped for
drainage.
The work in the highway department
consists of the Improvement of new
streets in sections where important de-
vclopments nave taken place or are pro-
iected and these cannot be made until the
| streets are graded. curbed and side
walks laid. In order that this work can
be facilitated Borough President Con-
molly has asked for force OF twenty-five
engineers.
I'm the Sewer Bureau designs have been
i'm part completed for the comprehensive
sewering OF the borough, but the details
have to be worked out, and also the inn
mcnse contracts for construction already
awarded have to be supervised. The com
I plction OF this work is imperatively de-
manded by the property owners of the
borough ard the borough officials arc en-
dcavoring To meet the demand
The increasing activity in the real cs-
tate market in Queens is accurately
shown by the largely increased business
at the County Clerks office at Jamaica.
In the last month there were filed for
record in the Office 1.liO papers. or an av-
erage Of 2SS day. To handle this bust
Hess Inc stan OF ti'ihS mas br'i IN 'iS'''
and even now County Clerk Leonard
Rouff has informed the Board Of Esu-
mate that provisions will have 10 be made
10 rive him larger working force.
OF the papers fled last month there
were !. POI deeds and $50 mortgages. The
transfers were almost entirely for the
purpose Of development by the erection Of
buildings and the considerations mem