The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-27
LIMITING FRAME HOUSES.
New boundaries Made wfthln
which They Cannot lie Ru,it.


The suggestion for suburban limits out
side OF the fire limits within which frame |
Construction will be restricted to detached |
dwellings Is apparently meeting with gem |
oral favor. Reports from the boroughs |
affected so far show that many OF the |
real estate operators as well as the resi- |
dents approve OF the project. and the feel
ing thus far seems to be that all sections
OF the city In which development of any
Kind has started might very properly be
included. lu view OF this general scnti-
mcut the outlines for the suburban limits
have been drawn to Include large areas
whore heretofore there was no rcstrlc-
ton.
la the Borough of Manhattan is in
Guided everything that j. now outside Of
the FIRE limits. In other words Inwood
liill. Marble llill ana the area vast OF
Broadway between 2iist street and tho
Harlem ship Canal
In the Rorough OF Tho Bronx the en-
tire area wet ~ Bronx Park to the Bronx
River aud outside uf the present tire limits
H. Included In these new suburban limits
besides which IN included the sections OF
the borough each side OF the White Plains
road from tho Bronx Hiv,r as far east
as brentwood avenue, hctwecu the los
ton Post road and 23tth street, and
Barnes avenue. above 2Sith street north
TO the city line. a strip connecting the
lower end of Willismsbridge with tho set
tlemcnt east Of Bronx parK and south Of
BeAr swamp road Here the line follows
Bear swamp road to tho Harlem bridge
OF tho New Haven Road. which IL fol-
lows as far cns' rs Waters avenue, taking
in the entire Westminster village north OF
Westchester avenue. Then south Of Wpst-
chester avenue the line goes as far east
rs Crosby avenue and AZ far south as
Creek Following Westminster Crock II
goes down rs far IA Lafayette avenue
west along Lafayette avenue north along
White Plains road and west 10 the Bronx
Rivcr along Watson avenue, thus includ-
ing lnionport II ia also proposed that
city Island he included
In the Borough q. Rrooklyu every.
thing south Of tn" present IRE limit. as
far east as Ocean avenue ia to be In
cludcd, also ShccpshGad BAY as far cast
at Ra.cheldcr avenue: the entire Cuncy
Island from Seagnte to the cast end OF
the Manhattan Beach Estates North OF
Avenue L the cdsterly boundary will 100
along Nustrand avenue. th.n following
along FlntlGnis avenue TO Scho nectady
avenue, it runs nort1Crly along SChcnec-
taiy avenue to Beverly Road follows
Beverly Road To tho east and includes
the balance of BrownHvllle now outside
Of the iro limits rs following along
Vienna avenue to Belts Creek. Fast OF
Betts Creek everything pbove Suttcr ave-
nue. {" the borough line OF Queens Is
Included
Ia tho Borough oc Queens It Is proposed
TO include the balance OF Long Island
CITY not row within the ire limits. also
Woodsdc Wnu"lE Maspcth. Linden TIlil
NtWtrwn. EtWhUrst 81 nj Corona. tho line
going as far east as pcartree avenue In
Corona. Tho area south uf Metropolitan
avenue ~ nlgp 20 br included Forest
Hills and the Cord Never Il vclopmcnt
ana Kew Gardens .ll form part. Then
strip each side Of jamaica avenue
running ~ far east ~ the Nassau county
line, where % meets tn Jericho turnpike
Hs FAR north IS Forest PARK and Union
turnpike out t. Ho,lswood along tho
northCrly extremity of HOLLYWOOD over to
the northerly extremity OF Queens Court
ma Hs far south as Liberty avenue,
through Woodhavrn and Suwluee ave-
nue. through Jamaica. Between the Rock
away road ana Mfrrick road the terri.
tory Is extended south TO include Cedar
Manor. East Of the Merrick road II
keeps close to Jamaica avenue until Il
reaches the developments along Hollis
avenue. whore II f. INTENDED to include
the Developments kUown ~ Bellnlr Gar
&, rs. Hollis Estates. Hollis Gardens and
Queens anj Queens Court In the north |
erly section Of the borough It Is Intended
To Include al 81 College Point. White
stone. Beochhurst, Flushing practically
as ftr south rs Flushing creek and !
east ~ Flushing avenue. north Of Jack. |
son lvonu" and broadway to the Nassau |
Rocknway from 10" Nassau county line |
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