The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-30

Extension OF the fire limits over large
areas not covered by the old boundaries
tells the story Of the extensive growth
and building operations that have been
going on within the 1927 square miles
that constitutes the greater city. Every
where the line has been extended. FIX
cept for fnwood Hin at the northwest
corner Of Manhattan Island, and nearby
property this borough has been In the
fire limits for several years. II IL In
Brooklyn and Queens and The Bronx
that the new fire limits mean anything
II means that the areas which had been
taken in have developed to such an ex-
tent that the rules and conditions OF
the Fire Department and the Building
Department enforced in older sections
are to be applied to them.
In Manhattan the new fire limits line
runs 100 feet north OF Dyckman street,
100 feet west Of Seaman avenue, 100
feet south OF 2l5th street and 100 feet
west OF Broadway To- the Harlem snip
Canal Inwood I'm remains ont ~ the
fire limits. inasmuCh as no streets have
yet been legally established n that
section.
In The Bronx the Are limits are
moved up to 1Slst street at the Harlem
River. continuing along the centre line
OF University avenue to Featherbedla
along the centre line OF Featherbed lane
to l74th street. then along the centre
! line to l1Ith street to Webster avenue,
running then 100 feet west of Webste'
avenue to Fordham road, 100 feet north
| OF Fordham road TO Bronx Park, along
J the boundary of Bronx Park TO TIE
! centre line of the Bronx River 20 the
| East River. I'm addition strips extend
ing 100 feet on ca,h side Of the following
| streets are included Along Broadway
| from the Manhattan borough line to the
city limits, a.ong Jerome avenue from
| l73th street to Woodlawn Cemetery.
along Webster avenue from Fordham
road To Gun Hin road. along Gun Hi,
| road 10 White Plains road. along West
, chester avenue from the Bronx River to
Pelham Bay Park, and from the Bronx
TIver along Walker avenue Morris
| Park avenue and White Plains road 10
the city line.
In Brooklyn the line runs 100 feet
south OF Sixtieth street. 100 feet east
OF Fourteenth avenue, 100 feet south of
Church avenue, with strip extending
100 feet each side of t'latbush avenue as
far as Kings Highway. 100 feet south OF
Clarkson avenue, 100 feet northwest of
East Ninety eighth street, 100 feet south
on Riverdale avenue. 100 feet south OF
New Lots avenue, 100 feet east OF Mil
ford street. 100 feet east OF Norwood
avenue and 100 feet south OF Jamaica
avenue to the Queensborough boundary
The portion Of Coney Island lying west
Of West Fifth street south Of line
!, 100 feet north OF Surf avenue and OF the
right OF way Of the NOrton's Point Rail
road and east of Thirty seventh street
is also included in the new fire limits.
In Queens practically the entire Long
Island City is included, the line running
, along the centre Of Winthrop avenue
, then 100 feet east OF Steing'ay avenue
and 100 feet north OF Astoria avenu,
} to the Old Bowery Bay road, following
. the Old Bowery Bay road to Woodsid'
, avenue along the centre line of which
II passes TO Middleburg avenue, ther
100 feet west of Mlddleburg avenue
. 100 feet south OF Dickson street. 100 fee
l south OF Greenpoint avenue, along tn
centre line of Borden avenue and TO-
feet east OF Clifton street TO Newtowi
Creek and along the centre line o
. Newtown Creek to the East River. II
the Ridgewood section the line runs 10
/ feet north OF Metropolitan avenue. 10
. feet east OF Fresh Pond road as far
Myrtle avenue. then along the Lon
E Island Railroad 10 the Brooklyn Dor
. ough line. In Flushing strip 10
. feet each side OF Main street from
Madison avenue to Jackson avenue |
. included. Besides this a strip extendin,
n 100 feet each side OF tho street run
from the Brooklyn borough line aloni
= Jamaica avenue lknown also as Fulto
!. street In Jamaica) ms far as Brento
+, avenue, Jamaica, with another stri
Il running from Jamaica avenue scout
Il along Roseville avenue TO Mandala
n street