The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08

and water transportation for their PROS
pcrity and expansion. and this when
New York could furnish ideal sites for
such Industries at no expense at all to
the city. The programme" its publca-
ton says. merely resolves Itself into
taking the soil from the bay where Il Is
not needed and putting It where IL Is
needed"
The league calls for the development
OF Jamaica Bay In IL number OF pro-
gresa!ve steps, each to be- taken as tho
demand for Il arises. The first step ~
simple and economical II involves I'M
proving tho section extending from the
haTbor entrance to and inclusive OF the
first basin known as Mil Basin. This
basin extends inland from tho main
channel for approximately two miles
The main channel has already been
dredged as far as the entrance 10 this
basin At the expense uf the Federal
Government, by the expenditure OF
F2S6,5O0 Of funds available and appro-
prlated for such work e Is possible to
drnder and hulkhead this basin where
necessary and 20 erect 800 linear feet OF
wharf a. It's head. This viii make IL
Immediately possible to bring supplies
by water to the foot OF Flatbush ave-
rapidly growing section OF Brooklyn
which air ady has population of an
proN.mately 10000.
MIL Basin should BE handling freight
OF more than 500 900 tons within a wear
from the tim" OF It's completion. At a
saving OF but 30 cents per ton over the
cost Of methods OF transportation now
IN use this would amount To 100000
! annually, or an annual return to tho
community Of more than 100 per cent
upon the expenditure Of the city in this
one item, tn elimination Of unnecessary
transportation expense.
In dredging this basin the CITY will
reclaim approximately nifty acres OF
pubic land directly on the channel AT
S',5OO per acre, the ASSESSED valuation
OF waterfront on Barren Island. Il will
he worth 1915 600 The extension OF
this channel viii also give some value
To the ll2 acres OF city land already re-
claimed by IN. excavation Of the main
channel, az It Will at once provide deep
water al ono en- oe the strip. At the
moderate average value II $1,000 per
acre. this MI VIII he worth $4,000.
The continued Improvement OF Mil
basin VII! Involve the extension Of the
wharf around It's margin as REQUIRED.
The rental OF this wharfage will Weld
at once considerable revenue, as it
should be built only as rapidly as may
be Justified 10y the demand. The frst
expenditure provides Tor only 5OOf.et
rs Indicated. and from applications al
ready filed II is probable that this will
be Immediately occupied
The second step is probably the most
] important and the most profitable now
| IN contemplation. II is the opening OF
! Fresh Creek BASIN from a point two
/ ana a quarter miles beyond Mil Basin.
! Ihis Will provide water TRANSFORMATION
! facilities Ia the already denscly popu-
! lated Brownsville district with its
! 100000 inhabitants, city in Itself
! larger than Providence, Il |. Accord
/ ing To- the plan which has been prepared
| this basin can be extended TO Avenue
! r, a distance Of rcar!y two miles from
/ III" channel ami ] 900 feet of wharf can
! be built at It's head for s57l,272. allowing
| the development Of more extensive
whariag- to await the demand of COM
! mcrcc.
IN the meantime the Federal Govern
ment win have extended its main chan
mel as far as the entrance tn the basin
ana the city will need to provide n spoil
I area Tor this dredging, consisting OF
| marsh land upon which TO deposit ths