Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-27
FAIRGROUNDS HIGH
IN SKY PLANNED
FOR NEW YORK
Thousand Acres of Manhat-
tan'S SkyScraper Roofs May
Be Converted to Such a Use
by Experts,
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ESPECIAL coRHssFoeorrcG TO soemsa JOURNAL
New York Jan. 26.-To top tho
thousand acres Of Manhattan island
| skyseraper roof with Fairgrounds for
all the people, is the plan Of munci-
pal experts who have today completed
an investigation of the congestion
problems here Whom every tene-
ment. apartment and public structure
is compelled by law To provide root
gardens for the crowds of the vicinity,
I the pressure OF population for outdoor
breathing space viii be met with moro
euccess than would be possible IN
any other way, It has been reported
TO the city authorities Though %
hundred roofs are now made into
sky space for pleasure, profit OH
philanthropy an about town. il rs eN-
pocted that soon almost every house
top viii be developed into aerial PLAY
grounds as free for all ns the streets
That whole districts OF Gotham may
be made by their voters alchohollcnlly
dry as Sahara, is the object OF state
league of liquor huters that has just
begun to stump the town for local
/ option law Invoking evcry temper
ance influence here more heatedly
than has been done I'm years the anti
saloon forces declare that they are
now in a position 10 procure lcgiaa-
/ ton that will allow residents To ban
I ish the booze traffic from any election
( district by d mere majority vote. OF
much more interest than the possihil
tiles of passage Of such q law, how
ever, the question of what district u
any, would invoke its authority TO out
law its barrooms is being discussed
by the skeptlcal public Of the me
tropolis
Backed By thousands Of scouts
spies and statistciaus. Tnmmany Hall
4 Is preparing this week 10 conduct a
/ four-ycar vigil that aims 10 pick
plenty of flaws la The reform city adj
ministration, that has just begun {,
shut the braves out of ali control
Of municipal affairs Headed by Jc
johnson, the most clever newspaper
I man that ever entered politics here
/ the old order Of Acorns rs now beinp
revived to dig up every instance OF
I city misruo that rs active agents eau
uncover as the new mayor proceeds
/ Before the strong anti-Tammany adj.
ministration that is now taking hold
/ has compiled many years of new
municipal history the shrewd Tam
many censors promise 10 muckrak,
reform TO Cos eventual overthrow
That two hundred thousand skaters
have ploWcd the ice stretches II
/ Greater New York within the last
week, Is shown by count just com.
Z pleted By the park authorities Never
( in the recent history of this iown nav,
! the metropolitan crowds had chance
for as sure or long period of skatinp
as the recent zero spells have az.
/ forded. and almost every abe-bodied
man. woman and child who can stand
/ on the sharp runners has Joined tho
rush 10 take advantage of IT, With
/ "a reasonable extension OF the present
/ freezing weather, ii is believed that
New Workers may have month OF
! this popular winter sport, which will
set record hereabouts.
Hundreds OF hoboes have this week
left this island for Jersey. to crowd
the cabaret that the Salvation Army
has Just set up Ina the Jersey City
slums. Converted dancers, song.
sters and barkeeps are conducting the
merrment Of this latest Joy Joint
which IS just like a Broadway cabaret
except that it substitutes gospel ex-
hortation for real drinks Now that
the new song and dance craze has in
vadcd even the evangelical world, no
one knows where It will stop,