New-York tribune., 1915-11-21
PLANS FINE ROAD
TO LONG BEACH
H. C. Prichard Gets Right
to Build 1t from Rockville
Centre Across Meadows.
ACQUIRES 99-YEAR
LEASE TO LAND
To Be a Private Enterprise
Pell and Laimbeer Were Killed
on Old Highway.

Motorists who are familiar with the
dangers and difficulties Of travelling
over the existing and only road TO
Long Beach from the mainland will be
clad 10 learn that project has been
launched by private enterprise to build
new. wide thoroughfare over much
shorter and more direct route from
Poctville Centre. Instead Of the pres
emit route. with It's devious turnings'
the proposed road will take an almost
straight course across the meadows 70
tho beach resort. thus eliminating the
crade crossings over the Long Island
Railroad.
Tbs nresent road has been the scene
If numerous accidents IL was el0hg
his road. IL will be remembered 'hat
{ Osrood Pell and William Laimoeef
Iost their lives while returning IN eu-
tomobiles from Long Beach ABOUT V"o
4 petition for the proposed road was
rlared before the Town Board OF hemp
stead last Tuesday by Robert strange
attorney for II. c. Prichard, Of III East
43d 81 asking for ninety-nine-year
Lease Of a strip of land, 300 feet wide,
over which >to construct boulevard
fror the lower end of the old Chris-
tian Hook Road at Oceanside 70 Long
Roach. This STRIP of land is the prop,
cr,v of the town of Hempstead' anu
Cuts across the unimproved meauoW
land living between Hog Beach Channei'
on the north, and Long Beach Chahhel
on the south, a distance Of httie less
than half a mile.
In consideration Of the grant OF the
lease the town Of Hampstead Is 70 nave
free access at all times from any point
throughout its length. All cltlzens oi
the town will have the free use oil II.
II is planned TO build the proposed
boulevard In the latest approved man
ner-i. e.. OF concrete. IL Is 70 0e ap-
proximately 100 feet wide and VIII nav
a 20-foot parkway running through tne
centre its entire length, mus isaNIng
a 40-foot roadway on either slde lol
traffic. Traffic will move IN only .,9ns 0he
direction, of course, and the possiDill'y
of accident will thus be reduced 10
minimum. Substantial bridges OF con
crete will be built to span the creehS'
and a steel bridge OF most modern con
strrction will carry the road over
I .one Beach Channel. The total cost OIL
bniIding the boulevard and bridge Is es-
timated at between 100000 and $780,
coo. Charles II. Higgins, under whose
supervision Washington Market was
recently reconstructed. is the engineer
for the project. mt, et.a
Under the terms of the petition, hled
bv Mr.. Strange. If work on the road Is
not commenced within six months after
the lease is granted the strip OF lana
requested will revert TO the township;
and II at any time during the process
Of construction operations are dlscon-
tinued for the period Of three months
unless due to circumstances not within
the control of the petitioner, the lease
will be forfeited and the land Will re-
vert TO the town.
at Is needless 10 say that real estate
values along the line of the proposed
route and in the vicinity will be greatly
enhanced by the construction or the
boulevard" said a real estate man yes
terday. at is conceded by taxpayers
and citizens in Hampstead and in Mas
sau County generally that the building
of such road will I'll an imperative
need and result in an essential I'M
dents of Long Beach will most cor
diallv welcome the road, which will
free them from dependence on the ex-
listing road, with its dangers from the
grade crossings of the Long Island
Railroad" i
AS TO local sentiment in Hampstead
Township in regard to the proposed
improvement, a letter In "The South
cal nLa lfah N n.
says:
the townspeople of Hampstead to ride
over political red tape and inaction to
get a much needed service for its
biggest and most promising village
Long Beach"
For years there has been talk In
Hempstead Township of building a
rev road which would give an adequate
service to Long Beach. In fact a
proposition to issue bonds for $780,
600 10 construct such road was sub
mtted to the voters at the election a
wear ago, but the project was defeated,
largely because the sentiment OF the
taxpavers was that this increased eX-
penditure should not be added to the
towns obligations at that particular
time. Inc ItslNtNL5 VI Aoh5 DNNNN
voted practically solidly for the new
road, but the proposition was defeated
by the voters in the two northern VIII
lagos Of the township.
The project was then taken up by Mr.:
Prichard. who, after assuring himself
of the legality of charging a nominal
toll sufficient to pay for the upkeep and
maintenance of the road and yield a
reasonable income on the investment,
has presented his petition to the town
board. Keen interest in the PROPOSE
tion is manifested by the taxpayers in
the town, who are anxious for the i'm
provement, so long as the town will be
freed from all expense of its construc-
ton and upkeep, and assurances to this
effect have been given by Mr. Prichard.
There is nothing, however, in the
project which would prevent the state
or county authorities from building a
road to Long Beach should it be de-
cided TO do so.