The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-29
CONGESTION DUE TO
HEIGHT OFBUILDINGS
That Is the Contention Made
at Hearing on Proposed
Zone Restrictions.
MANY CHANGES URGED

Restriction or certain sections 10
residential or business purposes and the
heights OF buildings were discussed
again yesterday at the city Hall when
the Commission on Building Districts
and Restrictions gave a public hearing
on that part OF its recent recommended
tons TO the Board OF Estimate with re-
spect to the district between Twenty
third street and Fifty ninth street. Man
haitian.
One Of the interesting contentious was
that congestion of traffic IN Fifth ave-
nue. from T~wen,y-third 90 Fity-seventh
street. II duo In great measure to
tho height of the buildings. Trsfic
Expert Bernstein ~ the Firth Avenue
Association said a recent count showed
that In nine hours 100000 persons
passed IN all directions at Fifth ave-
nue. and Forty-second street. During
the same period 100000 persons passed
Fifth avenue and ~Thirty-fourth street.
Between ? and I o'clock IN the after
noon At Fifth avenue and Forty-second
street 1000 vehicles passed north and
south and 900 east and west.
Cyrus &. Miller, appearing FOR the
Central Fifth Avenue Association. asked
the commission to continue restrictions
OH the heights of buildings between
Fourth and sixth avenues down 10
Twenty-second street. instead III to
Tw%enty-third street. as provided In the
commissions tentative report.
Pennsylvania Terminal.
A suggestion that the block between
ninth and Tenth avenues on Twenty
fourth street he restricted 20 residences
was made by John 4. johnson. He
said tina, both sides of the block are
now occupied by residences and that
the property owners desire to maintain
this condition.
Joseph n. Harris asked that Eighth
avenue between Thirtie,h and Thirty
first streets bs UNRESTRICTED i. \.
yon Moschzisker. representing tho PENN
~sylvania Railroad, asked that the sec
,ion surrounding the terminal. from
Eighth avenue TO Broadway and Thirty
first TO Th,rty-fourth street, he re-
stricted. lie asked that II be restricted
10 business. because tho eventual dcvel-
oyincnt Of the section will create cun-
restion II manufacturers are allowed 10
come In.
fhrnuud l.. Raylies ~ tho Murray I'LL
Association, willie approving Ia gem
eral tho report Of tho commission. said
the plans as nov prepared permit the
erection ar business buildings at Madi-
son avenue and Thirty-nfth street arc
Madison VENUE and fortieth street
although the remaining part Of tho ave
nue is restricted TO residences on both
| sides. lie said the rule should he a
| hlock front, for either business or resi-
deuccs.
He also pointed out that probably
very few owners would are TO build
residences IN ~Thirty-ffth street. where
they would back UP against buildings
| on the north side OF Thirty-fourth stree
that under present plans nay be .0t
feet high. lie asked that tho heigh'
OF the buildings In Thirty-fourth stree
he restricted 10 40 feet on the north
side and zoo feet on the south side.
Restrictions Favored.
Itober, Greer Cook. president OF Nh
Firth Avenue Association, said the A.
suciatiun favored an area in vhic'
manufacturing would be restricted a
follows
Madison avenue and T1lirty-fourtl
street. south oil Madison avenue to
point haif way between Tnenty-secon.
! ana "'nlS-lliln slT'cV~, N'lelI'~ IVES
To Seventh avenue. north ON Seventh
avenue to ThirtN-fourth street al,
thence east t. the point Of beginnins
He said It was ot great importanc
that his section. containing "A humble
~ big hotels, should b. projected fror
the factory invasion. lie said tho as
sociation ais requested that the SOC
| ton between Fifty-u!uth and Thirty
fourth streets between Third avenue an
Seventh avenue he included In the re
stricted manufacturing district.
1T is also recommended said Nj
Cook. that IN the section bounded q
the south 10y Forty-iirrt street. north u
Lexington E 20 fiftieth street. Yves
ON Fifticth street TO Madison avenue
north on Madison a>euue to S!Xtiet
street. vest on SiNtcth street 10 Eft
avenue. south ON Fifth avenue g. T'ittA
ninth street. west III fifty-uiu'h stree
TO Broadway. north or Broadway I
SiXty-thlrd street. south on BroadNa
10 fffty-eighth street. cast on Eft!
eighth street to Madison avenue, sout
on Madison avenue 10 F'o~r'y-niuth stree
west M Forty-ninth street { Fifth ave
ruc. south on Fifth avenue 10 Forty
first street. excepting both SIDES OF I'oi
ty-secoud street. the building height
should he limited 10 ono and one-ha
times the width Of the street or aveuu
Instead of twice the width nf the stree
or avenue as proposed. and for Forty
second street twice the width OF III
street could be allowed II the commi:
sion thinks II advisable"
The commission wi, hold n hearlr
to-day on it's report Affecting the sertio
between Fifty-ninth street and lest
street.