New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-26
Written Outlines Status
of the DistriCting Plan

Robert II. Written, secretary Of the
City Plan Committee OF the Board of
Estimate, issued the following state
ment as 70 the present status Of the
districting plan:
"The former Heights Of Buildings
Commission which made its final re-
port 70 the Board Of Estimate in De-
cember, 1913, recommended the enact
ment of an amendment to the city
charter comforting on the Board OF
Estimate and Apportionment power 70
district the city for the purpose OF
regulating the height of buildings, the
area Of courts and yards. the location
of trades and industries and the loca-
ton of buildings designed for speci-
fed uses. The Legislature of 1914 en-
acted the charter amendment recon-
mended Sections 242s and 242b). This
amendment provides that before eXer-
cisiug the districting power the Board
of Estimate shall appoint special
commission "to recommend the boun-
daries Of districts and appropriate reg
ulations 10 be enforced therein Pur-
suant thereto, on May %. 1914, the
Board Of Estimate appointed the Com
mission on Building Districts and Re
strictiOns. with Edward ". Bassett as
chairman. The charter amendment
directs the commission before submit
ting a final report 70 make tentative
report and hold public hearings
thereon at such times and place as the
board shall require.
After a very careful study OF exist
ing conditions and probable future de-
velopment throughout the five bor-
ouehs. and after holding numerous con
ferences with individuals and organ
izaj IONS throughout the various sec
tlons Of the city. the commission on
March 10 submitted a tentative report
and the Board Of Estimate has h1ed
the dates Of public hearings 70 be held
by the cOmm.ss on on is tentative re-
port. Fourteen hearings have been
scheduled, beginning March q and end
ing April Is. The four Manhattan
hearings will be held during the week
beginning March p. The first hear
ing, on March p, will be devoted 20
proposed plans IN the section from the
Battery to Twenty third Street; on
March 2s, from Twenty-third 70 Fifty
ninth Streets; on March %, from
F.fty-n.nth 70 l25th Streets, and on
March 80 all above 10th Street Will
bc considered.
Brooklyn Hearings.
April An Central Brooklyn with
in area bounded by Gowanus Bay, But
termilk Channel. East River, Bedford
av., Eastern Parkway, Prospect PARK
West and 18th st.
April lO-Greenpoint, Williamsburg,
Bushwick and all area east OF Bedford
nv. and north Of Malbone st. and East
New York Az
April ll-Bay Ridge to Coney ISL
and, all area south and west Of 18th ct.
and Coney Island Nv.
April i7-FlEtbush, Flstlands, East
New York, all area east Of Coney ISL
and AZ. and south OF Malone at, East
New YORK sv. and borough line.
Bronx Hearings.
April 3. west Of Bronx River, and
April 3, east Of Bronx River.
Queens Hearings.
"April G-Wards 1 ard 2. Thi, in
cludes Long Island City Astoria, Wood
side. Winfield. kimhurst. Corona, New
town. Maspeth, Ridgewood, Glendale,
April 10 Ward .. This includes
College Point, Milestone,
Douzlaston, Little Neck and the unde-
NclODcd farm lands 20 the soulh.
April IL Wards and 3. This In
dudes Woodhaven. Richmond Hill, ia
maics. Hollis, Springfield and the Rock
aVays.
"Aprl r. Richmond
"A.l hearing. 20 be held In the Board
Of Estimate room. CITY Hall. 81 lO;3O
"a. m. while each hearing will be de-
voted particularly 20 the particular sec
ton above Indicated, the general ques-
lions involved in tho plan Is whole
or a. relating 70 an entire borough Will
also be considered.
"The commission has prepared three
set, Of maps for each borough, suggest
ing three sets Of districts; % Use
districts. l2J height districts. I'D area
districts. The use district maps indi-
cate three classes Of use districts: ID
Rc.idcnce districts. p business dis
nets. 80 unrostrctcd districts. The
Leight district maps indicate five
riarscs of height districts limiting the
height Of the street wall OF buildings
ln each ciass By q multiple Of the street
width, varying from once LAe stree.