New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-21
1t Will Probably Be Sub
mitted to Board of ESti-
mate This Month.
5TH AVE. PROPOSALS
WELL CONSIDERED
Commission May Extend Re-
stricted Zone West of Penn
sylvania Station.

The Districting Commission hopes TO
have its final report ready for submits
sion to the Board Of Estimate this
month. Unless unforeseen difficulties
arise. IL may be possible, it is thought,
for the Board Of Estimate TO act on the
proposal in June.
"The borough presidents have kept
in close touch with the plans affecting
their own boroughs and this should
greatly facilitate final action by the
board" said Robert II. Written, secre-
tary of the committee on the city plan
Of the Board of Estimate yesterday.
mayor Mitchell, as chairman of the
committee on city plan, has cooperated
IN the work Of the commission and has
approved in principle its general plans
Many feel that IL would be big mis-
take 10 let the final adoption of the
plans 90 over until fall. Much damage
might be done to many blocks and sec
tions yet unspoiled.
"The commission has considered
carefully the demand for an extension
Of the Fifth Avenue restricted zone
south from Thirty-third 10 Twenty
third Street and from Fourth Avenue
on the east TO Sixth Avenue on the
west The commission has realized the
very great advantages Of such an ex-
tension from many viewpoints. II
realizes, too, that there are serious
difficulties in the way Of full com
pliance with this demand. The blocks
between Broadway and Sixth Avenue
from Twenty-fourth Street to Twenty
eighth Street are given over very
largely 70 factory use. The mere pre-
vention of the erection of additional
factories in these blocks can have little
practical value. il has seemed to the
commission that u must accept this
condition and in drawing its new zone
lines omit these blocks from the fac
tory restriction. If this plan is adopted
the extension of the restricted zone
will go south on Fourth Avenue 10
Twenty-third Street, west on Twenty
third Street 20 Broadway, north on
Broadway TO Twenty-ninth Street, west
on Twenty-ninth Street TO Sixth Ave
nue., north on Sixth Avenue to Thirty
first Street, west on Thirty-frst Street
20 Seventh Avenue. north on Seventh
Avenue TO Thirty-fourth Street. This
will extend the restricted zone west to
the Pennsylvania station and thus pre-
serve the entire passenger terminal,
hotel club, theatre and shopping centre
from further invasion by inappropriate
trades.
"The commission has been giving
considerable attention 10 the location
of garages and stables. According 10
the tentative plans submitted March
10, public garages and stables would
be allowed in any business district.
VThe commission is now convinced that
public stables should be confined TO the
unrestricted districts. The problem of
the garage is more difficult They are
scattered through the residential sec
tions in great and increasing numbers.
They are an undoubted nuisance in any
residence section. They are. however,
a public necessity and should be To-
Gated not too distant from the resi-
dence districts that they serve. The
commission is considering the adoption
Of rule to require public garages to 10
cate in the unrestricted sections, with
the proviso that in any block frontage
in business district in which a garage
now exists the Superintendent of Build
ings may after notice and hearing per
nit additional garages to be erected