The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

Plans for the construction OF q city,
county and State highway on the land
now owned by the city Of New York,
extending through the boroughs OF
Brooklyn and Queens, Nassau county
and about fifty feet into Suffolk county.
formerly rsed in connection with Brook
lyn's water supply, have progressed 30
far that Assemblyman Thomas Nc
Whitney Of Nassau county has Just
introduced q bill In the Legislature pro-
viding ways and means for carrying the
project into effect.
The plans up to this point have been
prepared by committee appointed by
the Board Of Estimate and by the
county offlcials OF Nassau county and
composed Of Borough President Maurice
u. Connolly of Queens as chairman !;
William s. Petit Of Nassau county.
secretary: Borough President Edward
N. RiegelmaDn OF Brooklyn; Nelson p.
Lewis. chief engineer of the Board Of
Estimate and Apporuonment; Edward
~. McGoldrick, assistant corporation
counsel In charge Of legislation In Al
bany. and Cornelius N. Sheehan Of the
Department Of Water supply. Gas and
Electricity. The representatives from
Nassau county are Hiram r. Smith and
George W. Doughty, County Supervisors
for Hampstead; William Seaman Of oy-
ster Bay: Assemblyman Thomas A.
lMcwhinney and County Superintendent
OF Highways w. Fred Starks. The
committee designated an engineering
committee Of which Nelson p. Lewis
IL chairman,
The provisions Of the Mcwhinney bill
are that the cost OF creating the boule-
| ward, which IL estimated at $1,7s0, 90,
shall be paid 100000 by the State
and $7So.o00 by the city. This proper
| tion has been suggested as eminently
fair to the city. as this municipality re-
ceives no benefit from the State road
tax. large proportion OF which Is paid
by the city.
The city is to surrender it's title to the
land and It Is understood that the Of
flcials are very ready to do this because
| now the city is compelled to pay a
yearly tax on this land of 500, 900 to
Nassau county and must also pay the
salaries OF certain residents Of Nassau
county who, under the laws passed at
! the time authority was granted for ac-
curing the land by the city OF Brooklyn,
were provided for. 1t Is proposed to
have II built as State road, n part
Of the system planned for Long Island.
The State Is 10 grade and pave the
roadway traversed by vehicles and the
villages to do such parking as they may
deem At for the beautifying OF their Sec
| ton. 1t Is proposed TO have the State
build the section in Queens county
within the city limits as well as in
Nassau.
The plans for the boulevard have been
changed somewhat in conferences that
have been held. and proposed extensions
have been suggested which will benefit
both Brooklyn and Queens and will also
give Manhattan automobilists ono of
N1aNr@ INAa at 80
Long Island. 1t will be twenty-five
miles in length and will vary from 100
feet to approximately 400 feet in width.
There will be two roadways each thirty
FIVE feet IN width and each with twenty
foot wide pavements. Where it crosses
the Long Island Railroad with an over
head crossing and in one swamp section
east Of Lynbrook it will be ouly forty
Ave feet in width and the roadbed thirty
feet. TO save expense. -
! The parkway would greatly relieve the
congestion on Merrick road and would
greatly save the present State road in
= Nassau. 1t would provide for the cas-
| terly tides OF travel from Brooklyn over
Broadway Lafayette avenue. Fulton
street and Atlantic avenue. II would
also furnish direct outlet for Flat
bush. Bensonhurst, Borough Park, and
the Bay Ridge sections and give Long
Islanders easy access TO Coney Island.
! A northerly extension from Atlantic
avenue. through Logan street and Force
| Tube avenue. 10 and through Cypress
| Hill Cemetery and Forest Park TO Hill
| side avenue in Queens. would afford an
outlet from Brooklyn TO the northerly
| section Of Long Island, The parkway
would star. In Brooklyn at a short dis
lance south Of Atlantic avenue near I.o-
gan street East New York II would