New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
PROPOSAL for improvements
a, Summer Mecca form. Y.
i. Being Pressed by Busi-
ucssmen With Enthusiasm
70 Rival Atlantic City
srookl,n Borough Will Bear
Expense Of Walk; Other
Boroushs Asked to Aid

4 boardwalk larger and even more
....snt,ous than that boasted by At
II ,,r,se t,sv will be constructed and
..ssv for use in Concy Island by the
q .,rmer Of 1921 If the present plans
81 = the business interests of that re-
art and the city authorities are car
& red out
4 Since tire Board OF Estimate and APP
,or,onment decided at its meeting on
neeeu,bcr II TO adopt the recommends
,os Of Edward Riegelmann, President
y A. the Borough of Brooklyn, and the
resolution authorizing proceedings for
i he ACQUISITION Of title and fixing the
4 ,-,s cf assessment. the sponsors of
his Improvement have been busy pre-
parnc 20 carry it cot.
psooa,r Borough is to bear the eX
vsse o. constructing the boardwalk
done Tire other boroughs were asked
70 contribute. because it was believed
that the people OF those boroughs
you'd benefit from the Improvement,
sat the authorities to whom the re-
! quest was made refused to consider it.
Details Are Arranged
~he nan provides for a boardwalk
larger by 80 per cent than the one
rev r use AZ Atlantic City. 1t will
s. near'g gh,y feet wide and extend
from 'ae foot of ocean Parkway west
srg 10 sea Gate. distance of nearly
two r !, Will be built on rein
:otcea crete girders. The flooring
VIII cons g, Of wood planks resting on
wooden JOINTS 1t viii be built ap-
voximately 100 feet beyond the pres
err high water line, and the walking
sArace viii De about fifteen feet above
tie beach IS Il now is. a beach will
se created which will have the effect
Z Advancing the high water line about
itr,e ssred fect seaward. This Will
k.scesmp.ished by pumping sand from
ia bed the ocean or iiom Graves
I'D as w. be later decided This
ea, protected by bulkheads,
~ etticS extending out about
- .'ai beyond the line OF the board
a-l
IT, 1000 Geo vaich it is estimated
gil pended for this Coney Island
fJr .me1t includes not only the ac-
qj-it. If the land south OF the ex-
surg ln water mark. but likewise
'ae c0st at the complete physical i'm
plossr srts- Tho latter will consis. of
tfe boaf ~ .lk itself and tho regulation
'Hr .4ca. Al present the high
Hs'ei m.rs irregular. due to erosion
81 e.He a'ace~ and TO the variocs struc-
iires cH. from time 10 time, have
VI e4 h. indiViNIai prospectors
" 'He purpose 81 protecting, and If
1ofsi'.e restoring. their beach front.
in o.trr 10 DO away with this un-
sge,f appearance and at the same
t"e 10 provide continuing. regular
sna sop'ae ach for the uSe Of the
p-'iic. is proposed to establish q
nos n'ga nster line
a,' ef structure recommended
io' the aalA is believed 20 be the most
ouTarie as n'!l as economical. and the
c9si o. zee entire construction will be
inc ueed re- tne $4,000 900 figure. This
s'l oe more than offset Il less than
t'e }eafs rs the income OF the taxes
oN the increased valuation of the prop
cry N'h'n the Immediate vicinity. At
in' present time land values in Coney
Eisnd are steadily increasing and the
assessed valuation of the property
l''ng the proposed Improvement is
eSAmafed at nearly $4,000 600, and it
Is Predicted that this amount would be
oouDled in tenyear period, and to the
ehVii"aua increase IN the value Of real
perty and to the permanent char
ac'sr or the buildings that viii SUP
1-'h' many OF the cheap temporary
vle mat at the present time line the
pt1Cn 20
ms puDlc necessity has been talked
VI IN Brooklyn for nearly twenty years.
sHo aimost every Borough President
.as 10. mad the matter under considera-
s.a zen Mr. Riegelmann said recently:
mere mas been a favorable feeling
shlohg the residents of Coney Island
so"ard TINS project, and the prospects
.oi its construction now seem to be
assured.
To Develop Island
4 The development of the island has
peh ppseh anything but what it should have
usen IN the past decade In other
",hH' "phses' It has been standing still while
fxuyt f PAGES with the same identical
.aWSill'ies .W and conditions have become
"in7!oar-round resorts Of health and
Pleasure" ''''O
>. ne borough head called attention
!" eonditlons on the beach at the pres
~ ~s ' time' and pointed to photographs ,
" .sSuostantlate what he said.
~; Noholtlons on the beach front of
s;.s sr,S resort, which is the one place
bsai.hn.,, bs,in the greater city atfording
ns"nIn nsal1nfui recreation to the masses Of
EsGpie OF limited means, are admittedly /
t;n, Sso and should be repedied." he con,
kS9ueo. TO my mind &he only way of
tsba."s'ng -. about a change is to place
wr s ehtlre control of the beach front
sT.t the jurisdiction of the municipal
tsss'1leeflties, and by restoring the beach +
;s,. sen ana building the boardwalk Civ
of 'he people an unobstructed view
on 'Se sea and relieving the congestion
sa W. surf Avenue, which we know in
css ne years has reached the limit of
thjng = II Is my purpose to see this
/, Aae area of assessment is laid out
NJ ~ Eve zones. Zone A" includes the
oty'and X ,no adjoining the walk to a depth
~ Nan. NV feet' and will bear a 121a per
ssa: sa share. Zone B" includes the
~ bloDsnlng zone bounded on the north
lSSi lSSis 'uri Avenue, and will also bear
80 per cent share ozone CT Will he
n. ,ssSeu per cent share of assess
n'' .r' winch will be spread upon the
Det"en the last mentioned zone
l,u Mermaid Avenue and Shepeshead
's rS Road. Five per cent will be as
1~.ssed upon all the remaining area of
ksaey Island west of Coney Island