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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-05-31
La dGstTuCCcidn de
una casa OTigiRa
gandGs pGOtestaS
H sucesO OCurri6 HI Yi0rRes
Por "a iarde en- Bayam6n
(POr tslsgrafO)
Bayam6n, mayo 20.

Bayamon, mayo 20.
Ell MUNDo, San Juan.
Aver tarde present6se Licenciado Mo-
lima st. Rsmy, acompafiado cinco hom.
bTes, dirfjiendose sisio conocido "'Ma-
turi'', ordenando destruction una ca
sa en- construction, propiedad de Juan
b Fernandez. Al redor 500 personas
presenciaron' este iacto. solicitando diera
20 esta information. Este hecho consi-
dSrase finicO en- historic local, esperan-
dbse senior Molina expHcara las razones
que le indnjeran ordenar La destruc-
ci6n eferida.--coRREsPoNsAL.
*m
Ampliamos Ia information que, sobre
el hecho ocurrido en- Maturi, Bayam6n,
nos suministrara nuestro active Cores
ponsal en- el anterior telegrama
Los iiltimos detalles del suceso nos
los facilito un prestigioso abogado, re-
sidente en- aquella ciudad, y son como
sigue: I'll viernes por la tarde presento.
se al barrio de Maturi Ell Licenciado Mo
lima de Saint Remy, acompafiado de
cuatro hombres. que Sc dice son tor
tolos, trabajadores de los muelles-y de
Otro seHor, quien. segdn Sc dijo eambien,
era ell Marshall" de la Corte Fede-
raj. f,t 4 tl r.
Los expresados sefiores hicieron circu
Lar una hoja impresa entire los vecinos
de aquel barrio, en- la que Sc les partici-
paba abandonaran sus casas y. solares.
Tan .pronto hubo circulado el volante,
los cuatTo t6rSolOs empezaron a des-
trulr una casa, en- medic de las protes-
tas dc sus moradores v de gran ntmero
AZ personals, que Sc reunieron ALI para
pfcstnciar el hecho Ell cual Sc conside-
ra 6nieo en- lazvida local de aqNella po-
blael6n. La casa, a pesar de las protes-
tas. fut destraida complesamente.
Segdn nnestros informes los haitian
tes del barrio de "Maturi', ocupan esos
soIares desde hace cincuenta amos, y ALI
han levantado sus hogares.
Con anterioridad este suceso. Ell
Tribunal Supreme, en- reciente fallo, die
to sentencia a favor de los actuales ocu-
pantes de "Maturf" sent6 jurispru-
dencia, estableciendo que les asistia Ell
derecho Ia Ocupaci6n, por prescrip-
ci6n extraordinaria desde hacia mas de
30 ahos
Hay una fase original en Ell asunto, y
es que Ell propio LdcenciadO Molina re-
present6 en- aQuella ocasi6n ante Ell Su-
premo los habitantes de Maturi, ga
naudo el htigio, EN- contra de Jose Pes
quera.
Antes de ser destruida la casa, el Ii
cenciado Molina habia radicado una de
manda en- la Corte Federal, sobre rel
vindicaci6n.
Ell suceso In sido objeto de grandes
concentrates en- todo Bayam6n.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-05-31
Ell MARIsCAL JoFFRE
STRIVE DE PADRINo

PARIS, mayo 3o.-se ha verificado
en- La Academia con extraordinaria
,solemnidad, La reception del illus
tre escritor, Henry Bordeaux, quien fue
apadrinado por ell msriscal Joffre Y Ell
insigne publicista Paul Bourget.
Mr.. Bordeaux, en- su discurso de in
greso, dirigi6 enthusiasts elogios a su
predecessor en- la Academia, Jules Le-
maitre
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-05-31
Ell TeSuItadO do las inS-
CTipCiOneS en- BarCeIOneta
(Por telegrafO)

(Por telegrafo)
Barceloneta, mayo 20.
Ell MUNDo, San Juan.
Inscritos hoy: 492.-Unionistas 249,
Socialists, 1877, v RepubhcanOs, 46.
Mayoria sObre sociahssas, 50. MayOria
sobre republicanos, 2OS. Mayoria, total
hasta hoy SIS.
Ell CoRREsPoNsAL.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-05-31
El general JOfhe
SirV0 de padrinO a
un gran DOvGiista
ArrisSgadO vu0lO deSd0 Ia ca
pltal de FranCia a Madrid
(Por Gable Frances)

LoNDREs, mayo 3O.-El periodico
g La Liberca" anuncia la salida en- ae-
roplano, de Paris Madrid, del aviador
Mr.. Fronval, quien Sc propone hacer ell
viaje de ida y vuelta, en- un solo dia,
entre las mencionsdas ciudades.
Madrid Sc dispone recibir triunfal-
mente a MIR. Fronval
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-05-31
LAS HUELGAS AZoFAN
Ell NoRTE DE ESPANh

MADRID, mayo 30.-Ha estallado la
huelga general en- San Sebastian, que
Sc propaga rapidamente por toda 10 pro-
vincia.
El Gobernador civil ha ordenado Ell
cierre del Ayuntamiento, en- vista die Ia
gravedad del eseado de las cosas
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-05-31
Los uniOnistas VenCen
en- Dayarlda IaCataNO
(Por telegrafo)
Bayam6n, 80 de mayo.
'YRInO Gan IMAM

Ell MUNDo, San Juan.
Inscripciones Catafo y Bayamon die
ron mayoria partido unionista.
Honda indignation cause falsa infor-
maci6n contra recto juez senior Arana,
esperanto opinion pdblica board" cleo
clones no Ia tomara en- consideration.
Directories socialistas y uniOnistas fell
citaron dicho juez por su completa rec
titud.-EL CoRREsPoNsAL-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-05-31

vez, estabamos lejos de pensar en- que
aQuel hombre atento, sencillamente ira
jeado, llevara tras 81 ell prestigio solido
de muchos miles de dolares 49,
~ sin embargo 49,.
LA FAMILIA PUYoL
Regresa a Cuba La distinguida fami-
LA Puyol.
A esta cepa pertenece ell brigadier Pu
vol. que es en- la actualidad, el jefe ma
ximo del Ejercito de la Gran Antilla.
En- ell Barcelona va don Gabriel
" dofia Emilia, hermanos del,>also mill
tar. Al primero, acompafian su sonora
hijos A La dana, su bella hija Gloria,
hermosa como La propia TERRA que la
vic nacer.
Ell brigadier Pujol fue ell heroe de la
insureccion promovida recientemente en-
Cuba por ell ex-Presidente de la Repii-
blica, general Jose NJ Gomez, quien
acoTalo Y obligo a rendirse en- Ell Cal
cafe. Con ell brigadier Puyol oper6, ash
mismo, heroicamente Ell comandante puer
torriquefo, senior Molina, quien fu6 uno
de los jefes que mas batieron Ell cobre
en- la referida intentoria.
UN EsCULToR.
Roberto Roca. viene de excursion por
la America. FL primer pals que visitara
sera Cuba Piensa hacer exhibiciones de
sus obras de escultura, que segln varias
fotograffas que nos mostrara, SON mu-
chas y muy bellas.
Roca es discipulo del ilustre maestro
Beullieure, uno de los mas notables es-
cultores modernos espafioles, y director,
actualmente, de Ia Academia de Be
las Arte'', en- Madrid.
Ell -sefior Roca es joven, como de %
afiOs. A su edad, ha conquistado ;riun.
fos resonantes. Fue autor del ''Monu-
mento al Quijote", erigido en- Albace.
te. que lie vali6 calurosos elogios de la
critica.
Roca, tambien, cincel6 el busto de la
infanta Isabel, que hemos admirable va
rias veces bordo del trasatlantico es-
pafiol, al cual le da nombre.
PREcIoso cARGAMENTo
Ell vapor Barcelona" trajo un pre-.
cioso cargamento de bebidas para San
to Domingo, ell cual ha sido depositadc
! an 10 Aduana hacfo nra On Ia auUfa q
aquella Republica.
Sc trata de una partida de vino de
1900 cajas, y 800 cajas mas, de brandy
cOnac.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-05-31

gativa de los demandados desalojar,
le ha causado dafios Y perjuicios, que es-
TINA en- cinco mil d6lares, y ha enta-
blado esta acci6n para que ell Tribunal
Sc sirva ordenar ell cobro de la referi-
da suma.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1920-05-31
Dos VapOres con Carga lIG-
gan eSta Semana is. Juan

Hacia ell jueves de esta semana Sc es-
peran dos vapores, que negaran de New
York cargados.
Ambos han salido va de aquel puerto.
Uno es ell ''Coamo,' de la N. Y. and
P. r. S S. Co., y ell .otro es el Edith,
de la ''Bull Insular Line"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-15
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
NOME OF THE BEARS
ny DADDY
CHAPTER III
Like GoIdfn I,oc1rs

Peggy, Btlty, Podoie Bear, Pudgie
Bear. and Toddie Pupkins travel to
Bedrldnd. While BUY and the bears 90
Ghedd to scout, Peggy stays behifid.
She sees a little log house hidden N
rho pushes aud oroeps through ttin-
ne. 10 une door There she finds. u 10
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-15

unless It is worthy and fairly practi-
cable. It's best to sleep with q white
cat until the new crescent appears; and
there ought to be some one else who
wants the same thing. They could vow
How keen YOU arc for the practical"
She turned to look at him.
Well, being an artist, I've had to
cook for myself now and then. II makes
a man think I shall never marry an
imarry. some intensely practical fol.
Suddenly no didn't want her to marry
any too intensely practical fellow.
she'd not be able to talk Of day moons
"But maybe you're not an awfuiiy
good artist" he suggested, hopefully.
IT don't wonder our grandmothers
laugh at u.s." she declared, rising brisk
ly. This way of discussing our most
personal Affairs IN an impersonal way
He ohuokled at her dainty deoisive-
wish you weren't an artist?'
The girl was shading her eyes and
looking of toward the hot, lazy river.
A canoe, padded by a strong, drab-clad
"Ah there's Annette" she murmured.
Annette Fraser. the artist?" he
The girls hazel eyes doubtfully ap-
praised the easel and. stool. Il hope
these are right"
She turned quizzically toward the
artist. ''Oh, by the way" she said and
there was amusement In her voice and
yes. apology.
toward the canoe, Annette paints"
she paused a moment; I'm a teacher
Of cooking"
Quite abruptly she sat down among
the daisies and lifted her eyes to the
day moon. -
. MOP he exclaimed; and quite
abruptly he sat down on the green-be-
smeared palette; but his eyes-well. he
had forgotten the day moon. ".t
Naxt coufnlsta noyolotte-"The Tonboy,,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-15

.-..a mv house and went south.
r.,,eod gas and water companies.
A. hills were to be charged to me.
Gas company eourteously changed
T;led application from tenant
. Water company didn't.
s,,,, sent. bills in my name
T didn't know it.
r.nsnt paid for while.
rSan rsn sbe left for parts unknown.
: hsd A water bill to pay.
leather tenant rented house. q.
a..,n notified water company.
aiso tenant and agent.
san they made no change. ..-sr.
= same back. found tenant gone.
Another bill was to pay.
+ blsw up manager Of water company.
He said I had to pay. -
NJ new application was on ME,
ssid whats that to meH ..
yon were notified twice by mail. b.,
Have % are the carbon copies" ,.'..
10 10 sa;d il made no difference.
NV, contract was on Tile.
7 had to pay the bill.
70 not water would be shut on.
THAT was all there was to 1t.
: sa,d that wasn't square. -.
He called me. arbitrary and queer
E,nny about calling names.
Sometimes they ft the callee.
Oftener they &c the caller.
He called me what he was.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-15
INCHES FROM
The GOIden-PLdted Rule
Singing a Stinger
By Lillian Paschai Day


Like the kaiser and the Belgians.
But he held trumps.
Water company was monopoly.
Had to take theirs or none.
SO ] paid.
I wanted to scrunch him.
Under my heels, like a snake.
That's what he was, a human reptile
But I didn't.
i went to the company's president.
He happened to be human.
He didn't like oppression.
Wouldn't stand for II a.tall.
He did some telephoning.
Sent for that manager.
Fired him on the spot.
Gave him some good advice.
The Golden Rule was mentioned.
My check must be refunded.
The manager must pay II.
"Pay-then get out !" He did both.
A new manager, came--a white man.
A new rule obtains now:
Courtesy and Square Dealing.
It is a different place.
I hold new ideas about monopolies.
They're not necessarily criminal.
They may even be benevolent.
Corporations can have souls.
Sort of composite over souls.
The officials can supply II.
Isn't It odd?
Petty mon like to FIRE others up.
But they hate being fired.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-15
THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
The Dan Noon
Nv ALICE PRESTON PHINNEY


c,sd in, cool white. she sat on . green
watohsd the pale day moon. An artists
nortable camp stool and an easel stood
b.side her and In her hands was q
nsistte, much daubed with green and
yellow. The bees dronsd and all was
@'TSs TSsn az q mans voice quietly ohimed in
There's a superstition about that
"Yes?' she questioned, without NOV
ing; and then, startled. she turned to
ses q tanned, white fiannel-clad young
eyes thoushtfully considering the day
my Funny 30 few ever write about that
or paint It." he was saying. Now I
could place it over haSy hills, between
t tisStsned o on the brush they held-sbut
that superstition" He turned to her
and she greeted him with q smile. But
h was quite different from that intimate.
questioning yes" oh, IT was entirely
polite, the smile was, but. very cool for
The. girl had come back from the white
day moon to this queer old world where
there are men who have been intro
duoed; and there are others Ooh, quite
attractive others), who have not.
The artist laughed good-humoredly.
II didn't come up to talk Of moons"
IN Informal, s but rm painting this land
soape"--hls sweeping gesture took In
the sunny hills and the cleaning river
and just ais was getting It my light
yellows gave, out---that's the main tone
and then I saw your easel and won
"of course" she admitted, Tight
yslows. One couldn't paint without
them today. But the oil tubes aren't
here yet. II you'll walt"
She motioned him to be seated.
It's wonderful to paint" she said'
isn't IL, thought And on = Day like
She nodded and shifted the sun-seent-
ed air delightedly. Natures Just bak-
ing," she declared and laughed as she
added, "cooking' things always smell
The artist tapped the ground with his
brush Mature" he said, 'is the one
artist who is practical. Thsre are so
In the valley below was q white
they looked down from the hill. Tho
wee door swung open and
Why. that darling white speck, "
cried the girLt. ITS q bride! And the
black speck Is the gtoom' and all the
rainbow specks are"
distance" he rnused,. I'VE can suppose
them the ideal couple. Mother Nature
10 healthy, artistic and practical. We
people can all be the first and then we
have our choice between the other two"
He had often talked on this strain at
the club 49,
II hope" he added, that one Of those
little specks can dream to some pur-
pose and that the other oan-botl eggs.
They might use the day moon," he sug-
gested.
"Oh!" she remembered, tho day
moon What was that superstition? ?"
AN old Hindu thing, I think. Your
watching It so intently made me recall
t. On the noon OF the full Of the day
moon one should pray to 1t for his
hearts desire. But he won't receive 1t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-15
New Corset Covers
Three Styles at Csc

Of white nainsook, they are
trimmed with embroidery or lace.
(CentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-15

TT SEEMS as if we had at last come
L to stage in fashion changes when
we were going to pay serious attention
to the cut and fashion Of our sleeves.
For 30 many seasons we have worn just
straight, plain sleeves. neither very tight
nor at all full, puffless and runleless and
often even cufiess. Certainly the sow
ing girls in the dressmaking establish
ments whose special work Is the finish
ing of sleeves have had q simple time
Of It. ..
Then a year ago the vogue for very
short sleeves came and that seemed to
focus thought and attention on sleeves.
And now there are any number OF In
teresting sleeve possibilities in the new
clothes.
Among the great French dressmskers
perhaps half have discarded the very
short sleeve in favor Of the very long
sleeve, while half still retain 1t. But
the fact is that the tendency is to the
longer sleeve. However, there Is a
smartness about the short sleeve that
you cannot get away from, and one of
the very smartest dressmakers here feels
that It would be mistake to begin at
this time to use only the very long
sleeves, as American women still like
the short sleeve and gain smartness by
wearing them.
In the sketch today you will see at
the upper left hand side the way in
which one designer is interpreting the
very short sleeve. 1t amounts to little
sleeve cap set beneath the merest sug
sestion Of a sleeve extension at the
shoulder. ..
Below this Is the short sleeve with q
puff at the elbow--as yet seen only oc
casionally, but distinctly smart when
1t appears. The sleeve worn by the
young woman in the sketch Is perhaps
the one that will be the most fashionable
blouse sleeve. Here the fullness increases
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-15

..i 70 ~. gna.. aa oT9eps throngh tnn-
apparently the home Of bears.
s"NiUS 1t was that Goldie Locks en-
tered the home OF the three bears"
tnought Peggy to herself as she stepped
"itnIn the door of the little log cabin.
a a tho, sure sure enough, things were much
were the three beds, one large, one mid
ule-sized and one tiny. There were, too,
tnree chairs, one large, one middle-sized
ana one tiny: But there wasn't any por-
story Indeed the table was bare. and
20 was the cupboard. No food was in
sixnt anywhere. 1t was plain the bears
nn nra tne,r meals outside, as did Podgie
their food where they found it.
thought Peggy to herself, for she was
bsginning TO feel hungry. II believe I
II wonder II the bears really sit in
those ohairs," said Peggy TO herself She
tried the largest chair. but il was en-
tirely too big for her. Then she tried
tns ss,, middie,sSed ,, chair. but her feet were
she sat down in the tiny chair and II
had been in the Goldie Locks story.
,sserhaps; this is the very house that
z the very chair that she sat In"
She settled herself more comfortably
In the chair, when crack the legs gave
way % beneath It, and Peggy tumbled on
"oh, oh, and that's the way IL ham
pened in the story, too" moaned Peggy,
rubbing her head where she had bumped
It In her tumble. II suppose now should
try the beds, and then run away before
the bears get back home"
But when Peggy looked at the mat
trssses that served SERVED as as beds, she didn't
she didn't like the sight of untidy things,
and so she, set about Strengthening the
beds. She drew them into a row,
smoothed out the bumpy spots, and then
swept them with o broom she found in a
corner She soon had them looking very
NOW I must hurry out of here, u
| thought Peggy, and she ran to the door
to creep back through the tunnel. But
the tunnel than she heard shifting and
snorting. sound in the tunnel itself. II
was made by tho bears who were coming
home.
Peggy jerked her head out of the tun-
mel and looked about for place to hide
There was no place except In the house
itself, for the bushes were 80 thick they
made a tight wall all around. Peggy
darted through the open door and
! CfOuCneu uOWn DSnulu Ine STOVE. Snt
was SO scared she would have Jumped
into the stove itself had 1t been large
| enough to hold her.
No sooner had she hidden herself than
q bear. cub came trotting out of the tun.
| mel and into the door. He was n cute
little chap and as comical as Teddy
Bear.
my gracious, I don't have to b,
afraid Of that tiny rascal" thought
Peggy, peeking at him from behind tn,
stove.
But behind the cub was a big bear
one as large as Podgie and Pudgle, and
q lot wilder looking. And right be
hind the big bear was bigger one
| mu"h larger than Podgie and Pudgi,
and a great deal wilder looking. It wa,
just exactly like the Goldie Locks story
Goodness me. can It be that hav'
turned into Goldie Locks?" though
| Peggy.
| What happened when the bears fount
some one had been in their home will b
told tomorrow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-15
Wanan1aker's
Douun Stairs Store
Oil-Color Window
Shades
Special at ST.

In two shades Of green, tan,
yellow or white, the shades are
mounted upon spring rollers and
all the small bits of hardware are
included, so that 81 fixes a
windowl
(CentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-15
For the Rusty Stope or Crate

A rusty crate should be rubbed we'll
over with paraffin, left for a day or 80,
and then brushed over with black lead,
mixed to a rather soft paste, and left
again for a day The CRATE should aft
erward be polished in the usual way
Modern Priscilla
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-15

|, toward the lower arm, but is held in at
the wrist by graceful little cuff.
Picturesqe Is the three quarter length
sleeve developed in velvet to the right
Of the figure, that shows a fare cuff
faced with white organdie, and further
to the right Is full length sleeve with
f1aring cuff held in place at the wrist by
a buttoned tab of the material.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-15
To Keep Hair Curly,
WaUy and Beautiful

Here 10 how your hair can be
curled nicely. easily and harmlessly.
Before doing 1t up; apply q little
brush. In three hours you will have
just the pretticst curls and waves
and they will look and feel SO natu-
rnl you'll never think of doing with
out silmerine thereafter. You won't
be troubled any moro with hair
burnt. uneven ends, nor with that
dull, dead appearance. Tho hair will
reuain in curl. ever 40 long.
Any drqggiPt can Of course. supply
ounces will last you u long Time u
ID neither sticky nor .Ereesy. and ID
really .. delixhtful thing to use. II
,sI I: dSubly TseSsl SYSsnss Sr,.,r e aIse
the hair.-Adv.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-15
Practical Jersey Frocks
$3.50. $22.5O to $25

Business women and women who travel realize the
servceablity of wool jersey dresses and would be
without them. The dresses well tailored, and
many of them finished with braid silk embroidery
(Market)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-15
A New Silvertone
Skirt at $6.75

well tailored.
They are in
regular a n d
extra sizes,
and p ri( u.
range L.
$5.75 to SO.
If you have
a dark coat
and want a
c o n trasting
skirt, there Is
n o I h ! n e 80
smart and SO
t a s hionable
as a plaid. Z
Beautiful coll
orings and !
soft mate
rials distin- !,
guish them. J
SlO.75 TO $35.
CMarkep
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-15

Next complete novelette-"The Tomboy''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-15
Silk Crepe Shirting
At $2.25 q Yard

Men and women, both, will
want to take advantage of this,
for it makes the toppiest shirts
and best looking tailored blouses!
The crepe is excellent quality, and
there are plenty Of stripes-black,
green, rose, combinations, ETC.,
and satin stripes. 80 inches wide.
{Central)
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-16
S1OO,OOO,OOO PORT
PROJECT UNFOLDED
Plan for Development of City
Owned Land Near Barren
Island Disclosed.

The long projected Jamaica Bay i'm
provement approached one step nearer
realization yesterday when Alton H..
Greeley OF Cleveland. president OF the
American Chain OF Warehouses, I'M
folded to special subcommittee of the
Board Of Estimate a plan for the ex-
penditure of $1O0.0O0.OO0 private cap
ital on the development OF 1000 acres
of city owned land north of Barren
Island and east OF Flatbush avenue.
Mr.. Greeley. who is backed by a group
of Cleveland capitalists, offers to pay
the city total rental of Sf,250,000 for
a fifty year lease OF the tract and in
addition turn over the entire project to
the city, free and clear. at the end OF
the fifty year term.
The first step on Mr. Greeley's pro-
gramme is the construction Of 5000 feet
OF bulkhead, six 900 foot piers, ware
houses streets and Industrial plants at
an expense Of S1i, 100000. lie will then
proceed, he said, as rapidly as the prop
erty (now marsh laud) can be filled in,
and homes to see the project completed
in ten years.
The tract is situated on an eighteen
foot channel within two miles of water
deep enough for the largest ocean going
vessel. Conditions precedent to the
Cleveland syndicate undertaking the
work are the extension by the city OF
Flatbush avenue from its present ter
minus at Mill Basin TO Barren Island,
including the installation OF sewers, cleo
triclty and gas mains.
A second condition Is that the aity
use every effort to have the Federal
Government dredge the agreed channel,
80 feet deep by 1900 feet wide, leading
into Jamaica Bay and the main in
terror channel 80 by 1000 feet. As a
third prerequisite Mr.. Greeley asked the
city to grant franchise rights for the
construction of railroad line to connect
with the Bay Ridge division of the Long
Island Railroad.
+. r. La Guardia. President of the
Board Of Aldermen, is chairman OF the
subcommittee. He requested Mr..
Greeley to furnish further deals of the
proposal