The New York herald., 1922-05-28

The roadway of Madison avenue be-
tween 6ixtieth and Sixty-ninth streets
is to be widened to ffty-four feet. and
the street Is then to be repaved from
Sixtieth 10 Seventy-second street. by or
der of Julius Miller. president OF the
Borough OF Manhattan. His Office has
announced that notices calling for the
removal OF encroachments will be sent
out Immediately 70 all property owners
affected, and the plans will DO ready
to submit for bids soon after July 1. II
IL believed that the actual work OF
widening will be started about October l..
The announcement of this improve
nent comes as the final result of several
years OF effort on the part of the prop
erty owners and business men on Madi-
son avenue. from Fortfeth street 10
Seventy-seoond street. During tho sum-
mer OF 1921 the street was widened from
Fortieth 10 Sixtieth street, and the
present widening represents tho COM
pletion of the original project.
Douglaa L. Gilman. president of
Douglas l.. Gilman q Co.. Inc. IN speak
ing of this improvement called attention
to the fact that II was in 1917 that the
Madison avenue committee of the Fifth
Avenue Association first considered the
project as means of relieving the
tremendous north and south traffic bur-
den on Fifth and Park avenues. and also
to provide for the greatly increased traf-
flo that was sure 20 result from the husi-
ness dcvelor ment OF Madison avenue
which was then beginning to take def
mite form. At the request of Borough
President Frank L. Dowlfng. the matter
was allowed 70 rest ne that tirne, due "a
lack Of funds and President Wilson'S
urgent requssnt for economy In all pub
10 works a. q means to aid In winning
the war.
The osmpsfgn wNs renewed durina
1919, and IN July, 1891. tho actual work
Of widening was begun between Forty.
sixth and Sixtieth streets. the work oe'
tween rortieth and Forty-sixth streets
having already been done. The coopera-
ton of the Borough Presidents offioe and
the contractors resulted IN the work be-
ing completed in the record time OF sixty
days, with, according TO the records oi
the Fifth Avenue Association. no inter
ruption 10 free traffic movement during
that ttma
Speaking OF tho present WORK Mr.. Ell
| man sayst There is no douct fhat Il
IL a badly needed Improvement The
widening bvlow sixticth street has beer
Of tnmeasurebis ceneft In improving
property values and making possible th'
remarkable development OF Madison
avenue within the last year. but i Y
only part of a finished JOB, Aoov
Fifty~nhuth street both Fifth and Parl
avenues are restricted streets. VIII
proper provision for trafio Madison ave
nue. viii continue TO develop as stree
OF high class small shops IN the distrio
at present being widened. Tho tram
problem on that street Ia fast becoming
acute Trefio oficers have been sta
toned az the corners OF Fifty-sevenu
and Frfty-ninth streets, and all the eros
streets between Forty-second and Fifty
seventh streets have been designated a
trafrio posts, az we'll as Sixtieth, Sixty
nth and Dighty-ffth streets One doe
! not need much imagination TO pictur
FIRST the relief In traffic congestion an
secondly the greater business value Q
! this territory for high ciass small shop
vhioh depend largely upon automobil