Year: 1879




the building the room is to be made proof against
the element and the water engines are TO
be so constructed that the whole house can DO
flooded inside OF five minutes. The system OF sew
erage, determined by the engineers, is Ikeiy 10
be effective too as they propose carrying pipes 10
main three and half miles away, and by depos-
itng the refuse in the bay escape having 1t washed
back upon the shore by the Next TO the hotel.
and only short distance from it, the music stand
is to be located. 1t is not to be the usual isolated
structure with accommodations for the musicians
and the sounding concave that people are falniiar
with. but oval covered building open on the SIDES
aud furnished with fountains flowers, greenery ana
refreshment tables. much after the fashion OF con
cert garden. This it is announced, is to be open 10
visitors free of charge.


THE MAIN PAVILION.


Next comes the main pavilion. which wii pe q long
building stretching from 800 to 1000 feet along the
and 20 feet in width 1t is to be elevated ana
furnished with accommodation for large number
of visitors. Here to be located the restaurant
bar and the like with an abundance OF seats sno
tables. The pavilion overlooks the section OF the
beach to be bathers and from it the antics
of the surf-disport.ng throng will be visible. just
behind it the bathing houses, three thonsano IN
number. will be placed each one 70 De
method of using it than has yet come In applicaton
happy expedient is used in the construction OF this
building enable the bathers to escape the annoy
ing ordeal of being stared at their way to the
surf Instead of traversng an exposed platform the
passage will be made underneath the pavilion, and
the bather will be enabled to be in the water be-
fore catching the eye of the onlooker. Almost on
sy stem bathing houses will be placed these being
for the use of such as prefer immersion IN still
water the surf. For hotel guests and others who
nav have equipages, and for the benefit of pedcs-
TRANS as we'll broad ana solid road will be con-
structed along the beach from the point whore the
boulevard passes the hotel to it's extreme end. This
drive will probe oily be macadanized. although
asphalt with some other preparations. have been
suggested more available. 1t will be three and
half miles in length and broad enough for all the
purposes of trafhc.


AS it is proposed locate of the most attrac
beach 1t was requisite to have means of ready
communication with it, To that end railroad Is TO
be constructed skirting the land For fye cents It is
Point along the surf side, and for the same amount
to bring them back agan along the bay The tracks OF
this road will connect with those of the main road
that III the event OF large crowd desiring speedy
transportation home the cars and machinery of the
one the other Close to the Point there is
to be another pavilion from ive to six hundred feet
square 1t is to be- furnished with chairs and tables,
is to have hand OF music and be designed for visit
ors who come provided with their lunch, as we'll as
for picnickers and the like


Another feasible scheme which the management
of the enterprise have in contemplation is ferry
to connect their property at this point with Coney
Island, which here is only about mile distant. 1t
is proposed to carry passengers to and fro on for
:are Of five cents. II this is put in operation
Coney Island and Rockaway Beach will virtually be.
come one continuous place of public resort. and
visitors to the one will hnd 1t just step to the
other. The advantages Of such plan are manifest.
and will probably be Of equal avail to the Coney
Island and Rockaway hotel keepers. BY affording
greater room. moro ample acco mmodations and maxi
ing more varied the attractions OF the place, one
beach will certainly help the other.


SURVEYS COMPLETED.


It appears that the work OF cross-secticning and
laying out the grounds has been completed ana it
visions have boon made for almost every variety OF
amusement that would tempt public taste. Evi-
not be completed in year. but it is stated by the
management that the chief features shall be pushed
forward as speedily as possible and many of them
will be in readiness for the next season. strip OF
land running along the surt and approaching the
main pavilion has been destined for shows, swings
and merry go rounds and beyond is space
set for cottages. should they
be required Just behind this and covering the
centre OF the mainland is quadrilateral OF solid
ground, which is suggested the plan available
for al exhibition ground race course, which is
of the ideas likely to be adopted Adjoining it.


in the direction OF the railroad station aud running
behind the hotel is reserved plot, which in the de-
velopment of the enterprise may be used for such
The OF the broad tract behind it, stretching
down to Jamaica Bay, has not been fully settled
yet, but there is talk of making 1t military camp
and parade ground in which case the land extending
from 1t toward the Point can be turned into skr
nshing ground, close at hand but the sta
ton rife and artillery range are to be located.
other attractions in prospect are the fshpond and
fish house, which to be built on the bay side,
aud near which an aquarium or menagerie may be
triangular plot extends, which Mr.. Olmsted has
designed for the childrens playground and possibly
dairy. This completes the scheme which the
| landscape architect has designed and which the
| management seem determined to carry out There
| are minor details which, OF course, have escaped
| notice, among others landing for yachts on the
bay side and swimming school close by but the
main features of Rockaway Point, 1t Is proposed
| to make it, have been mentioned


MAGNITUDE OF THE WORK.


At glance 1t be perceived that the work will
be requiring great effort and an extensive outlay
OF money but the men engaged in it say they will
spare the grudge the other to carry 1t to
completion Looking 1T the need there exists for 1t
perceive that it is not at all unteasible
it at first might appear. The immense daily exodus
New York to the seaside this year is proof that
there ample patronage for any resort, however
tcnsive. During the heated term the accommoda-


tons of Coney Island aud the facilities Of other such
places quite inadequate to supply the demand
on them Hotel proprietors have realized this and
doubtless they would have sought to enlarge their
buildings and increase their attractions had they
not been hampered by the space they were confined
to. The addition of Eockaway Point to the stretch
beach will take of the surplus thousands OF visit
and afford them the advantages of the old resorts
without discomfort


or course ready access tho great desideratum Of
such an enterprise. and the company who have the
running OF the railroad promise great things in
that respect. It is their purpose to trains direct
from Hunters Point TO Woodhaven. aud in n bee
line the bay to the beach. Already the work
OF grading has been completed the Point. and it
is now being carried from Woodhavcn toward the
tracks to be laid being driven down, and
they promise to make stable and secure structure.
An order for 1000 900 feet of timber from Florida
has just been filed, and the trestlework IL in course
OF construction. The bridge Is built in several
tons separated at two intervals by draws and is to
bear q do uble steel track of standard gauge.
Much is promised to the comfort and con-
venience Of the cars, which to be after the
pattern OF those used on the Metropolitan Elevated
Railroad in this city. Furthermore 1t Is confidently
stated that these trains Will take mp passengers at
Hunters Point and leave them at Rockawsy Beach
in the space or thirty minutes. II this and kindred
assurances be carried out speculation be too
wild to what the development Of Rockaway Point
may be. As it is, the rumor OF the scheme has
served to stir up enterprise in the neghborhood.
where 1t has long Latin dormant The propretors
along the beach propose large alterations, and the
rumble OF coming improvement has reached Far
Rockaway and aroused spirit Of enterprise where
it has slnmbered for years. A survey which has
some time since been made Of the property
which connects the beach with the mainland
that the railroad people proposed running
branch to IL. Here some litigation, which at times
has been coming TO the surface for years. may be
raised to the propretorship of the beach at Far
Rockaway generally known ~ Hog Island. 1t ad-
JOINS the Norton property. but was raised by the
front Of the of other owners
the mainland, the leases which guaran-
tee them possession far - the Atlantic Ocean
will probably be declared valid by the courts. In
any event the Inauguration OF the new enterprise