Report Of The Atlantic Avenue Commission

Author : Atlantic Avenue Commission
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781527933538
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (335 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Report of the Atlantic Avenue Commission written by Atlantic Avenue Commission and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-12 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report of the Atlantic Avenue Commission: Comprising an Account of the Work Accomplished, Reports of Hearings of Interested Parties, a History of Transit on Atlantic Avenue With Illustrations and Statistics; City of Brooklyn, 1897 The Commission prepared and submitted with its preliminary report to the Mayor, the draft ofthe bill which, as carefully revised by the Corporation Counsel, was approved by the Mayor, and which, it was believed, would amply protect both the interests of the city and of the property owners along the avenue. The full text of the bill as passed by the Legislature is printed herein. The financial difficulties were provided for in a manner entirely practical, and without assessing abutting property that had already suffered much. The contribution by Brooklyn of a sum not to exceed one and one-quarter million dollars was regarded as a light burden on the city at large, when the enormous advantages were taken into consideration. The Commission gave much attention to the subject of im proving the avenue, in addition to the treatment of the rail road. Part two of the Commission's report, submitted on March 18th,1897, with suggestions in the form of drawings, together with a bill prepared for carrying them into effect, appear within, and more fully explain the views of the Commis sion. It is proper to say here, however, that the bill treating such proposed improvements was not introduced in the Legislature, on the theory that pressure of legislation might jeopardize the original bill relating to the railroad, it being the belief of the Commission that the successful accomplishment of the removal of the tracks and operation of a surface steam railroad on Atlantic avenue would involve the necessity of improvements in other respects, and could safely be left for future treatment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.