https://sleepyhollow.localarchives.org/files/original/8824e54938cd098ae8e40c475d1f7936.pdf f069095b97f9ab884c169b7bde1af7fd PDF Text Text At a special meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of North Tarrytown, N. Y. held at the corporation rooms, In the 3aid village, on the 14th day of October, 1931« Present: Gerald B. Gould, Chairman William C. Schmidt John K. Mull on David Page, Jr. John J. Lofaro, Secretary Mr, Gould called the meeting to order at 8;15 P.M. The minutes of the meeting of September 24, 1931 were read and approved. Mr. Gould stated that the purpose of this meeting was to hear and act upon applications received last week. A letter bearing date October 5, 1931, from Percy C. Minnerly, architect, was read and acted upon by the Board. After a brief discussion it was duly moved and seconded that the secretary be instructed to write to the Methodist Protestant Parsonage asking that a plot plan be submitted to show the exact area to be covered by the proposed new building. A letter bearing date October 7, 1931, from Rosario Mangier! was next read and acted upon. After due deliberation, the Board felt that, pursuant to the facts alleged in the said letter, there would be no violation of any rule or regulation contained in the Zoning Ordinance. That there might be, however, some provision in the Building Code prohibiting the erection of two buildings on one lot, but that this board has no jurisdiction in such cases. It was duly moved and seconded that the secretary be instructed to notify Mr. Mangier! of the findings of the Board. Mr. Winfield L. Morse appeared before the Board as attorney for John A. Damgaard, who is the owner of a parcel of land on New Broadway just north of property owned by Edward P. Hennessey. Mr. Morse said that the ��parcel in question is witliin one lot of the business zone and that it is now in residential B district. He said that on the lot there is a one story partially concrete and partially frame building, 34 feet by 20 feet; that the plot on which this building stands is 40 feet wide by 140 feet in depth; that the concrete and frame building is in the front of said plot; that In the rear there exists a four car garage; that up until a year and one-half for the past eight years the building was used for a dairy business; that about a year and one-half ago, Mr. Daragaard moved his business to Tarrytown, and the building has been idle since. The garage in the rear is now rented; that Mr. Damgaard paid $4000* for the erection of the building and that Ife is now assessed for $4900. Mr. Morse further stated that Mr. Damgaard has the opportunity to rent the building for the business of renovating and restoring carpets. That there would be no offensive odors or noises emitted from the premises to Interfere with the neighboring owners in the enjoyment of their properties. Mr. Morse said that he was appearing before the Board informally for the sole purpose of ascertaining what steps must be taken so that the matter may come up formally before the Board. After a brief discussion, the Board felt that a certificate of occupancy should be applied for from the Building Inspector and that upon the Building Inspector's refusal, if any, to issue such certificate, to appeal to this Board from such refusal and that thereafter a public hearing will be held by the Board to affirm cap reverse' such decision of the Inspector. There being no further business to transact, the meeting duly adjourned kt 9:30 P.M. to meet again, Wednesday evening, October 21, 1931. �jL„ �q LAW OFF»C EB OF HN J . SINNOTT NAC B A N K BU1UDINO TKUKPHONK 42S TARRYTOWN, N. Y.. Board of Appeals, Zoning Commission, North Tarrytown, N. Y. OctobeT 15, 1931 In re Tornello vs Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of North Tarrytown. Gentlemen: I received a decision from Judge Close this morning, in which he states that the motion for an order of certiorari in the above-entitled proceeding is denied. Yours very truly, tfr$ JJS:S Counsel �I i$- i �October 20, 1951 Kethedlst Protestant Parsonage 20 Bepeyster Street lorth Tarry town, I, Y. Bear Reverend: At a special meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals held on Wednesday, October 14th, 1951, a letter bearing date of October 5th from ferey C* Mlnnerly, s&ehltect, asking this board for a variance on property owned by your parsonage, was read and acted upon. The board felt that the request was not specific and requested me to ask you to submit a plot plan of the present buildings and the location and area to be covered by your proposed new building* Very truly yours, ZOMIO BOARD OP APPEALS By_ Secretary ��October 20, 1931 Mr. Rosarlo Mangieri 96 Beekman Avenue Morth Tarry town, I. X» My dear Mr. Mangier!: At a special seating of the Zoning Board of Appeals held on Wednesday, October 14th, 1931, your letter of October 7th was read and acted upon. After duo deliberation, the board felt that, pursuant to the state of facts alleged la your letter, there would he no violation of any part of the Zoning Ordinance and that if there were some provision prohibiting the erection of two buildings on one lot In the Building Code, of which this board has no Jurisdiction, you must take up the matter directly with the Building Inspector who has sole Jurisdiction in such eases. Very truly yours, Z0H1N0 BOARD OP APPEALS By Secretary �per: Per Fro LiwimwuiiiUMXiHiiiiiii >rriTiiirrti r �MONTHLY REPORT OF BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Village of North Tanytown, N. Y. 3 permits grantednone permits denied-Prom S«St ?1 193-1 to-52-lL_20 193I as follows Application of CM?leB„Cohn Garage Building located at--.?<?..i74_,AWa^ington St Permit granted-TOffM" on--??.St-?.?. Application of Building located at 193-?- Anthe^.Cullen _ ^5?.§? No. 42.College. Ave Permit granted-derrmm on--.9-9.t-? 193* Application of -T.tomas„Deely Building located at Permit No------ Permit No-?-?-- parage 61.. Co liege. Ave Permit granted-tiwl-e«a on—Qct„20 193 .I p e r m l t No-?--- Application of Building located at Permit granted-denied on Application of Building located at Permit No 193 Permit No- 193 Permit No- .. - - Permit grant ed-denied on Application of - 193 - Building Located at Permit granted-denied on.... �Application of - Building located at ----- — — ------ .. 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Y �Park Progress in the Region No. 4 formation Bulletin October 19, 1931 Issued by the Regional Plan Association, Inc. 400 Madison Avenue, New York City Tlie.se Bulletins, published from time to time, are intended primarily for the information of news editors, editorial writers, mem' of the Association, and others particularly interested in the Regional Plan and planning. They permit of the amplification of .anal Plan proposals beyond what is practical in newspaper releases; an occasional resume of the history of some specific deuel' ~unt, and a discussion of planning situations, projects and suggestions in which the attitude of the Regional Plan officially is reflected. Subscription price one dollar a year. BULLET1HS ARE RELEASED T O THE PRESS IX A D V A N C E of the private distribution made on the date indicated above. rhev ere distinct from news releases and the text or facts contained may be used in any way desired upon receipt. They are num' fed serially for convenience in filing and should be valuable as a reference on planning progress.—EDWARD McKERNON, Editor. A Review of Park Progress Park Acquisition in Recent Years New York State Palisades Interstate Park New York City In New Jersey Central Park Proposals Conclusions One of the major proposals of the Regional Man of New York and Its Environs is a system of J>arks and playgrounds, consisting of an almost lontinuous ring of open spaces encircling the Region, connected by a system of parkways and boulevards. The purpose of this Bulletin is to present a tarvey showing what progress has been made lince the broad principles and general suggestions of the Regional Plan's park proposals were (aid down. The survey has been accomplished mly by very considerable effort inasmuch as in ^ome parts of the Region there is no organized )ark movement and the annual reports of park )rganizations available do not bring the figures ip to the present. The survey, however, will prove )f great value, as it does afford a significant pic.*e of the park situation at the present time. dso it may be said that the results of the survey Indicate gratifying progress and that the park development, in a general way, is in harmony [vith the proposals of the Regional Plan. The Regional Plan park proposals are predicted on the established fact that within the >,528 square miles of the Region there is ample )oni for those open spaces that are essential to Jealth, comfort, the natural appeal of beauty; Mid on that economic advantage so frequently resulting from increased taxable values where receational areas are developed. In some parts of [He Region a high standard already has been l reached in the provision of parks and playgrounds. In other parts the standard is low and little has been done to supply existing needs, much less to provide for the future. The main problem is in densely built up areas where open land is so much needed close to homes, but where it is so high in cost that it is almost impossible to obtain. Fortunately there are extensive areas possessing great natural beauty which are still available and which should be reserved now, not waiting until they are so subdivided or so high in cost as not to be available for park purposes. Regional Plan Proposals The park proposals of the Regional Plan include: (1) Development of complete park and playground program for the developed portions of New York City, including the allocation of areas in the East River Islands for recreation parks. (2) Expansion of park system in certain boroughs of New York City, as follows: (a) Further expansion of park areas in Brooklyn on the lands adjoining and islands in Jamaica Bay; (b) Increase of park areas in Queens to secure adequate acreage to meet the needs of the growing population; (c) Acquisition of a large central park in �1'age Two Staten Island and of waterfront parks at Great Kills and along Raritan Bay. (3) Acquisition of areas along the top ol the Palisades supplementing the Palisades Interstate Park. , i J (4) Acquisition of land in the Newark and Hackensack meadows and along the Newark Bay frontage of Bayonne. forming an extension of Bear Mountain Par] from Anthony's Nose to the northeast. (7) Construction of a park and parkway Sy8J tern from the Raritan River to the Atlantic Coast)' (8) Preservation of the bays and shallow hj lets on the southern portion of Long Island, [^ eluding the construction of narrow parkways all shown on the Plan. T h e General P l a n for a Regional P a r k S y s t e m as Proposed by T h e Regional P l a n in 1928 (5) Acquisition of areas in the Watchung and Ramapo Mountains with extensions in the lake region in Passaic and Orange counties, to be used as country parks and for afforestation. (6) Acquisition of park area comprising mountainous land to the north of Peekskill and With such a system of parks linked up by parkways and boulevards, as described in other Regional Plan proposals, it will be possible for families with automobiles really to enjoy a Sunday drive amid delightful surroundings, free oil the hazards that now attend holiday motoring! �Page Three r the regular thoroughfares that on such days .e in effect converted into crowded speedways. N Park Acquisition in Recent Years Three sections of the New York Region, shown the accompanying illustrations, may be coniriered particularly fortunate by reason of reo n t activity in the acquisition of park areas. hese are Long Island, Putnam and upper Westlister in New York State and Passaic county in \.'vv Jersey. Considerable acreage of public parks a ? been added in other portions of the Region etvveen 1925 and 1930, notably in New York City, ut the above named sections were most active in cquiring new land. The activity of other secions, such as lower Westchester county; Union, ]ssex and Hudson counties in New Jersey, con^ted principally, in that interval of time, in leveloping what had already been acquired. Palisades Interstate Park The Palisades Interstate Park of New York and New Jersey is the most notable example in the United States of interstate cooperation for the conservation of outstanding scenic features and the promotion of outdoor recreation. This cooperation has been given both through public funds appropriated by these states and through large gifts of land and money by citizens of both commonwealths. The movement for the conservation of the Palisades was started because trap rock quarrying, which had begun about the middle of the nineteenth century, had reached such proportions as to threaten the defacement of these cliffs altogether. While public opinion against this defacement developed about 1890, it was not until the New Jersey Federation of Women's Clubs and a committee in New York fostered by Andrew H. Green took up the matter that steps were taken toward the conservation of the Palisades. They were instrumental in having bills passed through the New Jersey and New York legislatures, in 1899, whereby commissions were appointed to report on the condition of the Palisades and suggest remedies to prevent their defacement. An act constituting a permanent Interstate Park Commission, with power to acquire whatever territory was deemed necessary along the Palisades, was passed by the Legislatures of both states in 1900. The commissioners of the Palisades Interstate Park began work in the spring of 1900 with only $15,000* in cash, $10,000 granted by the New York Legislature and $5,000 by New Jersey. Since then, to January 1, 1931, $18,909,000 was spent by New York State and $5,444,000 by the State of New Jersey, a total of $24,353,000. The Palisades Interstate Park by January 1, 1931, consisted of 48,130 acres, made up as follows: New York Division Bear Mountain and Harriman State Parks. 45,000 Storm King Section 800 Hook Mountain Section 780 Blauvelt Section 550 acres acres acres acres 47,130 New Jersey Division Palisades Section in New Jersey Total acreage, January 1, 1931 1,000 acres 48,130 acres Courtesy of Palisades Interstate Park Commission The Storm K i n g H i g h w a y in the Palisades Interstate Park In the three years of 1928, 1929 and 1930 about $2,889,000 was expended in the New York section; $344,000 was for land acquisition and $1,704,000 for development, the remainder, about $841,000, for maintenance. In the same period in the New Jersey portion of the Interstate Park $905,000 was expended for the improvement of roadways, and shore front along the lower Palisades. In this section practically no new acreage has been acquired since 1928 but the 1,000 acres previously acquired were developed as indicated, bringing the total cost of this section since 1900 up to $5,444,000 of which $3,566,000 was for land acquisition and improvement. *A11 figures in dollars throughout this Bulletin are given to nearest thousand for convenience. Progress in the Acquisition of Parks on Long Island Over F i f t y Acres Up to the End of 1930 �I'<i</c Four LEGEND ^ U "- E g 3 PARKS EXISTING IN 1921 \ ~? ! M | PARKS ACQUIRED FROM 1921 TO 1925 \ J • • PARKS ACQUIRED FROM 1925 TO I9JO MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY ^CAH J r /' /^ I ^A / ^ \ / ' */ X / /' ° L ^ / \ \ * ^AA^ k^ ( AN\/VV PROPERTY IN MILES K " ; ^ <<s_ \ \ r* J <0 / II > / REGIONAL PLAN OF NEW YORK AND ITS ENVIRONS ) s V Progress in the Acquisition of Parks of Over 50 Acres in Passaic County Up to the End of 1930 In New Jersey The movement toward park development in New Jersey has steadily gained momentum and in this respect the state is making an enviable record. Essex was the first of the counties of the Region to develop a park system, followed by Hudson and Union in the order named, and ^ more recently by Passaic, in which county notable progress has been made, as already suggested. Essex County The Essex County Park Commission, the pioneer County Park Commission in the Region, was organized as a permanent body in April. 1895. The acquisition of land about Branch Brook first claimed the attention of the commission as the City of Newark owned about sixtv acres dedicated to park uses, and this was made ™ e beginning and center of the park systen . ine latter now comprises fifteen parks of 1,23 > �Pane Five , n , s , two reservations of 2,470 acres, three 1,,,-kways of 102 acres and two parks-in-the-makof i41 acres, a total of 3,948 acres. Up to we'mber 31, 1928, the park system had cost $11,^7,000 divided about equally between land ac,uisition and improvements and in addition ;s.524,000 was expended for maintenance. jince then about $1,000,000 more has been spent u acquiring land, the largest amount being lout $400,000 for 17 acres for the new Passaic •l jver Parkway right of way. In these two ; r;lrs of 1929-30 $869,000 was spent on improvements and $1,800,000 on maintenance, making a r, and total since 1895 of nearly $24,000,000. The County Park Commission last year aciiiired 128 acres in Montclair and Bloomfield; ,11(1 also acquired the land just referred to jong the Passaic River for a distance of two nilos from Mill Street to the county line, now icing developed, as a parkway, in co-operation •ith the state highway authorities. The Comlission, in extending Branch Brook Park, is deeloping a beautiful ravine in Second River as a [apanese Garden. The Essex Commission plans Jo expend $3,000,000 on further developments iml has prepared a five-year program which will )e submitted to the people in the near future and /hich will require an additional $5,000,000 to ;arry out. This program will involve connecting mrkways linking together a number of the existing Essex parks and for the most part conforming closely to the suggestions of the Regional Plan. tentative plan for four main projects, now known as Warinanco, Cedar Brook and Echo Lake Parks and the Watchung Reservation, embracing an area of 2,180 acres, of which twenty acres already had been acquired. Since then the park system has grown to 4,168 acres, including eleven parks, five parkways and the Watchung Reservation. From 1921 to the end of 1928, the total expenditures in round figures were for land acquisition, $1,685,000; improvements, $2,358,000; maintenance, $801,000 or a total for land and improvements to that date of $4,044,000. The expenditures since January 1, 1928 to July 1, 1931 were, approximately, scattered among many small parcels: land acquisition, $305,000; improvements, $837,000; maintenance, $1,090,000; the total for the past two and a half years being $2,232,000 and for the whole ten year period $7,077,000. The Union County Park Commission, during the past year, has continued its program of quiet land acquisition, which follows the Regional ludson County The Hudson County Park Commission was appointed on June 23, 1903. Its early studies indicated the advisability of fronting any parks to be acquired upon the line of the Hudson Boulevard, and accordingly this became the basis )f the county park plan. The system now com>rises 587.1 acres. Since 1928 only $95,000 has f^een spent for the purchase of land, the park commission having contented itself with development and administration. The total expenditures for land acquisition to 1931 have been $2,810,000; for improvements, $4,352,000; for naintenance, $4,296,000; a total for land and improvements of $7,163,000. Of this $870,000 represented improvements during the last two years. Last year there was no outlay for land acquisition, but a total of $461,000 was expended for improvements and $465,000 for maintenance. In Hudson County, proposals by the Park Commission and by the City of Bayonne for the utilization of a portion of the easterly shore of Newark Bay for park purposes have been put forward much along the lines suggested by the SMan. I [Union County Union County established a park commission »n November 19, 1921. In 1923 the commission i"iade its first report and therein laid down a Children's Playground in Warinanco New Jersey Park, Elizabeth, Plan quite closely, and is preparing to acquire new sites in Hillside for the extension of the Elizabeth River Parkway. Much of their effort has been directed to the improvement of land already acquired. Passaic County A park commission for Passaic county was appointed on November 18, 1927, following a referendum authorizing a park commission with authority to expend up to $2,500,000 in the establishment of a county park system. Garrett Mountain, a high peak overlooking the city of Paterson, was the first unit of the system decided upon. The first step was the purchase of Lambert Castle and 56.2 adjacent acres together with 102.5 acres which Paterson had acquired from time to time, the same being turned over to the commission, without profit, for $219,000. At a later date approximately 25 acres more were purchased from that city for $1,100. With this property as a nucleus, the commission acquired additional areas until on January 1, 1931, the total park area was 776 acres, with an additional 629 acres decided upon for later acquisition, making an authorized total of 1,405 acres. �/»«(/<? Six This raises the per cent of park area to total county area from 0.2% in 1925 to 1.3 V" in 1930 This is a better showing than the figures suggest because of the fact that the larger portion of the county is remote from population centers, and an additional 13.5% of its area is publicly owned tor the protection of municipal water supplies. *rom porary park commission. The survey and pr0, liminary park plan were made at the scale off! 2,000 feet to the inch upon base maps compile,] from the New York Regional Plan and New J<!v. sey topographic maps. The park areas suggest., ed included 20,000 acres, two large units of; which were recommended as state park. ,\v Bridle Path in Watchung Reservation, Union County November 18, 1927 to January 1, 1931 these amounts were expended: land acquisition, approximately $1,153,000; development, $180,000; maintenance during construction $19,000, a total of $1,352,000. In that period, the Passaic County Park Commission has received a total of $1,500,000 from the county. The Passaic County Park Commission, following closely along the lines suggested by the Regional PJan, has acquired not only lands along the slope of Garrett Mountain but also in the valley of Goffle Brook, with additional areas at Pompton Lakes and in the Preakness Valley. Studies now under way relate to the possible use for parkway routes of the valleys of the abandoned Morris Canal, the Passaic River and Wesel Brook and there is every indication that Passaic County, having made such a substantial start, will now press toward the development of a comprehensive park and parkway system. Middlesex County An intensive study of the park possibilities of Middlesex County was made in 1930 by the tem- modest program of park land acquisition under a five-year program was suggested. It was in-l dicated that $1,500,000 would probably suffice for this program of land acquisition and development, which could probably be maintained by an average tax levy of 40c per $1,000 of assessed | valuation. Middlesex County at present has only 210 acres of park land in all, including mu-l nicipally owned land, or about one acre per thousand inhabitants. It was urged that the county acquire at once between 2,500 and 3,000 acres, with the expectation of developing half of it during the next five years. The creation of a permanent park commission in accordance with| this report will be voted upon this fall. New York State Two state park commissions covering respec-l tively Long Island and the mountainous area along the Connecticut border have been actively at work during the past several years and have made great progress in acquiring land for future seashore �Pane Keren •uid mountain parks within easy reach of New York City. In addition Westchester county has moved Readily forward in the development and expansion of its phenomenal county park system. to Massapequa; the development of Wantagh Spur connecting with Jones Beach Causeway; the completion of the campanile bath houses and parking areas a t Jones Beach; the extension of Ocean Parkway from Jones Beach east to the Suffolk County line; the settlement of the long standing dispute as to the route of the Northern State Parkway and the acquisition of threefourths of the needed right of way for this route ; and the dedication of a parkway right of way through two-thirds of the Montauk peninsula. In the two years 1929 and 1930 Park income, a barometer of park use, rose from $59,000 to $424,000. Altogether 12,800 acres of upland On Long Island The Long Island State Park Commission has made inspiring progress in the development of the Jones Beach and Heckscher State Parks and ,-ind in the development of the longitudinal parkways running out along the Island. This system ,»f parkways will ultimately connect the seventeen separate individual park areas now existing 1 ['.-'••••:;' \.1£38BB^T\£ / •'"••--.-.• : A , •k .«? V. . . . • ; . • • • . • : '*TS| \ - : j y p f r ^ ^ • ••••• '^^^^^^^^^KJL,' 'l^^^^nPi , V * Bathing at Valley Stream State and make them more accessible to motor traffic. During the 1930 season the attendance at Jones Beach alone was nearly 1,400,000 persons. This public use is only an indication of the part which such a great system of parks and parkways on Long Island will play in the future. Outstanding among the developments of the last year or so were the acquisition of rights of ^vay worth nearly $2,000,000 by the counties of Nassau and Suffolk, and their dedication to the •state for parkway purposes; the acquisition irom the Towns of Islip and Babylon of additional areas for Ocean Parkway and the Cap (Vee Island Causeway; t h e completion of the Southern State Parkway from Hempstead Lake Courtesy Long Inland State Park Park, Valley Stream, Lono Island Cotnniissiou and 10,000 acres of land under water are now under the jurisdiction of the commission, of which nearly 5,000 acres are of very recent acquisition. The total value of this park acreage at the time of acquisition was over $20,000,000. The outstanding achievement is the acquisition and development of Jones Beach Park with a parkway approach from New York City. Eastern State Parkway In Putnam county the Taconic State Park Commission has added a park called Fahnestock Memorial Park of some 3,000 acres, and also is at work on the Eastern State Parkway through �Pa <iv Eight Putnam, Dutchess and Columbia counties connecting with New York City via the Bronx River Parkway Extension in Westchester county. Some 54 miles of right of way for this route averaging Westchester County The Bronx River Parkway, which not so many years ago was a sewer and an offense both to residents of Westchester and New York City, Progress in the Acquisition of P a r k s of Over 50 Acres in P u t n a m C o u n t y U p to t h e E n d of 1930 400 feet in width, aggregating 2,700 acres, have already been acquired. Eventually this route will connect all of the state parks east of the Hudson River between the Metropolitan Area and the Adirondacks. was nevertheless the inspiration for a park and parkway system that has made Westchester the outstanding county in this field. The Westchester County Park Commission was created in 1922 and on April 30, 1927, at the end of its first �I Page Nine live years of existence, the county park system comprised 16,189 acres and appropriations by the County Board of Supervisors aggregated nearly $29,000,000 for land and $10,500,000 for construction and improvements. By April 30, 1931 a total of 17,254 acres had been acquired. The cost of this system which has helped to increase land values in Westchester county from lcSs than $700,000,000 in 1921 to nearly $1,700,000,000 in 1929, up to January 1, 1931, amounted to: for land acquisition, $31,943,642; improvements, $23,869,263; maintenance, $6,748,081, or a total of $62,560,986. In the two years since 1928, $4,223,000 has been expended on land acquisition for 583 acres of new park land principally in the northerly part of the county. table indicates the acreage acquired in the several boroughs and the cost of acquisition for park purposes, not including playgrounds, from June 19, 1928 to March 1, 1931: Manhattan Bronx Brooklyn Queens Richmond . . . . Total Acreage Acquired 1.04 0.47 26.85 936.31 1,069.26 Cost $343,000 25,000 951,000 5,028,000 2,209,000 Total Acreage to January 1, 1931 1,782 4,400 3,289 2,466 2,264 2,033.93 8,556,000 14,201 In the same period, the city acquired just under ten acres for additional playgrounds, at a total expense of $1,216,000. The larger part of A V i e w in Bronx Park, New Y o r k City During the same period $8,990,000 was spent on improvements, and $3,373,000 was spent for maintenance. However, the receipts from concessions, etc., in 1929 yielded a surplus of nearly $40,000 over total cost of operation and maintenance and in 1930 a surplus of over $24,000. In Westchester County, substantial progress has been made, notably toward the completion of the Cross-County Parkway; the extension of the Bronx River Parkway; the further development of the Saw Mill River and Tibbitts Brook Parkways and the improvement of the great waterfront parks at Rye, Glen Island, Kruger's Point, Croton Point and Kingsland Point. This county system now includes rights of way for 160 miles of traffic parkways, 9 miles of shore front and 7,953 acres of forest land in five large reservations. New York City Commendable park progress in recent years has been made in New York City. The following this new playground area was in Brooklyn, where 321,605 square feet were obtained. Manhattan added 49,018 square feet, The Bronx 18,000, Queens 9,736, and Richmond 9,728. During 1929 and 1930 the boroughs expended for park improvements and park maintenance, as follows: Manhattan Bronx Brooklyn Queens Richmond Total Improvements $1,099,000 727,000 2,225,000 725,000 385,000 Maintenance $ 921,000 2,504,000 3,112,000 1,258,000 600,000 $5,161,000 $8,395,000 Outstanding among these items are the purchase of land in Queens and Richmond—in the former for the extension of Alley Pond and Hillside Parks and a parkway connecting them; in the latter for a great marine park at Great Kills, suggested originally by the Community Councils. While the detailed plan of this new park has not been finally determined upon, nor its exact size, �/'«(/«• 7V;i ___, —-— thore 1B every indication that it will "^imiitcly become one of the great parks o the eg combining recreational lacilituw by 1 d a i d water in a unique way and on a scale seldom attempted. . Much more land is about to be purchased in various parts of the city out of the appropriation of |25,00(),00() authorized tor this purpose HO that the current period may come to be regarded as one of the city's greatest ereas ot parlc expansion. Coincidentally the question of the ultimate utilization of the East River Islands for recreational purposes has attracted considerable attention and the Association has held a series ot conferences with relation to this proposal with park and institutional officials and with civic bodies interested. Central Park Proposals PProposals aimed to restore the usefulness of Central Park by excluding fast vehicular traffic from the park drives were made public recently by the Regional Plan of New York and Its Environs as part of a report on the possibilities ot park development in the upper part of Manhattan. Three needs are stressed in the proposals: 1. Rearrangement of the Central Park drives to make them more circuitous, discouraging their use by through traffic. 2. Drastic limitation of vehicular speeds on the park drives. 8. The widening of Fifth Avenue, Central Park West, 110th Street and ultimately of 59th Street to provide additional traffic lanes for the vehicles removed from the park. Since this widening must be done principally at the expense of the pedestrian paths outside the park walls, thus requiring the placing of the paths inside the walls and encroaching on the park area, the Regional Plan advocates accompanying this step with the provision of additional park and parkway areas. While the conversion of the East River Islands to park use would provide the principal new park area for Manhattan, the Regional Plan urges a direct enlargement of Central Park by the construction of a parkway between it and the East River. The parkway would occupy the entire area between 106th and 107th Streets, linking the park with Wards and Randalls Islands by a proposed bridge from Second Avenue between 108th and 109th Streets. The parkway would also connect with Thomas Jefferson Park by a proposed riverfront parkway along the Manhattan shore of the East River. The Regional Plan does not recommend the construction of any additional east-west cross roads in Central Park, but suggests the careful widening of the present four sunken roads. The report points out that the drives in Central Park are at times used by so many vehicles mov- ing at high speed as to interfere seriously with the enjoyment and the safety of those who Ko to the park on foot or drive through it for pleasure" and that the total value of the park would be greatly increased by removing those vehicles from the park, even at the loss of the space required for widening Fifth Avenue, Central Park West and 110th Street, It is stated that future planning for Central Park should include provision for suitable enlargement of the Metropolitan Museum so as to make it a finished building. "To leave the museum with ragged edges and a half-finished structure," it says, "is bad for the appearance of the park and the enjoyment of those who use it." Conclusions The accompanying tables furnish some very interesting comparisons of park development in r< cent years. The small table shows vividly what eight park commissions have accomplished from the dates of their appointment up to December 31, 1930. Few people realize that in their jurisdiction are to be found almost 100,000 acres of park land acquired at a cost of $127,000,000. Fully half of this acreage has been acquired in the last ten years. The proposals of the Regional Plan call for an additional 257,000 acres of park land, a total that at first thought seems staggering, but on second thought does not seem so impossible of accomplishment when we consider that the last ten years have seen the acquisition of 50,000 acres. The Regional Plan's proposals for additional park acreage, distributed by counties, reveal recommendations for an aggregate of 11,000 additional acres in New York City. This will require a doubling of park area in Queens; upwards What Eight Park Commissions Have Accomplished From Date of Appointment to December 31, 1930 Name of Park Commission • » r _ » . t i— S- ilv.J Appointed Dft,e 1— KssexT County . . .".".'7. 2—Hudson County 3—Union County I—Passaic County 5—Westchester C o u n t y . . II—Palisades I n t e r s t a t e . . 7—linn* Island S t a l e . . . . K—Taconlo. S t a t e Total 1895 1003 1021 1027 1022 1900 1024 1025 Total Acreage Acquired from inception to Dec. 31, 1030 3,048 587 4,108 770 17,254 48,130 12,821 10,202* 07,040 Cost of Land and lmprovemento of Acrenqe Acquired from Inception to December 31, 1030 $13,494,872 7,102,035 4,000,030 1,333,311 55,812,005 24,353,221 20,000,0001 428,5781 $127,582,755 • P a r t of this a c r e a g e Is In Columbia C o u n t y tint In region. t \ a l u e at time of acquisition. of 50% increase in Brooklyn; 20% more in the Bronx and 50% more in Richmond, with only a slight increase of less than 400 acres in Manhattan, where the land is costliest. A five-fold increase is proposed in Putnam and Dutchess combined; very little in Orange ami Rockland; a four-fold increase in Nassau; a three-fold increase in Suffolk and a 40% increase in Westchester. In New Jersey a twenty-six-fold increase in Bergen is proposed; a 60% increase in Essex; a doubling in Hudson; increases from 89 acres t<» 7,600 acres in Middlesex; from 16 acres to ap- �Piif/c HI wen proximately 12,000 in Monmouth; from 107 to jruVly 14,000 in Morris; from leas than a thous . llK l to 19,000 in Passaic; from a little over 100 \0 about 11,000 in Somerset and an approximate doubling of the Union County acreage. It should be remembered that in those counties ,n which large increases of acreage are suggested, | ;II)( | values are relatively low and the opportunities therefore greatest. At the present time less than three per cent of the total area in the Krgion is in parks, parkways and reservations. The outstanding facts from this survey of park progress in the New York Region are: That there is a growing recognition of the great value of parks, particularly country parka, where the people may have direct access to nature, to forest, field and shore, with the various recreational activities appropriate to those sections. That the present tendency in park development is away from the formal, artificial city park and very strongly toward these larger reserva- Statistics of parks, parkways and reservations in the New York Region, by counties, showing the progress made in the period 1927-1930, with additional acreage proposed in the Regional Plan. County County Parks, Parkways and Reservations Populntlon 1027 1030 (Estlmntotl) NhW Y O R K Bronx Kings (lirouklyn) Nnw Y o r k (State) 1,10(1,000 2,400,000 (Manhattan) Queens Richmond total New 1.205,258 2,500,401 4,400 3,289 10.5 5.9 10.(1 7.5 250 931 287 77S 14,038 1,745 1,782 12.4 12.7 1,111 1,048 1150,000 09,101 30,000 1,319 378 2,400 2,201 1.9 1.0 3.5 0.2 720 383 437 09 (1,030,440 20,751 190,101 74,000 10,411 0 14,201 5.4 0.008 7.4 0.008 028 3,333 488 3,458 13,744 71,229 154,240 265,080 0 17,980 3,040 17,980 0.0 0.8 2.3 0.8 20,000 Jranoe i Part o f f Rockland Nassau Suffolk Westchester 1,393 2.570 1,807,312 0,545,000 M'art of) Futnam 20,524 43,898 12,750 70,000 (5 55.000 250.000 150.000 105,000 51),599 303,053 161,055 117,'20 175,360 588,800 280,720 19,735 2,830 11,549 15.500 Bergen .",17,500 151,080 81,280 27,520 199,680 270,000 1,158 775,000 075,000 200.000 135,000 304,977 833,513 090,730 212,208 144,030 1.120 Essex Hudson Middlesex Monmouth 3,815 570 89 16 3,948 587 89 NEW Papulation Por Aero 1027 103(1 1.070,120 158,340 145,000 City Percent of County Acrongo Aran 1927 (030 1027 1030 1.050,000 York Duvchess 38 3 64 10 30 315 1,170 0.006 282 203 1,184 2,247 8,438 10.8 16.8 4,718 14,701 1.(1 2.0 2.7 2.5 17,254 5.4 6.0 0.74 4.7 2.0 0.04 0.006 0.76 4.8 M III in I? mi 940 ,750 0.9 375 800 304 1. 0. 0. 256. 2 88 12 30 19,735 Aoros Por 1,00(1 Population 1027 1030 as 302. 11. 76. 33. 289 075 1925-a 280.4 334. 15. 91. 33. °\ 1925-a J $428,578-11 1900-1) 1 ,840 ,570 } $18,909,118 1900-h ) 1924-c 1 1924-o I $20,000,000-il 1922 $55,812,905 ,560 260 620 ,475 JERSEY (Part Morris Passaic Somerset Union 10 2.1 0.04 of) 105,000 2110,000 00,000 270,000 CONNECTICUT Fairfield 330.000 (Part of) Grand t o t a l s a n d averages 10,725.250 3.1 4.7 0.8 0.4 0.1 1895 1903 $13,494,872 7,162,935 9,039 4.9 0.8 0.4 0.1 981 1.847 535 74 1,032 389 581 73 1.0 0.5 1.8 13.1 0.9 2.5 1.7 13.(1 1927 $1,333,311 1921 $5,185,770 211 2,381 30,650 2,430 1,185 7,660 11,900 110,445 304,000 107 302,129 305,209 125,140 195,200 65,020 157 112 3,614 107 770 112 4.108 0.04 0.13 0.00 5.4 0.04 0.02 0.00 6.3 348,146 204,448 1,057 1,057 0.4 0.4 312 329 3.2 3.0 19,260 11,457,949 3,537,249 88,080 104,205 2.5 2.9 120 109 8.2 9.1 257,904 05,132 13,830 151,100 10,960 4,110 a—Tttcoiilc S t a t e P a r k C o m m i s s i o n . l i — P a l i s a d e s I n t e r s t a t e P a r k C o m m i s s i o n (Now York Division O n l y ) . <«—LonK I s l a n d S t a t e P a r k C o m m i s s i o n . tl—Value a t T i m e of A c q u i s i t i o n . When all the Regional Plan proposals have been made realities, the park and parkway acreage will ])»' a fraction over ten per cent of the total area. That this is a conservative figure may be drawn iVom the fact that even today 12.7 % of Manhattan's area is in parks, 16.6 of The Bronx, 16.8 of Rockland County and 7.4% of the whole of New York City. While the figures of the total acreage proposed seem staggering when first considered, they certainly appear conservative when viewed in the light of what has already been accomplished. tions, where there are no warnings to keep off the grass, and where landscaping is confined to a restoration of natural beauty. That in the heart of these reservations there are being provided facilities for wholesome amusement, such as the great bath houses and pavilions at Jones Beach, with their complete recreational facilities, the Casino and bathing facilities at Glen Island and the immensely successful amusement park at Playland, Rye Beach. So successful has the latter been that Westchester County is considering duplicating the faciK �Puye. Twelve __ ities at some appropriate place on the shores of the Hudson and the borough of the Bronx is likewise discussing the possibility of developing a portion of Pelham Bay Park, along the lines ot Plivlnnd Significant among the tendencies is the revival of interest in boating and yachting. This in turn is reflected in the growing demand for waterfront parks, with facilities for boat owners as well as bathers and other pleasure seekers. Marine Park, Brooklyn, the Great Kills Park, Suffolk are providing greatly needed ocean front facilities, as well as inland parks and parkways. Westchester's remarkable development has been the "inspiration to much of the park progress during the last few years. Essex, pioneering h\ large parks over thirty years ago, is about to link them up by a system of parkways. Union is already doing so. Passaic is starting out boldly upon an ambitious program, acquiring large tracts as nuclei for a complete system. In Fail-, field public sentiment is leading to the beauti- A Bridge on the Bronx River Parkway at White Plains in Hudson County the proposed park development of Bayonne's westerly waterfront, the acceptance of the Regional Plan suggestions for parks in the Hackensack Meadows, all point to a great revival of interest in boating, which must be recognized in future park plans. The great increase in hiking clubs, in a similar manner, influences and is influenced by the establishment of mountain reservations such as those at Blue Mountain and Poundridge Reservation in Westchester, along the Watchungs in Passaic, Essex and Union Counties and in the great Harriman-Bear Mountain park in Rockland and Orange counties. The pattern of parks, with their connecting parkways, proposed by the Regional Plan in 1925 seemed so ambitious as to be hopeless of realization; yet the progress that has been made in the intervening years, and particularly in the last two or three years, is such as to offer tremendous encouragement to all who believe that these goals are obtainable. Immediately around the Harbor of New York, every county in the Region, save Bergen, is at work. New York City with its $25,000,000 appropriation is seeking to make up for past neglect. Long Island counties of Nassau and fication of a vitally important new state highway, which in appearance should resemble the Westchester parkways to the south. Rockland and Orange, beneficiaries of the Bear MountainHarriman Park, have not yet taken any formal steps toward a park commission, but sentiment therein is growing and parkways are appearing in the town plans in this area. Middlesex has just recently fallen in line with its temporary park commission's recommendation for action. Through Putnam and Dutchess, the Taconic State Park Commission is developing the Eastern State Parkway, which should stimulate activity in these two counties. Only Monmouth, Somerset and Morris, along with Bergen, have yet to take action, but the recent creation of a State Park Commission, under the leadership of the Regional Plan Association's Union County chairman, is an augury of awakening interest which may be expected in this area. The progress that has been made and the interest at present displayed make the prospects for the future along the lines of park acquisition and development brighter than they have ever been before. A �October 20, 19SX John J* Sinnott, Eeq* Tarrytown National Bank Bldg* Yarrytown, H« Y* Ra*- Bad ftablaa, Fhlllpae Manor Hy dear Mr. Sinnottj Xnqulrea have been mad® as to the preaent atatua of the Rod Oabloa litigation which we forwardad to you over a month ago. Hay we know what action, if any, waa taken. There will be a meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeal© on Wedneaday, Boveabar 4th* May we hear from you by tha aaid data* Sincerely, Secretary �v.r i**Ui*%$U«- '•*'*-. ^ - ^ ' ' - ' H * - * * ^ • I j lit •r\ i �At a. regular meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of North Tarrytown, N. Y. held at the Corporation Rooms, in the said village, on the 21st day of October, 1931. Present; Gerald B. Gould, Chairman William C. Schmidt John K. Mullon David Pag© Jr. John J. Lofaro, Secretary Mr. Gould called the meeting to order at 8:30 P.M. The minutes of the meeting of October 14th 1931, were read and approved. The Building Inspector's report, dated October 21, 1931, was read and placed on file. Mr. Schmidt informed the Board that inquires were made regarding the legal proceedings in the Red Gables matter. Mr. Mullon and Mr. Page desired to know the present status of the said proceedings. On motion of Mr. Page and seconded by Mr. Mullon, the secretary was instructed to write to Mr. Sinnott to ascertain what action, if any, was taken. There being no further business to transact, the meeting adjourned at 9 P:M. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Zoning Board Minutes & Resolutions-1931 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. 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