East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . d. Winthrop in the distance. should be extended across the flats to meet the proposedJeffries street extension Section 38. This will be a secondary street in any event and can bemade 70 feet in width and still be planted if the roadwayis made 38 feet wide and the sidewalks each 16 feet, withspace for trees at the curb. 28.—CURTIS STREET street is an important cross street and will bemuch needed for teaming from the Chelsea Street Bridge Development of East Boston. 119 to the port. It is near the proposed railroad location andthe
East Boston: a survey and a comprehensive plan . d. Winthrop in the distance. should be extended across the flats to meet the proposedJeffries street extension Section 38. This will be a secondary street in any event and can bemade 70 feet in width and still be planted if the roadwayis made 38 feet wide and the sidewalks each 16 feet, withspace for trees at the curb. 28.—CURTIS STREET street is an important cross street and will bemuch needed for teaming from the Chelsea Street Bridge Development of East Boston. 119 to the port. It is near the proposed railroad location andthe space between the street and the railroad can well beused, at least for a part of the way, for commercial build-ings to be served by the railroads at the rear. The streetif so used need not be planted and can be made chieflyroadway, and for that a total width of 50 feet will probablyserve. This will leave a small strip next to the cemeterythat can well be planted with trees and eventually providedwith seats to serve as a small resting FIG. 47.—CURTIS STREET, FROM SARATOGA the present jog at the cemetery and the sign board and stable that now block a directcontinuation. Wood Island Park in the distance. 29.— DIAGONAL STREET WEST OF WOOD ISLANDPARK AND POSSIBLE EXTENSION TO THEPORT. From Eagle square and the Neptune Road Bridge towardthe port it is proposed to extend Neptune road around thenorth side of the existing park, but another main road willbe needed toward the Porter Street Circle and to a possiblestreet across the park extension. This diagonal was sug-gested by the Metropolitan Improvements Commission in1909. It will cross the open area now dedicated to resi-dential purposes. It should be planted and should not be 120 City Planning Board. less than 85 feet in width. From the existing railroadeastward this street can be extended across the proposedpark area, and should pass under the park driveway; thenbridge over the tidal pool, and rise to
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