Show ROOf UN RIVER 1 IS 5 PROJECTED System Is Proposed Proposed Proposed Pro- Pro posed in Chicago CHICAGO March 17 By U. U P. P P.- P. A t ten mile roof root over oyer the Chicago river to carry boulevards parks garages garages garages ga ga- ga- ga rages and oil filling stations stations was was proposed as the solution of Chicago's Chicago's Chi Chi- cagos cago's traffic problem Engineers who planned the project project estimated it would cost 2600 2500 a mile Angus Hibbard consulting consulting consulting con con- engineer said the cost orthe of or the plan was less les than any other pl plan yet proposed for the tho removal of ot traffic congestion in the busIness business bustness busi bust ness section If It the plan is adopted and the city Consents to pay th the price it will be pJ provided eventually with ten miles of t river over-river roadway Specifications call for a root roof feet teet wide of nine-inch nine concrete supported on concrete piling sunk into the bed of the river On the roof will run two VO sidewalks sidewalks sidewalks side side- walks fifteen feet wide two boulevards boulevards boule boule- yards fifty feet wl wide and ana a vacant space in the center seventy feet wide PARKING G FOR CARS Backers of the plan propose to put garages parks and oil filling stations in the central space and also provide long spaces for parking cars Branches Branches' of ot the Chicago river run along both the west and north sides of or the business section Itis It ItIs ItIs Is planned to bridge the north northbranch northbranch northbranch branch for fora a distance of two miles mlles as the tho first step in the building of ot the over river boulevard Later as traffic problems increase the roof will be e extended tende l to join tho the main surface boulevards which act as the main traffic arterIe between the tie north and south sides The The next cheapest t ulan Plan lan th the bridging of ot South Water street would cost nest at least 1 a amile amile amile mile Hibbard said It will wm make ot the little used Chicago river a spacious boule boule- yard vard The plan would not Interfere with the tho operation of or wat water vater r traffic traffic fic tIc as the boulevard would be stretched twenty or thirty feet above the surface of th the water |