Threatens engineers´ building

A project for the opening of a new avenue midway between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, New York City, and paralleling those thoroughfares from 14th to 59th Streets is being discussed. The proposed avenue would pass directly through the Engineers´ Building. Although the plan is tentatively approved by Mayor Gaynor, it will not be seriously considered until thoroughly investigated. Chief engineer Nelson P. Lewis has already suggested a route which will avoid the demolition of most of the important buildings, including the property of United Engineering Society, in which the Institute holds an equity of approximately $530,000.