The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-27
Is THIS THE PLAN?
a Novel Plan 10 secure Cheap and fsnpid Up
Town Trausit-A Sunlscn Road from Hnr-
lem 10 the City Hail.

Novel Pinn TO secure Cheap and Rapid Up
Town Transit-A SuulSen Road from Hnr.
lem 10 the City Hail.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
beg leave. through your columns, to call the
attention OF the public to a design for an under
ground railway That can be constructed FOR about
onen1th of the amount OF airy one yet proposed,
and viii have carrying capacity equal to any de-
mand that can be required OF it, | nave submitted
the plan TO practical engineer or high reputation,
who has worked out the details and added some
suggestions. and he fully endorses all that claim
for 1t. | VIII trespass on your valued space only
enough 10 present the outlines OF the plan.
propose 10 run the road between Harlem Bridge
ana the CITY Hall! From the upper terminus to
Broome street 10 eXcavate Il subway In The middle
OF Third avenue and the Bowery twelve feet wide
and twelve feet deep; wall up the SIDES where neces-
sary remove the horse tracks 10 either side OF
the excavation and bridge the cross streets
and at any other points requlreds from Broome
street down TO continue the excavation but cover H.
supporting the surface tracts and road bed on their
present position anu covering between the tracks
with open grating. AS the traiiie IN the gowcry and
Third avenue increases IN the future this latter
place OF construction could be gradually extended
northward In the subway propose 90 lay double
track, four feet gauge on which cars are 10 run
four feet Ia width and thirty feet III length contain
ing twelve seats arranged transyerscy, with Siding
doors on the sides. Light steam locomotives not
exceeding four feet IN width, burning anthracite
coal, TO be used for motive power. Stations 10 be
quarter OF niue apart, equal TO five uptown
blocks and numbered from one to thirty.two.
he operation OF the road would be as follows:--
Trains OF one or more cars, each carrying thrty-sx
passengers, start say five minutes apart, and stop
every mile except near the termlni. Train No. /
stops at stations 4, s. - 10, &c; train No. at sta
tons , 8, Q, - &c; train No. ut stations g. g. TO-
"a, &c. In this way passengers by taking proper
Train could reach point within Two squares OF any
street on the route. The vital question with
the up town residents Is that OF comfortable
and rapid transit through the city. Its npor.
lance is increasing every day, and the numerous
plans projected Tor It's accomplishment show that
its necessity Is fully appreciated The reason that
these plans have been abandoned Is undoubtedly
from the immense capital required 10 carry them
through The estimates OF constructing the roads
OF any practical value that have been projected do
not TALL much short OF si5,00oOO0, the inte-
rest on which would be nearly $1,000 per
diem. Capitalists naturally hesitate before investing
In an undertaking of such magnitude which, nnan-
ctally ~ TO a certain extent experimental. Uuiess
such roads are subsidized by Inc city, there is little
Likelihood OF any o. them ever being completed. NV
plan involves no greater outlay than many railroads
now Running through acknowledgements dis
ricts, and believe 1t fully solves the rapid transit
problem. WIZ