The New York herald., 1875-08-27
RAPID TRANSIT.

THE COMMISSIONERS MEETING YEsrERDAY-sTILL
CONSIDERING THE RoUTE-ANoTHER HEARING
TO THE GILBERT AND GREENWICH STREET M
TEREsTs
The Commissioners Of Rapid Transit held their usual
daily ''star chamber" gathering yesterday. No new
plans submitted, and it is likely that all those de-
string to present designs for consideration have already
done So The main business Of interest remaining is
the selection Of route and plan. Mr. Forrest and Mr.
Navarro Of the Gilbert and Mr. Scott Of the Greenwich
Street Elevated roads present at the meeting yes
terday of their respective companies
1t is understood definite conclusion has been yet
rived at TO the route Mr. Mott is of opinion that
feasible route giving entire satisfaction TO the public,
will be determined upon this week. 1t is said consider
able difference Of opinion exists among the
Commissioners upon this question. They harassed
with propositions suggesting numerous streets From
present appearances it is considered almost certain
that Third avenue will be the main street selected on
the east side, and the Greenwich line far as
built for the west Mr. Scott, representing the latter
corporation, has been before the Commission almost
continuously for the past three days; but on being
questioned by the HERALD representative as to the
nature of the proceedings remarked that ho was not
yet ready TO speak upon the subject
MR. sPEER'S PLAN.
A communication from Mr. Alfred Speer to his
plan ana submitting descriptive LneFeol WAS re-
ceved yesterday He says his route would answer
for the endless train as well as for locomotive
with stated trains The roadway could be used for
either The proposed by Mr.. Speer is as foows:
Beginning at South ferry, at the corner of
Whitehall and Pearl Streets thence single track
on single OF columns on the easterly curb line
Pearl 10 New Bowery; thence along the east
erly side OF New Bowery TO the Bowery up centre
Of the Bowery 10 Third avenue; up centre OF Third
TO Forty second street; along north side of
Forysecond street to Fourth avenue down the centre
OF Fourth avenue to Eighth street or Clinton place.
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Greene street and Church street TO Battery thence TO
the place OF beginning, forming circuit Of single track
through the most travelled portion OF the CITY, The
route be extended from junction of Fourth street
and Third double track road, supported by
q double Of columns up Third avenue and back,
track for up travel and the other for down. The
of columns to be placed at the outside or the
horse car tracks to interfere with passages.
The communication concludes by stating that the end
less may then be used on the downtown circuit,
where there is always great stream OF travel, and
where local accommodation well rapid transit Is
wanted
BuCKMAN's PROPOSITION
Mr. Ira Buckman also sends a communication as to
his route and plan He purposes to commence the
east side at Broad street, with single track
through Pearl Whitehall to South up South 10 Broad
up Broad 10 Pearl then with double track up Broad TO
and up Nassau TO Chatham, Bowery and Third avenue
TO Harlem Bridge He next suggests west side route
for his plan as follows commencing at Church and
Morris streets with single track and running diago
naly No Broadway TO State street TO South Ferry,
up Whitehall back 10 No. Broadway TO church street;
then with double track running along Church street,
and crossing Canal to Greene street, up Greene TO
Eighth street. west on Eighth street TO University
place running north TO Fourteenth street. west to
Eighth avenue up Eighth avenue to Harlem River,
running IN Harlem River kngsbridga