New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-20

wonid during is construction seriously iuterfer with
the present surface traffic on the Streets tIrj that
would require expensive and Involvement alterations on
tue sewerage anj Of the water and ga]-ppes OF the
CIV; fourth, that at many points 1t would be peow
bghwater mark, and the cost OF artificial drainage
wood add materially 10 tho maintenance charges;
'T T tno Vc q, co ION una oG o,d a" NIKE
rAnsIve mechanical ventilation necessary sixth, thai
the Patronage might b9 limited by the unwlingDess OF
many persons TO travel IN tunnels and the Operating
expenses and maintenance be greater than aoo'o
2. The Depressed Sysfem.-This mode OF construction
whleh wOue more properly be called Tue way throngn
have mentioned In regard the uDiersround sys-
tenn while 1t Is exposed 10 Other oe.eons o. is o"n.
which would make the cost OF building Ms great as .ne
uDdergI onnd. Your Con mitee cannot rreoDnehu .ne
adoption Of this System US applied " Tue eA'7i"s @S
8. The ElepIted Sysem-If properly located and DE-
sgned, s IA the Cheapest system IL Is Tree lrom un
ctes OF ventilation drainage from any obstruetohs
by snow, interference with sewers or pipes ~ H.
wolves far fewor contingencies tnan Tue 9'ner
and the cost may be estimated beforehand WIN reason
able accuracy The principal objeetiJus nrsel agdins
II are the following; First that u uu,,, "s
expensive as an under ground road, and by obsrelina
hight ana ventilation. would seriously inlre halo"inR
property Second, that buit OF Iron, ~ wot t here
h,irnt la stability and pernineDce Thru t,a' nat1
would he great danger 10 paSseug r. Ia easo "a 70
meut. FJIrth, the Ieipated lnIrY ana uhbuHc W
the valuc Of real estate along the nne VI ,,I ~ ao
Fhtn, iho Invasion Of privacy ana me fight
snng hOrees Ia street below the road oNoh'n'
way VIII tie siIecl Eighth. tie sener~i u"-
s.ghtliuess IL sucn structures ,;., Of so,re
form Of erysted rsiIroan t viii he expcci to express
its views apcn each of tue above ol9 CLIQUE 1"' ''
| lowing are The opinions OF its IDemueiS: ,
/. Tue road sold DO nulIt OF masonry except
possibly tL0se portions which viii no ihrotgi ,'
blocks passing from the inc Of on, Stroot 10 ahol'e
IL should generally 10 OH iron sGeeon STRUCTURE.
| a. There Is no warrant Whatever Tor any supposed
lack " stability and permanonce Ia NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
iron structure. lion bridges aud ue'tes are puhl e'i
day rallI oads exposed much greater ,oa1s
aud vibrations uan those which VIII ever be imposed
| upon All eleydJcd railroad. -.,u,.
3. Danger TO Passengers must be guarded hgmm n
by the system OF construction VI ne ROAD ana I"ns
stock and safety appliances on the car u hF"r w.,
very careful examination aud design. nut We arc s"tis
fled That serious accidents may DC rchdeied ainos ~
possIpie. =. a.. ,o,
Your Committee freely confcssps that It does i TO-.
kuOn what tue eject Of succeriul raIi uausit cr
VI,ed railroad WI De upon ,hS Vnss have % "en en-.
suited believe that the large YoLm5 OF tiNei ~
ana gong from the route OF all ,hl;nt eleNatou no'u
viii add largely 10 The value OF the Lana aons . n9
Your Committee Iuly ADMITS tac vadits "i I.e o.
ccun CONCERNING the lava lou OF PRIV cS IL ~ part Vi
! ,he pice winch psi Tor rapid Transit. ,.,.
A. To tue Ir,eIenlng OF horres' expsrenee aIomh
the present Eleya,eu Railroad SHOWS lnat tis apple
henslon aso Is gfealiY exag3rste: very 40" nO '0'
to be III any way alarm at ne tradr 49,.
7. The Committee also Id Dts the VaIhy VI 'nc Nv
jecioE that tue supports VIII lhtertre honc nay ,nn
zoe surface traffic. Wen placed Oh the cage Oh tne
sidewalk. however, the posts nave Dech IoIna ao''
| no obstruction 10 tue other uses OF Tue nIiec- .
As 10 the probable u"s;g i.iless of we s'ruc'ure
rapid transit ca ornaineual III tue purely a.
seus; mat word Ito Iong strai@" iarS WI
not admit Of mach archectnrs eject; IL ~" 80
| and 1t need Not be tiicoaslJ uR y
A really successful rdpd transit rolu mast eAo'i
from the e .tteIy the uIrlem lhver AMI eE d'.iy
| much beyond M one piAn eau apply qLiiiy Won 80
al parts Of extended location The ROADS sioulI
CONFORM not Ony the Op0oraphy Of tho siand our
also to local ilrcdens III e"ch part OF thc cl'y'
A certain puts ney my ne III TUNES, el'ier ~ o..
cure rr.ccaule gradients uvOld inuOi aice 10 the
pubic, at Others tLey may gotnrOusn tue il1cks Ia
| vpcn cdt.ings u Iu.s,nary viaduc Willie Ia thr
a. settled Districts III upper part o. lac is!Jnl dud
b. Won't Uatleis Kvrr may eVth 20 bu lace foaus'
an, r.,Iu 20 All 4, !yn,ing purulatiOu ,quire them
10 he RAISED OF tue rlnhry OIL cct IT hit'
l. aDprarS your CJuIuitcr thdt tne Btcd h'F"h-
- for cheap ,Dns,rns,Iun oGrci By harrow streets
| Irtn M \
oad thruug tlcm would inure p opery very mus &c
ali vn. l,r Ic:r ar5 most Tor the
eccnuInca cJusI uc.iOn Of double, lpe or Az some
points qua1rupic track rhlr0Id tres 10 r"Ec o'ci
iEem inc supporting columns sOIld 20 placed
last inside io, dnd saey SEOUL 30 rino ied
UrdlJaY .ttco bfd1It, 50 difdh-ci do ~ OLD V h
slcetas lutte possible. For siiteis about " e,t
betv cen cuIJs, InOGl.ct oI the system Vi coho
aud longitudinal sisJers, popO'ch ny M'. ~ "A. MOTIFS
would fOdDd ccDAO.cI Iie greas OD'@'ic 10 q" ~
rapu rahsd nes III Ineir great wiit", %
fett beIace curs ant 10 90 convenient iOF edr"ec
traffic, auds ENORMOUSLY I" 'e Co.'S VI
Iod over the vi INC strrei. II support mu1 DC
taken the eurD tone. Ia tnem ther' aro w" i1so1
locations Tor al eONIed io"'' i'.h1 'no ga No h'y
pe close together center "a lac rOdu""i VI
they be independent tr"eh"; ono Oh e%cn siu, %
The street. humJer Oh s-'e."t pa's 49, o,I ~
submitted to your Commit e., Ia which IL 10 pposeu 10
support the rolling s.oeA RON eirdc' CARRIED on
slhSe Inc OF POETS locato'. ~ t"e eu1o % '1 sue ana
r.,y IF advIu asc O ohaphcss III thr e""S'.uo
i,Iinced by the icr. a-oJ cost Of tne roiiE s'Oc~
when, II IN sufficient qIanity 10 aeeommo 40 TAG
vul OF traic rcgiirc- 10 Inanr we ioaA pap "a
probably cost ao muoa ~ inc rIiow"y' 49, ,.,.,. -. T.,
Aiter reviewing tHc bur1ect oil rOh'nR "eIHhtS 30 p
carried Tie rVIng s,Ord. IL tGc report lux SI "a1 o.
Amer careful rNdtsLatOu % tic NdliJus rOucs when
nave pcen .cted nci, re Coinuitior, 1t Ia o
uuInIOn mat peschL wants of t"r LOp~I@'lnh can
best served ralii Transit ioaG- "h6 on cue
ont md M OF. cr OH .ne al t5uirii Pas lac oh"
On The east eide may be cithcr GA c uo Oi Ilsi 90 of
FourtIaye. IL upon tle ltl"r Cad your Cohlhit TOO
l., of upuiOn tuAt HouI prove DOh ,nc mos N"iu
uc aud sue ius, cOAyeuie"t rJu) ~ s1Ouid be D"lt
as an xehsjOn OF thc FburtLAvc. Improvement 0t nc
lre RlllUac, ana uadcr tno CONTROL either u hsI
CJmuany or OF u COZ JfaUh holding contract w'ih II
To IAN LrC"eh Inc 'uHhrI rom Larry
a. Forty seeOnds,, and over tne Tracks n'ended IOf
local tn .iuess FJry.sec1ndsi ~ Us 20 aVOi'
All transfer OF RAPID transit p's'onSti" at lh"t pVia'
All this line should bc Dut IL, ieast WIN t"0 tldch'
me design Of structure "iil vary greatly Win tne
width OF tue street a..
A. result, therefore, OF the consideration o. al the
piaus and .cncines tnt have been subltled 10 your
COMMITTEE, and vi Inc ar.u.1nts INA. nave Deeh .'1e
for or against them, reached nYe CONCLUSIONS:
l. In order " 6e pi.hGaDle wan ms itioS ana
yJiuln OF Uueln ss lke 10 Ue ODtaih'd u"uD-'r"cK'
rapid irdnsiV roads shOul' u tos., !u''v uq,,iPo'
much, anv, more tna1 from t1JhOoJ 10 slZ1o0J pi
mule according 10 lJcaion anu ms IO"is ~ Sums orn
of waited railroad tne icadinS fc4su'o vi ihc desa
10 U6 recOuIueu0rd
q The right OF way mast be given to th I'm over
on.,.d uy locomotive, b. 0f somewhat dIher-
very mucl nguter tidu ordinary ronlh--s'och'
g. TIC character ol tne structure ctrr' M the roads
should vary ,b- location, so as ~ IA ~ sr 10
the i1ca circdp 'aucco vi e"en 'asr. ~ ono s,"so
pan is nk 10 prove AZ plicaDo over ~ pLr's "i Ino
city. The genera princi3ie WHOA should govern nave
.tAeh SCI form Ia lLe Doiy VI tails report. ,
l. Tlere should presently be TWO roads, one on the
east and inc wcet SIDE VI C5hrn PdrR 10 be
eventually comploueni ed ny one additional Road Ga
each SIDE. IN after may be along the water iont.
Another tEDft suoGli ~ maui ~ i'nuc Pti'"o
Ial To build them. Ii tLis fails, they igI taken
up 10y the city ANA INIT as Daneipii works Tue
NJ eded rJaus can tu. 10 one yca 10 coAier rapu
transit Oh tho Citg New York seems an jrr not ui
worthy ugIest ambition OF Ito laa iinS ciz'ns.
cOIE iderbe portion VI the report J. deNotci 10 the
consideration VI the 81 ncthOtOf delivering, storing,
aud distributing goods ano eigit, and various iui-
uror suggested IA the matter. Tie more n-
ans Ia FopUEg that part OF the ne" street,
winch IL bIiding y, tue DICK Commissioners, bc rel
apart Tor Warehouses; storage yard ana manisctdlcs,
IN connection WITH re sioull % GEL raroad,
OF 90 uaiI tracks aNi ouo sde track tho surface
Ct Tie street, encircGg the city ffoni.