New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-15
INVENTIONS FOR RAPID TRANSIT.

PLANS BEFORE THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TIoNs AND DRAWINGS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
ALEXANDER BRANDON, }. W. EVANS, AND THE
PRIsMOID RAILROAD.
The meeting of the Commissioners OF RAPID
Transit yesterday private, ms the preceding meet
ings had been and both representatives OF the press ana
Inventors were excluded. This caused much comment.
MANY inventors appear lie in favor OF presenting ana
explaining their plans In an open meeting one OF the
Commissioners remarked yesterday That tney Werc
not yet fully prepared TO 90 on with their WORK.
They ought TO have rscass counsel and an engineer OF
the highest ability and widest experience to assist them
In their deliberations The COMMISSIONERS were "ofK-
ing hard Ire said hut somewhat at randon ,
Yesterday all that was done was 10 receive cohihn-
cations plans models, estimates, &c, from inventors
and TO arrange them according 10 some system o cds
the inventors singly and asking them 10 exdan tner
schemes The notice published on Tuesday tha an psns'
Ae must be in by Aug Is said by one oil the COM
nsssoiers To have somewhat delayed inc reception Oh
plans which are known to be among those a1 WI WI
presented This is because inventors want 10 put on TIC
presentation of their plans until nearly tne st d"y SO
that httle opportunity will be given To Va! mNehtois To
critesc Them Upward of 80 commune atoms from per;
sons having plans TO present have been receved 1hes
communications, not being accompanied by pais 'ue
id aside for future reference There have also been re-
eeyed l6 communications accompanied by pans dit"
arranged in order fast they received Follow
ing list of persons from whom communications nave
j $.s,s J KEN " SsSTes,
s. 90 fnSSHSsend W A. A. Carsey.
VII TiI' w Esys5,'r' 4 4 J. + stewart aS
ira an Power Com A. {. Chencweth,
pany Of Philadelphia, Albeit Van WiINe'
Wooster Beach, Geo a. kiich9 SIs ao,rrouna
G. G. il Wad sin'p| o Railway Company,
The f1"v:inss have presented drawings models, sc:
Hugh MCKAY +. Hawkins
Kitchen & Hatfield. 4 1 Loser,
Mansfield 4 Moore :. ". Eyans
Hh s. camGe st, j. j. n 4 II Iia n%sli
H fam,n Gomez +; %snd' AlezandeT Brandon.
The room In which the Commissioners meet presents
peculiar appearance All about on the tables are placed
models large and small of iron, some 2t wood some
With movable cars. and without, while the floor
and the desks covered with letters drawings, and
mana Some OF the drawings very large. One cxhlb
tied yesterday several yards long, aud coud only De
elevated system be the avore one with nyen-
tors Of all the plans which have been brought before
tbe commissioners only Is for an underground or
sunken road This proposes open cut the bottom OF
which will he below the street level while the
walls will rise feet above.
ANON the plans presented yesterday the follow
Ing AehanGer snrted nI Of an elevated railroad
TO constructed the center OF the street and To be
supported iron columns foot thick placed III pairs az
intervals of So feet These columns TO he placed
midway blocks not 10 ObstrIct the street cor
ners There are to be two elevated tracks for passenger
ears and one track the street surface beneath for
freight The stone foundations are 10 De 1eet
thcK and project feet above the street level The ont
aide width of The structure is to lie 10 feet Especial
provisions made against vibration Telegraph wires
are 10 along tue Orders The estimated cost IL
not over 1900 900 per mile The small which this
road would occupy claimed 10 be Que OF Its chief ad
vanages.
]. W Evans OF NewYork presented drawings OF con-
tnuoas SUSPENSION bridge to carry me tracks E an rS
arches over the center Of the street The cables are To
pass through the arches each span being 200 feet In
length. There To he two tracks.
model OF the PIsmoid Railroad system. OF which A.
G. Busby Of Philadelphia is the pat ntee, Is 10 he pre-
scented to-day. This ii is claimed be built Tor $4,000
Der nile with double track over the sidewalks OF
street said that II miles of this Kind OF road are
building Francisco and that II is used extensively
q o surface railroad III South America