The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-29
RAPID TRANSIT.

AN NKLINa OF THE COMMISSIONERS POLICY
TIE PLANS BACKED by CAPITAL HAVE THE
BEsr CHANCE.
The Commissioners had an hour and a half ses-
sion yesterday when was devoted entirely TO
routine business, such as the reception OF plans
and communications, the examination thereof
aud their arrangement for future reference. COM
missioner Canda acted as secretary aud was as
sisted by Mr.. j. f. Morton, a young gentleman
friend OF Commissioner Mott, VINO has acted vol
unfairly and without pay since the Commission
was organized. Although the meetings are stil
held with closed doors, during the past few days
the press representatives. have been invited IN at
the close or each session and ali Information IN
the hands or the Commission placed before them,
from wnlcn to Gull the wheat. In a con-
versatlon with the commissioners yesterday sew
eral expressed their confidence in their
transit problem, and Mr.. Brown said ave
are men VINO have our lanings, but one OF them IS
not a surrender To difficulties. None OF Us can
afford TO fritter away time IL there is no hope
Tor securing what all our people so much desire.
am stin hopeful, and are my associates. But
you gentlemen OF the press must be patient and
give us time. You can't.expect us in ten days to
grapple with and settle knotty points that the
Legis lature, AldermaDic committees and Legsla-
years OF study. Give Us time, ana / think l can
promise you favorable results"
Mr.. Brown was asked as TO the nature OF the
request made by the Gilbert Elevated Railway
Company, and stated that IL meant merely that
the Commission would give them the right to
build road under their cnarter instead OF grant
ing right OF way and privileges such as they are
empowered TO grant TO any other capitalists The
company will be given hearing by the Commits
sloners to-day.
Plans were yesterday fled by K. r. Gregg, OF
Buffalo for pneumatic railway something after
the Beach pneumatic road under Broadway, and
by A. A. Ca ey, Of this city, who submitted
wooden model or an elevated railway with one
track above another. Tne schemes are OF no
merit when compared with others already IN, and
a description OF them would consequently be
superhuous. rne following letter was received
from Mr.. Speer, the promoter OF the endless rail-
road plan, a WORKING model OF which, ABOUT nifty
feet m length, IS on exhibition at No.'S2 warren
street. TINS is the plan that Peter Cooper so
strongly supports, but which Governor Dix
veroed:-
GENrtEsESI wish say that in getting up plan for
Tagl transit have looked az il ~ financial view as
lore studied Tor something 10 40 the greatest amount OF
and least cost IN operating and one that viii take up
dhe eas space ~, me t'ee ntve; speTeoGe; Pan
travel in road and on tram by this means
pense OF operating but train light, continuous
tram, with stationary engines under-rOund Will not
need heavy and expensive superstruc IRE as, when
stated trains with locomotives be carried; be-
sides the economizng power by the use OF large poll
with stationary engines will be great saving in The
running expense.
From these Iacs It is that capital has been standing
ready build the road 1t be built cheap and yet
its carrying capacity Is almost unlimited for both
through travel and local aecommodag6oIn Yours &C.,
Passaic, N. j.. and No 81 Warren street, New York.
IL rs understood that in the consideration OF
schemes present ed the Commissioners VIII give
more patient attention TO all those who pro 10
have capital behind them 10 build the road, ana
then decide between them Among these are tne
Williams h Catnerwood, the Evans the Meyer AZ
Wdmayer, the BRANDON the Gilbert, and the
MOTIFS open glrder plans.
A PRACTICAL EXPERIMENT..
prominent and wealthy hrm OF engineers and
iron bridge builders, backed by one OF the strong
est iron companies in the country. believing that
nothing short OF actual experiment on a large
scale could properly test the merits OF any OF he
new plans OF construction, ana finding that no
provision was made by which the Rapid
experiment. determined to experiment
for themselves. Accordingly they selected
from the seventy-aye plans offered by the Society
OF Civil Engineers the one which seemed to them
to offer the greatest advantages In point OF
economy. safety and freedom from obstruction OF
the streets and are now constructing section
OF road Of lull size 600 feet IN length car 20 seat
sixty passengers and a locomotive capable OF
hauling SIX such cars at tlirry miles per hour.
They hope to nave all IN working order n a few
weeks ana viii then invite the Commissioners
and other friends Of RAPID transit 70 visit and IN
spect the ROAD, and II fOund satisfactory and the
Commissioners desire IL ttse builders viii set the
road up IN the city, where tns pubic Lay see and
test 1t ia practical operation