The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-21
THE RAPID TRANSIT COMMISSION.
THE GREENWICH STREET ELEVATED ROAD COM
pANY ASKS Permission TO EXTEND IT'S LINE.

TIRE GREENWICH STREET ELEVATED ROAD COM
PAEY ASKS PERMISSION TO EXTEND ITS LINE.
The Commissioners OF Rapid Transit held long
session yesterday, which was chiefly devoted 10
discussion Of the law under which they act.
Several OF them think that the act Is so OBSCURE
that they ought TO have counsel to enable them 10
act inteliglbly. others believe that they should
also have a consulting engineer, and the Board
proposes to secure the latter on or about the LIST
OF August, when it intends to begin the critical
examination OF the plans. Mr.. Deameter reports
thai an able engineer has offered mis- services
Rratuitously. This Commissioner states that the
commissioners are satisfied that nothing but an
elevated road will meet the requirements OF the
travelling public, and consequently tbere IS
no chance Of any 1tner pan being auopleu'
Yesterday NUMBER OF communications were re-
ceiyed Dy the Commission, including lhe loloWlhg
from the Greenwich street Elevated hailrohu'-
Ara meeting OF the Executive Committee OF the New
York Eeyaed hailroad Company havnS by b ane by
Ia .e. he PpMe enS "a se july u ISIS at m ococE
NJ az No is William street. IN he city q New YS5f'
BOWS and Hall oelng quorum and majority 81 tne nye
m eoson S SS aPSsno ss adopIed namsy
Resolved THAT application be ana IS hereby maze 20
IAN act further to provide for the construction and
he state passed June IS is7S to tx aetermne ne
New YORK Eleyated Rairoaa Company nom ITS present
terminus at the south end OF Greenwieh street OK
the south Jerry, hamilton avenue terry and staten
oa or aS om the ns snd Of .S
companys road at near said ferries, or from such
other point upon the line q SAID eompany railroad as
said commissioners may deem advisable, by which the
said company may connect its railroad with The depot
the New ork Central and hudson River Railroad
company upon Fourth avenue al or near Forty
eet And that copy OF this resolution, properly
be presented TO the said Commissioners
NEW YORK MONDAY, JUNE II, lel5.
LSeal Of the n. COURlWRIGHT, PRESIDENT.
company1
J. A. CowISG Secretary.
THE PLANS PUT IN YESTERDAY
were two in NUMBER, viz, those oil Louis A. En-
lers, architect, OF RhineDeck, ana j. b. New
orOugh, OF 10. 12S Vest ThlrtylOurth street. That
OF Mr.. Ehlers Is an ingenious plan. the road being
devised TO run over the sidewalk on arches, and
so arranged that the adjoining buildings can be
extended out over the road II the property owners
so desire or, IN other words, the plan closes the
light from the second stories and gives the prop
erty owners, in the way OF recompense, the right
10 build out two or three stories above the rail-
road. more elaborate description Will be given
later In the s. ssions o. the Commission.
The plan OF Mr. Newbrough has originality to
commend it at least. 1t Is an elevated road
erected on two rows OF posts placed so as 10 brace
dlagonally, with double track, each one being
over the centre OF the line OF posts; the cars are
suspended below the track. The inventor says
that at Will cost half as much again as the Green
witch street road"