New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-22
PRELIMINARY RAPID TRANSIT DISCUSSION

PREL fMINARY RAPID TRANSIT DISCUSSION.
The COMMISSIONERS TO INSPECT THE GREENWICH
ST. RoAD-ADDITIONAL PLANS AND SUGGESTIONS
RECEIVED.
The Rapid Transit Commissioners, at their
meeting yesterday received communications from Messrs
Buel Brothers. engineers, of No 50 Broadway ana Louis
A. Ehlers. and plans and specifications from James f.
eerreL Augustus Marscball, Frederick Myers and VIII
liam widnayer. Messrs Myers and Widmayer submitted
soIne OF the mos elaborate models OF an elevated railway
that have been brought before the Commission Many
of the plans submitted the Commissioners say are dc-
ulousy insufficient and unfit for that reason t.
be presented. One OF these consists OF a
small crumpled photograph of the proposed
railroad, with q few lines Of explanation
written on the back and signed by the protector.
Another a rude pencil sketch piece of drawing
paper and others consist OF brief verbal descriptions
On the other hand of the plans illustrated by
very elaborate drawing and models, which contain every
detail that will he involved in the construction.
The communication from Mcssrs Bucl Brothers yester
day was series ofsuggesions the general principles
and on some the details of the construction OF rapid
transit road. The Commission adjourned yesterday
until tomorrow at the usual hour To-day, III accord
ance with invitation from the Company, the Commits
sioners will take trip over the Ncw-NorS Elevated
Railroad through Greenwich-st and Nnth-aVer ana
will inspect the road and It's mode Of working
Richard H. Buel a member Of the American Society Of
Civil Engineers, in conversation with reporter ycSter
day about the action of that Society rapid transit
last Fall said that the resident members OF the Society
opposed to giving publicity to the affairs OF
the Society This policy he himself did not indorse lie
s. now he said giving official views and the Society
body is responsible for those that he presented
but IL that the resident members Of the Society
were opposed expressing official opinion in regard to
RAPID transit Many OF these members We're or had been
identified with former prominent schemes Of rapid transit
and as many had formerly been committed BY profess
sional opinions IN favor Of underground and depressed
roads, II might not have been pleasant for them TO
have tie aacy of their conclusions exposed and thcir
rcconInt Bdatious condemned by formal vote Oh the
Society in the discussion the reception Of the report
ON rlid transit By the SOciety Mr. Buel said that
was nmacd that the Society had no night 10 attack
scheme that mdorsed 10y any Of hs members. or 10
Interfere with any local engineering question whatever
The whole treatment OF the matter 10y the majority OF
the resident members had tendency 10 bIng The
Society into contempt instead OF advancing lt 10
equality with the English Society Of civil Engineers.
which position that the members desired I" see
u occupy. Mr. Bucl said that he desired to obtain the
views " all the members throughout tie country III re-
gard the propriety Of the Socieys expressing an op-
icuon rapid transit. and he had offered resolution to
that effect, which was rejected.