New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-08
THE RAPID TRANSIT ROUTES.

RESULTS OF THE COMMISSIONS WORK.
EXPLANATIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
REASONS FOR THEIR Observation-Disclosures IN
REACHING AN AGREEMENT PRECAUTIONS
AGAINST FAILURE TO BUILD ON ANY ONE ROUTE
srIECTEp--How THE GILBERT AND GREENWICH
STREET COMPANIES WILL WORK ToGETHER-THE
GILBERT ROAD FROM THE FAITERY To THE
PARK TO BE BUILT BY OCTOBER, 1S76-FRE-
QUENCY OF TRAINs-sUPPLY OF CAPITAL.
The Rapid Transit Commissioners held no
meeting yesterday, but their clerk, Mr. Morton,
remained at their room in the new Court house
to receive any plans models that might be
sent in. Few inventors, however, appeared, either
to present new plans to discuss the merits
Of those already presented Mr. Seiginan the Chair
man Of the Commission, in conversation with TRIBUNE
reporter said great why the Commission
ers had adopted the Gilbert and New-foik EteVated
Railroad because the action OF the Board OF
Aldermen request OF the Commissioners to be per-
mted to any street for route left IL uncertain
whether or not the Aldermen would adopt the Commits
sioners report and authorize the construction OF the
roads they might lay out To avoid this danger OF the
whole matter falling the ground, the Commissioners
chose the routes Of the two Companies which did not
need the approval Of the Board OF Aldermen In order TO
be built upon Sufficient and satisfactory guaran-
tees, Mr. segman said had been given to the
Commissioners by Companies, that they would
construct roads without delay and In accordance
with certain stipulations arranged by the commissioners
Another Commissioner stated that the explanation OF
the double which had been adopted was that the
Commission desired 10 make sure OF securing RAPID
transit in some way. Threats had been made by the
Third Avenue Railroad Company to spend Si,OOO,oOO
rather than have rapid transit road constructed on
that Opposition might also be encountered from
property along the line. These hostile EFFORTS
said the Commissioner might have been sufficient 10 &C.
feat rapid had only route been chosen There
ahna Va
each side of the city. in order t" have one IN
reserve should either fail to be constructed Iherc are
mentioned In the report remarked the COMMISSIONER TWO
Glasses Of routesrs chartered routes, like those OF the
Gilbert Companies, which inelade
First Second Sixth, Eighth, and Nnthaves and other
minor streets belonging 10 the same CHAINS or systems
md second unchartered commission routes, under
the Hustled BILL the principal Of which is that through
the Bowery and Thirdave beside several shorter con-
Meeting lines The object of having these two classes OF
routes was douby the Of rapid transit
The expectation Commissioners was that one or the
other OF both united OF the chartered Companies whose
routes adopted would build road but in case both
failed TO do So another would still remain through
the Bowery and Thirdave, upon which road could DC
built by company organized under the law creating the
Commission. The arrangement made between the Gli-
bert and New-York Elevated Companies was that wher-
ever laid out by the Commissioners coin
cded either might the road but the other in
order to have the Of the road so constructed,
have TO DAY half Of the cost Of construction An in
stance of this kind occurs in Pears, which s part OF
tho chartered Gilbert route, and also part
of the Commission route which extends through the
Bowery and Thrd-ave. Another instance occurs In
Eighth ave-, above Ninetysecondst. Still another and
more extensive example OF the same overlapping OF
routes In Thrdave. and the Bowery. Although
this route adopted Commission route, yet was
intended to be extension Of the New-iork Elevated
route case the Company saw bit TO use II az SUCH
That Company desired to connect with the Grand Cen
Depot and the Est River ferries but the Law was 80
construed by the Commissioners that they concluded
that they had power to cross Broad
way or Fifth-ave. below Ffy-ninth-st Accordingly
they made the desired connections by extending the
NewYork Elevated route around the Battery and up the
Bowery and Thri-ave. But this makes two parallel
routes the East Side, running within one block of
each other The Commissioners did not expect that both
would built that the other OF the Companies
would build the road either Third or secOndave and
allow the other to use 1t upon paying onehaf VI the
cost OF construction If neither Company did this within
the times limited the Commissioners Thought that Third
ave would he sufficiently attractive route to capitalists
70 insure the formation company construct road
upon IL.
The Commissioner who gave these facts stated that he
presumed that the upshOt OF the matter would be that
the Gilbert and New Elevated Companies would be-
come consolidated and together they wonld build road
on either Second Thirdave the East Side and on
both Ninth and sxthaves the West Side. The choice
Of the routes he said had caused much discussion and
for two weeks the Commissioners in vain endeavored TO
agree. At one time they stood to ON the question
Of adopting the Cornell route through Nassau and
Centress
As to tho plan Of road which would be adopted the
Commissioner said that nothing could be said fur
Their than that would be of the elevated system o.
oil roads surface undoubtedly the best but the
Commissioner not willing to take the responsibility
Of recommending such road. The Gilbert Company
had presented plan OF read TO the Commissioners.
The consulting engineers, Messrs Newton and shrevc,
would recommend the plan plans which they consid
cred best adapted for the purpose and undoubtedly their
recommendation would govern the decision OF the Com
nlssioners this subject