The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-03

THE BnooKLYS COMMISSIONS REPORT
ROUTES AND METHODS SELECTED -REsUL1
OF THE SECRET SESSION.
The labors and tunc OF tho Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Commission expired on Saturday last Al secret
meeting held in the morning. At thor ofilco No 2l5
Montague street, the Commissioners amended thor
report which they had prepared Tor presentation 10
tho Mayor. Another secret session was hold In tho
afternoon, when tho report, follows, was adopted
OFFICE RArID TR.ssrr CoxHlssroSERs.I
No 2i3 MosracuE srgkKr,
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desirable for the public convenience Dx and deter
mime ,o ,oas % To- rs rss,. o. 3,
such railways over thsonTn along ., across the streets
alter menlioned; nov, therefore.
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Hallway: ever noSs 1 10, CAV 2, i.s ae s,s
beginning on and over Fulton street AZ tho Fulton
boundary line between the city Of Brookyn and the town
street tho Fulton terry and thence over through and
shsoarn and along washington stree. 70 ayrsa ayeaus
thoncc through and along Myrtle avenue 70 broad
way.
The report after setting iorth several short routes
running from tho East River Bridge Through Main,
Water ana Prospect streets, conciucs rs oilows:-
Aud also beginning at she intersection Of Sostand
srsnd avenue 20 svonae thence ovor through
and along 70 sns.en avenue 20 Bfoadsy And also be-
theme. ove. sh,9.se and along Lewis .ss.as %
Of Myrtle and Franklin avenues; thence over.
,sroash and along f'ansi,n aysnss 70 myn,s
to Division avenue; thence crossing Division avenue
.s Sou s1d and s %
fr,cseh street t6eseo ero..sa and over through ans
along Gem acserce avenue, thence crossing
and along The same 70 Fransis street. thence ossr
through and along Franklin street 70 Com.
Commercial street 10 Manhattan svsnas. thence over
Srar. Aaa also beginning At The d Faitoa
csa ana s.aae sna so s *
Hamilton avenue ferry; thence over through aad along
Canal at Hamilton avenue, and over throaga along
ssroars "nd along rsp., ss.aas 70 Sas
thence through and along Ninth Twentieth
ssSa,a @ ssa Fulton street. thence o,ss
n"S % :. Tho a,.@coa 20 81 rssa. avenue
aud Fourth svsnaei thence over. through aud along
snd along 20 much Of Atlantic avenue a. los between
also shown on lhe maps hereto annexed signed ~ The
commionsr Of this date ~ tho eoorne Ia heavy bacx
Resolved That whenever either o. the routes hcrcnbc
or lands neh routo ncaaes and Ia Intended 90 ins uds
such crossing ana 20 much o. said street ayenne place %
arucon OF continuous and connected lines OF railway
Resolved. That Whenever either Of the routes
hsrsssssofo ns,s sas dcsss%sss 4: stated Y
Or avennc NOON which route has been ~
shall DO cmed begin end The may boz
railway which shall be constructed such street.
al which begins ends. and form
connection between the railways such intorsectug
signed by the committed
The above report will be given to Mayor Howell
this morning. together With communication witch
speaks OF the necessity OF rapid transit IN Brooklyn
IL also sets forts she COMMISSIONS rs' Iabors fns
extent Of territory to De supplied with rapid transit
in this city, the communication states, n twenty
miles square, while tho extent OF Brooxlyn IL sixty
mites The communication co>cs bv urging tho
adoption OF the views OF the commission. There
will DO another meeting OF the commission to-day.
srEAM TRANSIT
This morning force vi 900 men viii DO placed upon
the work OF constructing the Brook Ign steam rrsnSta
road, ground for which was broken IN Main street
near Fulton on Saturday afternoon last. The com.
pany propose to construct and put In operation one
mile OF their road by July In orcr TO preserve thor
cnarter rights Tho proposed route Of this company
was published during the past week.