The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-02
RAPID TRANSIT.

THE BRooKLYN COMMISSIONERS ADOPT THE
The Rapid Transit Commission Of Brooklya adopted
lengthy report al executive session held Satur-
Jay Inst In which they mention tho streets through
which, In their OPINION, tho read should run and
specify the time when certain sections should be
ple,sd. They also stipulate that the road DO I'm
shed eighteen months from August next, and place
the Of st i've and ton cents and the capital
stock OF tho company AT 81 600. DIVIDED into 10000
shares The COMMISSIONS plans Of construction are
similar to those adopted in this city.
HOW BUiLD II.
The plans for the construction Of the road are 40
follows:-
be OF railway supportcs Of
columns She track or trsens snail Dc carried ~
soIsaa. ..s'v..e sid.i. .sopor.:s BY .hs columns.
ss s. :. % 70,
other reasons may renaer desirable.
stones does Nc, exceed or'y,wS feet N: plan Of con
se'cn shall ss wn row o. ms On .he line o. sasn
eirders spanning the street.
the curbstones more tpan iorsy feet the Of
81 so s@s npcs
the line Ut each euro ana snperstructnre carrying
second with columns In the roadway OF tho
ns anc rs.. or ss
columns aunsrzed In this plan of construction shall DO
where such tracks less shsa I'VE tee, apart On
tue o. street ,ss Of ,es, sa s a.
each curb line and erected carrying tho
Toa,tA -oa Fulton s,ress. Washington street. Myrtle
ans on aud
the distance lines OF the tracks
saaasssn. from the sssr. line Of The street,
s "s Of suss ,aeS or u
column. shall 10 erected only within The ne OF
vehicles or the ordinary traffic OF avei In the fosdway Of
.Sirtk There shall not be- shsu Of columns
more than two tracks IN any one street or avenue or
sceaA No columns shall be erected bet any two
s The street. "Ssa 'Ss
Eighth Except where the width OF cross street be-
shall be spsnned by sinEi, span when aud
the plan OF construction used 10 one having row Of
Nish The Gnnsverss aismetefvs a column su.horsed
inens. iea., ten ice, above the
see OF sne roadway. aud tho transverse diameter OF
sSsl no, , exceed ts.py.,S iass.s .. the base
tue roadway When am where the plan Of eonst,ucticn
the street. no .hs TO .ree,sa villain The esro Inc
Of cross street elsewhere than upon the centre nc Of
double track may placed between longitudinal girders
ns ' sds %ssr .s
10 be ~ .he roadway zach oc OF street railroad track
the coIcmas snail DO ssess tvcnty in
rrnls The transverse diameter Of coh~us above indi.
Gated docs not include tenders ana adequate fcndc shall
nc ntcu hf"hhu tbc bhsc " each c"tumh
roadway TO the hubs Of the Wheels OF passing
hicles from striking cue columns
Esr>nM-Ihe longitudinal distance between colum NJ
the euro shall be ~ least twenty feet
JwebM-Jh curves of D feet radius less the ongitu.
dna distance the columns IN the roadway
he reduced 3. not less than twenty nvc feet.
The,No part OF the girdrr OF snperstructure shall
be lees than fourteen above evei the srsst
foHfecsh The girders shan he OF the lattice variety,
where the depth less than fifteen inches In which
they shsl be pste aud shall mot DO continuous over
than two spans
iWs.. lcpes .y:.y tree. there ban be .. isa', two
best quality and kind OF timuer suitable the
Inc points OF such os gnoinai sEgers shall he ssaried
bottled aud such tringcrs shall securely fastened
support which they To Vie the
ure firmly together aud give 10 Stiffness In longitudinal
dtfscttou.