New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-10
ALL THE ROUTES SELECTED.
A NETWORK OF RAPID TRANSIT ROADS.
The MAIN LINE ADOPTED SOME TINE Aco-o~r

The MAIN LINE ADOPTED SOME TINE AGo-ONE
Corporation TO CONTROL THE WHOLE.
The Rapid Transit Commissioners concluded
their abor the selection OF routes Is concerned
last night BY the act under which they were appointed
thirty days were allowed nom the time OF their fret
meeting. December u, for deciding whether more
rapid transit facilities needed thirty DAYS To select
the rnutesi thirty days decide what kind OF road
should be constructed and thirty days to create cor
porati0n aud subscriptions IN money or its
equivalent and hand the franchises decided on to
the corporation The salaries Of the Comnissoners-S1O
day eachand ali their peuses to be paid out Of
the capital stock 81 the company thus formed.
The following additional routes were selected: From
the Hudson River through sixty sixthst 10 Traffic Road
Nc. 1-ttransverse road through Central Pari from the
East River through Sixtyh-s the eastern terminus
Of the sunken transverse road Of Central Park, known
as Traffic Road No l. from Tonth-ave through Fifty
ninth-s., Madisonave.. Twentv-thirdst secondaye..
Houston Chrygte, Division and Catherine Sta to Madi
sGns where II stops nsead OF going 10 South Ferry
at first adopted with a branch from Eighth-ave. and
Fiftyninth-st. through the Boulevard One-lundrcd
and-stxty secondst as previously reported; from the
Hudson River through Seventy -nnth-st Nnt-aye Sew
entyseventhst Eighth-aye TO the west entrance Of the
sunken transverse road OF Central Park known as Traffic
Road No. q from the east terminus of East Seventy
nnth-st through Seventyninh-s to the east terminus
Of the sunken TRANSFER road Of Central Park known rs
Traffic Road No 2; from the East River through Eighty
siKthst ATenueA Eiehynfthst, 20 the sunken Trans
road, Traffic Road No 3; from the Hudson River
through Eghtysxth-st 20 Central Park, Traffic Road
Mob
Other routes arc from the Hudson River through
UNDERGRADUATES to the snkcn road through tine Park
Traffic Road No. from the last River near the Astoria
ferry, through Nnety-second-st, Firstave., Ninety
seveutn-st to the sunken transverse road Of Central
Park. Traffic Road No a; from the Harlem River,
through Broadway to tie north boundary line OF
he So u-sf near
meet with the Metropolitan Elevated Railroad,
through Catharne South Coenties Slip, southst again
uredaudeChyh rsts eastery to and across the bridge
across the Harlem River, thence To Aqueduct-ave.;
from the Harlem River, through Firstaye. and
Twentytuird-st. TO secondayei from Christopher
st. connecting with the route through We5t3t, thence
teenth ana rWenIhiSra. 70 s seSeLi4 'oiis- t1J
against by Ne srs. Smith and Byrd The Other votes
nlmous except that the President didn't vote on
the one aundredand eighty -drst-st. route.
l. was announced that the main route laid down on
Viii he tri6ut4rv Vas ALLOTTED In executive session BIZ
the Commissioner January D all voting for u except
Comm Ter Byrd. Mr.. Shaw, counsel to tie Board
seG hat the reason that this action had withheld
from fue uupic was that IL was desired II possible
o. harm 'niZe the Commission The route extends TOm
the HARLEM River down xiBgton-aye through Gram
Grey PAX and down IrTtngVlace % Fourteeniii-st
thence through private property ~ Ivetnst ant along
Fourth-aVe Astopace down Lafayette place 70
Great J0ne.-st and through private properly 10 Bleeck
er down Crosby through private property into and down
Him and through private property 10 tenLieat. ana 20
Tie the Bridge, then through private proper
~ Including -e COr0uef's Office 10 NlIldnl8f ana
through tat street, Broad, earl ana WeAal SIS 90
the south Ferry. branch viii run from William and
Val sta 20 the Wall Street Ferry. IL = Intended that
that portion or tls road extending nom jIet heF 70
Wl4u-st shall Dee cable elevated road IN tnat FOR
the rest VI the route shall Dee surface cable road ms
LOwevc-. has not yet been voted on.
Commissioners smith and Byrd stated that their reason
FOR voting aust certain routes that nave been adopted
vas the law declares THAT 30 shalt not be- lawful
&C. commissioners locate the route routes or any ra
way over under, through or across Broadway OF tuth
ave below rtvuinth.t and al other routes referred 90
were their opinion IA violation OF tue Law" inasiuch
ing crossed Broadway OF rlttlaYc, or poth Iuls
negative vote given because " doubt as 70
whether surface railways can be authorized under
the Rapid Transit act.
Is proposed" said Charles p Shaw, counsel 70 the
Board all fares this main line -u3 ue nye cents
three cents shall be charged Tor transfers
eight and onehaf miles hour. That Of tie elevated
road present "a nine and One-hat miles an hour on
the elevated part OK this road TIE speed VIII be greater
than this that the through time viii hc the same az
that the present elevated r0ads Under the law the
commission Las Zht 20 authorize uuJ one road, anu
an the laid ont parts OF this one road, ana nj
must constructed Dy company. lie Lexington
al have been continued through hlYeI-st /
along lie Harlem River to hundred -hf-st,
but it was not desired to involve the main |
line in difficulty on account OK me rgLL !
already granted the existing Elevated Railroad Com
construct a road on that une. luere u even
handed iusice running through IA private park Ora
mercy Park which cyrus ". Field, David Dudley Field
and samuel j. Tdeu Interested Tney ran their ee-
waited roads front OF other peoples buildings without
asking permission, and we propose To de Tie Sans Win
them"
The eIe7ated railroads came before the Commits
soners 10y their attorney. Mr. Day, and Engineer |
and rcctIdraOus OF their lines, but their suggestions
seemed the Commissioners luy complied with by tie
prov sion. and conditions which gave them connecting
facilities VITA their lines aid out by the C0mmion