New-York tribune., 1890-05-30
STTDYTNG RAPID TRANSIT PLANS.
THE SUB COMMIT; EE OF TIE MAYORS coMMIs-
SION THINKS IT SEES LIGHT AHEAD.

THE SUB COMMITTEE OF TIE MAYORS COMMls-
SION THINKS IT SEES LIGHT AHEAD.
The subcommittee Of the Rapid Transit Com
mission consisting Of Orlando B. Potter and Wood
burv L,ngdon met nj the Office Of william Stenway,
in Fourteenth ST. yesterday, together with Mr. stem
way and the engineer Of the commission, william
F. Worthcn. Tic session was devoted to the con
sdcraIion Of a rogt' from City Hall Park to Forty
second st.. II is gopJ-cd 10 use either Elm. centre
or Mulberry st., probably Ccntrc-st Then the hh'
will eros. through the blocks TO Lafayette Pace ahd
up Fourthave. to Forty Secondst.
The ,i.nmer OF light wnch the committee thought
II saw At s last meeting bsamcd much brighter yes-
terday -, far as the Of the route was concerned
through the agency OF John VI. Bowers The st2tnte
nrohibits the u,r of Printing House square, Parh
Row Battery Park. Broad st. any city park me
boucvards and Broadway and F.;'li lyr. hci1" FtV
nnthst The comm t'ec II been ing the t coy
that coIld not any Oh" OF ihc0c S..eeiS OF go
over or under ans cc.aed structure already cx sting
Therefore # WIS thought 10 be impossible for any
system II rapid transit 90 get below the CITY Hall
or above the lower end Of Central Park. MI Bowers
however. has been booking up the law and thinks
that tbs theory is a mistaken one. Judge Gray OF the
Conrt of Appeals recently gave an opinion In the case
Of the sppl.ation Il the Union Elevated Ealioad. oi
rr,,,l,n for l,ave 10 connect two different LINES
that tl,.n,cr COO ~ thr laws of I-1J gave the
r,,,cr 4, au elevated railroad to cross or connect
with other Unc.. Nr. Bowers also takes the position
that tlc intersection ~ IN" present elevated lines
with ,l-h other md the crossing ~ Thirty ionrts'.
and second ave give % precedent for such crossing
In r,ear 20 thc crossing oi streets ard avenues
the case was more dlcult. The law Of 1873 gave
power to M. railroads to 20 under. over. through
or arrp,, ary street or land except Broadway and
Fifth ave. below Flfy-uinth St. ia the city Of New
York Mr. Bower, mtcrprcts - to mean that the
exception apnll.s only the through, under or
above these streets and not t. crossing Of them
~. position g. strengthened hy tle fact that the sane
section mc.t.If, certain sto~ = ~ IrpphIfu a cN
crpf"d. ana n every cI-" prohibits IN" cro''lng 81
ht. tho r.r .f .ir,-A- arldv occupied los elevated
-tru,tuf.,. dup- ont the word a.r"S~. Therefore
he rliuh, t1t ON" rew lu" may cross any 'tr-,t or
elevated fiI..lII. J w1.!d seem t!1t some one hai
u0f. ,h. question: f'r lu later act the right ~
crossing >t Niri'in7 ave and The b'ul''aNi' is cpe
tn, assumption of tho night to all ,trccts Is
strengthened It the fi't ta' tA" Manhattan Elevated
Ei.lr.ld lf. crossing Hr. piNly a. Thirty
tI.rl -f. trt another az ftty-tiIri -. The commit
rr' B., lulIHt over tie prospect Of rapid transit ana
D a' ..'' -n ~ Dos "li ..r I'D O. ''td'h'r itn
This opinion. Tier" soy rl plan, pruppf"i, but
nothing settled set. The rout" that s"rm' I" meet
uItl t'r mDf tyor b. o. turn 20 Forty lr-tst from
md tu.n uu t' tlo ua-rm River There some cross
.t,,.f $40 nr tteu % one ~ the avenues. and the
rtpi CONTINUES. b., ionh,r-. Ile nrat difficulty is
below Ctr llln Park WIN o., present powers the
commission cannot rDt below there
Il" committee hf, aH-olutcB given up the idea
~ going '..,.-I iIc il,i, for any distance A. ~
vn d ..-f nft. s.0ooOoUO tp build such a linz and
V'h such ln pltltf tHc road could not compete with
10" Manhattan Elevated RAILROAD. Tie committee
Nul boa another meeting ou Tuesday afternoon at
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