The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-22
BARRIERS TORAPID TRANSIT.
THE COMMISSIONERS CAN FIND NO
ROUTE ON THE WEST SIDE

| ROUTE ON THE WEST SIDE
| They Report the Fourth Avenue Houte' an"
Suggest That Another Commission DO
Named to Mako Plans for tho Structure
The report OF the Rapid Transit Commis-
sionerS on route was delivered Mt the Mayor
office Yesterday morning BY Commissioners W
B. Potter. The route selected has aireHny Ooen
described in tho newspapers. The CoHm's-
sioners say that existing exemptions oil certain
streets and avenues render II exceedingly uiIh-
cult. If not impossible. 10 locate routes ior
rand transit roads which shall be OF peheht u
the public rs lines OF true travel Inc act pro-
vides for the selection OF but one route or set
OF routes. and requires that the route or routes
selected shall be disposed otto one CORPORATION.
created in accordance with the PROVISIONS Oh
the act When the act is amended 80 az I"
authorize the location from time TO ume 10
different routes. the Commissioners see no
difficulty under tho present provisions OIL Ia"
In obtaining complete rapid transit in this CITY,
They found SO many uptown ives. sue
streets exempted that 1t was Impossible TO
locate q satisfactory route on that Sue OF the
city, although such a route would be OF great
and Immediate convenience and benefit TO that
extensive and growing section.
The route they have located starts from tho
City Hall. thence through Centre street TO
Reade street, thence diagonally across lois 10
Duane street to the intersection OF this line by
the centre line OF Elm street, thence along Elm
street to Marion street 10 its northerly end.
thence through lots and across jersey, Hous-
ton Blocker, Bond, and Great Jones streets,
In direct line 10 Lafayette place, thence
through Lafayette place TO Astor place. dag
onally across Astor place and Eighth street to
Fourth avenue. thence through Fourth
avenue and Park avenue to Forty-sec-
ond street cutting of tho northwesterly
corner OF Fourth avenue and Eighth street,
measuring &c feet on tho line OF Astor place.
81 feet on the line OF Fourth avenuel; then up
Fourth avenue TO Forty second street. The
road can be built under above ground, or
Hall it would greatly relieve Broadway and
open upa hitherto somewhat neglected por-
S of the G and in all noss
It's line. The building of this road is condi-
toned upon the opening and widening Of Elm
street through to Lafayette place, and Centre
the Board of Street Opening. OF the northern
say:
IN. 1%Pn locate Of tbs to
s.nsF uad.r or through above
f hSt T
p s9 Ss maa ass fs IL IPsp1.3 on So
s1s,'ns Ssnns' 'fs' i
@ ns' y and a hnSy loss T injury tho S
~ s Sn ,san On the the Mature
nHf At Sadson s or
9venyo beieyng THIS ought not 10 be done unles: tho
To- n h.
Should tho Legislature decline remove this sxemp:
from Pc ESaS Ss
nS 1 Il s II s ng BE- %.6n III. thirty
days allowed by The statute 10 properly decide upon
Ss 70 tA route Ts w6e % b. 80
adyantaReous TO the public as deermining TO some
be avaied Of by Subsequent Commission that You
interest in tho r6Gto SO proposed should be
to LEAD TO NEW reGSs's Tr he appointment OF Com
wsmaS. add tia. In locating shi, route We received
tanned that tho route from its Terminus
the TH Han Son BE iRos to the BsSry In the
ans nn. as w as h.
5 VIZ wSa yaT OF 10 the se fat
1873 to permit the crossing Of the exempted sees and
tho exmp or ehe lines Of sI
is.ns raiiways. While We have had he opinion Fl
itsp. OF the aushoTise he crossing
ob sa should sPd Be- dcy
amended In this regard 80 that there may be no room
If it ia deemed advisable, a Commission can bo
ton to Iocase and determne upon plans FOR tie con
sruction 81 tho railway. and when nscessary Amenh
shall have been secured from the Legislature
continue tho route to the northern boundary of the cv
and TO the south TO the battery The northern contnu
alton could be directly through tho annexed district
and also westerly line from tho terminus at Fourth
avenue and tho Harlem River to tho kinRsbrdRo road
Eleventh avenue and thence northerly TO the city
line. At or near Yonkers
August Peimont Woodbury. Langdon. o. B. Potter
John H. Starin. and william Stenwny. Commissioners
The attitude OF the Board OF Street Opening
and Improvement toward the Elm street wild
ening project is generally favorable, but none
Of its members would say Yesterday whether
the report rapid transit would have any
effect In Fastening decision In favor OF the
Improvement. The Mayor can. II necessary.
name the samo Commissioners over, again to
continue its work. That they could be ap-
pointed for several terms OF ninety days each
was the opinion OF many lawyers.