New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-29
PLEASED WITH THE PLAN.
VIII. IT SOLVE THE TRANSIT PRoBLEMP


am srEINwAY FEELS CONFIDENT THAT THE
NECESSARY CAPITAL WILL BE
FORTHCOMING.
~. rlans OF the Rapid-Transt Commission, which
raw. announced on Wednesday evening were criticised
'..raav In various ways by electricians, railroad
vn,rts and business men. The frantic attempts
s-'our the numerous companies whose representatives
nc. appeared before the Commission at various times
40 nrove that the Commissioners had adopted their
schemcs and plans were amusing. Few advocates
whom Tribune reporter visited yesterday, failed to
.sv, aThe scheme Of the Commission Is practically
our own The sentence, IN fact became almost
rroain and brought smiles TO the lips Of the news
,aper men who travelled from Office % Office.
The fundamental differences between the va
,scus systems, the exoeencies Of the one over the
o,,yer so ably explained before the Commission. ap
parently disappeared after the decision OF the Com
issioners Among the officers Of three companies at
sast 1t dhcult TO which expressed the great
est utilization. The plans Of the Commission the re
suit of four months OF study were source OF poe 10
al The Commissioners were praised for their wisdom
ana the people were graduated upon the prospectus
Of solution Of the zpid-transit problem
eyes, said Charles NJ. Jacobs, engineer OF Ausun
Corbtn's new underground railway tne members VI
the Commission have adopted our plans prae'ioSaA'
don't wish to find fault with the gentlemen put
tons II is true did not advocate the double tue
In that however our scheme was superior IL IS also
.e that we wish to go deeper than the commissioner
That is necessary howevec because Of the formauon
ot the ground under Broadway. We think thaI ""
sbould get credit for the SUGGESTIONS
Mr. Corbin OF Mr.. Jacobs would not say whetner
they intended to put bids for the construction OF ne
r,ute as laid out by the Commissioners o. not Iha'
would depend upon various conun gencies.
II was the opinion Of several people that tno com
mission had adopted some suggestions OF the
Arcade Railway. Melville c. Smith, general manager
Of the company was pleased with the decision OF Tue
commission and reiterated the statement that the pan
recommended was practically that OF the Arcade Com
pany aThey have acted wisely" he added " ana
deserve the praise Of NewYork citizens 1t was "eti
for them to leave the details of the plan undetermined
They can only be decided upon after surveys nave
been made and drawings and borfngs completed NO
MAN has met with such general approval as that under
p,oaawav and the Boulevard. The Commissioners
we're hurried somewhat. The public demanded, al
most a report Of some kind. They found inc 10
snonrhlires of selection greater than they had an
ncpated. They were obliged 10 leave the metnou VI
construction open for a time. think tho estims'es
nnhltshed in The Tribune regarding the probable cost
q, the road are about correct think 10 VIII DO about
81 600 900 per mile for the route below Fifty NINTH
81 and 81 900 900 above that point. According 10
our estimates it viii also be at least two years before
the road can be finished"
Rowland R. Hazard Of the City Railroad Company
was another man who declared that the Commission
had adopted his plans. He estimated the cost OF CON
structng the road to Fify-ninthst at s2o54ooO per
mill. Above that point it could be constructed for
81 600 Mr. Hazard believed that IL was PROB
able that the members Of his company woulo decoe 10
bid for the contract Of building the road.
Mr. steiuway president Of the Commission, smiled
when told that so many claimed the plans Oh the
Commission He repeated the statement that the
baa han recommended
lions from outsiders and the Commissioners and tner
by no engineer or company. 1t comprised many susseS
engineers 1t differed for instance in one way rom
the Corbn road In not going so or 100 feet below the
surface The would not be the same IN ali pIaces
as recommended by the companies.
ave have allowed considerable latitude 10 the engl
neers purposely' added Mr.. steinway. Much must
depend upon their investigations. The method OF con-
strction could not be outlined exactly until they nave
drawn their plans and specifications
Bu.. MI steinway, asked the reporter, " VIII you
not meet with great opposition from the ownerS Oh
property along Broadway as has been the case "ith
other companiesi"
sxo y he answered we do not think we shall
y. distnrbed in our plans. We intend 10 go
deem enough to prevent any danger to the iouil.
dations of buildings. WIN the uoupie-u0O0
tunnel the road can be toeraoly narrow also 80 a.
not 10 interfere with the buildings. We shal DC
heloxv the pipes in the streets. That was not tie
o.. With the plans of the Arcade Company. Con-
tractors and engineers have assured us that we can
hpyd the road as recommended without interfering
with buildings at all The estimates DO no' 'iIhA
will be far wrong" -,
SHeye you received any assurances As 70 o@PlAA'
Mr. steinwayi" asked the reporter.
@No,s came the reply. mot many The plans
bav, inst been published Several wealthy men have
told me however, that the road would pay, and that
means that capital win be found do not think there
will he any doubt that capitalists VIII take holo OF
the road as soon as it is understood"
~Will your use OF the Boulevard" asked the 10
uorter prevent Mr. Gould from extending ms system
upon that thOFOughfaTe 2" ~, c..
Iyhat l cannot tell yet" answered Mr. StelilWaS
. We have not considered MIR. Goulds appncauon at
ali We shall first proceed 10 devise route for the
Fast side We shall then take up MI Gouius re-
IueSts and proposals Until that time ! cannot
1900 vonr Question Engineers will have to decide
UIe:her the weight Of elevated railroad STRUCTURE
,rlsd endanQer our underground system"
,rhe representatives OF tie various companies VINO
,rere seen YESTERDAY were confident that electricity
Wond be adopted for the motive power: No doubt
was EXPRESSED as 10 the possibility OF getting suclent
,o,Vsr snd speed from electricity. An officer Of the
Fdsnn Company said that the company was ready 10
Ee The contract at any time to furnish the proper mo
i've newer speed Of thirty miles an hour could be
obtained without any difficulty. That had been Demon
strsfed nv the electric railway between ST. Paul ana
Ninneapoiis and by the Weems motor IN Baltimore.
Short meeting of the Rapid Transit Commission
was held Yesterday afternoon. The proposals made
on Wednesday were discussed by the COmmSs1oners
and lC the engineers, William E. Worthen and VIII
I'm BARCLAY Parsons. Tie engineers Will begin theE
we.s q.