New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-21
HEARING RAPID TRANSIT SCHEMES.
SEVERAL PLANS ADVOCATED BY ENTHUSIASTIC
INVENTORS

SEVERAL PLANS ADVOCATED BY ENTHUSIASTIC
INVENTORS.
There was not a large attendance at the pubic
hearing Of the Rapid Transit Commissioners yesterday
The only new plan submitted was an OLD ohe-'na
is b say one which was invented many years ago
Its author. John Schuyler, Of NO G3 Wiiamst, toil
the Commissioners that he used to he cmei engineer
II the New Haven Railroad In pamphlet explanatory
Of his system the following statement Is made; " III
l557 Mr. John Sclnyler G. f.. at that time CHIEF
engineer of the New Haven road, proposed the sunkeh
or depressed railroad and prepared plans. Nich he
Fourth-ayc improvement was pat under constfdcuoh'
these plans were used by Mr. BuckhOut chief engineer
Of the Harlem Railroad, ana the present deprc'Seu
roadway WAS made to conform in essential detail
10 the device, Of Mr.. schuyler. This engineer con
tinucd his surveys and plan Of construction rom
Forty second Il. to the city Hall Park, the Inc
passing through the blocks on the east ~ Fourul-
ave- approxmatng the following line, through INC
blocks between Lexington and Third ayes, crossing
under Fourtccnthst east Of Iammany Han aig fonit
ave- between the Bible House and stewards store
thence from A~tor Place and the block in the rear OF
the A,tor Library and south through the blocks
by an open cut and under tile cross streets ON a
line parallel with Elm-st 70 the City Hail.
Mr. SCHUYLER represents the Central Tunnel Railway
Company and his plan Of depressed railway has not
materially changed since lie Thought Of It first IN
1851.
william Walter. Of bridgeport. Montgomery County,
Penn who explained his system Of rapid transit AZ
former meeting exhibited models OF a subway SYSTEM
and read IA paper In support OF that ana OF MS
underground system for long distance rapid transit.
Peter Kingston Of Princeton, y. j., offered sug
sestlons what the city ought to do His suggestions
were nothing II sweeping, the first OF them being
10 remove from City Hall PARK every building except
the Court House. and build a portion Of the City
Hall Site an attractive and substantial railway sta
ton from the base Of which should radlae several
subterranncan railways, connecting uptown with ee
waited roads lie also thought the city should have
orosstown elevated roads The Commission With its
nvariable courtesy. listened to Mr.. kngston'S sug'
sestions but told him that they entirely without
lis province.
Louis serne the champion Of the Grcatlrad sys-
tcn which is being used In the construction Of the
Hudson River Tunnel. told the Commission that the
City and southwark subway line OF London, made
and operated this sy stem. carrying 10000 pas
scngers per day. The six trains of that road had
carried from December 10 mp the lst OF March more
than million and half of passengers. The electric
traction cost less than cents per train mile, and the
receipts per train mile were about - cents. The
cost of running 30 cents hence the net profit
Wa, - cents. The Hudson River Tunnel had com
peted 500 feet the Grcaihcad TEN, at the rate
ten feet per day, much more rapid progress than
was made under tn" y first In in the tunnel.
Nr. Gribbc. whose plan was laid before the Com
misslOncrs al former meeting. and who Is an advocate
OF electric traction. showed Illustration Of Of
the most recent developments of electric traction In
Germany.
The Commissioners did not appoint day for an
other public meeting, although they may do and give
notice Of it In the newspapers.