The evening world., 1891-07-17
DELAY FOR A YEAR.
Broadway Gables Will Nc Run Before
October, 1892.
Contractor Crimmins Sorry, but It's
a Fact.
Another Immediate Quick Transit
Hope Blighted.

oct l5 of this year, as has been stated here
tofore.
John d. Crimmlns, the contractor, said to
an EVENING WORLD reporter this morning
that It would re impossible for him to put
down the iron ana lay the pavement before
July or August next year.
Unforeseen obstacles had been encountered
In laying the gas, water, sJcam-pipcs. the
subway wires and the pneumatic tubes be-
longing to the Western Union Telegraph
Company, which would delay construction by
at least several months.
THAT MEANS in other words, that the
boastcd rapid transit which the public were
promised on Broadway In return for valuable
privileges, is still question OF the sweet by
and by, and that New Yorks most important
business thoroughfarc is to be blockAded and
kept in a torn-up condition for at least an
other yearl
ave are doing the best we can, and with
all that, keeping men ut work day ana night,
we will not be able to finish the job ntil
July or August, 1892" said Mr. Crimmins.
"Didn't you announce that you would be
ready to turn over the road to the Company
by Oct. Is next, and that your contract
called for the completion OF the road by that
tmcI"
"Nothing OF the kind There was no time
limit set In our contract. We did hope, how
ever, to finish sooner than we will. We will
have TO relay entirely nearly all the water
and gas and steam pipes, the subway wires
and the western Unions pneumatic tubes.
That is an immense job, and one we had not
counted on.
"The size OF our yOkes, which support the
cable conduit, is thirty inches In height.
We need at least three feet room underneath
the pavement for these, but most OF the pipes
under Broadway are only from two to two
and one-half feet beneath the surface. hey
were laid before the cable road was thought
of, and put down where It would not require
much digging to reach them.
"But digging them up takes time, and a
great deal OF 1t II you have to dig up several
miles Of street. Not only that, we have TO
open the street In new places to relay the
pipes, subways and tubes"
"Thus you will manage to keep the street
In a wrecked condition all the time :"
"NO the pavement will all be down before
the frost sets In. Besides, It is against the
law to open the street after Dec. H."
"Will you name time when you think
Broadway will be IN a passable condition
againH"
Mr. Crimmius would not
He said that as soon as one stretch Of the
road was completed It would at once be re-
paved.
Public Works Commissioner GllrOy has ad-
vertised to sell the old paving blocks at auc-
tion, and as soon as these were removed the
work OF repaving would begin. This is how
Il Will bp done. MIR. CrimminE said
AFTER the cable tracks are laid the street
between the tracks Will be paved first. The
cars will then run over THESE tracks and the
temporary side tracks be taken up and the
street paved from the cable tracks to the
curb on both sides"
CONTRACTOR SORRY OF COURSE.
SO that between putting down and tearing
up tracks, the street Will always Doiull Of
holes or altogether impossible. 1t can't be
helped, Mr.. Crimmins says. He is exceed
lngly sorry, OF course, to Inconvenience the
public.
"Do you intend 20 open the streets again
next year," he was asked,
"No, they win be closed not to be opened
again by us"
"Then what do you mean by saying that It
Will take until next July or August TO com
pio', the rouu
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before the road Is In operation"
Other competent judges, however, say that
OoIooer' loo~' "ou!u oo ho"ie' 'ho '''A"
! when cable cars Will De running on Broad
way
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ih' u IV'Il"i"' P""'' nou''" anu 'li" ~ n''''''
Will take six months at least, ana the CON
structiDn OF the former has not been begun.
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NEWS ~ ihh r'p'.'' "O"AS Dh' AN'Hh"i
IL was news 70 Deputy Commissioner or
Public Works Holahan as wen as Il will be
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10 the pubic 'hhI h'oau"aI IL W p' h'Pu IN
II state OF chaos for year TO come, but he
didn't seem IN he nearly as mnch ANNOYED
n,,ar &, os tI,o' ,,,,tr,, ,rmh.