New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-28
ADVOCATING A VIADUCT
THE HEARING ON RAPID TRANSIT.
COMMISSIONERS LISTEN TO A SCHEME WHICH


WOULD TAKE DEAL OF MONEY.
Another public hearing was given by the Rapid
Transit Commissioners yesterday afternoon to all per-
sons having schemes suggestions to offer in possible
solution Of the great problem of transportation within
the CITY, The Commissioners were all present, ana
William Steinvay, the chairman, presided the TWO
systems most generally discussed as the ones ny
which genuine rapid transit may be finally reacIeu
have been the underground and the vaduct. The ai'
Violates Of the former had their inning at the last near
ing before the Commission, and yesterday those idNo'
ING the viaduct plan took their turn
Luclns f. Chittenden formally presented the pans
of the Peoples Railroad Company, OF which he Is pref
dent and which proposes TO build system winch sA"''
combine the good features OF both the Vaduct anu w
dergrOund projects. lie sald thdV 'hc pam -,
specifications presented for single line OF rail-
way beginning at Park Place. extending west Vi
Broadway, northward, far a. the southwest Corn'
of central rark thence to Tenthavc. and the hou"
yard to Washington Heights, crossing the Hd'Io"'
River and thence nOrtlward to TaITytOWh' IL ""N
pIoposed to build the road over hve-sory hoaNea "a"
derncath which there should be a subway lof Irc'Hi
traffic. That is, the company would buy the I'ai
estate on its surveyed route and erect line o. HNc
story houses of masonry, strong as 10 peat y"
traffic ON their roofs. the streets being spalneu pS
bridges Underneath the houses would I've INC Hcio''
suhway which would also carry the eecth' WIZ
and other conduits now used in the underground eco
,, evs,or, in the CITY The roadbed would DC
seventy five feet wide and contain four ti'chs' eo
ample space for fast express trains. 800,
The petition averred that the company hau N
,lied with ALL of the requirements of law III ll> oie
Izatipn and by virtue Of the absence OF al! appn,"
ton on the part of any property owner ao"s NV
for the appointment Of commissioners 10 cA'"'''
route the company now owned vested proper" e
I'm the site designated, and had right to colSruo ,
a railroad within the time prescribed by law" i'
will tr1fi
btenden said and the average speed OF trains "ou"
he fifty miles an hour. Express trains "Ouiu oo ,u,
on the centre tracks, which would De aocu' '"oN. ~
higher than the outside tracks n'eu TOT dooo''ou"
trains steam would be used - INC Pdsse"sc' ~
hut any form of motor the Commissioners mlsIn P'o
e,, would he used for the freight traffic on the four
,udurro,nd Tracks The buildings over wlch Tue
d would RIM would be owned by the company! anu
would lie used as other houses are, l. e. lor s'o"o'
nurposcs markets, shops, tenemehthouses ana uWei
inrs The masonry would be solid and there womb 10
ma poeo or vibration to disturb the occupants OF the
h,ddinrs People in the houses, Mr. Chittenden said
a not he able 10 hear the trains passing over their
Mods and there would be less perccptblc jar than
,roud be caused by trains passing over the surface OF
the earth The company would extend inc Inc 10 lhc
Rat,.ry and could build parallel lines ON the cast SIDE
81 the city if the project received the ndorSemeh' u
tbe commission. MIR. Chttenden SAID tha' the NAouot
oad in Berlin had built up the poorer parts Of that
V,
.. valnable rs any in the better portions.
Chairman Steinway remarked Yes, that's so; I've
boon there In London also Mr. Chtenden said the
visduct road had proved its superiority to the under
oround and there was always demand for the sub
santial viaduct houses which were of the most SUI
pcror kind.
The rentals OF the houses Mr. Chittcnden said would
nav from . to per cent interest per annum on the
cost of the property and the cost Of construction 80
that on traffic capital OF the company direct dividend.
could be paid from the income from the operation OF
the road The company would have no dlfnculty III
raising the money necessary about SlO0,OOOOOo III
all on bonds bearing interest at per cent quarterly
for investment companies would not be investing iundS
rtaie a. We'll Mr. Chittenden submitted figures Civ.
ing the cost of real estate S51 97l 900; cost 81
buildings and viaduct structure under the iolu Dcd
e1ulpment3 81 401 9J2 interest during constructors
IS 900 OOO-a total Of S109,7jl.993. To offset TINS
were the following: Estimated annual rent OF subway.
$500 900: income from freight tracks f1.JOOOO0 net
rentals Of real estate and buildings lcsS taxes ana
maintenance S3,2o9,0O0; receipts from passenger
.rs GOD PGGG9s 10 per cent Of ana e aa f
Ing the receipts from other sources gives hVt III
COLONEL John j. McCook followed Chittenden also
in advocacy of viaduct system: ne mad no doHi
pay ~ or per cent per annum such road hc
said would provide rapid transit for generations
William II. Morrc presented petition for a three
+; Moody Boynton. president Of the Boynon hicyclo
road said that if the system OF his company were
adopted passengers could he carried from the Battery
TO Harlem i'm from seven to ten minutes. Al cost
Of only 100000 his company could equip the present
multiply the present transportation laoLnuc9 D'V
nnsed which woud make every line OF elevated road in
use a fOurtTaCk road. All TINS cUllu De h''"I'
pslcd within six months. and the rapid transit prob
Anothcr public hearing viii be held at p. m. on
friday. March TO-