The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-03
RAPID TRANSIT SYMPOSIUM.
ENGINEERs CRITICTsE THE COM1fIs-
SHOWS BROADWAY PLANS.

ENGINEERS CnrT1CIsE THE COMMITS
SLOWS BtOADWAY PLANS.
Ht IL Believed . Co~binatier or the Two
story UnaerwrosrA Road and the -Four
Tracks On Ono Level WIN Bo AscpteA.
The reports Of tho four consulting engineers
on the plans for rapid transit system proposed
by Engineer William e. Worthen and Assist-
ant Engineer W. Barclay Parsons were given
out yesterday By the Rapid Transit Commits
sioners for publication. The consulting en-
gineers are State Engineer John Bogart. Jo-
seph H. Wilson. chief engineer Of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad: Octave Ohanute. President OF
the American Association, Of Civil Engineers.
and Theodore Cooper. Mr.. Worthen's plan. as
has already been reported. proposes four
track road on pne level OF mean depth
below Broadway Of seventeen feet. as far
down as City Hall. and two trucks below that
point Mr.. Parsons proposes four tracks. set
in pairs one above the other. close to the curb.
and between the upper lines pipe gallery In
the centre Of the roadway. This is commonly
spoken Of as the double-deck plan. Engineers
Bogart and Wilson approve Of Mr.. Worthen's
plan in general way. and prefer II to Mr.. Par-
sohs's. while Engineer Chanute and Cooper
recommend q modification Of the two plans
Engineer Bogart thinks that the plan OF
Worthen Is moro economical as far as pipes
are concerned. and that four tracks on level
are preferable for transferring from local to
express tracks, and viceversa- Then he thinks
thatthe Worthen plan would entail the leastob-
struction to the etreets In the course ofoonstruc
ton. The Parsons plan calls for excavations.
while Worthen would have tunnel oonstruc-
ton; He thinks. too. that the conyeniencs OF
stations would be greater In the Worthen plan.
He also says the tracks for railway are much
would have the four-track system continued
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Il is thought that the Commission. which will
draw up It's own report for presentation to the
Aldermen from these reports and the plans
submitted by. its own, engineers. will adopt
the modiheationg Of the plans proposed By
Engineers Chanute and Cooper.
Business Troublss.
A disagreement between the partners in the
arm OF La Roza q Co.. dealers In steam. gas,
and plumbing supplies at II Dey street, has
culminated in an application for receiver.
which has been made by John Il. La Rosa the
senior partner. The other partners are Orris
E. Thayer and John =. Nelson. The firm began
business on Jan. !. 1890. succeeding the =. g.
Faulkner Company. In which they were en-