The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-18

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underground travel point to as the solution OF
! the problem OF pleasant and adequate rapid
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scription. The system comprises three loops.
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very short hendwny on tho same tracks, Tho
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ground, underneath tho sewers and water
mains. and their course L. entirely independent
go into building on a street corner and down
long lights Of dark and dirty steps 70 crowd;
Is tuIi OF smoke and steam and disnefeeabIeto
the last degree. The air Is cold and damp like
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roar and after few seconds SEQ . couple OF
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It, reaches the station. fhe ride from begin
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road tunnel. Inside, the, cars Hare with
| gas and aroEenerally close. hot and Disagree
clouds Of smoke and steam rushing past YOU
fbrsssst,y you fly THt ip,9 dsyliThf and along
tunnel again And 50 It goes. daSiisht and
and your, lungs in tho open air, should
New York. am SUI sure they you'll PROVE SS' UNI M
popular and that people would patronizo
onen air rHnds at the expense OF speed when
much for the ro asisomSrts Of heGs
undOubted. There are no accidents. But that
srsSn$ system fGs;s are nsSsr accidents S on
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seen stated that tho Lond on roads do not not
pay Yet It is y substantial and significant
Ess never yet @id dividend. and thas in nth" the
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built unless the city undertakes to do It. Even
though the ohiections Of the property owners
talIsts viii never take hold Of the project Tie
EXPENSE, is too enormous. The risk Is too
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hold back. for conditions are different in this
pay a dividend scarcely able I IN isct 70 meet
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Now s" t%at dreat fe 3' road. with its cleo
trio MOTORS Suppose is tie finest under
its cars arc we'll ventilated through trnnsoms
eyer eye, the front and rear doors So far. SO good
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minats someimss oiiener 'THhS a Is stefs
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York wants Is 50 patent that am surprised
seats only thrty. persons, ThSnt makes ninety
to train and hf at three
travel the. az miles. Therefore only fve
trains are in motion each way at the same
at any given time. Therefore. is less than 1000
persons; They do not allow more passengers
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a eantsax sz e, the u F2sd u at
2ooo have that
m TEi1 upo o an equal length q track on the
cover three and half miles, while it takes tho
ground train makes only three stops and Tic
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ing for something much better than the Gle
~ am convinced that rapid transit in this
city must bs BY viaduets built on private prop
comparing the Conditions il in this city y' and in
eRenSn b% tha wit be
US daily from the suburbs. as well as those
who live IN the city proper. A dozen great
Island. as we'll ms from the country north OF US.
city Il reach tIerr eH as f hesy ass
dependant upo4 our local rand transit.
rapid mo London SIX rhf
no a. ~
shoppers from suburban towns They do not
these people on the
heart tho Of IN. It
city itself are supplied with overhead rapid
ent here The rapid transit we provide must
be for New York what these yiaduct roads and
ne Underground roads combined are for Lon
II am convinced that there is only ono way
By S"a great saaRpee
Sa o sht
lay out 81 streets dvU wherever necessary. and
e city ont to
thould he through the middle Of built-up
Nothing, would DO caster than this. The prop.
erty could be condemned In tho usual way.
lay. Property on the. avenues between which
the new street would pass would not he in
}hTed NOW lot rGe city issue bonds to pay for
liabilities. Lot 1t then offer for sale tho fran
chise fol, a vnduct rond over the now street In
the regular way.
Tho result would be surprising Freed
from, the uncertainties attendant upon the
OF land Mt DOHGiDly InflntaI Trinaa |
and the unknown md inca!cnlahle element Of
liability. canitnista, would compete briskly
calculate upon known expenses and to
see actual profits ;! firmly believe that
the city could sell such u franchise
Mt a figure which would mcnt ali .
claims and nay Interest on the bonds, Further
masonry structure Underneath Tor ware
houses and the Ike. nm satisfied that there
nm o. no G;9pmpnta tapid transit without hnlp
very shy Of any scheme which does not nrn- |