The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-24
MR.. BUSHE PRESENTS A PLAN.
JAP GOULD OFFERED TO BUILD SUCH
A ROAD TWO YEARS AGO.

Six Miles OF broadway nud the boulevard
10 he offered as - Route for nm Elevated
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Inmnn's Absence
A plan which in its chief details is tho same
az that presented to the Rapid Transit Com
missioners more than two years ago by Mr..
Jay Gould. was presented to the Board at their
meeting yesterday afternoon by Commissioner
Bushc. 1t was In the shape OF the following
resolutions:
Resolred. That this Board hereby approves
OF a plan for an elevated railway. to be offered
at public sale and located upon the following
streets and property. viz:
Commencing in Battery place at or near
West street: running thence along West street
to West Eleventh street: thence along West
Eleventh street to Seventh avenue: thence
along Seventh avenue to Forty-lfth street:
thence along Broadway and the Boulevard to
10th street; thence along the K.ngsbridGe
road to its intersection with Tenth avenue
near 216th street: thence across the Harlem
River Ship Canal and Spuyten Duyvil Crock
east OF the line Of Broadway: thence to Broad
way near the intersection OF Riverdale avenue:
thence along the line OF broadway to tho city
limit
Also line commencing in Church street.
along Church street to Lispenard street:
thence through private property to Canal
street. crossing the same: thence along Woos-
ter street and University place to Clinton
place. thence along Clinton place to Sixth ave.
nue.. crossing the same: thence along Green
witch avenue to the junction Of Seventh ave-
nue. and West Eleventh street, and connecting
with the structure at that point.
Resored. That the general plan OF con-
struction from Chambers street along Church
street. Wooster street, University place. Gin
ton place. and Greenwich avenue TO Seventh
avenue shall be with two tracks on the same
level.
THAT from Battery place along West street,
West Eleventh street, Seventh avenue. Broad
way. and the Boulevard to 135thi street, the
foundations and structures for such Railway
shall be such as to admit Of the laying OF four
tracks when necessary and not less than three
tracks shall be laid at the time Of construction;
and from 135th street to tho city limit there
shall be en- net less than two tracks upon tho
The Chief Engineer OF tho Board was instruct
ed 70 prepare general plan Of ssop pM
r
them at or Q. They were restrained by Presi-
manded that hath no Wv" Vote should be- taken until
MI H. lnma nas sho III be p present. ,,,,. =,
Inc speech Mr.. tOulQ mau6 Wnen ne pre-
half years ago was as follows: Now. gentle
men 4 i is the wish q tht; Boar Board that the
WITH WV what n1 We have The 10 a' gave S the
. It viii be remarked that the larger part of
the main route is along the Boulevard Dur;
ing April May. and June last all that hindered
the adoption Of a plan that would have brought
and the Manhattan Company was Mr.. John y.
tie use Of any part "a Mr.
Starin did not say yesterday how he wished to
yGs OF n ,hs p1s is Pr eGhsaso He sent letter
Commission before Thursday. Aug. 81. NJ:
get around with two stout canes There was
q very short executive session and then an
IN presenting the resolution. After the reso-
luton had been laid over at Mr. Steinway's
Gsntrai's tunnel in Park aSenue. asked the
>. He said. in substance. that he didn't want
he to 90 Snyth 1 with an east
ppn to extend the tunne down. to t2e
Post ONCE Mr.. SCHUYLER became SLIGHTLY
mixed when he was asked whether or not he
centrai Railroad. MI starn said e he wepi
give the matter proper consideration provided
Central proving that was autsorzed aes
" is it only q letter that you want :" said Mr.
Schuyler. That's easy"
William H. Morrell. the engineer who thinks
it's easier to build railroads in hard times
than 1t is In good times. presented letter to
the Board. which says In part:
reiteras and reafirm all that my letter OF April Is
from Chicago contained and our syndicate stands
comms.on viii AFFORD them an opp"runity o so 10 DO
Our motor power will be electricity. avoiding heavy
engines and our structure light and airy accordingly
and we would agree to produce the handsomest sruc
ture extant.
II the city authorities will agree. after seeing
plans endorse bonds for half the cost Of the
road as competed viii agree to bid 100000
for the franchise thap otherwise would and since
owned by ohr promoters well the skilled
hands ON pOy ed in them now comparatively Idle
cheap, weltbuilt road win be assured.