The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-21
MORE RAPID TRANSIT PLANS.
<N INVITATION mar THE COMMITS
sfON WIZ apo soMETHING."


Hsr. Bu.hs Propose. Several Rou'e- Tor
Elevated Railroads, and Vote VIII ne
Tsksn o.. Bis PIss o. Fridsy-Appils--
tIou Made Also tor Franchise 60 Bald
q Doubis-dseked Undsrnrouud Rsiiroad
After rest OF ak weeks the Rapid Transit
Com missioners met Yesterday at % William
street all being present except Commissioner
starin, who lie abroad. II has been ann ounced
that the Commissioners had been consulting
with several gentlemen and proposed TO do
something" and there we're present half q
dozen men with new schemes. After an exec
utlve session OF an hour the Commissioners
held an open session. The engineers In the
employ Of the Commission have completed the
surveys OF the Independent elevated lines. and
Com missioner Bushe presented this scheme,
which is new in many Of its details:
Rs,oicei That this Board hereby approves Of pisn
Cor elevated railway to be offered at public ssle and
ieoatsd upon the following streets and properly, 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 avenus to Forty'nnh
street. thence along Broadway and the Boulevard to
1TOth street. thence along the Kingbrdgs road to Its
intersection with Tenth avenue near 210th street,
thence across the Harlem River ship Canal aud Spuy.
cen Duyv Greek Of the line Of Broadway thence
20 Broadway the Intersection OF Riverdas ave-
nue.. thence along the line OF brosdWS 10 tue Guy
limit
Aiso I. line commencing in Church street. at or near
Murray street. running thence along Church street to
spsnard street. thence through private property to
Canal street. crossing the same thence along wooster
street and University place to Fourteenth street.
thence along Fourteenth street to seventh avenue and
eonnscting with the structure at that point.
Alno . line commencing in whitehall street. at or
near South street. running thence along South street
street thence along James street and through
croaainR the
thence through private property to Worth street,
thence along worth street to Centre street. along
Centre street and Marion street. and through private
property to Lafayette place: thence along Lafayette
place crossing Astor place and Clinton place. to Fourth
avenue; thence along Fourth avenue to point near
Thiyfourth street; thence By tunnel and along the
ns q FoHIh .ysn1. to point near do3,h street;
AZ may be found most sxpedient along the line OF
the most feasible route crossing the Harlem sivsr
sS :nss a9n Ss Ravens
1ryon row! running thence along Centre street to
Worth street. and Connecting with the structure at
Also : lin. eomm.ne,ns At and connecting With the
and running along fouItesn.h stree. to aud connect
k..oissa Thss the ssn.r. plan OF sen.,ructon from
sry c ,t,s: .lSpE Sasssn
shal be with two track, on th. same ,eveL u,
E9ss. IN assa ' ss.nSs rosdss sSd e.
tu1ss for such fs~sy sS. Be such as 70 admit OF the
HAN 1s G Ss tGss & sA;n a az s OF. OF :
tion and from 18Th IN. city limit shall
Sss th:a a:H 'iss.: upon .%i
ss .ns .lo street .ad n sS.
and foSfts sy:nus Tho Harlem River mere .hs b
north Harlem ave; there shall be not less than
That in Fourteenth street from University place to
SDSn s 'ssr shall Be nat 9s ~. ..Sss
h. S.s 5na' sas S S;
snd prsSar. s plan Of m on OF sad rail-
ss.,sa p as.liy i I n.a
1891. and the Amendments thereto.
Mr.. Inman said he wanted time to consider
the plan before voting. SO avote was postponed
J. VI. Reno and Joseph q. lillian presented
q scheme for an underground road. to follow
the route laid out BY the Commissioners. be-
way. tie boa H and EeS SaS to
Tort George. This railway is to consist OF
ls G ss ana aRsss
trains The protectors assert that the work OF
MS@d NJ. s8ss% tho s5sSs
Grated by electricity or ~ come power not re;
the line from the Battery to Union square and
the branch up Fourth avenue to the Grand
Central Station within three years. and the re-
mainder. from Union square to Fort George.
and will give tho city Sl.O0O.U0O In capital
Railway Company"
but what about the capital for this plan ?"
asked Mr. Steinway
I'VE have secured IT, answered Mr.. Rsna
And can you prove that to the Commission
srsl"
Yes" answered Mr.. Reno. 4" I am willing
20 give you in confidence the names OF the cap
italists who will furnish the necessary money"
When" asked Mr.. Steinway. skeptically.
On the day before your next meeting"
answered Mr. Reno.
Several other men offered to present plans
for underground and elevated railways. hut
the Commissioners refused to receive the
plans until their promoters could prove that
they had the capital to back them up.
A slim. eager looking man. who introduced
himself rs BENJAMIN Doblin, Chairman Of the
Agitation Com mitteo OF the Manhattan Single
Tax Club. asked permission to make a little
speech to the commissioners
How long 10 II 2" asked Mr., Steinway.
about ten minutes" said Mr.. Doblin.
Too long" said Mr. SteinwaY,
Mr.. Doblin started in to scold the Com mis-
sioners, until Mr.. SteinwRy cut him short and
adjourned the meeting until Friday afternoon.