New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-12
A RAPID TRANSIT REPORT.
PLANS OF THE COMMISSION TO EXTEND
THE ELEVATED SYSTEM.
AN ANSWER TO THE MANHATTAN RAILWAYS
APPHCATIoN-NEw LINES, THIRD rRACKs
on EXISTING STRUCTURES AND
SPEED OF THIRTY-FIvE MILES
AN HOUR PROPOSED.


AN HOUR PROPOSED
The Rapid Transit Commission rose from its
apparent state Of coma yesterday and took de-
cisve step toward rapid transit the goal that IL
has been trying to reach for two years The
decision OF the commissioners reached at
weekly meeting held at the house Of william
Steinway president Of the commission, Yesterday
afternoon. No except the commissioners
themselves knew that the meeting was TO he held.
In fact, it was generally believed that the meet
ing at Mr. Steinway's house would not be held
before Tuesday, and many persons who had closely
observed the movements Of the commissioners
did not believe that they would be able TO rouse
themselves so SOON One reason for believing
that the meeting would not he held before Tues
day was that the Manhattan directors had not
sent TO the commission any notifications OF their
proposition made on January TO-
Eugene L. Bushe, secretary Of the commission,
made appointment on Friday morning fog
the meeting yesterday. Every member Of ~
commission was at the meeting. which wa
executive session, and called to order by
Mr. Steinway. who had recovered from his ILL
ness sufficiently to be able to sit mp As soon
as the meeting was called to order resolutions In
answer to the application made to the commission
on January 10 by the Manhattan Railway Com.
rany for terminal and other facilities and ex-
tensions Of its lines, were read and unanimously
adopted. This resolution is the plan Of the com.
mission for rapid transit. II disapproves tho
Manhattans application for the extensions
through Grccnwch-ave.. Canal and Centre sts,
Tcrty-socond-st, Ffty-third-st., and through Ono
hundred and -forty-n y-nnthst., LenoX-avc. ard One
hundred and twenty -eiehth-st. TO Third-ave. 1t
approves the extensions asked for through one
undrcd-and-twenty-n y-ninthst. and One-hundred'
ard-seventy y-seventh-st, and also approves the APP
plication for additional tracks in the Bowery ana
Third-ave, on the Second-ave. line from Chatha"
Square and the Ninth-ave line. Inc reso'"'
ton also approves the application TOT 'nc u"
~ indopen1ent motors to he operated ny stea"'
electricity or compressed air.
Pesides these approvals and disappro'ais' ''0
resolutions contain several Important al" NV
looked for requirements among when ar '"'.
limo along Park Row from Chatham squire Z"
Tryon Row: two tracks through Catharine-st'' or
Oliverst.. or through private property retween
those streets divereing from the present structure
at Divisionst and Park Row, to Sonfh-s' i'
company must also acquire additionai terminus
facilities az its present City Hall 'er!"'""''
must construct line with two tracks through
Grcenwcl-ave.. Eghth-ave and four'een'"''''
from tbe Sixth Avenue line to the Ninth Avenue
tics ~ or near Observation-Disclosures y-ninth-s'.
and at Onc-hundrcd-an .ffty-ffth-st. The s'ruc'-
u,cs summarizing additional tracks and all new
structures must be made strong enough 10 per-
mit tho running OF trains at the rate OF thir'y'
6v, miles An hour Express stations at certain
nonts are also required. The tracks ana Switches
at South Ferry must he so arranged az 70 run
trains continuously between the East ana weso
Side limos. and no moro than cents fare shalt
be charged for a continuous ride thereon' AA
these improvements and additions are to DE com-
pleted in two years from the date OF the conens
of tho municipal authorities and property owners
and the plans and specifications must De sue
mitted to the commission on or before May l.
The resolutions in full are as follows:
This Board having examined and cohs'oereo ~'o spp''
cation for terminal other facilities ana ex1ehsions VI
the lines Of the Manhattan Railway Company suonlteee
nv that company and bearing date January 49, io"o'
Resolved That this Board determines In respect V
the several parts of said application as follows
Fir.t-The extension through Greenwch-ave Eleventh.
.t. and west.st. to and along Battery Place is me-
approved s.,.,..
second-The extension through Greenwich'ave seventA'
,ve ppadway III. Boulevard and Eieventh'ave,
Fort George is not approved
rhird-The extension from South Fffth-ave., along
Canol.st and Centrest 30 Tryon Row. is not approved
Fourth-The extension from West Broadway along
Cona.st and watts-st TO wsst-st, is not approved
Ffth-The extension through Forty-second-st from
Sixth.ave. TO Fourh.ave.. Is not approved
sxth-The extension from Ninth.ave along Fry'thrd'
st. to Tenhave and along Tenh.ave. TO the Boulevard
Is not approved a.
seventh-Thc extension from Eighth-ave along One
ninth.st. Lenoxave and One'hunarea'
and twenty. eghth.st TO Thiriavc. is not approved
That as a substitute therefor this commission nerey
approves extension with two tracks ~fo"en ono'
hundred. .andtwenty nnthst from Third@ve 70 rishsn
ave- and such modification OF the extension applied ior
nv the said company be accepted by them ~ con-
dton of the grant all privileges, facilities ana ex'en'
sons hereby approved
Fiehth-The application for ali extension Win Two
tracks from and s,yenh-st through
11ur.,ve Fordham.ave Kinssbrdge Road and College,
ave TO the station OF NewYork and Harlem Raroaa
Company at Forham and the grounds OF ST. Johhs COL
lege, hereby approved ~
Nlnth-The application for authority to lay thirt
track along the Ihrd.aye, from the Bowery to One
hundred. twenty nn.ht and the application for au-
thorlty lay additional tracks through ana along
the owery Chatham Square to Third-ave Is here
BY approved. -
Tenth-The application for authority to lay third
track from Chatham Square and along Divsionst.
Aucnst First.aye. Twenty thirdst and secoid'a'e :"
and twenty ninh.st. Is hereby approved
Eeventh-The application for authority 10 lay third
track on the Ninth-ave.. Foureenthst To Ono
tenthst thence along
So and Eghth.ave. the south shore OF the uariem
River is approved upon the condition that the said COM
pany shall also lay and construct third track IRON
Fourteenthst along Ninth-ave. and tirecnwch-st TO
pattery Place such additional third track Is 70 oe COZ
.tructed by company condition OF the grant OF
all privileges facilities and extensions hereby approved
Twelfth-The application Tor authority TO use ihoe'
nendnt motors TO be operated by either eam electricity
or compressed air. the movement OF trains 10 hereby
approved.
Resolved That in addition 70 the facilities and ex'
above this Commission hereby requires
~ = o,d,,,on AZ all grants TO said Manhattan Railway
omrany hereby approved that II shall acquire con.
,ruct and operate the following facilities extensions and
addition, TO its present line OF railway
First-A third track over ana along Fark row Toa
Chatham Square Tryon Row
sccond-rhe construction and operation Of line with
,vo tracks diverging from the present structure u
n,v,son. st. and Park Row. at near Cstherine-sti
thence running along either C'thernest OF oNers",
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