New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-21
NO TUBE on THE BRIDGE.
SUPERINTENDENT MARTINS ADV hfof'
REPORT.
rIB DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY OF THE S'lih"h
ARE INsUPERABLE AND MAIL MUST ooN-
TINUE TO CROSS IN WAGONS

TIIB DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY of HE - '
ARE INst.PERABIE. AND MAIL MUST CON
TINrE TO CROSS IN WAGONS.
The nrospects for a neutrality-suspicious. 'upe
across the Brooklyn Bridge are not so soou do Wv,
were before Superintendent Martin hiaoe HIS 'ei
In opposition to the project at Inc hco',,7 "
Rridge Trustees last Monday. In fact the rtPoi'
WAS SO adverse to the plans presented py 'Ie Nv"
yor, Mail and Newspaper Transportation Company
mot from, nresent indications the project VIII nave
IN he abandoned. Not that the Bridge auiho'l''e'
are in any way hostile TO the general scheme. ""
the other hand they have been more than W'li'ns
ali along TO give the company every facih'y IN OF
der that Il might find suitable place ior '"e t"e
and would have been glad if the carrying out OF the
project were possible. :,
The plans OF the company were maue o9 'O
ORourke an engineer, who spent Soou ue'l Va
time in irving to place the tube on the Bridge -"
tho eunerstructure itsef-the bridge proper-thete
was no trouble The tube can easily be carr'eu
ocroes ON the bridge beams beneath the promenade
and between the railroad tracks. Ihefe Is p'e"'y
of room there. and the weight OF 'he 'upc "O"'1
no no objection But at the towers ana ahV""'"S'7
and on the approaches serious difficulties were io
wth-dficutes that. IN the opinion Oh ""p'''''''
dent Martin are insurmountaOie.
rakin,, nm Mr. O'ROurke's plans, Mr.. Martlh wen.
over the matter with visitor in his ONCE anu
pointed out the objections TO the ehe"'eVi -
posed methods of surmounting the oDs'"C'cH' ~
.ha II
around the central masonry pier, when cou'd ne
ha cut through on any condition, ana uhdeI 'n'
railroad tracks. The tube would have 10 Iel'e u,
middle of the Bridge some distance io"i 'i
tower 80 as to avoid sharp curves ana '"'S "o"''
compel the company to Gu; through a ia'se hu''l0''
OF the floor beams of the Bridge whiie al '"e owes
themselves the masonry "ou'u "o'N ~ " 49,
under the railroad tracks
At the anchorages. also. 1t would be heceSSu'y ~
cut away the stonework for some distance anu y"
the approaches the tube would be !dld u'''eI 81"
nr,nAnada coming flush with It's surface AS INC
proposed tube was TO be thirty inches Sq""''' :"
would occupy a large section OF inc ~
rnr,her than that Mr.. Martin explained, the tuos
would interfere with the brick arches OF tle wa 60
houses along Frankfort-st. New-1orh' anu =.
placed where Mir O'ROurke wanted 10 put !" ~
uould he necessary to cut through the arches over
william and North William SITS. As hoth OF th'so
aro "ekew arches" Mr.. Martin declared mat ms
could not be permitted any account. IL wOui u
be impossible TO allow these atSneS u DC 'D '
M ,be Superintenden.'s statement OF the case II
at present. Mr.. Martin eNpresseI ies iic,si hut
had been compelled 10 come 10 SUI " ~, ~ rs
his reasons FOR refusing TO allow the Irdse 10 DC
nwis s in any respect appeared convincing.
He was asked If 1t would n0t BE- Pi1cs.,an.T -
going around the towers on the outslIe i'' No.
he said. had been sIssesi.u ,d he TO- support
me tube on ana near the towers IT "ouId nav -
diverge from the Bridge WORK AT % w. c',ryrs
/ .ts
suaic,entv easy and mere IS no way o. !dftyli's
snrb n structure At the towers the tube Wou.u De
| ,wentv-6ve or thirty feet away rom the W
! and The only way OF holding X IN Pacce "oN4 ."
! ~ buI1 up q support from the bottom. - .
"Woud il be possible to place the tuDe or ""' va
the cables ana carry /, over the tops OF The tow
! Mr. Martin smiled as II this was wholly now
sngreson well" lie said after a moment pau,
~ suppose II could be done, but II Woud reqLIe s.
| ynuch longer tube. | don't see. though no" arc
! thing could be fastened there. The Dig cap',9 a. a
sixteen inches I'm diameter, ana JUST t!iiih ~" -,
stee box thirty inches square wouIu toVh "a ~ o
| one of them. The Bridge IS beautful anu - a.
| mi structure and We would never consent 70 any
| ,Sipe that would destroy its beauty. Inc people
would object to IT, toe ,. ,,ar.i,,s ,lvo-se
ran0rt Vr sullivan. the Brooklyn posiInast.f y
ain horcful that "A tube mail service Del"en -
york and I,rooklyn will be established Slh'' I'D
~ the kind was proposed by anoth"r company ~
or three wears ago but after examining the ii.IEr
| tho company suddenly dropped me mater WIN" ~
| making known anything about us purpose vi n
resson WHY Il abandoned the pro)rct, IL ~ po9S
! that negotiations may be entered mo WIN tna'
cornnany TO see If il will not take up tn" W99J,
acoin With the electric service conteinihal', y,
| tpe New-York Mail and New spapcr 1r7hSlpr th'oI
| Gomnany n was thought that the tine pet"''i
| tho nostofices would he cut down % hVe inIiu,'
whereas twenty-scven minutes Is the best tihe III"
| can be made with horses and wagons . 49,.
| II IL a great pity that provision TOT SUN SUN. Cau
| was not made when the Bridge was buI' ,a'
| should be taken by those In authority 10 nav 'I
Mace for pneumatic and electro TUBES VIZ. ~ !,
| East River or North River bridges are constructor