New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-07
ROS7ON'S SCHEME or RAPID TRANSIT

WORK Has EEEN BEGUN oN THE 81 RWAf PLANS
AID rorTr o. THE PROPOSED ROADS.
pos,,n. April (spcclaD Boston has taken the
or.i steps In tho direction OF rapid transit Her
narrow streets ion the business sections ~ th" city
hav. been more crowded for years than those Of any
other large city I'm the country Progress has be'n
provokngly slow for pedestrians or vehicles. net
work ~ surface tracks covers the street 81 the city
and suburbs. aud still there are insufficient ac-
Communications IN the narrow avenues for haIt the
draws and carriages which geek TO make their way
through any part ~ the city. Appeals for rei"t
w.r. made I'm vain until a. last 'he Legislature
gave the city permission % build subway or tuh-
mel and chartered a company to cree; An elevated
r,,d The former has already been started diier
great delay but when 1t viii he completed Is 4 mat
ter OF uncertainty. II was only "a few days ago
,b,, a., ,t,emrt 10 undo the work of the last Leg
tsl,turc "a, defeated in the present Legislature.
and navy those who nave long hoped against nope
that something would he done to relieve the con-
rested condition OF the streets breath" moro ie'y
In view Of the defeat Of the obaructonlsts ana the
fact that work hls already been started on one acc
tion OF the tunnel
Tho engineering work. which completed sew
r,i ,,..ks ogo Includes surface and sub-surface
surv.ys Foundations were examined AMI detailed
tudlr, for the distribution OF pipes ana sewers were
made The engineers were satisfied mat the SUI"
way could d. but as propos Il without serious an
ocultV Th. standard of construction adoptrd III
clud.I steel imbrIlcd in cement. with arches OF
Iri.k or concrete turned between the steel Grd'rS'
The level Of station platforms viii he seventeen i''t
,lnv tho surface of the street. The rout" Adopted
T.. ,b. ANN. t4 that authorized 10y tho dcl oi Inc
a. Icr-Iture. From the junction OF Sh1wmut-
Az. and Trcmoni-st. under fremont 10 b'yI-t'l-
~i under the Trcmln t-si man OF VIZ "nI,'u -
Park-st.. thence to Scollay SluaI' u" W. i,r,
lion. I'm CaIsrWaY-st. There VIII De "'d''" "'u"7
Itovlsfon 81 To- a point loo o." pubic Garden "pl2
sit,. Church-st noticeable feature oi the pin -
that IL takes a slice on the Public oari'ii am WIZ
IN. common This VIII be- the hrst INVASION 81
IIostons much-prizel common a p.lnlc pie'is"! .
place of historic value ihr c'ir'i non ~ ,.
subway Will il H. estimated. destroy more IMAM ou'
hundred thrifty trees and a station VIII h' con-
strIctcl ON the surface. Bat Boston mas al I"t
come to the conclusion that sentiment ana 9Nr q.
the aesthetic must not l9nSer prove D"''''' "
NV" track wtl be constructed eXcep' on the see
ton I'm Trcmout-st.. between BoyStou ana Idtk
SITS. which Will contain four track. \ system o'
sity Of crossing at grade ne 'o,,, ~ 49, M
pect to be- able when the work Is c"mpiotri 70 ntl
die 800 passengers an hour on the supWay; MAJ
much "A Only about $1,000 people by artui. CUNT
lnf The cars ON "A given day about christmas uh''
be wccn West ana Bromh'.d SITS. between b a. III.
and midnight. there would seem 10 De pi'.tS ais
margin left for the growth or trhNcl III inns SeC-
lion before additional room viii be needed ,
\ system of fans is expected 10 secure tnoroush
and constant ventilation OF the tune. IL VIII ue
lighted with electricity through its cnure
length whlch reckonrd Single-track ROAD.
w,il1 H.. nyn mi .cs In a direct linc from the juno
don Of fremont and Peasant Sts.. TO the l mon
station however, the SUBWAY NJ no v, ~ rn,,
one mile In length and the addition oi tne 10y lslon
=, section vii H.. only u few rods In length Al
present about :OOo0O0O passengers are carried III
year the proposed route OF me SUBWAY anu
times that number can be carried IN "ne-hit the
time consumed at present