New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-05
R1PID Transit Sta TONS.

A LIST SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION ny TIE
CHIEF ENGINEER
Chief Engineer Parsons Of the Rapid Transit Com
mission nj a meeting held yesterday, submitted
liz, OF proposed locations OF stations along the
routes II ls expected that the list VIII arouse more
or less adverse criticism. The stations are not pa'e'
NJ regular intervals. but strung along especially In
the central portion OF the line. at distances varying
from three 70 nine blocks one station Is at Eigh-
tcenth-si the next at Twenty seventh ana the
next at Thirtleh st. while at Forty -second-~ on
the Side local line there Is no station Inc TO-
cations OF these stations. however are merely sng-
gcsted by the engineer and 1t rests with the Boari
whether or not they shall be adopted as final The
local stations on the Broadway and Boulevard
line are a. follows: South Ferry. Bowling irr"n
Wall, Liberty Fulton. Warren. Worth. Walker.
Grand. Prince Great Jones. clinton Place f'sh-
tenth. Twenty-scventh. Thirtie'h. Thirty-fourtn'
Thirty eighth. Forty-scventh Fifty-third. Sixty
nnh. Scvcnty-ninih. Eightys!xth. Ninety-h'st.
Nincty-sixth. one cumberland third One-hundred-
and-sixtocnth one hundred and twenty second one
hundred-an1 thirty third ehundred-and-fortetn.
MISUNDERSTANDING seventh. One-hundred-aha-
nfty-nfth. Onehundrei and sixty second one-huh-
land-sxty- ninth. nd seventy-hfth.
Northumberland eighty first sts. The express sta
lions on the same route Will be ms follows; Four
tccnh. Forty-second. Scventy-second. One-huhdred-
and-tcnth AMI Manhattan sts
on the local line Of the Fourth Avenue route the
stations VIII be as follows: Twenty-third' ih"v-
third Thlriy-scventh. Fftieh. Fifty-seventh' SIX
ty-hflh. Seventy-second. Seveniy-ninih. Eighty
sixth Nlnety-scvenh. One-hundred-and-sxth one
hundred-aud sixteenth One hundred and twenty
NTH one -hundred-and- thirty fourth and Onehun-
dred-and- fhirty-eighth SITS.
There will be cxpress stations on this route at
Forty second-st. and brooklyn Bridge the natter
station to be situated the city Han loop The
distance between express stations Is meant 10 dis
courage people desiring to go short distances from
boarding express trains. An expert. after examin-
Ing the location OF the stations said that the DIS
couragcment would be most erectuai
Counsel suggested that the Commissioners apply
to the Supreme Court 20 have their own compensa-
ton fixed. but no action taken on the sugges-
ton Commissioner Low offered resolution with
the understanding that no action would be taken on
II until the next meeting requesting the chief en-
gncer 10 prepare specific plans OF the construction
and OF the opera ton OF the system. and to submit
them not later than the last Tuesday In Septem-
Der. l.,
ZION TO consult with experts and with those who
evince n desire to bid for the construction and op
eraton OF the road. W. d. Stratton. =. c. Weis-
kopf b. j.. Carpenter. representing Drake. STRAIT
Ton a CO and RYAN Mcdonald appeared and
for detailed specifications, so that they could
prepare bids to undertake the work. No action was
aken on their requests. but the Commissioners felt
gratined 10 think that there we're contractors whe
vAgs anxLoiAs Ia bid