New-York tribune., 1897-02-09
NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
STRONG ENOUGH.
rvCINEERS REPORT THAT 1T CAN
CARRY ELEVATED AND SOk-
FACE CARS

FEASlRIE-HON CONNf.N lloNS "FNi %
MApE-NEw-Yo TRAINS MAY
co TO BRooKLYN-v1Ews
OF CITY OFFICERS.
4, forssh,doved in The Tribune yesterday
N,ssrs Bocue. Thomson and Buck. the expert
engineers appojnted last fall TO report upon the
feasibility of running elevated and surface cars
across the Bridge yesterday, at the meeting Oh
the trustees reported unanimously III faVor ol
running both surface and elevated cars acioS9
the structure The engineers report IN de'a"
would occupy about one page in The tribune
and the subject seems to have been 'horouS"S
covered The engineers in summing mp say
Il is plain that from an engineeTins or l@uatc HpTTat
ing point of view We nave rirars ihe cars
Of the surface railroads and the trains oi 'me eie M
Natcd railroads. or either of them. shoul" "o' 'o
permitted TO operate on the 6rluEe' ,t,,od 20
II both systems OF lalITodG4S ar .,i% he maxi
mum Of Bridge facilities now attainaGMie M whlT r, Ino
Bridge will be in position 70 amibire amOiT me most
Agreeable and convenient means OF TRANSIT o'e'
'S W rGe desire 10 thank the officers Of the Brdse for
their kindly attention. especially -, hi NO r
Tded Thied US Nth facilities for abors and promP hsIs
furnished all information LOT ""''" w
asked.
prAvs OF THE TROLLEY COMPANIES.
r,be engineers say in their report that almost
he FIRST thing tNeN Olu NdS ~ i'N"'~'
s,rfaco roads a united plan for operating their
cars on the Bridge. ]. c. Breckenridge chel
engineer of the Brooklyn Heights road in behalf
- oil the cor,Danies submitted a report IN
(which he proposes that the surface cars sha"
travel on tracks laid OF the north side OF the
,or,b roadway and the south side of the south
ROADWAY Al the Brooklyn entrance cohhec-
tion is TO be mad with the surface tracks III
Sands-st At the New-Iork terminal an ee-
vated loop system is proposed WHEREBY '"e
trolley-cars Will load and unload passengers AT
the outside platforms ir the bridge terminal
The loon is TO be in the end of the terhlhdi
structure and the trolley tracks VIII nave SUI
fcient grade so that the cars may pass arouha
the loop above and entirely clear OF the tracks
Of the Manhattan Elevated at Park Row ieaN'hs
a clear head room for the elevated cars oi "o'
,oss ,ba, 6ftee1 feet From the loop the track
extends 10 a junction with the south roadway
ard has the same position with respect thereto
that the track on the north side mas 10 'he
north roadway. The plans call for twenty-five
sdngs in all in the terminal The plan ooeS
not encroach on private property
PLENTY OF STAIRWAYs.
There are to be fourteen stairways to reach
the passenger platforms of the track floors frofh
tho gallery floor of the main building The ca
rECifV Of these SlalrWaNS Will bt ''''V' tN'f'0
an hour The minimum clear distance between
cars while on the suspended structure Is 10 pe
1O2 feet and the rata # speed seven mlles al
hour Under this limitation the maximum mum
her of cars on the Bridge al any one time
will be:
Brooklyn approach - -
on New rk approach. IL
On the main SPAN. 80
Total on Bridge and approaches % %
DID
The question Of interference with vehicle trat-
fc is thoroughly considered and the CONCLUSION
g reached that If there is to be any interference
he cars are entitled to first consideration The
engineers submit the following conclusions pro
vided surface care permitted TO cross the
Bridge:
That is oaP1cy m 5 Gch for fnf
(c) That the demands on the Bridge railroad abroad
G,1en, Gn1n possihe increase of headway Of trains
(d) That the stairways at the brooklyn teImIna.
viii be eliminated. far as surface car passeneq.s
are concerned. and also. in most cases the necessity
OF Tbat ,be surface cars will be valuable auxi
ary in case OF any stoppage Of the Bridge rairoad
ELEVATED ROAD CONNECTIONS
With reference to the elevated road plan the
engineers say that a grade connection between
the roads and the Bridge tracks can be secure1
by junction of the Brooklyn Elevated ana @ rne
Kings County Elevated at point south VI III
larv-st the trains for the Bridge approaching
,be Bridge from Fulton st and entering upon the
Bridge property at Tilary-st. The two eieVaten i
eyeters are to be connected by a curved link
beginning near Tillary-st.. traversing private
and Bridge property and connecting at grace
with the Bridge tracks at Concord-st
Each elevated car TO be used upon the bndge
is 10 be fitted with grip like that on the
bridge cars and have side doorways. The en-
gineers say:
We regard as not improbable ,nsTs that viii i the be
elevated rGaas OF cross the 'h sxhae Hse ne OF the
Manhattan Elevated Railway, In NewYork, along
Canal a and he CGBe Brdge sf in 10 %hh
would be made with the Bridge railroad In such
way that its two main tracks and those or such
extension would be continuous, one with the other
The trains Of each e eeyaed va eGmP@ IG wSEd YOU od {hG
result heavy increase OF travel. especially during
NE dqe o OF b ne one hand and Brookyn Gomez
Island. etc. the other.
The report was referred TO committee con-
sistins Of Messrs. Wurster. Palmer and Hen
riques. who Will report back next Tuesday at
o'clock.
BOTH THE MAYORS PLEASED.
The report OF the engineers particularly
gratifying to Mayor Wurster, who was about the
first to place himself on record as favoring the
plan Of having surface and elevated cross
the bridge.
Mayor Strong said yesterday that now that the
engineers had reported favorably on the PROPOSE
tion for running elevated trains and trolley cars
over the Bridge, he felt that the question would
soon be solved.
II favor the scheme. myself" the Mayor said
and have never seriously doubted that II was
practicable. Now tina; the engineers say that
the Bridge will bear the additional weight, the
next question is how 10 lawfully put the plan into
operation. 1t will enable people TO ride 10 and
across the Bridge for a single fare and every
body is in favor of reducing the cost Of travel
Some Of our lawyers think that the Bridge Trus
tees have the power to put the Improvement into
operation without any legislation at Albany II
this is So much the better. If not then we
must send g bill 20 the Legislature and secure
whatever authority is needed"
WILL HAVE CONTROLLER FITCHS VOTE
Controller Fitch said yesterday:
"Tba captip,ept nf the peODlp on hot NJ