New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27
NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
TO INVESTIGATE TUNNELS
PRESIDENT BALDWIN WILL SAIL FUN
EUROPE TOMORROW.
WHAT NE LEARNS WILL HAVE AN IMPORTANT
BEARING ON AN EAST RIVER i'"NHH
AND THE ATLANTic-ANE
IMPROVEMENT

IMPROVEMENTS.
w H. Baldwin. jr. president OF inc Lung
Island Railroad Will sail for Europe 'o-"o',o"
afternoon 10 inspect the construction OF u"o.'
ground railways In London and cap'ais o" ..''
Cop,,n.nt His purpose Is 20 collect suggestions 'o
a., ,rnnel which his road is COINS to cons'ruc
,,dor tho East River. The Atlantic Avenue Tom
ission is awaiting tho final decision ms 10 the o"iu
.rg Of ,his proposed tunnel before eoihs vi WI"
mans for the improvement OF Alanuc-aNe i"'
commission will hold meeting to-day NJ inc maui
pf,n Cub at which time President: BALDWIN VIII
ro,,ort the progress which his road mas nauc III Us
,,a,s The Commission are confident tHat 'he
long Island Railroad will construct Inc 'uhne'
as q will he a necessity TO them II taey WISH ~ 'e
,eop their business. ,
There is no doubt tina; Il the New-fork business
men could take the Long Island trains al 'o''anu'
s.. in that city instead q being ooiised 10 ni""e
the long trip TO the Flatbush station or Long lsaha
C,, thousands of them would be attracted INTO inc
Long Island suburbs for permanent homes ih'S
increased traffic would mean a great deai 10 '"e
railroad corporation -,
President Baldwin. in speaking OF MS Proposeu
trip TO Europe yesterday said:
II am going TO London for the express purpose
-, Investigating extensive underground railroad
work which is now being prosecuted In that city.
There are in the neigh OF thirty seven
miles OF this work. all undertaken In the is"' Vi
recent improvements in tunnel bulolhs' Inc 0o'
ST
,erest TO those who are DESTROYS OF putting 'uh-
mel under the East River. and the method OF con-
struction and the appearance of the work wheh II
"a completed naturally invite Investigation ny US
y shall no, be gone long. A fortnight In EuTopr'
probably and say week on the ocean eaSh ~ W.
would make a months absence all toiu; ne
Nersey tunnel connecting Liverpool anu bIi NJ, ~
head is an important engineering WORK; aiu :.
Inspection OF II might furnish some u.SIut az ~
hui | cannot say whether | Will nave tne ~ ~,
vesigate IL or not. There is also an impor, aI
niece of underground engineering IN bu1a.'cs -,
Which i would Ike TO visit If II is posS'''e u
Go So" . .o, cha work on
the East River tunnel would begin, fresiae"' p'''
win replied: ~. n.cL Charles
NJ Jacobs our consulting engineer. ~ no" ~
Tarona and important information required IN tne
prosecution Of the enterprise is ootanaoie oheiv
bs n the matters which have been engaging our
attention since the bill permitting the tunneI va
nassed YOU may say that X has been necessaI! 10,
us to secure certain street rights A Supp,een.'r >
hill was passed. but did no, receive me HoIeI.U
signature al the last session OF the leelsiatuIe
that left certain steps 10 he taken 10 secure nesv
street rights and this has required time on KNOW
mis- underta kng is a large one. ana men wno pa'
money into II expect that every point Will De care
fully guarded. ,, A.. .,,ua Tho ,u,
az company has been organized 10 pulid tne WI VII
mel but the capital has not yet been iixed lor tne
reason that the cost the tunnel has not YET pee
determined Connection will undoubtedly De inau y.
with the New-York City underground me- OUT u
will not be dependent upon II in any way.