The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-09
and fourteen new stairways would be provided

and fourteen new stairways would be provided
for reaching the H..
Each street railway line would have its
separate station and signs would lead the pas
son ger to his ,proper car. The switches, to let
a central tower. The switches 70 let the cars
out would work automatically. In operation
the cars would run into their proper sldings. the
front gate he opened TO let passengers out
and the rear gate opcred TO let outgoing pas
,engers aboard Then the gates would be closed.
the car would start. and make no stop until IL
arrives In Brooklyn.
II the proper siding should be full when. a
car-approaehes the switchman you'll turn the
would remain until it's own station was vacsnt.
The plandoesfnot Involve tho taking OF any prop
serted that cars can he unloadcd aud loaded IN
one minute. and that. .the-efore. fourteen cars
q an m'n aasoo Go CIS.. pc illus thus handled: y an ord,
persons and can carry fifty. IL weighs a lit.
tie more than 10 tons empty and, from laIi to
l30. 600 persons who cross the bridge every
day In the cars. 10000 arrive nj or leave the
Brooklyn termina In trolley cars. The troll
ley wires would be carried overhead. those on
the suspended part OF the bridge supported by
span wires strung from the top chord OF the
inner truss on one side and posts on the top CT
the outer truss on the other side.
The experts declare n belief that the opera
facilitate wagon ,rari'c ,San intssfsr !" with INIT IT,
by. making a space between the cars for light
vehicles. which can move at the car rate. ana
II Is admitted that the winging-out OF the ter
minsl structure at this end OF the bridge will
Nearly one.halt OF all the passengers who
cross. the bridge In cars arrive at or leave the
brooklyn. terminal ON tho elevated railroads.
to divide tho bridge service into two parts.
one to he maintained by the bridge trains just
as at present and practically OF the ZANE vol.
uine. and the other by the elevated trains, which
should have the use OF the additional set OF
switching tracks which are now almost ready
for use in each station. At present the most
rapid service attainable is the sending out OF
trains on 20 seconds head way. When the
second set OF tracks comes into use trains can
be sent out AT 10 seconds headway.
IL Is proposed that q grade connection shall
be made In Fulton street. between Tho tracks OF
roads and from there their trains can enter
upon the bridge terminal nj or near Hillary
street by a curve through private property. The
connection would be made with the northerly
and the southerly tracks OF the bridge terminal
and along these tracks and the connecting link
to Fulton stree.. tho third rail. which con.
ducts the electricity for operating the bridge
motor cars would be extended. Every elc-
waited railroad car which is intended TO he oper-
ated over the bridge would be fitted with a
cable grip. such as the regular bridge cars use.
and with similar braking appliances. and one
trio motors and appliances OF he same style
and power as those Of the regular bridge motor
cars; The cars would also have side doors like
the bridge cars.
On arriving at the Hillary street station Of the
Kings County Elevated road the.steam locomo-
tive OF n train bound over the bridge would be
detached and run upon a side track. and regu-
lar employees OF the bridge would take charge
o., the, train, Then the electric motor would
take The train to the grip-taking station. and
the cable would carry the train to this city.
Here II would be shifted over TO It's return
track in.thc usual way. and sent back.
None OF these trains would take regular bridge
passengers. and II Is proposed TO separate the
five-ccnt from the three-cent passengers by n
fence running alono the centre of the outgo-
ing platform on this side.
Trains Of the Brooklyn Elevated. the Kings
ana the bridge would follow one nm
other In order. The elevated trains would con-
sist OF. five cars. which would give the samo
capacity asthe four-car bridge trains. The adop-
tion OF such a system would bring about i'm
portant changes In this relationship OF the ele-
waited roads OF both cities. is the opinion OF the
commission.
W regard II as not improbable" the re.
port says, that II the elevated railroads cross
the bridge, there will be an extension Of the
Sixth avenue line OF the Manhattan Elevated
in New fo:k. along Canal and Cen
bridge. in which event connection would 10
made with the. bridge railroad In such way
its two main tracks. and those of such ex-
tension, would b~ continuous. one with the
The trains OF each elevated co npany
could then run over the tracks OF tho other.
travel, Especially during the middle OF the day,
between the west side in New York on the one
hand. and Brooklyn. Coney Island, &c. on the
other.'
A communication from tho Presidents of
the 3%rooklyn roads. embodied in the report, is
AT the outset, we desire 10 state that n the
authorities should permit elevated railroad
trains 10 cross the railroad Of the bridge. orr
companies would by merger. traffic
agreement. or otherwise. onerate our: railroads
under one management. and that our trains.
while on the bridge. would be under the ALSO
lutte control and subject to all tho rules and
OF the bridge MANAGEMENT"
The report was referred 10 n con- mittee con.
sistins OF Mayor Wurster. Comptroller Palm
or. and Mr.. Henrioucs; with instructions to
afternoon.