The sun., 1897-08-18
TUySEEs, TRxSsIrs COST
More Indications THAT the Rond Can't re Built
within the LiBiit set


Tho Rapid Transit hearing before the special
commission appointed by the Appellate Branch
Of the Supreme Court was continued yesterday.
A large part of the session was occupied by areu.
ments for and against tho admission Of testi-
mony relating to the Broadway extension to run
from tho loop at the Post Office to Battery Park.
It 10 admitted by Engineer Parsons that IL this
extension Is made the loop of the main tunnel
will have to bo sunk deeper than tho present
plans call for. 1t was Mr.. ZabrlSkios purpose
10 show that although merely the main route Is
to be passed upon by the commission appointed
by the Appellate Division of the Supreme
Court, the Rapid Transit Commission int ends to
build tho extension for which MIR. Orr has said
they have the consents Of the necessary number
of property owners and that now only the con-
scnt OF the Park Board is needed. MIR. Zabris-
kie contendcd that the alterations mado neccs.
sary for the connections would 30 Increase the
cost that the limit OF expense would be reached
MIR. Boardman, counsel for the Rapid Transit
Commission, maintained that the extension was
another railroad, separate and distinct from tho
one under discussion, and therefore. was not to
be considered at all in this hearing. The special
commission upheld Mr.. Boardman. and Mr.. Ia
briskie's contentious were ruled out
Mr.. Zabriskie then devoted the rest Of his time
TO that part OF the road below Chambers and
Centre streets and brought out interesting in.
formation as to how some of the big buildings
along Park row will be endangered by tho
building Of tho tunnel, which in places comes
within the curb lines. For instance, Mr. Par
sons said that 1t encroacheA Gle feet on the curb
line on the east side of Duane street, and In
eoGk shs east sdo OF
the tunnel would como within 6vo feet
of the building line, Tho same state Of affairs
would be found on the east side of Park row be-
tween Beekman and Ann streets. The tunnel as
Planned w " come wihin two or three feet of
Barclay street and Park place. it will come
within foot Of tho curb and the south wall of
the Post otiice will be missed , d by only ten feet,
from medium to coarse, which would. under
ordinary conditions. hold itself ,,p at an angle OF
below Chambers street-opposite the bridge eu-
be R4s feet rS S the surface MI
II will take" he said, "a certain section of
the street, about fifty feet long. reaching from
off. After the excavation is made will put
over 1t a timber bridge and open another section.
Some Of them will be at tn curb and some in
the middle Of the street. The excavations will
been put in for the support OF the pipes and
the railroad tracks and cable machinery.
BY, BY doing this :, by sections the street
through holes in the deck the materials for con.
struction will be lowered and All the work, even
W tnc VI COnCrete, VIII Uc uONo 'nuer-
meath. When the structure is completed the
material from the street will be put back sec.
have the %hoo Park roS 0S pom
the Post Office to Printing House square. under
construction at the same time"
Mr.. Parsons then went into details as to tho
projection OF buildings along the route by sheet
rilng and snoring. and the rest of tho hearing
was devoted to testimony as to how Mr. Parsons
reached his estimate OF 81 .65 per cubic yard for
excavation. that price to include the protection
oil buildings, pipes. surface roads, sc. He said
that he had figured In that n q
cent. profit for both the contractor and subcon.
tractor. and his estimate was generous at that.