New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-18

- ,..- Nth Louis l. Delafold. secretary
William b. Parsons, chief engineer anu
NJ Shepard and a. r. Boardmah' c"u"'''
BOARD The committee. after referring ~ 80"
DELAY caused by the Manhattan COMPANY !"
issuance of the report proceeds 10 ue""e
legal powers Of the Commission ana - p''
out that In granting concession d -
must he prepared by the Board settne 49,
detail the action taken This certificate Is 10 w
do,,,.arad % tho railway company upon receipt
OF It's written acceptance Of the terms 'oiu
lions and requirements proposed Such certih-
cate operates as grant OF '
CERTIFICATE FOR EACH FRAN HIDE
The report then continues:
va recommend that the Board authorize me I'm,
mediate preparation by the cnien on. to the ACT
occonpaned bv suitable maps and plans OF CON
srucion granting 10 the MdnhatIan, sim
its acceptance the seven additional orfiGcafe
narized below that there b. sePnlf company
for each franchise so that the y az tben and that
may accept or reject any or All OF theII ~ MIN
,bo roriod Tor It's acceptance shall not exceed nt
days from the time OF the deIye' kayc a"me doubt
copies Of such certificates we hn,J moi ne con.
whether the grant Of new routes shouu , ~ he
franchises for increased facih,,es o" we II
lines In our opinion. the noltheiy @ Eli no;
the cast and west side elevated systems %i, Ho
materially increase existing IaP,u b ro,nstrIctlon
unless they shall be preceded ny 'n ~ I'm sch
extensions would add local convsniences So sfI
territory reached at the north pu So,rs IF he day
ee,aoeu SyS t and evening reached rs maXmum
eSrryins eapGey e stoe Eide lines the result Of the
northerly extensions would rave ntI I,iom o.
Other ecct than the North to enjoy rapid transit
facilities while probably excluding tfo III somih
faces Spe2gfnre iSe Manhattan company
Will not find 1t to be Its pecuniaTy ih L ,rovided
srnc hn factes 10 carry the increased traf
fic downtown. rhe company wouIn 0,tamnti"iiv The
serne number Of passengers at materially srea,9r
cost For thcse reasons We pfoPo o depSnent upon
the acceptance by the company OF the franchises
for additional facilities
IMPROVEMENTS DowNToW%
We cannot too strongly emphasize orr con-
viction that any radical Improvement CT The transit
situation By the Manhattan company depends avs
lutey upon their providing additional facih',es ."
the southern portion Of the existing elevated ran
road system OF these the most urgent Is 'l'c W.
provemcnt OF tho Third ave road we fbn pb Mid
he remodeliing Of the City Hall station tne s,hot
ing Of four tracks from the city han % ,pe thrd
near Cooper Cnion), the compete ~ Tf,h-st
70 the Harlem River. and much improve sug
at the Harlem River. The 9dopttion OF OF numerous
ssynress trains thus relieving oyercroWdi,ns and
greatly shortening the time 10 Cn,tn ,nsthod OF
v-ninth-st \ far more eneclNe ~ III ~
reliaf would b, to build four-track rCa9 % VARY T
way to the Harlem Rive Wn tbe present sruc
tmre and this we should have recommenGTna I II bo
had ha1 the he s s M,nb TSa1Hn eS 20
In v!ew Of the great importancee OF ode that no
columns be placed IN the roadway So''" W
Tbe new routes along wests and from bt tne
Brooklyn Bridge to the Hudson K Msnbottan com
strongly urged upon US g5o 6y tnf them Substantially
pny , ,. for In reference to the West-st Tou.e
Concerning LEGAL qu of lbe Hosrd hat the
route laid ont as approach to me psop'I eeai OBJ
River Bridge s, dS Ssw we understand that the
Counsel OF the Manhattan company oo"'"
ROAD CROSSING BROADWAY.
r,o Manhattan Company is advised by its coun-
col that the rapid transit statute P''i"S Tu
ss,rc broadway such it has asked Inc
a,,rsal Of the Board have taken different We"
49,, -. Manhattan Company has stated ihat IL ~
~ ro Ion, ~ its LEGAL position that 1t Is prepared
- take the risk Without giving any assu'""'o 80
- tho legal right. have concu"eu ~ ~
mend that the Board tender p the M''''
ra,rno,v y right TO cross Broadway, ana also u
recommend that in case the Manhattan 'pi"pa'''
aoo,,, mo certi1catc the Board join with that
comnanv In an application to the Legislature 10 ~
amend the statute as to put beyon" qu's'io' WV
right NJ crossing Broadway at TINS slhSlr Po''l'
W. in our opinion Broadway ought not eNceRt
in th,s case to be occupied by an ee.a,v" ctbinf
fRoS Of the city should as far as public
necessities viii permit be rpmder Of the Boulevard
to an beeo evaffI in New-York the improvements
most eau osty and il ought not be SACRIFICED
, upT 70 some imperative public necessity me
SSeye tho convenience Of The Manhattan Com
pany will be quite as wen SfFYea av o' Bm the i'm.
npovemcnts along Amstcrdam-ave from an ,ut
nGr,h qpG p OF SSTn would be almost
prohlbtive. Nor can We advise an "r epp6se
the front Of the Cathedral at -hundred-and,,
twefth-st We Therefore recommehu ienst,
F1l d2d twenty scconds Tunnel con- on.
J
would need to be carried on a yiaduct would nHot
aS[ay at e r mGrr TTOsddiT9 making due
allowance for abuttal damages.
NO UNDERGROUND ROUTE THERE
We cannot approve the suggestion made TO us
by the president Of the Manhattan Company that
II he granted an underground route iader the
boulevard That would imply the destruction or
tho real and sufficient rapid transit plan for which
the people Of the city have voted. which has been
rcpcatedly approved by practically unanimous
received the approval OF the Appellate DIVISION.
ho,e goq sd S Sna P os There is
room for doubt that the elevated railToaG system.
hri@f tmc have all the traffic 1t can carry. There
vii in adSSn 6GTTsI rapd transit rnn oad bu
in accordance with the plans so unly9rStalIy az,
detail and n very considerable expense incurred by
the city To destroy them by sprrGndgTng an
would he a deliberate and serious sacrifice OF the
future interests ~ the city
The terms. conditions and requirements under
which the certificates shall he issued are then
set out In detail Construction Of the new lines
Ia required within specified time subject only
10 delays upon the part Of the courts or other
public authorities. But to assure the city as
far as possible against delays In courts, the
Board reserves the right TO intervene on behalt
Of the city In proceedings in the courts for con-
demnation To guard against unreasonable de-
lay in effective application for the consent OF
the municipal authorities. the franchises except
that for Centre and Canal sis) shall become