The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-04
CRITICAL TUNNEL MEN.
RAPID TRANSIT BOARD sPT BLoTs
IN THE ELEYlTED PLANS.

Ask mow soon the work. N Peruittsd, VIII
no Done, ana whether the Cressinrs
will No Mt Grade or Not-advised That
Hsreadway Must Not ne Crossar DcNntown.
The Rapid Transit Railroad Commission con.
sidered yesterday tho application OF the Man
haitian Railway Company for permission to
extend and improve the elevated railroads OF
this city. Comptroller Golfer sent word that he
was unable to attend. because Of a meeting OF
the Board OF Estimate, andsthe Mayor stayed
away without sending any word. The follow
ing preamble and resolutions, which were Of
ferod by Mr.. Starin, were adopted:
"Hhercas, Tho statements contained in tho
application filed by tho Manhattan. Railway
Company are deemed indefinite IN the follow;
application docs not specifically state the time
within which the railways, tracks; and iaclli.
s]tructod, q definite SPECIFICATION Of the time
being absolutely essential In tho opinion OF this
board to intelligent action upon said ep9lisss-
scribe with precision tho portions OF or tho OK.
tent, 70 which the streets forming, such routes
structure, or whether the seven crossings con.
tempiatod by such application shall be at grade
"Resolred,, That the President q this board
be requested TO communicate with the said
c soreSrnfns ;bs se %assors ibT wr ins,eote mtp and
".Resoircd, That the President DO requested
to invite the representatives OF said, corpora,
concerning tho said application in order that
definite action upon said application may be
tract appointed by resolution OF this board on
July 1, 1897, will represent the board for the
purposes of such conferences.
The Committee on Contract consists Of Presi-
dent Orr. George L. Rives, and Charles Stewart
Smith. Mr.. Smith being away, President Orr
named Mr.. Starin to ill his place.
Two questions had been propounded to Messrs.
noordunap md Shepord roupael IN the hoard
Ono was regarding tho right of tho board to
grant permission for any extension of the Gle.
waited road to cross Broadway below Thirty
third street. The other question was as to
what rights, If any, the New York and New
Jersey sEss II Bridge c,dgo, Company nps5 4 my .a have steo acquired to
holds that Chapter pteP. I. Of the Laws Of 1901. the
oris,hSp H Of Broadway 1sias.y IN hs' these Sisef, Words: "Sot i
ing In this act shall authorize the construction
# Sp elsTs'e %str gsilroaa an on tb bT01 adj sSe s Contest ct
and general meaning OF the;statute leads coun-
sci to conclude that this means as clearly a
road in and parallel with Broadway, as has
been held to be its meaning by Mr.. Gould's
As to the rights of the Now York and New
Jersey Bridge Company in West . street street Mes messF r.
Chief Engineer William Barclay Parsons had
been asked to report to the board on the pro
ocS t"o ShS'o'Se
neering point. He says.
'"The company actually obligates itself to
construct but two-track extensions, and does
not promise. within any set time. to construct
any additional tracks along its existing routes.
While the proposed extensions would. in Ger.
tain cases. be of benefit to the people, there Is
nothing, from an engineering point Of view.
promised by tho company that would give any
additional fast transit. The examination Of
the map Of the proposed extensions would show
that the construction Of these proposed lines
would add seven crossings of tho existing lines.
In this application the company expressly re-
serves the right TO make these crossings either
under, over or at grade. II the latter course
were followed 1t is quite evident that the run:
ming of even the present express service would
be seriously intertered, with. as it Is not pos.
sible to maintain, a high speed Of express trains
to high speed on the present elevated railroads
is the existence Of curves with very short
radii, at which points it is necessary to dimin-
ish the speed of the trains very materially. In
the present application there are. six points
where curves are introduced at which. If the
curves Of short radii win have to be used.
necessitating tho diminishing Of speed. There
Is nothing contained in the application looking
to the ACQUIRING of private property at these
the maintaining of continuous high speed"