New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-30

c.,rEF ENGINEER MARTINS REPORT
FILED. But NOT PUBLISHED.
..- GAYS FOUR MORE TRACKS MAY RE LAID
KINGS COUNTY CARS TO BE RUNNING
WITHIN TEN DAYS.

NlIiilN lin INiE
..,,,onal loops will be laid in the Manhat-
,s,rinal Of the Brooklyn Bridge Nothing
'' can prevent 1t eXcept the possible refusal
.bs trolley companies to accede TO Bridge
umssionar Shcas demand that if given
-. loops the companies must pay Sl50,00o a
~ for the privilege Of using the Bridge, in
.od Of five cents a trip. provided In the
s'.r, contract Commissioner Shea has de-
,rsd as heretofore stated in The Tribune. to
sna the trolley companies additional loading
facilities and was only waiting for a favorable
.a,or, from c. c. Martin. chief engineer Of the
rr,dce This report was submitted 10 Com
-,,ssioner Shea at > o'clock Yesterday afternoon
~ his Manhattan office by Mr. Martin. Commits
.iorer Shea las, night refused to give out the
report
81 am not going TO give out tho report" he
.,ia until there is a thorough agreement be
,usen the engineers rs the report may have to
10 modified I am desirous Of giving tho public
ha.,er facilities for boarding cars in the Man
haitian terminal but l am not going to do it
until know that everything is all right" Mr..
Shea declined 10 state "heh ne "ou'u sN' ''
the report
Mr. Martin has already had conference
with J. c. Breckinridgc engineer for the Brook
,yn Heights Railroad Company. This confer
once was held last Saturday. and il is under
stood that they agreed on most points Mr.
Martin states in his report that X is perfectly
rrac,icable 20 put from two to four more loops
IN the structure. although he expresses prefer
ence for TWO loops only. II two loops are ouiI-
they viii be about one hundred feet nearer
prooklyn than the nearest of the present TOUR
loops To make room for them IT VIII be neCeS-
cary TO remove one stairway ana par Oh oho
rI also the present electric BEDl HidHA'
Tbe roadways would have 10 be wldehcd one
Knn1red feet further up. and the total cost 70
toe companies OF making these changes W"uIu
he $4,000 The widening OF the roao"ay on
the north side would obscure the ligh. from 'hs
lower floors Of a fourteen-story buidlhg anu
viii cost the companies something additional 10
indemnify the owners OF TINS pulIolhs ~
how much this would he is not known put vi .
Martin does not think II would be anywhere
near the extravagant figures that were al hrs'
mentioned. .,.o,,,o 90 MI,
~ four tracks this would compel. in aodI'oi d
change in the situation ~ one laNatorE, WhlVn
might prove objectionable. II these aodltioha,
looms are built approach to the elevated ana
Rridee trains will have 10 be MADE almost en- =
trely by tha front stairways. when are SUM
Gle 1tly commodious TO accommodate 'he pae.",,,'
Of these roads. Foot passengers wouId PROV
ablv continue 10 cross the loops on grace as ~
present. although they would De salei 49, ~
there more loops on which 10 distribute the ca
Mr. Martin said yesterday that the pans as'o'u
on would prove satisfactory.
A test was made yesterday OF the connection
between the Kings County Elevated structure
and the Bridge. one or the motor-cars Oh nv
elevated company was run down Fulton-st al
,ached 70 an ordinary 1t ROUNDED Inc
curve TO the Bridge satisfactorily and then was
run across the Bridge for the purpose or trying
the grip The test satisfactory. The offcers
NJ the road promised last week to be running
their cars this week but now the best they can
do, they say. is TO start them within ten days