New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-01
RAPID TRANSIT AT ONCE.
CONTROLLER COLER SAYS WORK CAN BE
BEGUN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.

he vI11. LAY BEFORE THE RAPID TRANSIT
COMMISSION a PLAN FOR THE CON
sTRUCTION OF THE TUNNEL
ROAD AND URGE IMMED1-
ATE ACTION
Having killed the audacious plot 10 fasten a
contract with the Ramapo Water Company
uron the city Controller Coler VIII turn his at
tention 10 aiding the city 10 obtain real rapid
transit He declared Yesterday that at the next
meeting of the Rapid Transit Commission he
vil propose a plan by which the building Of
au underground rapid transit railroad IN the
Borough of Manhattan may be begun almost
Immediately. He believes that the tunnels FOR
such railroad would yield an enormous reve-
ru, 20 the city sufficient as ne said yesterday.
O. pay FOR the rapid transit road in forty years.
tie time which the Ramapo contract was TO
1un The Controllers promise together with
Us declaration that the city will not be ham
1,rcd for me means Will encourage all friehds
of rapid transit. II is certain that something
VIII be done soon 10 promote the interests or
,arid transit in The city. or the responsibility
for defeating rapid transit Will be placed upon
Tammany IN a manner 10 discredt wholly that
corrupt polit g. organization.
There IS money enough" Mr.. Coler said yes
to-day. "to enable the city TO undertake the
work of building a rapid transit railroad Al once
and al the same time provide for extending
the water supply system SO as 70 make II capa-
lle Of supplying all the water needed hy the cry
for many years 10 come The city has now
debt inclrrine capacity Of over 500 Oo0Oo0 over
and above all contract liabilities There Is
Sl300o0o0 in the sinking fund. and the ado7-
tion Of the amendment 10 the state Constitu-
tion which ser@rates the county debt from the
CITY d.bt will give US S30O0U000 more. This
VIII make q total Of S65O000o0 II is impossl-
bic 20 spend more than S10OO0Ooo a year on
rapid transit and unless other Improvements
are crowded in "a an effort % XIII rapid transit
there is no reason why the building OF RAPID
transit road cannot be undertaken at once.
i will attend the mex meeting Of the RAPID
Transit Commission and urge that acuon pe
taken al once. The members of the Commission
understand my position and they are ready 70
COOPERATE with me. There is no reason why the
work should he postponed because Of the hnan-
cal condition Of the city. for after the city and
county debts have been separated the city's debt
incurring power WIFI be increased 10 a point that
ENSURES ability 10 pay for rapid transit road
This iS "a work that cannot Joe done in year or
Two. and SO 0)OoVo a year IS the most that can
le sueu, IN building a rapid transit road ooJec-
tous cannot reasonably come from the other
..,i, .~ ,..f+b tho n,jding of the Esst
~ - .,.,l ,o,
Iiror Tunnel BROOKLYN anu '<~'1"9 ''
IaQ.d transit. too.
.l,yta more important consideration 10 all the
t g.. chat oetor this tunnel has
90 '"H"s 40 '"' l00 >.t..,,.. o,-
been built IT viii pey ;oI ltsel, tI-ro,
estimate tfe N2ine "i me iIlV','seS q" " ,.,, ,+,.
o. tlst kind. Because Of the physical cons'luC-
t.u of Manhattan Island tNti iuhiei ID" ~" d,
sort of main artery eAiena.as an 'IouSa l -aloS
Z. ~ one end 10 'he "th'l. I",tc Cas - - 49,, Con
r fr. adj e. 81
Vet ance Of liquid ana coiHII 'Ss" ar -, ,tat
kinds and u Us the Na.u,s oi ~ ''.'S i,o1tt"ns
~-r .n.l. 'sl"ie TO eSl-,' ~ ~ ti,[ rri,i-
are .- The increase. ana l,'e .e 4~o,,,
l,re- VII increase yearI' mg Nm ,,,,nI.r-
t.rse VIII IN my Ju'IM''l' i'oi ~ ,'@' 9,,,. ,..,rs
s4f, 10y the tunnel ana pay .'' Ia M -, ~