The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-01
? T. TUNNEL BEGINNINGS.
., r,yIRtCTOKs' BIDS AL IN AND
pt",, m EyaMINED MONDAY.

,,,,p,, work as General Manager OF
~. Ov.rating Company Contractor
"u,i,,top tn DO SUNDAY Work IN
.'".cI.r street.-the Park Row Vaults.
.,., belmont. President Of the Rapid Transit
..h.,v Construction Company, made the iol'
-, statement yesterday In confirmation oil
D S, Lam, dr,pat ten published In THE SIN
..,d,v morning 10 the elect that T. = bryan
,.s,ncd as general manager Of the 81. LOUIS
S.nin,I, +, accept at a salary Of 100000 a year
.@ys wear, the post Of general manager for the
%n" ina, will operate the Rapid Transit sub
,,y in this city ,
.yes MI Bryan has accepted the position oi
..r,,l manage II the operating company "hieh
=, c,,r,r Of formation, and which VIII operate
-. p,rid Transit subway. Mr.. Bryan VIII hold
.o,yIuon in the construction company out VIII
'.,,se ,hc construction company on all questions
- hso, an the future operation Of the road
>, which the construction would best con-
.-a #, BRYAN will probably his
tuies about May l.
Al, Bryans Office will lie in the suite oil apart
..r,snov occupied by Contractor John b MELON
IA and Secretary Evans Of the Rapid Transit
snhx,y construction Company on the twenty
.,,b floor Of the Park row building
c,ru,c,or John Is. Mcdonald. who has been
~,nI nun two or three days resting, will return
= ,be onicss Of the Rapid Transit Subway 'on-
.,uc,ton Company early tomorrow morning
and begin examining the bids mat nave peeh
.Dsiv.J from would be sub contractors all over
a, country who want opportunities To snare lhe
~ 100000 10 be- paid for building the big tunnel
The sub. contractors. who waited until the
Ia, minute before making their bids, finished
,a,, final examination Of the plans at the Office
a The construction Compan! YESTERDAY anu iuI
Sr, yless the winners and what contracts MI
Nrpnald will take himself
In Roadway, Park row, Elm street and Forty
Srnd street, Chief Engineer Parsons oi ine
p.nid Transit Commission said yesterday, the
rrnsI vii 70 under the side walks On the Broad.
tsay side Of the loop at 'he fos.
cTcs the nearest building to me
outside westerly line FL Ti a,hs ne eAy vam1, IN
Lon, If the hotel 80 the tunnel builder will have
"a div under the side walk. On the east side Of
Inc loon the tunnel will cut In under the sidewalk
ms, in front Of the north part OF the Syndlcate
EnIl Inc and continue under the side walks as
IA, nth a, Brpkman street, where II VIII Veer
a Htur 10 the YES, Just clearing the side walks
an m. Park row side VI the Potter and Tunes
buildings. This means that a part OF me Vauit
in imnt Of the Syndicate building and all OF the
vaults in front Of the buildings from % ~ ~ fafk
,v inlusiye, and including Dolans slnker
vorks will have To he condemned and seized Tor
The mnnsl Those vaults are owned by the city
and rented BY the owners VI the abutting buildings
In asing them Mr. Parsons said. the city will
no, BE- liable for damages. The sewer and other
pipes on the Broadway side OF the Posi- once
kwIl b. placed in a gallery that Is 10 be constructed
In mnnec don with the subway work. or the
T. ark row side the pipes will remain, as they are
how, near the surface, ~ they are not laid deep
Enough 10 10 In the way Of the tunnel
\ Throughout the entire length OF Elm street
he tunnel will I've under both east and west side
walks But there are not more than hall a dozen
Faults on thai street that the building owners Will
have 70 surrender. n,
I The ,unnelling in Forty second street will he
Hone al such q depth that Il will not he necessary
% disturb any Of the se wer. water or gas. pipes
hlresdy there. This street arches Ia back,
BIZ Parsons said. and al Fifth avenue, its highest
boint The top Of the tunnel will be eighteen feet
kslov the surface The excavation In this street
Viii 70 beyond the curb lines on both sides, BE-
1ksass the sidewalks are 10 WIDE, but SO Lar below
le surface that no vaults Will BE- interfefed Win
Al no point north Of Forty second street will the
tunnel Be under the side walks. -,
Ten Of Contractor Plking TONS mon vii. work
sscker strset where 800 feet Of Inc seWsr & 10
bower.d seven feet below its present level They
will re, a full days pay because II Is Sunday.
Capt CHAPMAN Of the Mercer street sta ton rave
his permission for Sunday work yesterday. The
engine and boiler for operating the trolley were
In position on Wednesday but the contractor
has not been able " put up the trolley itself on .
weekday notwithstanding more than be wished
pwilh the heavy wagon traffci In Bleeckerstreet
In Inc past week Of work Pilking TONS men have
tur a trench 100 feet long. IL feet deep and 7
ke' VIDE.