New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-21
MILE OF TUNNEL BEGUN
CONTRACTS LET FOR NEARLY ALI. rrzE
SUBWAY SECTIONS.
CHEF ENGINEER PARSONS REPORTS PROC
REss TO RAPID TRANSIT BOARD
BROOKLYN EXTENSION DE-
CISION SOON

President Alexander f. Orr Cornnissio,,
Smith, starin, Rives and Langdon; Controuer
Coler, Deputy Controller Levey and Chief En-
eineer Parsons were present
The Brooklyn extension of the tunnel woe "a.
cussed, and will be disposed Of finally az +ba
next meeting OF the Board Con+roIIer Co,ar
said after the meeting that If IT was decided r.
make the extension the route would nroho bl,,
he from the foot of whitehall-st. Manhattan
under the East River TO Jerolamon-st Brook,
lyn TO the City Hall under Fulton-st. 10 Fiat
bush-ave. Stations would be erected at Jerola
rnon-st and the City Hall.
The resolution adopted by the Board at its
last meeting modifying the plans Of the suh
v-ay in the vicinity OF City Hall Park was ra
adopted yesterday, because of the fact that six
members Of the Board were not present at the
previous meeting. The modified plans provide
for the Postoffice loop to pass from Park Row
under City Hall Park and the spot where the
first earth was broken under Mai-st. and back
10 Park Row. Only one station is called for by
the new plans This will be in City Hall Park
near the Bridge. The proposed station on the
Broadway side. near the Nathan Hale statue
IS done away with.
Regarding report that only two tracks would
be built above Forty-second-st on the East
side branch. Chief Engineer Parsons said that
II was absurd, as the contracts had been let for
Forty-second-st. section and having the sub
xay pass under Forty-seventh-st. or some other
cross street was not discussed at the meeting
ALMOST ALL sUB-CONTRACTS LET.
Chief Engineer Parsons submitted a report of
the work done and construction under way TO
date Il is as follows:
Since the last meeting Of the Rapid Transit Board
ne work OF construction of the subway has reached
point where il be said 70 be in practical OPP
a
showing its present condition.
The general contractor has now sub-contracted
al OF the Inc except the portion between Forty
frst-st- and Park-aVe- and SeVenth-st. and Broad
way which section. being OF difficulty is still
under consideration: Actual work is in progress on
elevated structures whose construction it is now
necessary 10 begin and on the tunnel beneath the
There was some delay on the part Of the Ameri-
can Bridge Company in forwarding the steel con
tTacted for with them. In view Of the magnitude
q the work this delay was probably unavoidable.
The first shipment was received on August i,
since which time i has been coming forward
reported today In the mean time the contractors
have utilized the opportunity organize their
nov prepared 10 push the excavation already in
hand and open new ones as the steel is received TO
The work Of making the alterations in the sewer
system, which mas TO be, completed IN advance Of
and sat-sfactoTty. Al Of The large sewers which
anq OF L e. g&ePt t4s PFog3S9eq sever IN
section Of the subway between FOrty-frst and
YOU he CONDITION Of the construction Of sewers of
the lire OF the Ta!lwey as the records stood up to
presents long. technical table concerning which
From mis- It will be seen that large sewers actu-
ally completed aggregate about one mile in length
SUSPENSION DUE TO DOCK DEPARTMENT
OF actual work the subway the contractors
3- nf To I've lo"er seci4nSi ron the Posofnce 70
headquarters in Elm-st., between Pearl and Worth
SITS, ana nave eXcaVated in Elm-st from Great
JONES 70 Prince-st, and have removed the 12-inch
water pipe in Elm-sI. from Blocker TO Prince-st.
9no ne e-lpch gas main from Houston 10 Jersey
81 Other excavation on these sections Is being
the building Of the subway may follow without de-
lay The excavating Of the streets, and the work
ra-ily suspended owing TO a position taken by the
Dock Department in regard to the dumping Of the
excsvated material
On the section between Great Jones-st. and
Thirty third-st- the contractors have constructed
q elaborate and substantial air power plant in
Union square at Seyentee47th-st and have l2id a
70 Thirty drst-st., and il IS proposed by them to
operate al Of the local machines from this central
station. 50 obvate the necessity for using any
steam engines IN the streets along this busy thor
working r0rtberIv from that point 4 steam plant
and overhead cable, worked temporarily by steam
engine, IS bzing used fast the earth Is eX-
street but is dumped into carts and removed
Iaasmuch the steel for this section has been
some unforeseen difficulties arise that the erection
Ten DAYS See for other horizons of this sub
contract has been shipped from the works. and as
cagation al other points north Of feminist.
SOME DETAILS OF ACTUAL WORK DONE.
The Murray Hill tunnel section has been sublet
since the last meeting Of the Board 10 ora a
nlslef, alc ne has begun MS Work by oeglnhlhs 70
SIX 2 shaft just south Of Thirty-third-st, IN
FOurth-ave-. and at this point has constructed a
The section between Forty-seventh and SiXtieth
S. mas been sublet 10 Naughton & Co 1t graufles
ne 10 be able 10 report that ! have been aoIe 10
Forty-second street. Manaattanvtlle and ST. Mich
Tractor, that the work in the Circle at FIFTY
j. This VIII nor only facilitate work, but will
o0yiate The necessity Of tearing up this portion OF
ne route twice, ard so reduce the annoyance 10
ne public. 4 similar arrangement Is being mace
t3r joint work SZty-fts-st- and Seventy-second-
The subsection between Sixtieth-st. and One-hun-
Bradley He mas excavated from Sixty-frst-st 10
s&g-tCurth-st, and from Eighty sl1th-st TO Nine
sizy-frst sixty-third. Eighty-seventh and Eighty
Excavation is in progress in earth and rock from
one-hundreda -tentieth-st 70 One hundred M
o~enyhEdst portion OF lnis osLaTe T va tb he
Ilaeuct crossing the Manhattan Valley. Inc cor
tractor has established an overhead carrying plant
operated By steam. IS arranging 70 put ~ an
electrically operated che from One-htu 1ilo
Tork me contractor has removed from the line OF
Ms excavation cor distance Of one-thrd OF q I9IIs
0inch water main and the Consolidated Sas
Conpany"s main.
vIADUcT FOUNDATIONS LAID
The foundations 70. the north aDPro soS TO to fRe
reaoy 70 receive the finished "allS az , sooi, ~
granite satisfactory 70 your engineer has been SUP
way has been carried for distance Of about to1f
1unored feet ard the work OF l&yltg t!S ,,TS
begun pex1 week The pavement has been taken
uD 10 y-seventn-st., ana the
construction Of the subway will now proceed con
B etWssen9 96eh%nIg 15o @ hun
Tec-and-hfty-eighth SITS ABOUT I'VE nuo[ E ~ the
french has been ezcavated, and me roGH "a the
horth end IS being squared propeIlg 70 tt ~