New-York tribune., 1901-10-10
ELEVATED ROADS THEPLAN
APERTS WOULD CONNECT BROOKLYN
BRIDGE WITH NEW STRUCTURES
AND WITH WEST SIDE
ROADS AND FERRIES

\ double track elevated road from the Man
. haitian terminus Of the Brooklyn Bridge 10 West
St, near the Cortlandt-st. ferry; a second ele
waited road 70 connect the Brooklyn Bridge ter
minus with Bridge No. 2 and Bridge No. 3. and
extensive and radical changes and additions to
the terminus itself. told in The Tribune yes
terday. the principal recommendations made
by Alfred p. Boiler III. G. Prout and s. Whin-
merry the three experts appointed by Bridge
Commissioner Shea, under the McCarren act of
last spring to formulate a plan to relieve the
congestion at the Park Row end OF the Brook
lyn Bridge. Including the construction of a
curb between the trolley tracks and the road
ways of the bridge and the widening of the
roadways at the existing offsets, the estimated
cost Of the improvements is placed at s., 400
The report covers thirty-two printed pages.
The board finds that satisfactory per-
manent relief can be hoped for except through
the completion of the new bridges; these bridges
to be connected with the old structure in such
a manner that the bridge trains may operate in
both directions in a circulating system embrac-
ing the three bridges. The experts also believe
that the pressure at the Park Row terminal can
be diminished by extending the bridge car and
elevated tracks so that part OF the mass OF the
people can be handled stations other than
the bridge terminal.
The recommendations of the report on these
points
ELEVATED ROAD TO CONNECT BRIDGES.
First-rhat an elevated road be built from the
Manhattan terminus Of the New-Sorh ana btooK, X
lyn Bridge along Centre-st. and Marion-si- 10
Springst and thence along Spring ana ieianeA sts
10 the terminus Bridge No 2; and tnat pfsheI
Of this Cenre-st. line be built on Canai-st 10 te
terminus of Bridge No s; that the first named pcr
non be completed by the time Bridge No shan nc
opened for travel that that portion OF TINS eie-
waited road from the bridge terminal along Centre
st. Canal-st. be constructed with four uachs'
the remainder 10 be double track road
Second-That a double track elevated road pe
built as soon as practeape from tne piS
southwark along Park Row and across broadway
Vesey-st.; thence westward along tesey-st,
crossing the Sixth and Ninth ave. elevated roads
st to the vicinity of the CortlaDdt-st- ferry, on
North River: that commodious station be placed
IN Nesey-st. between Church-st ana Mess broaa. Va
way. with connections by stairs and platforms 10
both the Sixth and Ninth ave. elevated roads.
II Third-That the present gallery moor tsecond
foor) Of the Manhattan terminal building be con-
into, and be used exclusively for, trolley
terminal, the loop tracks TO be wide apart and
each track be reached by two separate stairs
from the ground floor one for outgoing and one Tor
incoming passengers
Fourth-That a stairway entrance TO the terminal
be made at Rose-st.
Fifth-That the present stairway leading from
William-st. up the first floor Of the terminal be
widened materially and made straight, and that
corresponding stairway opening into William-st-
Sixth-That the trolley tracks and the roadway
be separated from each other by curbs placed be-
tween them over the whole length Of the bridge,
thus preventing vehicles from using the trolley
tracks
Seyenth-That plan for cleaning the road
way of the bridge shall be devised that will not
Interfere with the free moving OF the trolley
and trains.
Eighth-Ent the Centre-st. line can be ready for
operation TO Worth-st recommend that the
present system Of operating the bridge cars be