New-York tribune., 1901-03-31
COLER ON TUNNEL PLANS.
LET JOHNSON BID FOR PRESENT ROUTE
AND TALK OF EXTENSIONS
LATER, HE SAYS.

c Vi. Bates. the business associate OF a. -
johnson. in the Empire Building said yesterday
that MI Johnson would be back from cleveland
to-day, more than ever determined to build the
extension Of the Rapid Transit tunnel to Brooklyn
'I called Mr. johnson up the telephone" said
Mr.. Bates. 'and read TO him Mr.. Orrs letter. he
doesn't consider that Mr.. Orr and the commission
wish to ignore him. in fact. he won't be ignored
While in Cleveland he examined tunnel system
plan. drawn IN 1893 for line under Broadway. A
tentative proposition was considered at that time.
the terms OF which provided that the city was to
furnish $50 10000 and the Johnsons and X l. VIII
son 100000 defray the cost OF buildlng the
system. That plan came 10 nothing, but MI. John-
son had lot of figuring done on II that he can
make OF in case he becomes tunnel oldder
again. he expects to be-
Controller coler who has been sick for seVeral
days and yesterday wa. confined TO his mouse IN
Brooklyn, in speaking OF rapid transit matters
said:
There ought TO be any further delay IN P2 pro
lyn AS i understand it. Mr.. Johnson does nor d Oh op
feet the present tunnel route but ne wants ~ M
other tunnels Iet Mt. Johnson bid for the present
the money to pay for the extensions MI Johnson
IncTeased and eficient trafhc facilities will en-
hance the value of property, whlch IeaIls So
assessments, and higher assessments inea" iio'e
The borrowing margin Of the city win be CREATE l5fr
but the proposed tunnel TO Brooklyn connecuns
with the underground road. In course OF const @ uc
VIII aord Immediate relief for the contested traf
nc In the crowded parts OF Brooklyn;
the two points. and to reach these py an arse.y
S t6 Ue bect the Of PSe Rapd transit
sioners end their engineers. TO defect the tunnel
fS but amy WOULD dh6e be- Of pfit little general
Most surface and elevated railroad cars In
Brooklyn pass the Borough Han or EIInln G Ciooh
or two of it. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit com
pany's cars carry according &c the last annual re-
port of the State Railroad Commissioners 90
40 al e04 transfers The Coney Island and Brook
yn Railroad. which controls all INES no not oen IN Ie
sengers and issued 5S43 81 transfers With the eX
ception, perhaps. OF those VINO traEe! on & Hle "a
few Of the less important scatteIihs nies a., al
pass close TO the Borough han al whlCh PoiI
will be enabled 10 connect with the rapid transit
tunnel TO South Brooklyn would perhaps anord
better 10 ane and Thirtieh
wards. but would be of little or no advantage 10
the rest OF the citizens The popHIatoh ot a mess &c
follows: Eighth, 81 IA; Twelfth $3.50; LWenIy-
population OF the other wards of Brooklyn, all OF
whom would be directly benefited by the proposed
tunnel. is ss2 $50. or close to 10000 =. ,,,,orso
And yet. the proposed tunnel Will he or immense
advantage TO the residents Of South Brooklyn: The
lines on which they travel viii connect CIV with nin is
few minutes will suffice TO staEt them travelling
on the underground system in Manhattan Borough
whence they can reach any points OF oesunauon
the island
Above all. the vexatious delays and unhealthy
avoided. The cost of a tunnel to South Brooklyn
would be immensely greater than the cost OF the the
proposed tunnel under the river from Battery ParK
to JoTalemon-st -,
All things considered, no equally good solution
of interborough transportation can be found than
the proposed tunnel. not only from financial but
from practical point of view The extension OF
this particular tunnel is proposition for future
consideration