New-York tribune., 1901-11-22
MAY PUSH ELEVATED PLAN
sHEA's EXPERTS FAVOR PARK ROW
so C.NgEE-ST. APPROACHES.

BRIDCE sazGHleafCNEE WOULD NOT
TILL .E ~ WERE INTENDED TO
a5-ss INTENSIVE SCHEME
-CoIER OPPOSED.
Plans Tor tae additional lines CT elevated
railway connecting with the Brooklyn Bridge
are included IN recommendations made 10 Johh
l. Shea, the Commissioner Of Bridges. by the
engineers appointed TO devise means or renew
ing the congestion of travel at the Manhattan
end Of the bridge One line OF elevated road
is TO go through Park Row, across broadway
and along Vesey-st to the North River and
south in WeSt-st TO the Cortlandt-st- Terry
Another line is 10 go through Centre-st-' spring
st and Delancey-st. the approach OF the
New East River Bridge. and there is to be a
connecting lipe some day with Bridge NO D.
planned 10 cross the river at Pike Slip
The engineers making the report are A +.
Boiler H G. Prout ana s WINERY They
were appointed by Mr.. Shea under the pro
visions of the McCarren law. and they have
been engaged in the investigation since last
May Their recommendations if carried OUT
would cost the city upward of S2,'oo'ooo-
Preliminary to making recommendations, the
engineers state certain controlling principles
which guided them. among which are the fol-
lowing:
Te6 6e m Tfea fRe eapaoy ~ the brdge Itself oIhng
would be gained by enlsrging the terminal OeS0fa
The trafic capacity Of the present bridge has
been nearly reached, and il cannot be greatly in
creased without making radical changes ln OF re-
A1V General plans for relieving the present con
ditions should contemplate not only lmIFooEElllS
af i]i5l 'i but Should make it possible and
practicable diminish the pressure al the
landed at stations other than the bridge terminal
PendinS the opening of the new bridges measures
should be taken utilize as far as possible s tle
improvements at its terminal will relieve the the
congestion and discomfort TO the greatest Possoie
To relieve the congestion at the terminal; de
1Aa16eDce urlsl be placed, not nluch on
ing its capacity diverting from II "a, a par par
Verfing ii from a terminal to way station The
circulating system OF bridge dails ,I pa ba an i'm
portant factor in accomplishing this purpose .o
and will continue to use the bridge and terminal
from the dense business tistIcI so t ~ ;n+er
cepting and handling a part Of this travel before
il reaches the present terminal
THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN DETAIL
The recommendations Of the engineers fol-
low
First-That an elevated road be built IF from 1nod fhe
lvn Bridge along Centre-st- and Ma G5 10 u
sfs to The terminus of Bridge No ?; and that
branch Of this Centre-st line be buiIt IN 49,
named portion be completed by the time bridge STiage
q shall completed ana tf1e
oneneS Tor travel. That that portion of TINS eIe-
ST 10 Canal-st. be constructed with tour uechs. 1
the remainder 10 be double track roaq INA me
norton of proposed elevated roao from '-.e
existing bridge terminal to point IN Sel'res.- 70
Torfh Of WoTth-st. be built at once and com
Tnodious station be built Worrh-st~ with sdiIes
and switches north Of this section for tan SWITCH
' Son6TSaf S61r double track elevated road he
bu.l6 as s3Sh & 7 as EYork and brooklyn Bridge
southwark along Park Row ana aGF9ss i ResTst
crossing the Sixth and Ninth ave elevated gGa@s a
above grade 10 West-st ana cT}ianStst ferrT
on 1he North River. That the terminus IL West
etra s5ines and switches as will enable trains to
be returned 10 the bridge mat fbo,rcst
be placed in Nesey-st belWsen n, irc
and West Broadway, with connections by STAIRS ~
leTafed slfG roads We regard this vesey-st lire as
very important and it is sfIongy reGGnemdff @ ,IG it,
omission would not affect the other improvements
ThirtNThat the present gallery floor Second
foor} of the Manhattan terminal 9uldlng be GIil-
car terminal the loop tracks to be wide apart and
from the ground floor. one for outgoing and one
: FOR incoming passengers
II 4 STAIRWAY AT ROSE-ST
Fourth-That coInnodoHs staiTway ,,s en{Tanoe mt of
only accommodate q large nHIIDtr s % bol, croxiI
that vicinity. but will tend TO reduce me cro"a t
stairs are already completed by the chlef engineer
F1if35T,hst the present stairway leading from
17TiIIsIoet nm 10 The first floor OF terminal be
riiere5 roatsrialIy and MADE straight, and that q
corresponding stairway opening into Williana.st
be but in the north side OF the @ bullaiagc c.7S ~
Wilham-st- stair Is now one o. me mos CGs W -
places about the terminal and It's capacity Is en-
sixth1That the trolley tracks and the roadway
be separated from each other by curbs placed be
tween them over the whole length OF tne prlqse,
thus preventing vehicles from using the uoheS
Seventh-That some plan FOR cleaning the road
way OF the bridge shall De devised that wiH nor Lot
interfere with the free moving OF the tfoliey cars
and trains, and that repair work which may inter
done during the hours of minimum travel !,
Eighth-T-nTil the Centre-st- line can De ready
for 9rcTation 70 the Worth-st station we recon-
mend that the present system OF operating Llle
,1oraTy changes there that We have been able TO
devise will increase materially the present capacity
uf the bridge trains
The engineers say that they have not at
tempted to figure closely on the cost OF the pro-
posed improvements but they give the follow
ing estimate Of the cost:
Cost Of the Centre-et. elevated extension com
pIee including three stations and properly -. ooo
,ol damages rs. l;s-E Row Ieseyst and Nest St
elevated extension including r~o stations and -so on
s Pso6ffFshil of ali Changes and ADDITIONS Maa'
co1 sn II eTls llrb between trolisy tracks road
wav length Of bridge. and widening a -oo
the existing Offsets o'o'o
Total ........... 81 7o2 500
The remainder of the report consists of an
elaborate explanation of the recommendations
and the advantages and disadvantages OF lIle
improvements recommended
SHEA WOULDN'T TELL,
Commissioner Shea was asked yesterday if it
was the intention Of the present administration
to put through the scheme Of elevated rail
roads Immediately. and he replied that he did
not know and that he would not tell if he did
know There was a report at the City Hall
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