New-York tribune., 1901-12-14
Old PLAN WIIHDRA WIN.
RAPID TRANSIT COMMISSION DOES NOT
EXPECT TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH
PENNSYLVANIA SCHEME.

William H Baldwin. jr.. president of the Long
Island Railroad Company. appeared before the
Rapid Transit Commission yesterday afternoon
and entered a formal request to withdraw the
application made by his company time ago
for the right to run a tunnel the line of Thir
ty-second-st. under the rapid transit subway.
He explained that he represented the Pennsyl
vana- New York Extension Railroad Company.
which was Incorporated Wednesday for the
purpose of connecting the Pennsylvania and
Long Island railroads by means of tunnels un-
der the North and East rivers and Manhattan
Island. and the Long Island Railroad Companys
plan to be withdrawn from consideration in
view of the larger enterprise Mr.. Baldwin
asked that action upon the old application he do
ferred by the Rapid Transit Commission until
plans completed.
There was an informal discussion by members
of the Rapid Transit Commission regarding the
proposed Pennsylvania system of tunnels. and
there seemed to be assent to the view expressed
by Alexander f. Orr that .he Rapid Transit
Commission would have nothing to do with the
proposed tunnels, except to see that they did not
interfere with the rapid transit subway Mr. Orr
said that some legislation might be needed to
give TO the Pennsylvania people the right of way
through the city He added that a connection
between the tunnels and the subway station at
Thirty -fourth-st. would greatly facilitate traffic
and increase it on both lines.
Mr. Baldwin said later that the first appIica-
ton for a franchise for the tunnels through
Manhattan Island would he made to the State
Railroad Commissioners. and that later simi-
lar application would be made to the Board of
Aldermen. No conflict between the State and
city authorities the subject is expected Mr.
Baldwin's view was expressed by Samuel Rea.
vice-president of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, who said that efforts to secure rights
Of he de in tbe hat
the proposed tunnels could begin at early
date. Mr.. Rea said that the line from the tun-
nels would join the main track of the Penn
sylvania Railroad on the meadows east Of New
ark The Hackensack meadow property was
purchased last spring No trolley company and
no railway company. except the Pennsylvania
and Long Island companies, would be allowed
to use the tunnels, Mr.. Rea said.
A report that the Pennsylvania people had en-
tered into a contract to permit the North Jersey
Street Railway Company to run trolley cars
through the proposed tunnels was contradicteo
Yesterday. and the announcement made
that the trolley company had bought a con-
trolling interest in the company that owns the
half comDleted Hudson River tunnel that was
abandoned about eight years ago. T. r =;
Young president of the trolley company salu
that work the old tunnel would De resuiieu
in less than sixty days .r
minals in Jersey CITY said yesterday ina ha dnrs
were not prepared to say what might De aoae
b,, the companies IN the future in the way OF
tnnnelling the North River. They agreed that
their companies could have use OF the pro-
posed Pennsylvania tunnels. ana one VI 'hei"
said 1,.r-.x,1xa,ia
viii he able to get along with two single laGh =.
tunnels under the North River. Its business 10
SO large that two tunnels, each naFiis ~
one track win not accommodate all OF II. n l
course. there could be room for the trafhc
of another road