The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-28
THE LONG ISLAND TUNNEL.
FOrmnI Application for the Neces-
snry Concessions Filed

snry Concessions Filed
NEW YORK. Sept. 2S.-Plaus for the
proposed underground railroad 70 be built
! by the Long Island Railroad Company
from Manhattan to the Long Island City
station OF the company were fled yester-
day. together with an application TO build
the road. with the Rapid Transit Com
mission. After examining and discussing
Z the plans, tho commission adjourned
without taking any definite action. The
plans were for the building Of a double
steel tube tunnel under the East River
from a point at Thirty-third Street and
/ the East River to a point in Long Island
City between Fifth and Sixth Streets. and
a double-track road connecting with the
tunnel and running through East and
West Thirty-third Street to Seventh Ave
nue. and up Seventh Avenue to a point
south Of Fiftieth Street with two sta
lions in Manhattan. The approximate
cost Of carrying out the plans was given
as 100000. The motive power Is TO be
other than steam. and the application
asks for a franchise TO carry freight and
passengers on the road The applicants
bind themselves to begin work on the
tunnel within thirty days after the fran
chise is granted and to complete it in
four years after the work is begun.
In the opinion of some weII-knOwn real
estate operators, the plans show more
clearly than ever before that the Long
Island Railroad Company has not aban-
doned its project to build a great steam
ship terminal at Montauk Point, and a
direct trans-continentaI railroad and
steamship service for passengers and eN-
press baggage between the United States
and European countries. To bring about
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the tracks Of the Long Island Railroad
Company and the Pennsylvania Railroad.
which owns the Long Island road. must
be connected. Thus would be built a d.
rect line from Montauk Point to the far
West. This. they say. is revealed by the
plans, showing that the road is TO extend
from Long Island City to some point
south OF Fiftieth Street" and the apDII-
cation asking for a franchise with right
TO carry freight. When asked why a
franchise giving a right to carry freight
was desired by the company, William H
Baldwin, jr-. President Of ne Long Island
Railroad, said he though. the bulk Of the
roads freight would probably cross the
river on floats, but application for a fran
chise to carry freight was made so as TO
be able to transport express and baggage
II such a demand arose.
One OF the two stations Of the road in
Manhattan Is to be at Thirty-third
Street and Park Avenue. and this will
connect with the rapid transit under
ground road. The other station will be
at Thirty-third Street and Broadway. The
real estate men said that the Long ISL
and road, by building a terminal at Thir-
ty-third Street and Broadway, and an
other at Thirty-third Street and Park
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its passengers to and from one OF the
most important sections Of Manhattan TO
any point on its line on Long Island. Con-
tinuing its underground road through
West Thirty-third Street to Seventh Ave
nue.. and up Seventh Avenue to a point
south OF FifJieth Street brings the Man
haitian terminal of the line 10 the rail-
road station planned to be built in con-
nectiOn with the proposed New York and
New Jersey Bridge
The proposed station OF the bridge has
never been approved. According to the
same real estate men, the plans do not
show that IL is the Intention Of the Long
Island company 20 connect with the pro-
posed North River Bridge. the Manhat-
tan terminal Of which was 20 be at about
Twenty-sixth Street and Eighth Avenue
The application Of the Long Island
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II. Baldwin. jr.. and Samuel Rea. one Of
the vice presidents. and also one Of the
directors OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company.
The applicants say that they are willing
to pay tas city per cent Of the gross
earnings OF the road. OF any such rea-
sonabla amount as the commissioners
think proper TO stipulate. Mr.. Baldwin.
accompanied by William J. Kelly. prinri-
pal attorney for the Long Island Rail
quarters Of an hour before the Commits
sion. explaining the plan and presenting
maps Of the proposed tunnel
Mr. Baldwin when he left declined to
be interviewed on the project, referring
the reporters to the commissioners for al
In Long Island City the road viii run
parallel with the Long Island City Rail
road tracks to the point where this road
'adJoins Thompson Avenue Al the inter
section OF Illrty-tlird street and Fourth
Avenue the proposed tunnel viii De- bored
at a lower level than the rapid transit
tunnel II is thought that the motive
power. in view Of the text Of the appu-
Cation, which reads other than steam
VIII be electricity. BY having the right 20
use other motive power than steam the
applicants would be free 70 change the
power II any more effective or practical
power was discovered before the road was
In operation
what different from thu ones filed by the
Long Island and Extension Railroad Com
pany some months ago with the county
clerk The latter plan was for the build
ing Of a tunnel beginning AT a point N
Thompson Avenue, in Long Island CITY.
thence 20 Vernon and Borden Avenues
and through Borden Avenue 20 the East
River Under the river the tunnel was
70 run IN diagonal direction TO Thirty
third Street. Manhattan. and then II was
70 extend through Thirty-thiTd Street 70
Seventh Avenue. and up Seventh Avenue
20 Forty-ffth Street and Seventh Avenue
II this plan was carried out the terminal
Of the road would be in the heart OF the
Long Acre Square district The plan in
the keeping Of the county clerk does not
show any station along the route
PURCHASED BY a FARMER.