New-York tribune., 1901-09-28
PRICES BEING EQUAL.
WHY NOT HAVE THE BEST?
LONGISLAND TUNNEL PLAN
REAL ESTATE MEN SAY DETAILS INDI-
CATE MONTAUK POINT AS
TRANSATLANTIC TERMINAL.

TRANSATLANTIC TERMINAL.
Plans for the proposed underground railroad
to be built by the Long Island Railroad Com
pany from Manhattan to the Long Island City
station of the company were filed yesterday, to-
gether with an application to build the road.
with the Rapid Transit Commission. After ex-
amining and discussing the plans. the commits
sion adjourned without taking any definite
tion. The plans were for the building of double
steel tube tunnel under the East River from
point at Thirty-thir1-st and the East River 70
a point in Long Island City between Fifth and
Sixth SITS. and a double track road connecting
with the tunnel and running through East and
West Thirtythird st. to Seventh-ave and up
Seventh-ave. to point south of Fiftieth-st.,
with two stations in Manhattan. The approx
mate cost OF carrying out the plans was given
as S5,ooo.ooO. The motive powe; is to be other
than steam ana the application asks for
franchise to carry freight and passengers on
the road The applicants bind themselves to be-
gin work on the tunnel within thirty days after
the franchise is granted and 10 complete it in
four years after the work is begun.
TERMINAL AT MONTAUK POINT IN VIEW.
In the opinion of some we'll known real estate
operators. the plans show more clearly than ever
before that the Long Island Railroad Company
has not abandoned its project to build great
steamship terminal at Montauk Point. and a
direct trauscontinental railroad and steamship
service for passengers and express baggage be-
tween the United States and European coun-
tries. To bring about the success of this scheme,
il is said that the tracks of the Long Island
Railroad Company and the Pennsylvania Rail-
road which owns the Long Island road, must
be connected. Thus would be built direct 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 Fffteth-st.." and the ap-
plication asking for franchise. with right to
carry freight. When asked why franchise Civ
ing right to carry freight was desired by the
company, William H. Baldwin. jr.. president of
the Long Island Railroad. said he thought the
bulk of the roads freight would probably cross
the river floats. but application for fran
chse to carry freight made as to be able
TO transport express and baggage if such de-
mand arVss
one of the two stations of the road in Man
haitian is to be at Thirty -third-st and Park
ave. and this will connect with the rapid
transit underground road. The other station
will be at Thirty-third-st and Broadway. The
real estate men said that the Long Island road,
by building a terminal at Thirty-thrd-st. and
Broadway, and another at Thirty -thiTd-st and
Park-ave. accomplished it's aim TO carry It's
portant sections OF Manhattan to any point on
it's line Long Island. Continuing its under
ground road through West Thirty-t third st. TO
Seventh-ave.. and UP Scventh-ave. to a point
south OF Ffftieth-st brings the Manhattan
terminal of the line to the railroad station
planned to be built in connection with the pro
posed New-York and New Jersey bridge.
The proposed station of the bridge has never
been approved. According TO the same real es
tate men. the plans do not show that 1t is the
| intention of the Long Island company to connect
with :he proposed North River Bridge the Man
haitian terminal of which was to be at about
| Twenty -sixth-st. and Eighth-aVe.
The application of the Long Island Railroad
| Company is signed by William II. Baldwin. jr.
| and Samuel Res. one Of the vice-presidentS an'
also one of the directors OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company.
WILL PAY 3 PER CENT OF GROSS EARN
INGS.
| The applicants say that they willing Il
| pay the city per cent of the gross earnings o
the road or any such reasonable amount as tn
commissioners think proper TO stipulate. Mr
Baldwin, accompanied by William J. Kelly, prin
| cipaI attorney for the Long Island Railroad. ant
| an expert spent about three-auarters of an hou
| before the commission, explaining the plan ant
| presenting maps of the proposed tunnel
| Mr. Baldwin when he left declined To be in
| terviewed on the project referring the reporter
| TO the commissioners for ali information.
| In Long Island City the road will run parable
| with the Long Island Railroad tracks to TN
! point where this road adjoins Thompson ave. a
| the intersection of Thirty third-St. and Fourth
| ave the proposed tunnel will be bored at lowe
| level than the rapid transit tunnel. 1t is though
| that the motive power, in view OF the text q
| the application, which reads other than steam,
| with be electricity. BY having the right 10 US
| other motive power than steam the applicant
| would be free TO change the power if any NOR
| fore the road was In operation.
| The plans filed yesterday were somewhat diff
| ferent from the ones filed by the Long Islam
| and Extension Railroad Company some month
| ago with the County Clerk The latter pia
| was for the building of tunnel beginning at
| point in Thompson in Long Island city
| thence to Vernon and Borden aves.. and throug
| Berden-aye. TO the East River Under the rive
| the tunnel was to in diagonal direction
| Thirty-third- st, Manhattan. and then 1t wa
| TO extend through Thirty-third-st to Seventh
| ave and up Seventh-ave. to Forty -ffth-st. an
| Seventh-ave II this plan was carried out TN
! terminal of the road would be in the heart o
| the Long Acre Square district. The plan in tn
| keeping of the County Clerk does not show an
| station along the route.
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