New-York tribune., 1901-12-12
PENNSYLVANIA TO ENTER CITY.
TUNNELS UNDER NORTH AND EAST RIVERS AND NAN
HAITIAN ISLAND TO LONG ISLAND ROAD.


take any action until there has been action by
the municipal authorities
officials of the Pennsylvania and Long Island
Railroad companies said last evening that there
would be connection between the tunneis
under Manhattan Island and the New-forx
Central and Hudson River Railroad The tun-
nels, they said. would connect the Pennsylvania
and Long Island systems. and there might be
connection between the Long Island and New
Haven systems but there would be no connec-
tion with the New-York Central system New
York Central officials said last evening tnat
they had interest in the tunnel plans
POSSIBLE RESULT OF THE PLAN
One of the probable results OF the carrying
into execution of President Cassatts plans Is
the substitution o. direct all rail service Tor
the present system Of getting through passenger
trains from New-England from the New
Haven Railroads tracks to the Pennsylvanlas- s.
At present such trains are run aboard ferry-
boat at Mott Haven and transported down the
East River and around the Battery to the Penn
syivania Railroad terminals in Jersey City III
now more than three years since the New
York Connecting Railroad Company was or,
ganized to build line from the Twenty-third
Ward terminal. in this borough. via Randalis 3
and Wards islands. to a connection with the
Long Island Railroad at Bushwick Junction
This company had five years IN whlch 10 cor
struct line BY utilizing that route trains OF
both the New-York Central and the New-HaVen
could be delivered onto the Long Island Rali-
roads tracks at Bushwick Junction. TO proceed
thence through the projected tunnels 20 Jersey
City whence they would be dlspatcheG 20 rne,,
ultimate destination The New-1ork central 1s
a competitor of the Pennsylvania for western
business but the controlling interests in the two
corporations have been closely allied ever since
they became associated in 1898 in the initial
development Of the community OF interest
principle now exemplified in practice In many
parts of the railway field, and it seems not I'M
probable that New-York Central TRAFFIC 10 some
extent as well as New-Haven Railroad trafflc,
will be operated through the proposed tuhaei'
of the Pennsylvania.
MAKEUP OF THE COMPANY
The incorporating papers filed yesterday show
that the Pennsylvania and Long Island officials
are interested in the formation of the Penn
sylvania New-York Extension Railroad COM
pany Its directors A j. Cassatt, Thornas
De Witt Cuyler and Clement A. GriscoTn, OF
Haverford, Penn: John P. Green. of FoseInonI
Penn: Charles z. PuGh. of Overbrook. Penn-.
Sutherland NJ. Provost and w ID Bernes. ol
PhiIadelpha: Samuel Rea. Of Bryn MaWr, Penn
and William H. Baldwin. jr.. of New-fork CITY
Mr. Cassatt subscribes for $50 shares or stock
of the par value of 800 each. ana an Oh LII IN
other directors for twenty shares eacn- Ihs
following each own shares OF stock: RoDert
n Croft John W. Marshall and Frank T. HoH
of New-York City: William A Patton, or Rad-
nor Penn; o. ]. De Rousse and W. B. Scno-
field. OF Camden, y. j.
William Barclay Parsons engineer or tne
Rapid Transit Commission, said last night tnat
no applicatfoTl had been received Tor a frdnchlse
as vet He thought ii probable that the corr
mission would receive the application, as III nad
the power to give a longer 1rancnise lhdh tue
board of Aldermen would have after January L.
THE Board of Aldermen. he said could give
franchise for twenty-nve years only Ine ap-
nIication of the Long Island Extension hal-
road for tunnel franchise from Long islasu s.t
drawn and was in the hands OF a committee ap-
nointed 10 consider the details for the purpose OF
fixing the rental.