New-York tribune., 1902-07-03
MANY FOR PARSONS'S PLAN
LINDENTHAL, GREATSINGER AND CAN

There was considerable speculation yesterday
to the probable cost of the entire improve
ment contained in the plan and report Of Will
lam Barclay Parsons. chief engineer of the
Rapid Transit Commission, for the relief of the
congestion the bridge Mr.. Parsons esti-
mated that the cost of the three underground
tunnel loops connecting the present bridge with
the two in course of construction would
cost s., $50, 900, but he admitted that the grad
ing of the Brooklyn Bridge would add to the
expense. He said that he had made no es-
innate of this additional cost, but would leave
it to the Bridge Commissioner. Mr. Lindenthal
will not give even an approximate estimate
He declared yesterday that he had not studied
Mr.. Parsonss plan carefully, and that it would
be time before he could give the probapIe
cost Of the grading. The arches Whlch no"
support the Manhattan end of the bridge Will
have to be cut down, and some radical changes
me- de in the steel work Mr.. Lindenthal lndorseS
Mr.. Parsonss plan. He said yesterday:
1t is fully practicable and expedient and Ger
tainly has the great merit of keeping the streets
free and clear OF elevated structures. us Sol f+
tguity to the rapid transit subway and me dt IaGt
that the proposed station will be on lever Win Win
it undoubtedly points of great meTi1. ne
bridge to the terminal 4 short time ago the con on
sderatiGn of such t Plan M Togent wSSlG improvements
in electricity steep Grades are readily oVeIcoitg' I'm
Gent to- to cope Sg5ts with the dicuty In
vestigat ting the best way of connecting the bridge
my "! report ee t in the near future Mayor Low
Mr. Parsonss plan will be even more COS Gost5y ,o21 tnan
he himself contempates In estimating the amount
of damage to abutting property owners ne ne CON CON
ders only that part OF his r0q'e % eropertv the CON-
nection Of the tunnel with the bridge tracks, tls
the proposed undertaking I am perfectly satisfied,
however. that no thorough. far seeing ana pracu- p
cal solution of the problem can be arrived at on
any cheap basis.
Mr. Parsonss announcement that the Rapid
Transit Commission planned to build second
tunnel between the tunnel at South Ferry ana
the Brooklyn Bridge. somewhere about Maiden
Lane or Fulton-st., meets general approval. IL
is thought by many that the plans for TINS
tunnel should be prepared as soon as posslple
and the work pushed with all possible speed
Such a tunnel, it is thought, would go tar 10
ward relieving the congestion on the Brooklyn
Bridge and might render any additional eHorts
and the expenditure of more money unneces-
sary. -,
President Greatsinger. of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company. gives his hearty approval 10
Mr.. Parsonss plan. Nj Greatsinger was d
strong supporter of the Martin plan. and was
greatly disappointed when it was abandoned
Il have not studied the Parsons plan very
thoroughIy" he said to a Tribune reporter
but from what 1 have seen of it, it strikes me
as being extremely satisfactory. 1t carries out
the ideas incorporated in the Martin pIah' eN-
cepting that II is underground l have not
talked with the directors of my company re-
garding it as yet, but feel certain that it VIII
meet their hearty approval" .
Mayor Low would not discuss the Parsons
plan He said he did not care to talk about
it at this time, but considered that II
met with the approval of the people, judging
from the comments II received in the news
papers yesterday
President Jacob A. Cantor of the Borough OF
Manhattan, discussed the plans more fully. lie
said:
I believe that the plan is the most feasible and
practical and the same time the most satisfac-
tory that has yet been submitted. believe that it
Of the bridge and will add largely TO the transit
facilities of the City It will get rid OF the station
a long time, and will prevent the construction Of
elevated railroad tracks through the Borougn OF
Manhattan, which feared under all OF the other
/ am not however. entirely in accord with the
on the site of the bridge terminal believe that
open space as it was originally intended to be- so
that persons will be able TO view the architectural
Court House when reconstructed the Municipal
Building, when built, and the Hall of Records
Mr.. Cantor. when asked if he thought the city
should go to the expense of buying another plot
of property as a site for the Municipal Building
when it could use the bridge property, said:
Economy is useful, but cannot spare the
money for the building when the effect will be OBJ
taste entirely. l do not want to be understood
ton 6f the building on this SITE but think it is
a matter that should be very carefully consid
and Mr.. Parsons, and have stated views 10 them.
In regard to the line up Centre-st. l think it will
to that line of travel. in a way that could be
the Wes Side " 50 far from @ Broad%ay IN m
measure the plan which Mr.. Parsons has adopted
for e the %r Po he bde 81 eoaTse d d
not go into the problem Of extending the lines, but
proper. ''''''1
The Controller refused TO discuss the matter
at all