New-York tribune., 1902-03-25

IINDENTHAL. GIVES PERMISSION, PRO
VIDED IT COSTS CITY NOTHING
SCEPTICAI. OF ITS SUCCESS,

Bridge Commissioner Iindenthal said yester-
! dav that he would give permission for a trial
! Of the plan of Nels Poulson, president or the
! Hecla Iron Works at the Manhattan ternhal
Of the Brooklyn Bridge provided that the BROOK
| Iyn Rapid Transit Company or Mr. PoulSon
| would pay the expense Of the changes at the
! terminal that would be necessary. The city mas
! no money for putting such plan in operation
! Mr. LindenthaI said. and / must see that the
! interests of the city are protected: but II the
/ Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company wants to try
Mr.. PouIson's plan and is willing TO pay the eX-
/ pense. provided the plan IS a success, viii give
the required permission"
Mr.. Poulsons plan, as already explained in The
Tribune, provides for the unloading and loading
| of passengers at the Manhattan terminal Of the
bridge on sidngs parallel with the north arid
south roadways Mr. LAndenthal said yesterday
that he did not think we'll OF the plan, judging It
as an engineer but It was for the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company TO decide If the plan
was 10 have a trial.
..Wm you recommend the plan?" he was
asked.
NO" he replied.
What are the engineering objections to the
pIan?"
They would I'll a book"
It is understood that the changes necessary to
test Mr. Poulson's plan would cost about $4,000
Mr.. POulson has declared that he will pay the
entire cost himself if the plan when tried, fails
TO give satisfaction He had talk with Presi-
dent Greatsingar Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company yesterday, and Mr. Greatsinger said
later that he was considering the plan, and
might go on with ii. IF the plan is tried"
h said the four trolley loops now al the Man
haitian terminal will not he removed. although
Mr.. POulsons plan provides for only one loop
The extra loops would remain, Mr.. Greatsinger
said, that they could he used If the trolley
cars became tangled up in the trial Of Mr.. Poul-
sons plan. The single loop which Mr.. PoulSun
wants 10 have lNed for connections with the sid
inEs may be built outside the present loops.
| nearer Park Row. There is room for one more
loop there, and a longer loop would be OF ad-
vantage in the trial Of the proposed plan.
Engineers Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany stil working on the plan presented
| by Mr.. Poulson. The officers OF the company
| would not say yesterday whether the plan would
| be tried or not.
| For the present the plan TO construct four
additional loops for the trolley cars east OF the
! present loops has been abandoned. To construct
! the extra loops II would he necessary 10 re
| move the gallery al the terminal and extend
| the top platform over Park Row.
| II has been learned that an attempt Will be
| made TO amend the MCCarren bill, which pro-
| vides for an elevated connection along Centre
! are in process Of construction. The rapid tran
! sit company believes that this is the only per
| manent and solution OF the traffic prob
| lem and IS anxious TO have the connection
! built. Controller Grout. who opposes the idea,
! says that the MCCarren act is unconstitutional
II Will meet the requirements Of the constitution
If this effort fails, il is quite likely that the
! rapid transit company viii consent TO try Mr.
POulson's plan.