New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-12

MORE TUNNELS FOR CITY
GROUT TELLS OF SUBWAY
EXTENSIONS IN FUTURE.

Controller Grout last night told Tribune re-
porter that it was the intention of the Low ad-
rninistration TO make contracts on or before
July 1 next for the following immense projects:
An East Side extension of the Rapid Transit
Tunnel, such urged by The Tribune, from
Forty -second-st to The Bronx: the Broadway
spur. or extension, to the Rapid Transit tunnel
from Fourteenth-st to Forty-second-st.; the
Jeronle-ave. extension; second tunnel TO
Brooklyn.
"All of these projected improvements are on
the programme for the next twelve months
said Controller Crout last night. They VIII
constitute the first fruits of the changed system
of Ievying assessments on real estate in this
city. I will go further and say that the change
in Ievying assessments will make it feasible 1or
us to finance these five general projects N d
manner to meet the growing needs Of the city
First, subways; second, docks; third schools;
fourth. Water Department; fifth, municlpdl
building.
.Tf our present plans carry the engineers
pIans for the East Side extension, the Broad"aE
extension the Jerome-ave- extension ana the
second tunnel TO Brooklyn will all be executed
nv JuIv | next. If I understand the intentions
NJ Mayor Low and the other members OF the
BOARD of Estimate and Apportionment there Is
. disnosition to waste time in getting at ali
op these projects The plans outhneu dio
weightv and involve great expenditures o0l
o,,ra,+ that the Ievying of assessments on th9
f,lI value of real estate the law dlrecls' VIII
enlarge the borrowing capacity OF the CITY -
that the people will not be compelled 10 wait Gil
,,rraasonab BILE length of time for what Is lii0-ii
ell wooded in the way of public tacllltles-
The new method of levying assessments ~
a51x, 90 into vogue for the next hsca'
,,aar Commissioner Wells some time ago lssuOU
or,1ers for the change, and it would be 100 ID ,1
- ,,+r,ce our steps in that direction, even II II
-, Desirable which it is not FROM an 81
iration of the records l am conVihceu IIl'
+ho hioher assessments almost lnVarlaoiS no
-, sustained by the smaller pieces VI 80
ct, and in all such cases the cnanse "Lii D0
e. .ba benefit of. the property holder- @'
,,ad that we shall have lesisiauoh heN
-r;te, for the relief of the sinking Fnu' anu
H. reduction in the State tax VIII give u 'i'0
,i., Greater Ieevay than it has had Tor Ys@iS
,,, wording of the contracts for the f'V'
t,-a mentioned will commit tle '''|
.-,.ira- OF them out. That VIII oe q
- -, tn. contracts will have been cai = u.-'
- from every point Of view ana l'i0
-, g tho metropolis can rest assured tiL'1i
,t ax+ if Our plans carry, tht1 no l1iH
t1.,,,- the Low administration Is re'siii0
- -. the voters not, tue Guy
,,o,,+e will go right on. ms y an n
t III 10 be desired Inc me- 49, T,anart-
sSnend on subways. docks, IN Si1 Iii come back
sPeuu "a tho municipal building WI, WI ,,o11-tas
ment ana III, " ~ fron1 revenues and eco'ioIIil1
10 US az [Iaj if not exceed, the lnTet I 51sfi+
that NIlt - charges on their cost. la-+e lIe
81 +ba CITY from these props
III, sirnnI1 be inCalcuiaoie-