New-York tribune., 1902-03-18
TO GET RID OF CROSSINGS.
PLAN TO HAVE CARS WAIT AT SIDES OF
TERMINAL.
THE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION. OF
BROOKLYN. SUBMITS A SCHEME FOR
RELIEVING THE BRIDGE CRUSH
TO LINDENTHAL.

TO LINDENTHAL.
Bridge Commissioner LIndenthal now has be-
fore him a brand new plan for relieving the con-
gestion at the Manhattan terminal of the bridge
| This one devised by the committee on
bridges and tunnels of the Manufacturers Asso-
ciation Of which Andrew F. Wilson is chair
man The members of the association, to whom
the plan explained last night, declared that
il the best one that had yet been devised.
| The idea is TO put an extra track, an inner
trunk line, and a row of stands for cars inside
of the walls of the terminal the trunk line to
be connected at the eastern end of the terminal
with the tracks now used. Ten car stands, for
ten different lines of cars. are strung out along
the 800 feet Of the terminal, five on each side.
These stands are inside of the extra track. and
are in reality third tracks. This will spread the
crowd out along the sides of the long lower
promenade of the terminal
The cars that will wait for passengers at the
stands on the south side of the terminal will
continue on the present track to be called the
main trunk line. around the loop at the end. and
then go onto the inner trunk track When the
cars get to their respective stands they cut into
them from the inner trunk. When the cars are
loaded they cut out again and out of the
terminal on the inner trunk to the main line
outside.
The cars that have stands the north side
of the terminal cut into the inner trunk before
entering the terminal on the way from Brook
lyn They then along TO their respective
stands. cut n load. and. cutting out again to
the inner trunk, TO the Park Row end of the
terminal where they get onto the main trunk
and are able to run out Of the terminal on the
way to Brooklyn at high rate of speed
The committee says that the plan could be
adopted without any great engineering Difficult
,.t1 nj moi
cost more than $4,000 1t is understood that
Bridge Commissioner Liudentha and President
Greatsiuger of the brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company will at once make a careful study TO
determine the merits Of the new idea.
The report of the committee is. in part, as
follows:
The experiment Of sending all the ETf'h-ay}e cars
TO the ferries has not met with the ahuSIIdltu
parent unpopuarty of the experiment. the com
RV,r{ nrD'y it f 'N ydj rfrr +" ns he ferries
provided the ferry companies and railroad com
PPronpt service mai could be depended upon. II
dis We're main,ained. Especially during the rush
hours. it might divert some of the travel from the
bridge. which. even il it werc small percentage.
During the last two months your committee has
visits to the Manhattan terminal with view to
give Immediate relief for the cougcsted condition.
hut plan which would entirely eliminate the physl-
herS Of your committee IN the construction
business therefore the committee has had the benc
fit Of their knowledge and experience After many
meetings. your committee has outlined "a plan which
is worthy of the closest investigations
Under the eight loop ulau each crossing the
promenade. the people would cross seven loops TO
get on the eighth track. while I'm this plan no
tracks are crossed. The plan provides tn"
Toval Of the lavatores on either side AZ east
end OF the Manhattan terminal. and the
strucuon OF a switch Ia trunk line running inside
this inside trunk line sy ~om Of 1--WE sdinEs
stations. with room for two cars each siding
except the last which allows room for three cars.
At the end Of the fifth siding the track iutersects
or present track. Tho five sdirEs each side
.commodato twenty-five cars. furnishing "A capacity
ot six cars greater than with the eight loops.
IOaded from BROOKLYN whose place o
station would be on the south side. would continue
on IN" outside track and discharge and load hy
the siding on the south side
Tho plan ais" provides FOR the gradual rise OF
the outer loop and the doprecS ion of the promenade
50 that no tracks would cross at grade leaving
this magnificent promenade fifty feet wide between
cars WnrT" the people could get and Off cars
being run over Herein is tho value Of your com
mittee'S plan which is IN the hands OF Ccmmis-
SoUer Llnd'nthal. Your committee did
slider II necessary 20 show the details Of altcra-
oughly familiar with the mechanical difficulties
has said that these alterations could be mad. AT
moderate cost without iuterruTtlou 10 traffic i'm
three weeks time. except the construction of tho
railroad tracks. which are for the railroad people
10 supply
The report was signed by Andrew +. Wilson
chairman, Frank s. Jones T. B. ACkprSon \
Paulson and Lawrence Abraham
resolution was passed commencing the plan
I" the earnest consideration of Bridge C0mmis-
SioneT Liudenthal.