The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-11
WILL COMBINE
TROLLEY ROADS
New Enterprise VIII Not Be
Part Of Subway System.
TUNNEL UNDER EAST RIVER
" VIII Relieve The Crush al The Brooklyn
Bridge and Cross Two Railroads
fh.I Grade.
TUNNEL UNDER EAST RIVER

New York, July l1.-August Belmont ad-
aitted yesterday that he was interested
IN scheme for constructing tunnel un-
der the East river from Long Island city
% Forty-second street
MY connection with the plan" said
Mr.. Belmont is such that can say
nothing about II at this time"
This new tunnel is said TO be part Of
q scheme 10 combine the trolley roads Of
New Jersey ard Manhattan and those I'm
Queens not allied with the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit system. According TO this
report the main factor in the combna-
tion. besides the lnterurban or Metropon-
tan system. is the New York and New
Jersey Tunnel company. now preparing
20 build a tunnel from Jersey City 10 a
terminus at Christopher and West Tenth
streets IL Is known that ne lnterurban
has recently acquired control OF several
roads in Queens. together with number
Of franchises for trolley extensions.
TUNNEL UNDER EAST RIVER.
Among these unexpired franchises is
One held by the New York and Long
Island Railroad company for the con-
struction of tunnel under East river.
Officers of the road insist that this
franchise is still valid, and for that reason
no formal application has yet been made
10 the RapidTransit commission. Finan-
cial interests behind this proposed tunnel
are said TO be identical with those behind
the tunnel to be built from Jersey City
Both are trolley schemes, and In both
cases Belmont capital predomnates
Walter @, Oakman. vice-president OF the
Rapid Transit Construction company. 'of
which Mr. Belmont is the head Is one of
the main promoters OF the Jersey tunnel
Anthony n. Brady. who is associated with
the Whitney syndicate and the Interurban
company, is another director Of the road
John Il. Mcdonald said yesterday that
he was not interested I'm the proposed
new East river tunnel. This. II is under
stood, will be primarily n trolley enter
orise and for that reason will not be
connected with the subway system.
The Rapid Transit board will act this
afternoon upon the application OF John
y. Mcdonald for the transfer OF his con-
tract to operate the rapid-traneit system
10 the Interborough company. There will
be no objection to the trarsfer.
TO RELIEVE BRIDGE CRUSH.
Comptroller Grout will object TO the
plans OF William Barclay Parsons for a
tunnel under Nassau street In connec-
ton with the scheme for permanently re-
lieves that the street Is too narrow. He
also contends that trolley cars cannot
be operated under the East river. He
asserts that the only solution TO the
brdge-crush problem is the addition or
. number OF loops at the Manhattan end.
Plains OF the Pennsylvania tunnel were
filed yesterday with the secretary OF
state in Trenton, N. J. These show that
the route on the Jersey side will begin
at Harrison. running northeast, making
q long curve into Weehawken. thence
straight under the Hudson river TO New
York
The plans show an engine-house In
North Bergen, east Of the Hackensack
river and near the west portal OF the tun-
mel. where the steam locomotives will be
supp.anted by electric locomotives TO haul
the cars under the river.
The road Will cross the Erie and Green
wood Lake railroads above grade.