New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-25

The proposition for an East Side subway,
which has been urged so vigorously by The
Tribune was officially indorsed yesteT by
the Rapid Transit Commission at Its l--,Glar
meeting On the motion Of Mayor Low second
ed by Alexander e, Orr. president Of the board
the foregoing resolution. providing for preiiliii
nary work for an East Side branch OF 1he rspid
transit system. unanimously adopted ine
full membership of the board. consisting or
Mayor Low, Controller Grout, Alexander T.
Orr, Morris X. Jesup. Woodbury. Langdon
Charles Stewart Smith. John H Starin ana
John Clafiln was present. Chief Engineer VIII
lam Barclay Parsons. and Albert B. Boardnah'
counsel for the board. were also at the nieetins
That the resolution. which marks the offlciai
beginning of rapid transit for the East SIDE
was introduced by Mayor Low is regarded as
of special Importance. AS a meInoer OF 'le
Board of Estimate and Apportlonnleht' tsie
Mayor will be a bic to that this Improvements
shall be undertaken by the city as soon as the
debt margin will permit From a study OF the
reports of the tax Office il Is ascertained that
the increase in the assessed valuations OF reai
estate is about SI5OOOO00 a year. This makes
an increase in the debt limit OF Si..'oooo"
wear. The cost of the East Side subway is
roughly estimated at S15.OooG0o Thus IT Is
seen that with the natural increase in the debt
limit the city will be able to build the subway
in two wears AS long as Mayor Low is at the
head of the city government. in favor as ne
is. of meeting the needs of the East Side Tor
rapid transit the construction of the branch
can he regarded practically assured
po,pD LONG FAVORED THE BRANCH.
The unanimity with which the Rapid Transit
Commission adopted the Mayors resolution may
be considered another proof of the great neees-
sitv for this branch of the rapid transit system
aud as indicating the boards desire TO orihs
about its construction and operation IN con-
rection with the present subway without delay
The board. according to statements by MI UT
and Mr. Smith yesterday. has been in favor OF
an East Side subway. and has realized the
necessity for such a branch of the underground
railroad system of the city. but up to the pres
ent time il had not formally committed hsen
TO such an improvement, for the reason that IL
believed the city unable financially 10 uhder-
take the work. With the assurance OF Mayor
Low and of Controller Grout that the city shouid
build an East Side subway as soon as IL couiu
within its debt limit. the board took the hiut!
e,an in adopting the resolution printed above
Rv the action of the Rapid Transit ConmlS-
sion in thus authorizing it's chief engineer 10
80 =, -,,rver the people east of Central Park.
of tho eastern part of Harlem and of the great
,utI,-ine eastern district of The Bronx are as
s1red rapid transit facilities within your or hNe
Years The preliminary work. which was Io'-
maIIv begun Yesterday. will take IL III consumes
M ,,,cb time as has that for the Brooklyn eX-
tension about two years. BY that time the city
will he financially able experts say 10 under
take the work which. if pushed with the eX-
,adition which has attended the work on the
rresent tunnel will take three years more HAD
the commission waited until the city was aoie
,,.i+bir its debt limit build the road and begun
the preliminary work then the completioh Oh
such a subway would have peen uiiheceSsi'HS
DELAYED two years.