New-York tribune., 1902-08-23
ROUTE FOR SECOND TUNNEL.
CONNECTION BETWEEN BROOKLYN AND
WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGES WILL
DECIDE IT'S LOCATION.

The location of the second Brooklyn tunnel
which. at the suggestion of Mayor Low. will be
provided for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany. and which the officials of that companv
declare they will have nothing TO do with. will
depend entirely whether not the under
ground connection between the BROOKLYN and
Williamsburg bridges is adopted by the Rapia
Transit Commission. William Barclay Parsons
chief engineer of the commission. is now ar
work on plans for the connection, and Bridsa
Commissioner L1ndentha1 IS preparing plans for
the grading of the Brooklyn Bridge to accom-
modote the elevated trains which are to circu-
late between the two bridges. 1t is a foregone
conclv sion that Mr. Parsons's plan win be ae
cepted. and that prelf inary steps looking to the
~wardinc # the contract viii he taken as soon
IS possible after September I, when the plans
are TO be submitted 20 Ma or Low.
The Tribune has advoc1t for some time thA
building r tunnels between f-srh5 ttan and
Brooklyn. II giee. Or Hs-t-ss. tae expense OF
which IS q heavy drain spon the re~ources OF
the city. II the matter Or tle -=-5nd Brooklyn
tunnel Eov ev--. the city IS placed in the
arr Iogous position Of trying to please a disap
pointed railroad company which declines to
lie pleased. Ths Broo1lyu RAPID Transit off,
ciaie were much che srined when the contract
for the Brooklyn extension of the Manhattan
subway was awarded to the Mcdonald Belmont
syndicate. At that time Mayor Low declared
that it was the desire to make a unified system
of the entire subway route from Brooklyn 10
Tie Bronx both on the West and East Side
The Brooklyn railroad p&ople took urnbrage
at this, and declared that they could not bid
for any subway work. since it was foregone
conclusion that all contracts would be awarded
to the present contractors Mr. Parsons said
yesterday:
Il have not thought as yet about the route for
the second tunnel. That will depend entirely
on whether Mr.. LindenthaIs moving platform
arrangement OF my underground plan for the re-
lief of the bridge is accepted. IL my plan is not
accepted | may have to take a different route
for the second tunnel. 1t viii be built for the
exclusive use OF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company and I suppose Will be operated with
loop to the Manhattan Bridge. However I an
not certain about that. as / haven't given It
much thought as yet We must dispose of one
thing at a time. 1t is childs play to lay out
tunnel. Some people seem 10 believe that it
is a mere scratching of a line from one side of
the river to the other We may have to draw
b twenty-five plans before We hit upon the right
one.
! form is fmpracticab1e." 1t was suggested.
Mr. Parsons merely elevated his broWs Re-
sardinz the report of the Board OF Health upon
the unsanitary condition of certain parts OF the
! subway. Mr. Parsons said:
! Il was out of town when / read the story and
/ rushed back to town thinking that something
/ serious had happened I found that il was the
I ordinary breakage Of a number OF sewer pipes
and the like. They are easily repaired lne
! thing happens nearly every day Ii cannot De
I avoided The breaks are always repaired with
! the utmost speed