New-York tribune., 1902-07-22
FROM BRONX TO JAMAICA.
MDONALD TALKS OF TRANSFERS WITH
L. l. r. R--B. r. T'S MANY
CONNECTIONS.

At the meeting OF the Rapid Transit Com
mission at noon yesterday bids were opened for
the construction of the Brooklyn extension of
the rapid transit system from the City Hall 10
South Ferry, under the East River to Jorale
mon-st. and 20 Atlantic and FlatbUsh aves-,
Brooklyn. The commission afterward adjourned
until 2:15 p. m Thursday. when a public
hearing will be held to give the taxpayers
opportunity to express themselves the vari
propositions made by the bidders.
Three bids were received Two of these Were
signed John B. Mcdonald on behalf OF the
Rapid Transit Subway Construction Company.
and the third from the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company. The Rapid Transit Subway
Construction Company's bids were $3.OOO.OOO
and 100000 exclusive of the S1.O0OOoO for
te' miEals and real estate. This sum had been
fixed for that purpose in the contract drawn
by the Rapid Transit Commission. which the
bids made.
Mr. McDonald's highest bid is made on con-
d'tion that his company receive the contract for
the proposed extension under Broadway from
Forty-second-st. 10 Union Square. which he Is
willing to construct for $1OOOt0 II the con-
tract is awarded before July 1. 1898. he declares
that he have the Broadway extension COM
pIeted in eighteen months at the same time that
the Manhattan Bronx tunnel is finished. He
saws that If this is done there will still be
SSOO0OOO IN the city treasury with which to
begin work the proposed East Side extern
sion.
While Mr. Mcdonald offers nominal sum.
S1OnOO0. for the Broadway extension. he adds
81 100000 to his first bid for the Brooklyn ex-
tension. which would make the price for the
broadway extension $1.1OOO0O and that for the
Brooklyn extension S2OOOOGO with an addi-
tiCnaI 81 100000 for terminals and real estate.
According to William Barclay Parsons. the
actual cost of constructing the Broadway tun-
mel would be $3.6O0GOO.
M'DONALD'S BID y DISAPPOINTMENT.
Mr.. McDonaId's bid was something of a dis
appointment as it was eXpected that he would
carry out the proposition made by his company
to the Rapid Transit Commission last February
TO build any additional subways free of cost
to the city
The bid OF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany was much higher than the others 1t was
$7OU0OO0 for the construction of the tunnel.
plus the fixed amount OF S1OO0.OOO for real
estate and terminals.
When the contract was drawn Mayor Low in
sisted on reducing the time limit of the fran
chise from fifty to thirty-five years. and, al
though there was considerable opposition to
this change. the result seems to Justify the wis.,
don of the Mayors contention. Controller
Grout says that the contract Will be awarded
this week
In the bids made by Contractor Mcdonald it
is stipulated that the operation of the Brooklyn
branch of the tunnel shall be awarded to the
Interborough Railway Company. This company
Will operate the rapid transit system in Man
haitian Borough ana The Bronx. The bid on
behalf of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
was signed by John L. Wells. one OF the at
torneys for the company
President Orr occupied the chair at the meet
ing. He explained that ne had received three
checks for $10OOo1 each, as forfeit money on
three bids which had been sent in Tor the con-
struction of the proposed Brooklyn tunnel The