New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
4SK STATION At CIRCLE.
John Brisben Walker Wants Auto
EIeUated Rapid Transit.

Edward n. Shepard. counsel TO the Rapid Transit
Commission. and Controller Grout made Joint
report to the commission at its meeting yesterday
that the property owners along Joralemon-st. be-
tween Henry-st- and Garden Place, Brooklyn. did
not own the fee OF the land in the street. as they
had asserted in the demands their lawyers made
but that the owned by the Joralemon heirs,
who are widely scattered. As this infor-
melton was impaired TO the commission one Of
the members of the board moved that it be not
entered on the minutes It was Of no use TO
spread the news. Mr.. Shepard's opinion said
that the claims for damages by the property own
would rest against the contractor doing the
tunnel work. and not against the city.
Condemnation proceedings for acquiring the
Iurch property. at the northeast corner Of Broad
WAY and Forty-second-st-. for subway purposes
were ordered abandoned The owners are to re-
ceive of $4,000 for letting the tunnel
builders tear down the corner drug store tempo
rarily- The store is 10 be restored for occupancy
by November / II the restoration is not made by
December the city is pay $500 additional: If not
by December Is. S.coo additional for the fifteen
days. If not by January /. $3.50 for the second
fifteen DAYS.
John Brisben Walker made a long argument for
the abandonment Of further subway building and
the substitution OF steam automobiles Mr. Walker
submitted figures 10 demonstrate that steam car
risges carrying fourteen passengers would solve
the rapid transit problem. and asserted that with
an elevated roadway up Seventh or Eighth-aVe
especially automobiles the distance between the
City Hall and Ionkers could be covered IN IOEty
minutes
Alderman Tworney presented a petition signed
by ten thousand taxpayers and property owners
who want an express station the subway at Fif-
tv-rinth-st- Chief Engineer Parsons says changing
the present plan to enable the building OF an ex-
press station would delay the finishing Of the tunnel
about years President Orr said that the people
who wanted the station had neglected TO let their
wants be known until the tunnel was nearly DONE
i vas decided TO have the engineers Of the peu-
TONERS submit reports TO Chief Engineer Parsons
who pziu then report the board on the time H.
volved in the proposed change
Chief Engineer Parsons reported that oy May
the distractions along Park. Row would De re-
would begin in a few days All useless materials
had been carted away from Long Acre Square, ne
said and grading and regulating Elnl-st between
Prince and Great Jones SITS. were going on. -
Mavor Low had read a letter from W. E u
Stokes who complained that William Bradley q
LAYING the work in front Of the Ansonia, between
Seventy-third and Seventy-fourth SITS For months,
Mfr Stokes letter said. only FIVE workmen or fewer
had been employed between the points named he
ssid he wanted the work pushed, as he understood
that there would be q general strike the subway
on Nav ! Chief Engineer Parsons said that the
work e the point named exceedingly heavy,
large mains Aad to be moved aflo
ne thought there was no unusual delay there.
Mr. Bradley could hardly annoy Mr.. Stokes by
reople IA his immediate neighborhood by his build
ing operations" said Albert B. Boardman.
President Orr announced that the strike among
rhe irouworkers employed IN the construction of
the rapid transit power house at F1ftyninthst and
the North River had been declared of.