The evening world., 1903-01-16
Trains WIN Be Running In New
FORKS Great Tunnel by No.
vember Next, Says'chief En-
gIneer Parsons.
ToLAY TRACKS NEXT MONTH
Bsreet Distractions Caused by Ex-
cavation Will BE Removed by Next
Summer, and Then VIII Come,
Experimental Tests.

Trains Will be running in the
Eaysfd TransIt subway by next NO.
ven,ber.
Work OF laying the tracks Will
begin simultaneously next month
IN severa 1of the hnished sections.
nolIing stock will be received
vvffhin a comparitivIy short time
6ftcr tle work Of laying h tracks
nesfns. s'
Trnfned crews Will run expert
mental trains evera weeks I'm d
vance of the opening of the tunnel
80 the public.
The operating corps of motor
men, Conductors, brakeman, plat
S0rua men, syvitchmen, signal men,
ticket sellers, ticket choppers and
She officials who will constitute
che management arc now being
selected.
chief Engineer Parsons make the
Foregoing predictions and statements.
"Untrammeled by new orders OF ad-
ditiony to the work now progressing, we
win have the subway in full operation
from the City Hall to the Harlem
River by November next" he said.
'Tf, however, we are required by the
Rapid Transit Commission or unforeseen
circumstances. such as additional sta
lions or spurs, we cannot finish the big
30 In the time specified"
Mr.. Parsons spoke confidently. He
ADDED that within a few months all
street distractions arising from subway
operations will have been removed.
II has been planned by the chief en-
Kineer TO mako Harlem River the dis
trits.tng point for the rails. ties and
rolling stock to be used IN the sub
wa5. II has been found that by light
orink The equipment to that stream
much Of II can be unloaded into tho
tunnel o Mr.. Parsons thinks that
che best means of distributing the rails
Wl1l DO to have them on trucks through
the streets direct to the various COM
pieted
In this way the work of laying the
rails ean be carried on simultaneously
Ia all of tho completed sections OF the
IN entire IN ro e SS%p OF the gre shor an ai%e
ground transit way win be completed.
Then will come the Introduction Of the
cars and motors. Mean while the cleo
trical work will be carried On by q large
torce OF men.
Public May Have to Wait.
"When you. say that the road will be
b. operation by November next, DO you
mean that II. Will be thrown open then
W. the publicY" Mr. Parsons was asked.
rot neoesssrily." he answered.
IN Boston was completed the road was
run for nearly two months before n
e3nEie fare was taken. II was found
necessary to Train tie crews In the
actual operating OF the cars. That
method should apply IN, the opening or
cary TO devote 30 much time to testing
the road before It Is thrown open for
b~nsiness, still. preliminary operation Ia
absolutely necessary. The oars must be
broken 10, the crews drilled and the
power. gwitches and various details
!: seia. e%fn'ientiy before a single ticket
sT look forward. however, to rapid
progress from now on. 1t Is quite pos
able that by November next the road
from the. City Hall to the Harlem River
Eill be n r. full 9gers; di and open to
trains may then be running and New
Workers. Will be enabled TO ride in COM
fort and swiftly IN their new subway
MIR. Parsons added that the work now
eiSSslss tSs o Snasf Sasy aloha aaii p PnEt ROW IN,
viii All be. completed by next August.
by then, he added, the thoroughfare
WI be restored and the wor kot put
ting down the tracks and installing the
third rail win have been completed In
that section.