New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-11
TO CONNECT BRIDGES.
Mayor Announces Plans Considered
Feasible by Lindenthdl.

Plans fer the connection OF the four bridges
between Manhattan and Long Island with the
present transit systems. which are believed by
Commissioner Lndenthal to be comprehensive and
practicable were yesterday made public by Mayor
Low. They involve TIE shifting of the Second-ave
elevated structure from Division-st- TO the Bowery
elevated line across Canal-st. from the Man
haitian Bridge TO the North River. loops from the
Manhattan to the Brooklyn Bridge, a double deck
structure on the latter. and a moving sidewalk
from the Williamsburg Bridge. already suggested
At the Brooklyn Bridge IL is proposed TO remove
the trolley tracks from the roadway. ana place
them where the present elevated tracks are. the
latter going above double deck structure AT
the Manhattan end the trolley tracks Will terminate
in ten loops. The elevated trains will loop around
over the Manhattan Bridge and the terminal at the
Brooklyn end will be removed making that only
through station
The plans for the Manhattan Bridge involve more
elaborate changes. II is proposed to connect the
Flatbush-ave elevated tracks with the bridge. ana
to run them across Canal-st. to the Nortn RIVER
with ioop there passing the present elevated
roads. thus enabling passengers from any part OF
Manhattan to cross to any OF the Brooklyn roads.
The Fulton-st. elevated trains. according TO the
plans. will cross the bridge on the southery palr
of tracks, turn down Divisicn-st.. where 1t Is
planned 10 remove the Second-ave. tracks. cross
the Second and Third lines at Chatham Square.
and come into the CITY Hall terminal on level
with the elevated tracks Of the Brooklyn Bridge
elevated road. thus making a loop across the Two
bridges The Myrtle-ave. line would connect with
the Flatbush line. cross the Manhattan Bridge
and return 20 Brooklyn over the Brooklyn Bridge.
For the four trolley tracks over the Manhattan
Bridge II is planned that at the Brooklyn END they
shall cross Sands-st-. coming to grace at
Nassau-st From one pair Of tracks cars would De
run under the elevated structure across Canal-sr
10 the North River. while the other two would
have a loop terminus at Canal-st. and the bowery
On the Williamsburg Bridge. which will open on
December 1. there are six tracks-four for troiley
cars and for elevated trains. The trains from
the Broadway elevated would run across the brldge
and along Delancy-st having a terminus at Elm
and Broome SITS. within two blocks OF Broadway
where It would he easy to connect with the sub
way The tracks would pass over the Second and
Third ave elevated lines. 1t is calculated that the
capacity of the trains would be about thirty thou-
sand an hour Two of the trolley tracks would be
used for the trolley lines in Broadway. Brooklyn,
and would either along Delancey-Ct- to the
Bowery be DETECTED. or continue across the bow
cry to the station at Elm-st
The southern pair Of tracks on the bridge. IL IS
proposed would be reserved for the moving plat
form This would begin al an underground termi-
nal in Williamsburg. where passengers from 'he
trolley could transfer TO it. On the Manhattan
side It would descend into subway under Dean-
cev-st pass under Delancey-st to the Bowery and
down the Bowery Park Row and Nassau-st
OF the three systems outlined for the Williams
burg Bridge, the Commissioner says that the one
for trolley and elevated trains, with the sta
ton at Elm-st could be built I'm about one year
while the subway for the moving platform would
take perhaps two. He believes that the moving
platform will be sufficient TO carry all the traffic
from Williamsburg to lower Manhattan for many
wears and asks immediate consideration for the
plans. because of the early date at which the
bridge will he completed.
The plans for the Blackwell's Island bridge will
have the trolley lines end at plaza between Fifty
seventh and Sixtieth sts.. parallel with Second
ave where connection be made with the Sec
ond-ave. elevated line and the crosstown lines
The elevated trains expected to connect directly
with Seccnd-ave trains going downtown
Mr. Lindenthal suggests that additional legisla-
tion at Albany may be necessary for carrying out
some of these plans and says that there would be
grave danger I'm running elevated trains and troll
lev cars into subways. unless the cars were MADE
fireproof. He suggests that the city should own
and lease most of the lines but does not give any
estimate on the Ter 9Th OF time required to put the
rlans intn execution