New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-20
TO BEGIN WORK IN MONTH
4 TEN porary Station To Be Built
at Forty-ffth-st.

Chief Engineer Wilgus. of the New-York Cen
trail said yesterday at the City Hall, where he
saw the adoption of the CentraPs plans for a
new terminal by the Board of Estimate and
Advertisement, that TO handle its trains during
the work Of building the new terminal an en-
tirely new temporary terminal would be built
al Forty-ffth-st. and Lexington-ave. At this
temporary terminal all the local traffic will be
handled only the through trains running down
10 the present terminal. Mr.. Wilgus said:
The improvements will be made in three sec
tons. or bites. we sometimes refer TO it at
the Offices The first bite Will be the building
a a new temporary terminal station at Forty
ffth-st and Lexington-ave. for suburban traf-
lie. When this Is done the easterly half OF the
new terminal viii be built partly covering the
site Of the present station AS soon as the east
erly half Is practically done the westerly half
VII be begun and rushed along as rapidly as
possible. We expect 10 do everything without
interTupting traffic, and if do not have too
many Interruptions shall have the work all
done in three years.
We shall start the work within the next thirty
days. our first task viii be TO tear down the
buildings On the area between Forty-fifJh and
FOrty-seventh SITS. and Lexington and Park
aTes Then will come the tearing up Of the
CID sewer, gas and water mains. and the build
irE of new ones TO take their places. We shall
cal for bids at once. and the contract viii in
dude rock and earth moving, masonry laying
ia ks and erecting the steel work. We cannot
do much burrowing under existing tracks
IS the locomotives and cars used in daily
= those now in use successfully by the subway
contractors. There viii be two large power
stations, one north Of the Harlem and another
s-'L further away The exact locations are
NOT ready TO talk about yet.
In the switching yard il may be necessary to
use an overhead trolley service. but it viii be
different from the ordinary kind. Generally
speaking. the electric power viii be introduced
70 The trains through a third rail. This rail
VIII be covered ana protected so that rain
snow or sleet cannot by any possibility inter
fe-5 with the moving OF traffic. We expect TO
~ under full swing with the work by Septem-
be- !
The first thing the Board of Estimate and APP
po-tionment took up after recess yesterday was
the report OF tie subcommittee appointed TO
consider the revised plans for terminal improve
r1ents submitted by the New-York Central Rail-
road Company. A public hearing on the plans
had been announced. and Ira A. Place, counsel
fC- the railroad company was present to ex-
plain and. II necessary. 10 defend them. There
were only two speakers IN opposition. TO the
favorable report made by the committee.
Richard J Donovan. counsel for the Park Ave
r-le Taxpayers Association, objected that a
Ter cent grade on the rOadways crossing the
tracks Of the railroad between Borty-fifth and
Fifty-seveuth SITS. was a hardship on pedestrians
I'm tired Of all this talk about i per cent
grade" said Controller Grout. There are
greater grades than that all over the city, and
10 one complains. The railroad company 5
plans appear TO be reasonable and the cOnces-
sious made by the company liberal"
NJ Donovan wanted a viaduct at PaTk-ave.
and provision made for the improvement Of the
bridges above the railroad tracks architect
U-.ly- Or. Alexander, the other speaker,
thought the Young Mems Christian Association
building, at Forty-fifth-st. and Madison-ave.,
should be removed so as TO do away with any
possible congestion at that crossing point.
The plans were then presented TO the board
ore by one and formally approved