New-York tribune., 1903-02-04
central PLANS REPORT
Railroad Uants Permit for a Station
Hotel
.suswAy CONNECTION RECOMMENDED

SUBWAY CONNECTION RECOMMENDED
The recommendations Of Mayor Low. Con-
.roer Grout, Borough President Cantor ana
the committee of the Board OF Estimate and
Appo1ionment authorized to report on the Can
srals terminal plans favor giving the company
she necessary consent for the enlargement OF
the station at Forty-seeond-st. so as TO use a
part Of IL as hotel. in much the same way as
the Pen5sylvania company is going to have a
hotel in connection with its station at Thirty
first and Thirty-third SITS. and Seventh and
Eighth aves. The committees recommendation
says:
The railroad company thinks it possible that
a. may wish TO erect building not entirely de-
voted to railroad purposes, such as hotel above
the station. hlasmuch the company owns
the land, Your committee no reason why
this should not he done by the New-Horl1 Cen
7rsl Railroad we'll as by the Pennsylvania
Railroad. and il has. therefore. assented TO
clause IN the proposed bill which will make such
building possible.
To carry out the company's ideas there has
been prepared bill granting permission to re-
construct the present station or build new
one.
When President Newman Of the Central was
seen yesterday with reference to the plans for
q new station and hotel combined, he said that,
while the company had secured tentatively the
necessary authorization for the project. there
plans for the carrying out Of the idea
1T of the possibilities Of the future. but
was not being considered seriously at this time
The Central owns the block west of the sta
1ion between Forty-thrd and Forty-fourth
and Vanderbilt and Madison aves. and II
lis understood that when the time comes to build
the station the present station site and the un-
occupied block will be used for the build
ing, Vanderbilt-ave- being covered with
xrchwsy one block long.
Mayor Low presided yesterday at a special
meeting Of the Board Of Estimate and Appor-
1ionmept called TO approve the tentative plans.
The Mayor said that three bills had been agreed
upon by the committee and the Central officials,
End that these would be introduced as soon as
The Board Of Estimate and Apportionment had
taken final action the tentative plans for the
Terminal improvements.
The whole matter was made special order
sor Friday morning.
The first bill relates TO the work to be done in
the vicinity OF the Grand Central Station the
second 10 the removal of grade crossings along
the Harlem, IN the Borough Of The Bronx. and
-be third 10 the removal Of grade crossings on
The Port Morris branch of the Harlem Rail
road which involves the grant to the railroad
90 right Of way by tunnel under ST
AIary's Park in place of the present open cut
skirting the park.
The plans as agreed upon include the
-iuuation Of Park-ave. by a fifty foot vladuct
from Forty -uinth-st- to Forty-fth-st-, the elm
snstion Of grade crossings in The Bronx and the
construction Of viaducts and bridges with easy
surface grades from Forty-hfth TO Fifty
sfxth st
The Central people agree 10 start work within
-hirty days after the Board Of Estimate and
Apportionrnent approves the detail plans, which
gre TO he submitted st within thirty days
after the passage and signing of the bills al Al
bsny.
AS already understood by the public. steam is
10 be done away with and electricity some
! other non-conbustible motive power is to take
its place.
Some of the main points Of the agreement
rs follows:
The city shall be harmless from all liability
70 any property owners for the execution of the
plans.
The railroad company shall pay the city S25,-
600 per annum for rental Of the sub-Surface of
streets south of Fffty-seventh-st and Park
bridges and Viaducts from Forty-flfth 10 Fifty
sixth St except for the additional width of the
Fortv-fifth-st. viaduct, and less the sum Of
5000 600 determined the cost to the city Of
acquiring and constructing equivalent street
space.
Steam may he used in case of breakdown Of
the new motive power for term OF not over
three days, and for violation there shall be
penalty Of $500 day. unless the Mayor shall
have given q certificate allowing the further use
OF steam in case Of emergency
The committee recommended a connection Of
the subway at Forty-second-st. with the Cen
srsl lines and also the connection of the Forty
second-st subway station with the Grand Cen
s-aI Station.