New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-02
WANTS TO GIVE 1T UP.
Objections to Broad5cay "Ditch" Too
Much for Dir. Belmont.

August Belmont, under date OF September %. sent
letter TO the Board Of Rapid Transit Commission
ers suggesting changes in the plans regarding the
tunnel in Broadway. The letter. made public at
yesterdays meeting of the board. was as follows:
On June is. 1908. addressed communication to
you president of the Board OF Rapid TRANSIT
of the subway from Forty-second-st. and Broadway
TO Fourteenth-st. and Union Square: ...
Broadway is the most important OF fne
ing thoroughfares running from one-nGnore AM,
eighth-st: to Union Square on the Island OF Man
haitian. Upon this avenue the most acuVe business
mar no Tanid transit system viii be complete with
out Broadway being served by a connecting line to
Union Square. which will afford to the cltzens OF
change of cars, access the shopping and theatre
districts OF greater New York; .ba onnos,tio, ~
abuttng property owners and the growing spirit OF
Ing Of the streets. which is being encouraged to
point which involves disregard for provisions or con-
make it practically impossible to enter into con-
tract for the execution Of the proposes enren n
ion, would be willing TO undertake the work Tor US
of the difficuty Of procuring suitable sureties in
view Of present experiences. - A.,
earliest possible date OF the extension down Broad-
way from the City Hall WITH me @sIerY og Mans
haitian and The Bronx. and that that poruon OF me
Brooklyn extension. and has always been under
stood by us to have been omitted from the orisna,
plans in order that the first contact should proceed
the lines OF least resistance. II is OBVIOUS that
questions connected with the prosecution OF the
dealt with by the commission with less difficulty
if it be relieved Of any pressure on our part loT
For these reasons. I am authorized to state to
you, that. fax as this company IS concerned 1t
viii be perfectly satisfactory to it If you abandon
the proposed extension OF the subway IN tofoalMy'
rom FortN-second-St 20 Onlou 0uuaIe et,tI =, -
o. the other hand. if the property owners along
this lire from Forty second-st. to Union Square
constructed. irrespective Of our preference one
tnat tneir pest nter6sts M De bsei,es in
tod 70 r1ap
raf provijed that If viii be made to appear that
fe ryen derived from it viii be sufficient to
pay the interest upon the cost and reasonable re-
for its operation
letter was read from Borough President Cantor
to President Orr of the board in which he quoted
the report Of Dr.. James c. Bayles. saying that
there would be no danger to the travelling public
from pipe galleries. in reply to the decision OF the
Rapid Transit subway Construction company
letter djsapprovng the ripe gaIIery pan: -erorted
favoraoly a moving platform from the Battery
OF No. Is Broadway. agreeing to furnish satisfac-
tory bond in the full amount OF their DID SO as
committee agreeing that the contract shall be SO
drawn that IN case ire cQntlnuoQs lin jii :, e
titled operate in the subway trains or cars OF the
mel The committee has requested the chief engis
neer OF the board to confer with the engineers OF
between the bridge and the Battery which shall
not conflict with proposed or possible rapid transit
Various members Of the Committee Of Seventy
five representing the business interests OF upper
Broadway made secret Of their delight wneh
Informed by a Tribune reporter yesterday OF Au-
gust RelmOnt's willingness to abandon the upper
Broadway spur and his suggestion that If the men f
of upper Broadway would themselves build the
spur the marlborough Rapid Transit Company
would operate it. provided that II promised TO pay
notwithstanding the committee uncomproms-
ing and determined stand against ditching, sew
eral members conceded last night that the puollca-
ton Of Mr.. Belmont's letter came to them In the
nature of a surprise When pressed for state
nent as to the committees probable ACTION It was
asserted that the whole subject would be consid-
cred at to-days meeting Of the executive commit
tee of TWENTY-FIVE. to he held at Al Hayman S or
fee in the Empire Building at 2:30 p m