New-York tribune., 1903-03-13

r-h3.f Engineer William Barclay Parsons OF
the Rsnid Transit Commission yesterday re-
ported to that body comprehensive plan TOE
rapid transit in Brooklyn. providing for ne"
tunnel unffyfng the Brooklyn bridges and llnes'
present and prospective. and providing TOT
subway for bridge elevated trains to run across
the lower end OF Manhattan Island connecting
ell the bridges. The improvements "oulo 'OSN
about So cocoon.
The resolution Of Mayor Low that the report
,e refe-red to ? special committee of three, the
,,-esident Of The commission TO be chairman ana
the Controller one of the members, to confer
with the Manhattan Railway Company, the
New-York Central and Hudson River Railroad
C-orpanv and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
rsnv as to terms and conditions on which any
or all of them would agree to make any or all
~ the extensions OF and changes in their sys-
TENS suggested ny the chief engineer was
adooted
John H starin WAS designated as the third
member of the committee.
1t fs now understood that the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit will cooperate in making suitable con-
nections with the Williamsburg and Manhattan
bridges in a manner acceptable to the city Of
fcials The Belmont interests already have
signifed their willingness to cooperate, as also
has the New-York Central
Controller Grout. when asked about the fnan-
railroad enterprises proposed, said:
We are in better shape than we have been,
and inasnuch as the improvements will not be
built all at once L think that we can raise the
necessary money to start the work at an early
day"
Mr. Parsons's plans for Manhattan and The
Bronx it will be remembered, contemplated the
outlay of about S50.OO0.O00, so that, with an
equal expenditure for Brooklyn, it will be seen
+oIc
city FOR years to come.
Some of the salient features OF Chief En-
gineer Parsonss report are as follows:
After very careful stady of the BROOKLYN
Bridge. and AFTER studying all the plans already
proposed and making many others, am convinced
mat II should be restor@a go TO to It's 9Tiginas PURPOSE
SUBWAY AT MAIDEN LANE.
In connection with the BROOKLYN end Of the Man
Bridge. the city authorities propose to con-
struct a new rloroughfare along the axis Of the
Sncb street ntersects or
reaches all the elevated lines now running to the
,-ompiefed spurs from the elevated lines will be run
over the bridge. The topograPhy OF the gronno IN IN
with every elevated line, so that it will run
subway without serious interference with
sruss streets; Such subway can be carried under
and m sT ano wins fhe sa9n RYen pep
WfHam-st. From this station one line can run
another line along William-st., diagonally under
the present bridge structure to Park Row, thence
properly to the end Of the Williamsburg Bridge at
ne bfGEe structure "he the Subway tracks csn be-
connected with the elevated tracks on the bridge
OF BROOKLYN BY, way of the Williamsburg Bridge.
sG Wsy taS sisr c6nneefon be made With the
eleiared tracks on the Manhattan Bridge when the
This subway should have two tracks every
should be four Stations could be at W
iam-st. Fulton,st Br9okiyn, , f Bridge Worth;
West-st the Hudson River branch AS the de;
fe done away With more eievated trains and longer
ones could he run through the tunnel than On the
so 6q os ex eqd enf
ee ,fssg G ~ WOULD be d at d six n m
along the whole length of the east side of the
fare (also at two stations on the west sidel
BRooKLYNs SUBWAY SYSTEM
This system now terminates. according to Con
tract No at the intersection Of Flatoush and At
transfer or otherwse with the trains M Of the Long
5nS no ad in by Of the IL
5ointiy by the city and the Long island Rai1Toad.
I'M limits Of the Borough Of Brooklyn From the
tended under Flatbush-ave. With four tracks to
the Prospect Park Plaza Around the outer limits
his eoP Inc along
Of the trscks on Fis36ushsve should be depresseG
81 the Plaza, passing beneath the loop, so as TO
along fFiatbush-aVes to- say. East BIoadWay It
is interesting 70 point out out that these proposed sub
;yEfems T Of the ot city Of New-York. rom Bronx. @
Pelham and Van Cortiandt parks on the north.
passing Central Park in the middle. and reaching
Prospect Park on the south. Another extension
of the subway could begin at Flatbush and At
iantic ayes. running south along Fourth-ave. to
Fort Hamilton, probably becoming elevated
point where the topography would allow
When these lines carried into execution and
the traffic that they would produce has been de-
reoped II is obvious that some further connection
VIII be necessary in addition the Whitehall
Joralemon-st- tunnel. It would that the best
route for such a tunnel would be Atlantic-ave to
WhitehalI-st Such tunnel would permit connec-
fions being made not only with the South Brooklyn
line but the East and Southeastern Brooklyn lines.
besides serving already well populated district
81 BROOKLYN The AtIantic-ave. could be con-
nected with lire that have proposed TO the
hoard running south along Church-st., provided
sucn lie is constructed.
BROOKLYN ELEVATED SYSTEM
Add third track on the Fulton-st elevated from
the end OF the line at East NewYork TO the Brook
iEn Bridge