New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-11
RFINONT WANTS BRIDGE
uSKS TO CONNECT SP4NS.
co,troTler Grot .4ttaci5s' Commits
aoncr Bcst's Plan.

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Aag -.-s--. -,.p,,,.;..s,l .o
-,--is Transit Company, t'9''-'0e 'i'-N ~
,,s4 Transit Comm iSslou proposition To
ne s'-t. . ..--. .,,o KK-ff7far7,erli-l
rYn Inter .. ,-..,.-,-s--. o., F.l-,
ga. -- .e r...aE to provide a spo-
al ..... ....-s. % rr~a ike that on
c.l "i.- - .. Ella. ..,,-,.,-l lseia7 VII,
ths RT1or.t ...- -.---..s
r-, ...a -.-.r .t ...- H-- sum ah eleNat'a
--.... afford nC free transfers
FTlr t..' .-....-.7 r;-.as
90 the r -N. .. .. -.....- .
.,- r......r... ....r . It ..i .-I'et upon tS
-. -r ...,......... ...tf -@o 3. 'l. yester-
hihs ........- YESTERDAY, was a
---.rier
- --.... r...--rs-.- ..t--- H.H-it.o- rs re-
.......... .r.... chs. .----.. ,l,. tarveer
garde1 as a. .......- ........., r.-
,tt Belmont ..4 t.s Ne''Hl''li-. ''''-
r- ,,.a- .re arfIles and up ard down '.e
lA" .....--t.,. ..,.F shat
ael-'s N E.-.- '' 7.' " - ...
rsrhe- r5al is -oirE 90 .-t 'Ee o'i-r' gam '-+
,orzi.sr4.llr advantage without spirited a2A.
...-....5 .1.,- ,f- Belmont win soon make
II D. ''-.-e'' '' '' - ..--,..,4 o.,
g T~0rne ttnt tN iil' ''t.i-.t-7.'.'' '. "
Ions Island city from -1e GRAND '''tTa- S''
!. ..-- .. ,,. .r..-- +r "a. The surface lines
h'.. ~ .-.,s.-s.r 20 fre
IN Qu0elr. -d-' b.. .,.- r-,.
commission ses-friH. Nas .1hlai.-- .- -''. -.'
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,a-evrf,n submits plans for the building gl aA
elevated structure connecting VIZ I,s,.-t. ,, srs
iaI'sluik h.l-s ,.,..,l ,,ijene5 neIancey-s. -
15,--.r-,. 114 thence through private property %
l'n-st.. VITA stations coHnect.-'k '-.s Ia
and Third ave ''e'"17- -'' ~
L.Ii.-s5 -I 51.,-ct -2s,.t5 Transit company vii.
yr-ee Id operate ths bridge from the plaza in
WILLIAMSBURG 'o the E.n-sl sl .i-o-, anS a.s'
5lt -oll,.t',..- f @ yt-JI5,-. - t5,s1re q.
,-.ri,e5 f- 7r- Rests rI4-1. sJSiU7,tteI 10 the
commission in fHa acconpany1ng pamphlet en-
Ni'a -- s. ~ - 49,, = - 49, 1,s' -,
e[sio,s l... ,,.,l.s as y,lr5 ne deemed re-es-
ea1-r
This company VIII agree 10 operate this pro
Io~,a i .I e .,5 ~ ,,,,,'., WIN -
lions and win also operate n special service FOR
bridge travel alone for the same fare as NOW
cnaiGe4 on lng l'fooAlls hrlasf VIZ % cents toT
n fhH Rsril T~ansf- Corrrnissio, v,fu se-,rs
Che proper authority from the legislature for "a
crossihg W h'odG"aN the lnternorough Rapid
transit ''it'Iai.l "lA operate Tor The same fare
,,-oUrh I-Ir..-s- sol,-b into l,srsi-st a,I5 go
through Caual-st. connecting with the sixth
snd Nlnth ave elevated lines and any proposed
fbe yyse+ si5e .,55 Mi, ,r.z-s,o +t,i -. ,> ~.
also FOR fare Of = cents and transfer free -
salIuonal iare, 70 au me elevated and subway
N' N'Il'l'a'''-
Bridge commissioner hest's proposition for the
connection of the TWO bridges across the East
EH'eI' a7 SuEEes'el NY 'hleI Engineer Nichols.
was Su''lll''ea q" me hoara- ihe proposition in-
.l1uFs az ~ ltSa'e' structure het"eeh the Brook
aNo p" 'l.i0''.s'1,s "iiaseS ana an ONCE
-'l l 'l'. y iai i-..sI'Is aS a terminal
. lelteT was ftao from Chief Engineer Par
Fons, in which De said that subway connect
Ans the two str,,rt,,rss ,,.,1,fl5 + sl,. 81 -,
90 -. '''U' ff'''''.-
~ "iie N"utu 'Ahe lI'-H TWO 10 TWO ana haf
eeaIs 10 construct
Controller GrOut took issue with the estimates
NJ Frf5ga ,-o,,r,ss-si,.,.- D.. = = -,
s,,.,,~,,,-s 60 -. a -, ~ az
' il7 oeIleNeu 1le estimates
oue ~ MI besl We're TOO low Mr.. Best al
lowed Tor real estate taken by the CITY FOR the
structure Sc 0oao.a ,-t.t , -, -. a,
-. ,-,s, '- '7' Va 'le
poJVc~ iHciudfe elevated structure and Office
pulldlng, OF NlZ,,h'ptD. Mr.. Grout said that ac-
Cording 10 his experts he was led 10 elie,-a rl,a+
the cos- ~ ,l,e ro.1 ,s.-., - . -,
S,oa.ono, - 'N w al ledSl
'''''' ana 'hat the approximate cost of
'he PROJECT even according 10 Mr.. Best's ceduc-
ti0ns would he S15 5OaO6O