New-York tribune., 1904-08-07
RAISE BRIGHTON TRACKS.
York on abolition of Park and
Prospect Place Crossings Begins.
The reason is this:

y-orl, on the plaus for the adjustment OF tho
grade crossings the Brighton beaeh ms O.
Prospect and Park places. which are TWO VI -, s',9
most dangerous In the city, began last week, 1IIIS
a. IT, ersT tangible result OF the work OF the Brook
Ivn Grade Crossing Commission. which IS cur-
dened with the responsibility OF aooAsh'ns a" 'lis
grade crossings IN Brooklyn on the Long ,' tsIai.N
Railroad as we'll as the motor hhos ol 'ne D''V'
lyu Rapid Transit Company.
ThA brighton Beach Railroad. which Is now op-
Grated under lease by the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit Company. has private righ; OF way from AZ
lantc-ave., between Franklin and Classoh a'es''
10 the beach, When 1t was decided 10 run til7
KINGS County Elevated trains 10 the beach, an eie-
,,a,ed structure was built from Fulton-St- to
point between ST. Mark's-ave and Prospeet F1des'
where the tracks reach the ground oy means % s4
Incline beginning at St. Marks-aVe' Inc uacNs
,ber cross Prospect and Park places at grade, ana
,ror, tha latter thoroughfare TO Beverly Road IN
I11athusb tina tracks run through cut. over whlch
the streets are carried. Beyond the latter point
the crossings are to be abolished by the consuuc-
tIon of an embankment to the beach, out th@t vi"
come later. ,.. .ra
,,l+ ~ the heart OF the borough. where traf1c Is
beavv Originally trains only every hdI hout
but with the extension of the line TO CoheS !slaiu
the DEVELOPMENT of tho service and the aoul'ioi
Of broadway ferry. Manhattan Beach ana race
trains the schedule has been so lhcIeaseo '"a ''-
liability Of accident is great
To abolish the grade crossings at the points III
question the tracks will be elevated me piSSslI'
incline will be raised from the lower END unui' III
stead OF declining from St MARX save t'o -
,,1 rise slightly on per cent grade. IN orueF 10
t,.o , tveIve-foot clearance at Prospect Flace
The existing steel work and old columns can %
utilized In this work. From the point between '''e
end Of the elevated structure ana FFosPeVI NAsO'
,be tracks will be carried on an eneankmeht Win
az o.otnirr walls The steel bridge over
,+ .trea+ will have what is known as the solid
eoor construction; 1. e, there will be uoushs IN
the steel work. in which ordinary wooden ues' psl-
Hasta1 with gravel will be laid This construction
permits the minimum thickness OF hoo''hs anu
also prevents dripping to the street
p..,,een Torospect and Park places the tracks
90 20 he carried on an embankment. with concrete
walls a 'hu." according to the techhcsi la''suase
20 tho enrineers. The bridge over Fark Flace VIII
10 sIroiIar to that over Prospect Place. but not
% liab On account Of the necessity of get
t, +ha cracks down to the ground before sterling
place. where they go under bridge Is reacheo-
In order 10 get the necessary clearance Oh Twelve
feet at Park Place It will be necessary 10 uepFesS
that street for eight feet THIS depression VIII oe
gin at points 142 feet toward Frankln-ave ana z4e
ct toward Classon-ave.. and reach the aepth or
e,gbt feet under the bridge by gradual dechne-
a. an eight foot climb from the street to the
houses would be almost OUT OF the question: 'ne
IdauoIl. on either side will he depressed maxi
, ~ only four feet. II will be part OF the
work OF the commission TO build steps leading from
the sidewalk 10 the various yards, Here oy COM
mon consent, the houses were oFlshaiy set odck
. distance OF seventeen feet from the building line.
g,yinr a good sized lawn in front The depression
~ the street and sidewalks will have the effect OF
placing these houses on terrace.
Tbs nresent Park Place station lies between that
s+reet and Sterling Place. AS the railroad COM
rarv owns right of way of only fifty feet at this
point and could not buy the additional land which
II now holds under short term lease, it was not
nosshle to construct the permanent station there.
ON the other side OF Park Place the company owns
a right of way of sixty-fve feet. and the station
and platform will extend toward Prospect Place.
The Station proper ticket office will be rather
ornate structure the southerly side of the bridge
with stairs leading down under the tracks to the
sidewalk IL will be what is known as an inter-
track station and the platform viii be 257 feet long.
For 1F feet OF this distance II will be covered hy
a steel canopy The ticket office will have a steel
IRE me covered with corrugated iron. The roof
viii be tiled giving artistic effect, and the in