New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-13
HIS NEW BRIDGE Plan.
Eight Cars Could Load and Unload
simultaneously Without Confusion.

fresh plan for bridge terminal facilities was
brought to the attention of the Mayor and Commits
sioner Best yesterday by John D. Hall. Of Brook
lyn II IS based on the assumption that entirely
new structure will be erected at the Manhattan end
Of the Brooklyn Bridge. but it's author thinks that
the city already all the land st needs and per-
haps too much
Mr.. Hall would bring the trolley cars into the
station on the second floor and the elevated trains
the third floor. The street floor would be given
up largely to Offices and necessary stairways. The
fourth floor and those above it might be utilized for
offices. Mr. Hall thinks that an eleven story pullo-
ing would be amply sufficient TO accommodate all
of the widely scattered municipal offices.
One great beauty Of the Hall plan is that the in
coming and outgoing trolley traffic would no er-
fectually separated from each other. The former
would be handled on side of the station, ana
the latter on the other and communication between
the two localities would be impossible. After the
incoming cars were emptied, in a manner about to
be described. they would go around a loop to the
other side where they would take on fresh passen-
gers.
The incoming trolley track would fork so that the
two branches would parallel, say fifteen or
twenty feet from each other for distance OF ABOUT
merge the beginning of the loop that Went around
to the opposite side of tie station The long mar
row area between the parallel branches would be
traversei by eight more separate tracks, placed
at such an angle that car c9niq easy e19 ~
the right hand. Proper switches would sun iur-
irving would take the left hand track switch i'm
mediately of the eight diagonals. stop there
unload push TO the right hand brancn cor
main line), ana without delaying there, go
around the it would thus he possible 10
have eight cars unloading at once. The passengers,
leaving the trolley cars, would descend stairs 10
the street level A similar system OF tracks on the
other side would allow eight cars to remain station
airy long enough 10 load. without Impeding the
movements of any other The diagonal tracks
between the parallel lines would correspond TO the
present loops The platform for tho outgoing cars
wcUs1 bs reached by starways
Mr Hall would provide for the elevated trains
three platforms running in the general direc-
ton as those in use, but parable! with one
another and all coming close as possible to Park
Row These would be long that six car trains
eouli easily be accommodated The spaces between
the central and side platforms would be such that
train would fit into them nicely. Two trains
could then be loaded and unloaded simultaneously.
the outgoing passengers embarkiES from the cen
ira! pstforTn and the arriving passengers debark-
ing the sidS platforms. Here. again, tho two
classes Of traffic would be separated but the oper-
atoms Of loading and unloading could occur almost
simultaneously. Moreover. the trains would be
Obliged to make only orc stop instead Of two or
three, and mC~h time would thus be saved. The
passengers would have much shorter distance TO
travel to train to reach the street after
leaving one.