New-York tribune., 1904-10-30
QBEAY OF BROOKLYN.
sftention attracted TO 1.-THE At
lantic-a0c. improvement.

,zew that the Manhattan subway has been put
.--o operation. the attention OF Brooklynites win
s-,-n row on Re focused on their own subway until
= Is completed. So Tar. outside OF work
ror.es derrcks railroad sidings ana certain short
stretches of street plsnked over. the progress OF
--s-k on the Brooklyn subway proper has not been
npsrenf 70 people passing along the streets. When
Frton-st. Is torn up and blockaded the fact that
Frookyn, too, is TO have rapid transit may be too
ernoyingly apparent
What is now attracting the most attention. how
ever is the work OF enlarEing and depressing the
rs-ainal of the Long Island Railroad at Atlantic
and Flatbush aves This is the last part OF the
general scheme for the Improvement of Atlantic
ave by the removal os the railroad tracks. which
ras been going for some years.
The terminal q the Brooklyn subway proper. as
az prese-t planned is 70 be at Flatbush-ave. ada
cent 70 the new underground terminal OF the Long
island Railroad. An examination OF the engi-
rsers plans Of these two terminals reveals that
rhev are 70 be so connected that the Long Island
.,sl-oad VIII probably be 8 most formidable bidder
ecr -he lease OF the subway when completed. 30
che Two improvements are linked in the puollcs
,-+erest II IS announced that by May 1 the rail-
rad viii have SIS equipment IN such condition that
electricity viii be substituted for steam IN the
,s-attor OF trains between Brooklyn and Wood
haven. Richmond HILL Jamaica and the Hoeka-
vravs Thus II the Long Island Railroad shoHlo De-
come The lessee of the subway from the Sity HAL
- .Ae Battery and under the river 20 Flafoush ana
,.f.-f- s,-es II could operate in connection with
-
- --esent lines a through suburban rapio transit
e-ri,s that would be much longer than that n
Manhattan ana The Bronx
-. ,-s7-r.nr chasm n the ground that has been
-. ,rbe-s formerly the old 18th Regiment arEnory
.F ..--s,+s the attention OF ali who travel on
- rff-b-ave elevated line The earth mas grad
nails. been eaten away and carried on On nat cars
-r now ONLY one narrow st-lp remains running
cut in the excavation and supporuns Inc = M A-As
~- -1,e dirt cars AL the rocks have been a4loWeo
- .---1 now the bottom OF the excavation
,ooJ.s ike the bottom OF some canyon II the ROCKY
,,o,r-atrs These rocks VIII be broken up ana
mod later in the retaining walls OF the underground
terminal. -.
-riz terminal an the large rectangular plot bounded
rv FLatiush-ave.. Hanson Place Fort Greene
Place and AtIaur.c-ave-. except a narrow fringe
el5rr Fort Greene Place. This fringe consists OF
.he Brooklyn branches of large meat packing con
Germs ana they too wiz be Incorporated into the
terminal 10 The extent that tney viii probably con-
sruct sLI-rasen-euts that the refrigerator cars
NAV be ,srl5aded direct from the tracks into the
storage houses To acquire this property the
railroad bought not only the old armory but also
seven O. eight brownstone dwelling houses in
Hanson Place
The present building known the Flatbush-ave
Etat5r VIII remain III its present position ana attl-
tude Il win be supported from beneath and serve
as che s5rface waiting room From the upstairs
waiting room passengers VIII 70 into the base
rnsur and pass 10 the various train platforms
The level of the terminal VIII be twenty feet below
ne level az the street. The entire space below
Atantic-ave. between Flatbush and Fifth aves
which Is practically continuation CT Fort Greene
Place is n be used for railroad tracks. That part
not now occupied by surface tracks has been ex-
cavat-5 and the steel beams for the roof are being
placed il position The wall under the south curb
line os AtIantic-ave is practically q continuation
of the wall % the tunnel leading from Bedford-ave.
Looking down az this work from Fifth-ave-. one
the undermined supports Of the elevated
structure leading from the Fifth-Ive. elevated line
O. the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company 10 the
Long Island tracks This connection viii be re-
tsiued and the elevated structure VIII. when the
sa5vay IS completed rest the walls OF the
lzrter.
There are 70 be fourteen tracks altogether IN the
terminal six FOR through service and the Others
sIdetracks.
There win be connection with the Brooklyn
subway IN two places. Two tracks viii di-
rectly from Atantc-aFe. into the subway tracks
allowing trains To go through without entering the
station proper Then Two more tracks viii run
from the Hanson Place end OF the station into the
subway IN F-atbush-ave This viii allow subway
trains 70 rua directly into and through ths L0ag
WITH The exception OF the present staten, IS
l. 6at n Haasoa F6 81 ne P5r: 5;geen GePG Pase
end, the entire terminal VIII be rooted over at the
s.le"a-A ever - is Fos-l9e later that more
Jreientl2us station "i4 be built A. me Flatbush-
sl- a25 Hanson I'-aee corner. This express sta
stand back twenty feet from the sidewalk line. 10
all run direct into The basement i've tracks.
The baggage and express VIII be handled IN ele
Fdtors. As already stated. the houses IN Fort
Greene Place VIII have direct connection with the
terminal and small tunnels WI be run from the
Ata1-lC-aTe. racks 70 accommodate several other
r-e houses on the other SIDE Of Fort Greene Place
AS tar work under the south side OF Atlantic
ave 1s cCuul etel. tracks vii 1e there and the
ualTs EEtfel 10 thar point from the present ter
Fni'a-- Tho work of atlOn the latter point
VIII then he begun All the dirt taken from the
eXastFauors BE being transported TO Fresh Pond
junction whore II iz being used IN filing n de-
fel-ftton flr n~TiI IeRes granted the railroad IN the
tflistilcrlo- Gt what IS known the con
reclag railroad, running from Ridgewood 70 Mott
Between tle terminal q the Brooklyn subway
and t1e Long Island terminal there VIII be connect
lng passages that will virtually make them one
there viii De depressed f0orways. that II viii
lI De necessary 20 cross TIE tracks at any point
lLree sections Or the AtlaHtic-ave Improvement
Hfr now 81 use. the elevated structure from AT
-lE rre tunnel section from there 10 Howard ave
and tlc second elevated section from HOEard-ave
:. point between N0stTaUd and Bedford eves
inc second tunnel from the latter point 70 the
ir three short blocks between Carlton-ave and
HoItu Ellotr Place.
A. has been saic. when the summer timetable
goes lato effect next Ma steam engines VIII oe
entirely abolished and electricity substituted from
tle terminal 10 Jamaica ana 10 ROcka way. Enough
or The terminal viii be completed that the trains
ca r-a rght in through the second tunnel section,
The power house viii be IN Long Island City, and
s-bs-arl0ns for transforming the current from e
l-gl ~ "a low potential VIII be built al Grand-aVe,
1ast New-Gork MOOdhaTen Junction and Rock
ANl- junction. east o. Jamaica.
GIVE DINNER FOR a. J. BoULTON.