The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-09

Plans Already Underway to Es-.
tend the Underground Transit
in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
PROBLEM FOR ENGINEERS I: / \. !: !. 5;
Many Of These Had to be Dealt
With in tic Great Work--Tlic
Tracks and Stations.

#vitalixcs the third rail-, is. II structure
OF which the IN akcrs of the subway re
Justly proudt It has a frontag &c 4 OF w w
fcct on Eleventh avenue and e x tt41 ~
westward for nearly 10l fee, Will the 4
height IS 1e5 feet. 1t Is thus one Of the 4
largest buildings in Now York, sund $o nc
of tho largest power houses III tic 3
world. The weight OF the steel frame
work alonegis about 12.OC0 tons. ne 70 -fS
tai generating capacity OF tie plant ~
about 10000 horse power The third NJ
rail system OF electrical ropulsloll ~ ID
to be used throughout.
Now Practically Complies.
The SUBWAY is now practically !. com ON
Manhattan. It is a great work greatly
done, but It. must not be supposed TIA
at has solved the vexed Gues ton OF
Transportation in the metropolis. isr IN
gincers and traffic managers "a n1aitnr
with conditions In New York ibelieve t mt
1T Will be a best merely a temporary ana
tssns sa, Of traf,c There viii stl, in
all probability, DE a vast arms ~ OF
strap hangars,-on the subway Itself,
as we'll as on the elevated and sur
face lines. Other subTays will have 70
he built and plans fort them are already
being tentatively prepared q nd q con SD IN
cred "a VI: 5 5g s "
The Brooklyn extension runs under
Tic East river to- Jorale lemon street.
Brooklyn. The Rapid Transit Commits 4
sion has already authorized II An exte1-
sion os this Brooklyn road to 4 Pros pectS
Park, and South BROOKLYN has also I be-
B gun TO clamor for q branch IN nd n 2 S
likely to get II. w N f$ss'7 y. ,SS
the public Is agitating for an extern
sion Of the original schan,e OF the gu ~
a.wnN Tho iif}rooklyn extenHions tf l4nde;,5S
#the8'l5ast river was not d pa 1T OF 81 thai
original scheme. which y was q signed
only to relieve the congo stion OF ftraflic lS
Fin Manhattan and the AZ ronx. 534
Other Work y nder Ground.
IL The railroad companies. cs peciallys the
Pennsylvania. are also doing n,c his tllrl--.$$
melting iii; n ewf Y ork at the present time
and arc connecting their systems Wit IA
$tho subway. The n Rapid 81 Trans y Board
has granted t the Penn sy lyania ,Sf.t w
Jersey and New York = abroad n Cont
pany5 and to the Pennsylvania, New YorlS$
and A Long Island Kali road i5s Compiany.S n,
Jointly, franchises forS{a tunnel system q
passing from Nv ee hawken, N .fS ,SS nc ross
{ the North river. right under Manhattan
Island talong Thirty-second and Thirty
third streetsJ and hence into he q Bot
&oughg OF queens There is to be a double
sylvania extension will cost auout S59,-SSI
Co0, 300, and Will he provided with what
has been described as 1T he m ost ma S.;
siNe railroad III depot Jet conceive AxAu HILL
-Four full-slzed city block 81 have been:
torn down to max Q wa Y for it,Sand from
this station three tunnels glsill extend
$und err the 1Inst river In to SIC Borougl ~
| Of Queens. s3 Tho lasnnsylya is:s.
have direct communication. 5withou the
aid Scf floats not onl wi til NJ l,a SEQ
y tan, but witt the extremit ties q & Lon y
Island. The big ton IN st he cel,ter9S
or NIanhattanSls to sbc5 coi,llec tet NJ NJ
the subway and the 6 rand Cen tn ri l2ss to-
+ ton 8
Needs MOI Y ct Met
II They. are doing grelt things In ew5s
York city to-day to bring Fat her IS e:ir.Ss,
ferbocker's children q own y o work vi tl-t.
ont PAT kings them like herring IN AZ ~
ing poured out by the million every
month for the improvement OF transpo
station facilities, tile prov sion Is !; still
mad to the ne ed and is lIkel TO-
remain So for#nlany y yea RS to com
this Impossible to- give an vi act f1ET4s
gures on this point OF the rela ton of the
provision to tho need y Even the d Ivy
\ ca IRVING 4 apacIt y OF the subway cannots
be determined by estinnte. The OH Gals
In charge OF tho enterprise will n each ]
give YOU different guess; all of which
( arc away G5up5 into the illons: The
variation In these es timates Is explain
ed bys the fact that some Of them are re-
based on the seating capac lt y5S q. +. ne
cars which II Will be run, while n others y
are founded the demonstrn lied carry,
Ing capacity az the elevated and surface L' P \
cars, with half their passengers hanging l1
on to straps III the 'r,lsh hours,
RE- Copyright. 1874, by I3assett Statnes ;2sai