New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-18
BEST ANNOUNCES PLANS.
" ants NezC Terminal across Park
Roc, 9th Increased Facilities.
TOTAL COST WOULD BE s6,soo,ooo.

Bridge Commissioner Best yesterday sent 70 thu
Mayor and other members OF the Board Of Esti-
mate and Apportioument a tentative plan for an
enlarged bridge terminal. TO cost for land and
building, about 50 100000 The new terminal viii
cover al Tie Irregular shaped blocks between the
present terminal northward to worth-st.
Nothing is said IN Commissioner Bests plans
which. IL Is understood. were drawn by chief En-
slneer .. F. Nichols of the bridge Department
ABOUT connection between the present bridge
terminal and che Williamsburg Bridge. This omis-
sion Is both surprise and a disappointment as
nothing in the way Of changes in the Park Row
terminal is gong to increase largely the capacity
OF the Brooklyn Bridge. II is understood that
cAieI Engineer Nichols soon will submit a plan
Tor connecting tie bridges with an elevated struct
IFe. Commissioner Best's letter to the Board Of
EsuInate and ADportionmcnt is as follows
For this purpose there will be required the acqu-
S..oI OF an the real estate belonging the
elLy IN the foul blocks bounded by Centre-st on the
west Tryon Row the south. Park Row on the
sn7su biol - b on the north and east and the
"a on the south and east and Pearl-st. on
ne north, and the small block bounded by Park
ana Brooklyn Bridge on the south and North Will
on the south side of Duane-st between CITY Hall
race ana Park-st and ir Centre-st. between Pearl
The construction will consist Of an extension Of
Tryon Row and over private property, as shown on
the same map. to the southery side Of Worth-st.
ing portion OF the westerly end OF present
bItCge station and extending along the easteriy
size or Centre-st. TO a point at the north
eIty sloe OF Duane-st, the said building being about
Provision viii be made for widening the Man
hattan Railway structure Park Row. TO
provide at least additional track westerly OF
ne tracks now in position. and for the construc-
uon OF platforms necessary for all these tracks,
anu Tor covering these platforms with extern
SION roof TO the main station building. and for
of Duane-st.
The ground floor OF the station building in Cen
ue-st. VIII; excepting the space devoted to public
streets and places. be used for entrance to the
station. and VIII be provided with stairways reach
ING 10 the second. or meZZa nine floor. which will
correspond In level with the mezzaCre floor Of the
present station, and VIII provide extensive
scale Tor the distribution Of passengers to and
nom the several railway platforms.
ne third, OF main. station floor viii contain
tracks and platforms. four IN number which will
re longer and wider than those now in the
New ork and Brooklyn Bridge. The head room
on this moor Will be twenty 10 twenty-five feet
above the platforms, end provision will also he
made Tor the construction OF fourth and fifth
hoors which may be used for Office purposes This
guiding is 70 be OF steel skeleton construction with
stone exterior and slate roof
From the City Hall Park incline will lead from
the surface 70 the mezZanine floor. and stairways
VIII also be built from this ramp 10 the ground
near the westerly curb line Park Row.
me present bridge station VIII Ee connected with
me Centre-st station building and form A south
tTly, wing thereto The elevated railroad platforms
In the present station will be extended and brought
out nearly 10 Park Row and two additional side
platforms VIII be built and rooted IN over the pres
ent ccrriaceways % the bridge and all OF these
four platforms viii be fitted with capacfous stair
ways 70 the mezzanine floor