New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-08
CROSSTOWN ELEVATED.
BEST SUGGESTS ONE.
Sub7cays, also, to Prevent Crush at
Ne7C Bridges.

Bridge Commissioner Best yesterday sent a let
ter 10 the members of the Board OF Estimate ana
Apportionment asking the passage OF resolution
for the construction of his proposed Manhattan ter
minal for the Brooklyn Bridge. He would have
the terminal extend to Duane-st instead OF Worth
St. formerly planned.
For the distribution Of traffic from the ne"
BRIDGES he suggests elevated and subway lines. at
an estimated cost of than sl2,o0000o. He pro-
poses an elevated railway through Canal-st 10 the
North River, and one from Delancey-st, ana that
street extended TO the spTing-st station OF the
subway in Elm-st. He also proposes a subway
from the Williamsburg Bridge, under DelanGcy-st'
the Bowery Broome and Hudson SITS, West 6T0ad ,
Row and the Brooklyn Bridge. with further eXten-
sions
His letter says in part:
respectf1lllv request favorable action the fol-
lowing resolution, or such other resolution as your
honorable body may select having tho same mean
RESOLVED That the location OF the proposed ex.
tension of the westerly or Manhattan terminal OF
and private properly, which has been determines
BY the Commissi0ner Of Bridges to be me mos
ton TO be that which is specifically shown on the
eewns G9eT limits OF the station building to be
erected and the railway tracks TO be constructed
The portion of the streets and public and private
property included in this location to De DoS ari,
follows: Beginning at a point where me norlneIly
side OF the approach Of the Brooklyn Bridge crosses
the middle line Of North William-st and extending
thence northerly along said middle line OF William
st to the southerly curb line Of Park ROW; thehcs
PARK Row TO the northeasterly curb line OF Duane
St. and thence along the northeasterly GoTH 6S
from the northerly side Of city Hail Pace, anu
thence northeasteriy along the lot lines and nearly
cry and parallel with DuaneIst vs. le0t ~ S rito
southerly side Of Parh-st, and thence nor ih
erly and diagonally across Park-st TO the soutI,
easterly corner OF Park-st ana FeaTt-stc, an
thence northwestery anu along tng SI ~
side Of Pearl-st. TO the southeasterly slde OF Ell
sssteriv sid of T,entre-st to a point where the
northeasterly boundary of the Luhtzer BGlio ing
OF rtdh 40 IA p,iitzT bujIiins and the south
point where this line interseets the nllgole , me
the middle Hne Of North Wiliam-Ht 10 the point
or place OF beginning -, ~,
The present tracks and foot bridge of the BrooH-
lyn Bridge now extended over Park Row 10 pc Pc
continued and extended for use only curing Crs
completion OF the station building, over ana LcIS
Park Row and CentTe-st and over and INTO ne
and permanent ramp ana ihHlhe; t - M The STA
Pedestrians only to be G9nSrGcred from .Ho and
into City Hall Park all substantially as Snow" y"
The portion Of city Hall Place directly under the
proposed station building TO be permanently CIoSeu
and PafH fts. to be left open and each Of these
streets to have width under the proposed struct-
streets, and a height IN the clear under any and
all structures OF not less than fourteen feet
; An elevated railway should be carried rom mo
Manhattan Bridge through tanaI-st- 10 the Notlti
way should he built IN Delancey-st. and Delaney
ST. extended to Elm-st 70 feach the SptliE-at std
railway should be extended nom some point west
the BuWery 10 connect with the Canal-st line,
which would then carry passengers from both Of
these bridges to the North River. All 81 these
elevated railways would cross over the north and
south elevated railways now running and provide
transfer thereto. and provision could thus be MADE
for connecting the elevated railways over the TWO
bridges.
\ connecting and distributing subway could oe
blIiIt from the Williamsburg Bridge under De-
lancey-st., the Bow-ry and Broome-st TO hudson,
81. and through Hudsou-st., West broadway ana
Greenwich-St. 20 Lherty-st-, and thence through
Iib,rty-st. \assaG-st. and Park Row 10 the build
ing proposed the terminal station OF the Brook
Ism Bridge \ further extension OF the subway
could under ParK-st.. Worth-st, the BoWery
or on similar route to the Manhattan Bridge.
which could also have a subway To the north
through the E0Wery 10 the BroOmc-st- subway,
and these subWays would then provide connection
for trolley or elevated cars. or both the three
bridges. and 4 distribution Of passengers through
lower Manhattan not easily obtainable IN any
other way.
Such a subway would he about four miles IN
length and should have ten 10 fifteen stations or
collecting distributing points This entire sys-
TEN Of elevated railways and slbways could he
built for less tran Sl2.of0p0