New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-26
COULD BE BUILT 1T ONCE.
RaDd Transit Board Has authority
Ia DcLanceN-St.

Mayor Mcclellan yesterday asked the Rapid
Transit Comm lssion 20 lay out q route for an
elevated structure from the Manhattan terminus
o. The Williamsburg Bridge 20 the Rowery. 70
facilitate the building OF bridge terminal fo-
elevated and trolley cars al Delaney ct and the
Bowery.
i sud that tie RAPID Transit Commission can
authorize the laying out a route fo- an ee-
waited structure from tie C.lrton-st. plaza TO
. The Bow cry sor the Williamsburg Bridge" said
the Mayor. 81 talking TO the commission. end
I want 10 ask this commission 20 take up the
. subje-; promptly and lay oUt the route. Imme-
date action with reference 90 utilizing the
Williamsburg Bridge fCr elevated az vel as
trolley cars IS needed. have talked win
Massrs Orr and Parsons AID with MI. BeHaou,
and the brooklyn Rapid Transit people about
cooperating la prov .diug traffic over the bridge
All the Interested parties are agreed that speedy
action 's desirable. Il IS the purpose to build a
temporary terminal structure at the BoUery
This station r. % be tL- terminal proper u"tt
the larger and more comprehensive terminal IS
BUN; al Park Row aat the bridges are an con
Eegted by elevated tracks. That may take sew
craI wears After that Is done. The Bo"ery sta
ti0u would be only way station.
Af,erward in outlining his plans foT q Bowery
terminal. the Mayor said:
There does not seem 10 be amy immediate
prospect Of working out "a subway connection
between TIE bridges. Mr Parsons has plaa
for doing f. but g. strikes ne that if we wait
for That plan 20 lee carried ont Il VIII be several
wears before We gel much benefit from the
DoIaucoy-st. bridge. I propose the building OF
n Rowerv terminal at a moderate cost. 40 he
done away with as soon rs the larger and more
comprehensive plan for iuterborough traffic te-
tween Manhattan and Brooklyn IS in fun oper-
alton. The Rapid Transit Commission has au-
tnority 10 lay out route from the C!lnton-st
ulaza 10 the Bowerv. aud We can build "a ter
rnfraI there for elevated train traffic. This
co1lree IS better than waiting for special legls-
latton and the usual method or CohdeIllillAS
1jror,erty II the Rapid Transit Commission
takes te intstiatiye take tide 10 the prop
ar-fy Al once and paw for Il afterWard- eApecl
20 200 the terminal built within nfteen or eEh-
.oer months We can have the troNeys run
,,irp .rr0sa the bridge Lefore midsummer'
''I)o you expect that an elevated railway con-
r,ecfforr for fhc bridges win he built
..7',ar seems 10 be the most practical scheme
for utilizing the bridges | would be glad II a
better rlau could be brought forward am
against the use Of Centre-st- for an elevated
structure as that Is taken up with two tracks
ars bea k-v wagon traflc now. II looks as II the
connection might he made through Eln-st- IL
win e some time however. before that IA done
With the terminal in operation In the BoWerS
and q new terminal at Park Row and Centre
e. n would not be difficult 20 connect Them
with the elevated tracks I expect that the pro
posed terminal for the Brooklyn Brdg" WI
come up for discussion AZ the meeting OF lle
Board or Estimate and Apporuonment to-InoI 70
row