The evening world., 1904-03-09
Chla Engineer Nichols Recon-
mends to Commissioner Best
/ an Elevated Road and Build
ing on Private Property.
COST ESTIMATED NOW
AT $12,500, 900.
It Is Said that S45oyO00 a
Year viii Come Back in the
Way of Rentals from the
Terminals.

Neither the so-calfed Martin plan for
eiey ated road through Centre, Grand.
Essex and Delaney streets. nor the
Slan of the Rapid Transit Commission
for a four-track railway through Centre
and Delaney streets will provide relief
from congestion at the Brooklyn Bridge
Engineer Nichols. OF the Bridge Depart
ment, repcrad 10 Commissioner Best
to-day. Mr.. Nichols urges the adoption
OF the Commissioners own plan for an
elevated road through and over private
property to Delaney street. including
the construction of a station and office
building on private property as an ex-
tension of the present Brooklyn Bridge
station.
The cost OF the Martin plan 70 esti-
mated at So, 10000; that Of the subway
s5.b0o.ooo. and the third. or administra-
tion plan, 81, 600. inclusive OF the
cost OF q fine office building.
The earning capacity OF the station Of
Zee building Mr.. Nichols figures at
elo5,ooo annually.
This latter plan he says viii provide
relief from congestion on the bridge
within six months, and the connecting
railway can be operated before the sta
tion Is completed and within twelve
months from the time when the real
estate In secured.
To Unite the Bridges.
The adoption OF the Commissionsr,,s,
prove the first step in connecting the
aThe connecting railway" he adds.
rshould be as free rs the bridges with
~<~kl lAt. N
from the limiting conditions Of the
Rapid Transit act contend that this
plan will satisfy the demand for i'm
mediate rclisf at the 4anhattan ter @
the accommodation OF the elevated
many years. Some provtsion should, In
ns a%ss the Ss bds mae i0i It
probably that the surface cars. either
OF Brooklyn or Manhattan, wtl soon
be extended over q great district In the
opposing boroughs, There Il not sut.
Brooklyn to any one district uptown In
Manhattan, or Of travel from Manhat-
tan TO any ono district in Brooklyn
70 necessitate definite provision there.
Induced to make the long runs required
Cor single fare.
Cara TO Run from Brooklyn.
There should. however, be provided
as speedily as possible SONG connections
by which cars from Brooklyn could run
further into Manhattan. and certainly
across town directly In line with all the
great bridges. The plans for the future
anticipate the construction OF an elevat-
cd cross-town line from the Manhattan
bridge. through Canal street, to pass
over and transfer to all the uptown
lines. whether elevated Or subway. but
this line cannot be made effective for
Brooklyn should be able to run across
town over the Brooklyn and the Will
iamsburg bridges. preferably through
Ss Sonnsstne rsiwxy HiS fer TGS'a the trolley 14
lines on the bridge. with q dozen oI
more stations in Manhattan for dis.
charging and collecting Brooklyn pass
5ected on the plan would furnish ons
OF the larger of those stations and che
yaxntious trolley terminal of the Brook
% the basement OF this building for the
purpose of removing tho present trolley
Terminal Mt this point and preparing the
way for such trolley subway loop In
Manhattan.
Thinks Plan the best.
'-rc my mind the plan submitted b,
parliament on the 18th ulttIno. ts the
most desirable OF tho plans proposed
FOR connecting the three bridges. \
lends itself most easily TO adoption t.
.future; II benefits the DISTRICT Taversed
instead of injurtng It, as the Martin
plan might; 1t Is better than tho sub
way plan because II permits adequats
Accommodation for the elovated rail
,Way trains ana leaves the trolley ser
wice to be provided for in a moro salts
factory manner than In possible In ths
subway proposed"
Engineer Nichols raps Bnganeer Par
IONS subway connecting proposttfor
"A chaa.acteriZes u as absurd and i'm,
practicable.