The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-13
CRY AGAINST PARSONS PLANS
RT. BOARD HAD NEITHER TIME
NoR ROOM ENOUGH FOR kICKERS.
Bronx Park Elevated scheme Knocked
out for Start-Loud Protests Against
Hamilton Ave. Tunnel-Interestnk
~ Plan From AhrahAm-N0re Hearings.

Hamilton Aye. mountaineering
~ Plan From AbrnhAm-M0re Hearings.
Never in the life Of the Rapid Transit
Commission has there been seen such
ciemonstration in its offices as that Of yester-
siay, when tho board held its public hear
ing on the plans William Barclay Parsons
Saa prepared for tho extension of the SUBJ
way system. So great was the crowd OF
delegates from organizations OF each OF
the boroughs that not tenth OF them
could get into the meeting room.
Half dozen years ago, when tho COM
mission was at work on the plans for the
rneeent subway, II was In the habit OF adj
Srrtising public hearings on some specific
t.eotjon of route Those hearings were
attended as a rule by only handful OF
people
YESTERDAY from every borough came
stnR companies OF residents TO express some
objection TO the plnns and make sugges-
ttous tending better 10 serve their re-
Hpeotive districts II the demands which
the delegations were prepared TO submit
nnould be carried out the whole city would be
provided with a vertable gridiron OF sub
ways and the city's credit would be mort
.Snged for several decades to como.
The commission had intended 10 listen
20 tho delegations from all the ooroughs
yesterday, but long before 1t assembled
1t was seen that this would be impossible.
Brooklynites wearing badges inscribed
Fourth avenue tunnel we want almost
filed the meeting room. The delegations
from other borough' were unable TO get
in. It. was decided therefore, 10 hold
these further hearings Next Wednesday
for East New York: next Thursday FOR
The Bronx; Jan. 20 for Manhattan. his
Eava precedence to Brooklyn because
there vas no way out Of II.
All but few individuals opposed Mr..
Parsonss plan 10 build a tunnel from Fort
Hamilton down Fourth avenue only as
far as Twelfth street where il would be
diverted to Hamilton avenue and thence
,mder Butterrnk Channel 10 Governors
Island and under the East River 20 the
Battery. The commission was besought
TO adhere to the original plan OF carving
the proposed line down the full length OF
Fourth avenue 10 Flatbush avenue. where
II would join the subway now being con-
Etructed
Before these were heard however, the
Lx,ommission took important action on the
Parsons suggestion for an elevated rail-
road in part Of Bronx Park There was
no need 10 hear protests. President Orr
p, ernnunCed at once that the board as a
whole vas opposed to the invasion OF ne
public parks bv railroads. and that il would
nave" consent to laying elevated structures
over the surface OF any park. Morris
X lcsup then moved:
49, II The opinion Of th- board, II.
PM pdrka should not be used for Viaducts
tor e'nhmcnts for railroads and no VI" of
ssid iatks should nc made for tie purposes
of .r4 traus,t except - cases vh"t" che
To-, an be rhoed underground, as In the
rcr sru rarj 90 t"0'ral VarA
resolution was rassed unanimously.
f.r' Color. first speaker for the Brook
l,r non. urged the rejection Of the Hanll-
ar "a favor pf ICNrf h