The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-24
RIVAL SUBWAY PLANS OUT.
II. T. BOARD FEARS IT CANNOT
GET BOTH SETS BUILT.

The cOmpleto plans OF the lnterbOrouRh
company aud the Metropolitan system
describing the new subway routes they
are anxious TO have the Rapid Transit
Commission lay out were made known
at the boards meeting yesterday. These
routes overlap in several places, and unless
the committee on plans can modify the two
sets Of routes 80 that they will not conflict
the fight between the two companies can
only be settled by the commission decid-
ing which Of the rival propositions will be
most advantageous to the travelling public.
Before the next meeting Of the board
the committee will try to reconcile the two
plans but it's members agree that the pros
pect is almost hopeless. Both companies will
offer TO build their routes without financial
and from the city and for this reason the
commission would like TO work out a scheme
which will enable both corporations to
luld subways.
The dificulty IL shown by q comparison
ofthe respective plans. These are the routes
wanted by the Metropolitan:
four track line from itsth street where
seven lines Of the Union Railroad Company
ConverRel under Lexington avenue. to
Thirty-fourth street. to Fifth avenue. to
Broadway, to Vesey street 10 Church street,
10 the Battery, and by a loop up the West
Side 10 Seventh avenue. cutting under the
southwest part Of Central Park TO Eighth
avenue and continuing under the Harlem
River and jerome avenue to the city line.
4 four track line from itsth street und er
Third avenue and the Bowery, with one set
Of two tracks continuing down Park row
and Nassau street to Broad street and another
two tracks running under New BoWery and
Pearl street to Broad street, where there will
b. four tracks. which will round loop at
the Battery.
4 crosstown connecting loop under Thirty
fourth street. connecting the new Pennsyl-
vania station with the proposed Third avenue
line.
The marlborough company does not
propose building now trunk lines. Its
plans call for East and West Side branches,
to join the existing subway at Forty-seOond
street. The company proposes to build:
branch running north from the Grand
Central station Of the pre- sent subway under
Lexington avenue TO Harlem.
A two track branch running south from
long Acre Square under Seventh avenue TO
Twenty-hfth street. and thence 10 Broadway,
and a two track branch from Long Acre
Square under Broadway 20 Twenty-hfth
street. where II will join the other two tracks
continuing As four track road under Fifth
avenue and West Broadway TO Barclay street.
where a loop will be provided for local trains
express trains will continue under Greenwich
street TO q loop at the Battery.
In addition. the company asks for per-
mission TO extend It's present system and
offers TO bid on routes In Brooklyn practi-
cally identical with those laid down by the
committee.
The schenes Of the two companies come
into conflict in the suggested routes ira
versing Lexington avenue, Seventh avenue
and Broadway. Moreover, the 1nterborough
company has appealed to the commission
10 install a moving platform from river
20 river under Thirty-fourth street, and in
a letter sent yesterday TO the commission
Mr. Belmont repeated his offer TO exchange
transfers between the platform and the
lnterborough subway and elevated systems,
II this idea was adopted.
In the tentative report Il drew up the
committee declared in favor Of a moving
rla''o-rn for Thirty-fourth street. When
Zee hetropolitan's proposal was read yes
terday. Commissioner Clahin asked what
would become Of the platform project, II
the Metropolitan route should be adopted
In that case it would occupy Thirty-fourth
street between Third and Seventh avenues
II we are to have a line under Thirty
fourth street. Mr.. Clahin said, i certainly
think il ought 70 60 from river 10 river and
not pass only under part Of the street.
i don't see that that Is necessary re-
Piled President Orr. There Is no ferry at
the western end Of the street, and II would
SEEN that there would be no practical use
In carrying the line TO the Hudson
The only way that a line running under
the street could be carried entirely across
town said Comptroller circuit, Should the
street be given 10 the Metropolitan, would
he 10 run shuttle cars on the west from
Seventh avenue and on the east from Third
avenue
why not put the Metropolitan system
In Thirty,hfth street, asked Mr.. Clahin.
The engineers say that would be inn
possible, Mr.. Orr answered, because that
street would only accommodate two tracks.
10 carry out it's plans the Metropolitan
would have TO build two tracks under Thirty
fifth street and two tracks under Thirty |
sixth street, and that the company win not !
agree 10 do
Mir. Orr went on TO say that the problem
was one the committee would have 10 tackle,
30 he would suggest that It might be ad- !
visable 70 put the moving platform under
Twenty-third street.
"Ths Ownsrs Of the department stores
he remarked, want a eroastown line under |
Twenty-third street, and, a. there are
ferries at both ends, should think the
moving platform people might find it profit |
Gble TO equip that street instead Of Thirty |
fourth street with their system.'
Max schmitt Of the Sohmitt a 0allatin |
syndicate, owner Of the moving platform !
patents, was at the meeting. he said he |
would continue TO fight for Thirty fourth |
street, because il would give access 70 the |
new Pennsylvania station He added that |
his syndicate would build platforms under /
Twenty-third and Thirty fourth streets, |
but whether Il would consent 10 take the |
Twenty third street route alone he was not /
prepared TO say.
While there was no definite information
~ 10 the terms on which the Interborough
and Metropolitan companies will offer TO
build the routes they have mapped out 1t
Is understood that both will offer 10 con-
struct the Manhattan roads free. Mr..
Belmont has also intimated that II the
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