New-York tribune., 1905-02-21
ACTION ON THE BRIDGES LOOP LIKELY SOON
NECESSITY OF RELIEVING CRUSH At TERMINALS
WIDELY PECOGNIZED-GROUT'S MODIFIC C4TION

loop wsich would enable the Brooklyn elevated
trains tb distribute the traffic that is now concen-
trated the Brooklyn Bridge. Those VINO hao
objections another elevated structure on general
principles admitted that the arguments against
subway connection as presented by The tribune
insurmountable and that as the necessity OF
taking some steps for the relief of the bridge con-
geston was so imperative ii would be wise 10 au-
thorize the proposed loop at the earliest possio'e
moment
John c. Breckenridge. Public Works Commits
sioner of Brooklyn, who is a practical engineer
said:
BTSGka has got to G9 for than s o @e
There streams OF travel now one Wiiija oHi
Brooklyn bGS gds m %ed can ahe ver and distribute
properly it will go long way toward ,Sg con-
tnuousiy in one direction one track and con-
tnuously in the OPPOSITE 1r9 Inder twenty sec
ond headway and perhaps carry siN ti,.s I'M bdges al
persons as are now carried over the two bridges
The objections to an elevated structure are pure pure
ings is occupied by junk shops ana ouiioigS o.
Would not depreciate the property In fact knGw
that the construction OF an eevave1 nd S' strbute
great number of people along the line, ana ms
T0gld subway is out OF the question
from engineering point ot view ne if srie COM ,II
NAM which is the only one that could operate
The loop Dd 70 af any eaS its lines with the new cars
that would he required by Il SUBWAY
tasf 1t IS noT no Daaneeyst which is to be wdened
liza msblrg Bridge This would obviate the neceSslt!
Of a turn into Grand-st. and then into Essex N-st
and thus to Delancey-st. was proposed at IrSl'
There are many reasons why Centre-st. shoulq De
lsed rather than BaXter-St., which has also beeil
Suggested In the first place il is nearer TO Broao-
waV and the line Of the subway, great arteries OF
travel Then. again if the line went through Ba%-
ter-st II would be necessary TO condemn nuci
private property. and experience has taught me
that to 80 through all the legal formalties of con-
demnation proceedings often takes as much time
and costs as much the actual work OF construc-
ton in Improvement.
Nathaniel H Levi. the president of the Broadway
Board Of Trade of Brooklyn. who represents the
sentiment of the Eastern district. is one Of the
most ardent advocates OF the proposed loop He
said:
am sure that all Brooklyn will greatly appreci-
ate the attitude The Tribune has taken on TINS
matter. Your arguments are clear. cogFnt ana
convincing. [ have given much thought to TINS
prC position and the conclusion / have reached Is
A subway is out of the question. All engineers
a gree on that point: what is the use of buttng
our heads against stone wall, when the open gate
to the problem lies before US?
II is reasonable to suppose that the great numpef
of people who live out in the section commonly
known as East New York would rather go home
by wa, Of the Williamsburg Bridge If they could
get cars that would take them directly there. II
the loop is built. most of those people would un-
doubleday be diverted from the Brooklyn Bridge,
as would thousands of others.