The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-07
BRIT. WANTS FEW SUBWAYS
80 MILES, SOME IN MANHATTAN,
ASKED OF TRANSIT BOARD.

Loop 10 Extend North From Williamsburg
bridge 10 I4th street and West to
the North River Ferries, and Several
Track Roads in BrOoklyn-May Hid.
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
sent a long letter TO the Rapid Transit
Commission yesterday asking for extern
sive alterations in and additions to the
routes for Brooklyn subways and Man
haitian connections. Nowhere in the
letter did the company say that it intends
70 bid for the contracts, but II was inferred
that the company IL DESTROYS Of doing so.
In the letter the commission Is asked
to substitute for the short Centre street
loop a much longer one. running north
from the Williamsburg Bridge to Fourteenth
street, west TO Eighth avenue. then south
TO Duane street, thence 20 West street TO
tap the ferries, and through Cortlandt
street and Maiden lane to a tunnel under
the river TO Pineapple street, Brooklyn.
Inside OF this a smaller loop running down
University place and south to Canal street
was suggested. From Canal street a line
would run over the Manhattan Bridge
and another down Centre street to the
Brooklyn Bridge.
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connecting the north Seventh street
(Brooklynl subway route with the Four
tenth street line in Manhattan, route
down Bedford avenue from the Gates
avenue line to the briggs avenue route,
and a continuation by way Of Manhattan
avenue TO Long Island City and the Black
wells Island Bridge; a four track subway
from Bedford avenue, east along Lafayette
avenue TO Stuyvesant avenue, thence to
Broadway, Bushwick and Metropolitan
avenues, connecting with the North Seventh
street main line at Union avenue; still an
other line running from Georgia avenue
in East New York to the Brownsville sec
ton "a proposed. In all about thirty-tive
miles OF subways are suggested.
In another letter Mr.. Winter proposed
a plan for the operation Of trains. He
said
Trains would run in either direction on
IN I'M Ms5Ssttsn ga and in brooklyn in the same
way. Trains running wa Iaiayette aha
Bedford avenues and North Seyenth ,S street
would stop at various intersectng polhts 10
pIck up surface car passen gers.
on the loop oP 5ushw lex . ana Metr9PG 9bs
trains would run in either direction, both
local and express, the local trains picking up
pHssen gers from surface cars and the express
vsted tTainG and furnishing an express ser
vice directly 20 the heart Of New YORK Il,
You will also notice that on many OF the
lines a. proposed by your committee and
which are Included In our plan we have
suggested an increase fromtwo 70 four tracks,
Tbe reason for this Is evident in connection
With the method OF loop operation above
outlined. We feel satisfied that as this pro-
posed construction IL not Tor to-morTow,
on for Ave years from now, bot for q long
period OF years, this provision OF four tracks
viii be fully warranted by the trafho which
the compre hensive system proposed VIII
daily BE- called upon 10 handle.
Nothing was done with Mr.. Winters
letter and maps except TO refer them to
the COMMITTEES on plans. The commit
tees report recommending nineteen new
subway routes, which was 20 have been
adopted IN which case Mr.. Winters letter
would have come too late), vent over on
ACCOUNT Of President OT's absence due
10 his brothers death.
Mr.. Grout said that the committee would