New-York tribune., 1905-02-20

their way to Brooklyn the subway may get
their elevated trains at the Worth-st. station of
the loop. Those coming down the 3d-ave.
and 2d-ave elevated lines may take the Brook
iyn elevated trains at the loop stations at
Grand-st. and Allen-st., respectively. OF course
the same distribution will be obtained for traffic
IN the reverse direction. 1t is obvious that this
VIII also relieve the congestion at the Brooklyn
Bridge stations Of the 3d-ave elevated railroad
and the subway. That consideration ought to
appeal to strictly Manhattan travellers and
make them warm advocates of the loop for
Brook1ynites
Now the trains the various elevated lines
are not run through to Manhattan during the
rush hours. on account of the inadequacy OF
the terminal there. and much Of the inconveni-
ence is experienced in changing cars in the
Brooklyn terminal With the loop connection
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company will not
only be able to trains through but will be
able to organize an express service. which will
carry passengers to the outer parts of Brook
lyn without stop after the loop is left The
plan for the loop includes four tracks over a
part OF the route and the company contemplates
putting in express tracks some of the lines
In Brooklyn If the loop is constructed.
When the Manhattan Bridge is completed the
loop will be connected with 1t by way of Canal
st. making two loops within the greater loop
and offering splendid opportunity fo- diversi-
fed service which will meet the demands 1f all
classes Of travel.
THE LOOP IDEA Is NOT NEW
So far back as 1901 the loop connection was
advocated by the board OF experts appointed
under special law to devise means for reliev-
ing the congestion the Brooklyn Bridge The
report of the board. which was composed of
Messrs. Boiler, Prout and WINERY said: Amy
general plans for relieving the present condi-
tions should contemplate not only improving
and increasing the capacity Of the present Man
haitian terminal but should make it possible
and practicable TO diminish the pressure at the
terminal by extending the bridge car and ele-
Nated tracks so that part of the mass of peo-
pie can be handled at stations other than the
bridge terminal IN connecting the three
bridges and providing other stations for hand
ling a part of the people who now use and will
continue to use the present bridge 1.-THE Will
lamsburg Bridge not done thenl, regard
should be had TO making suitable connections
or transfer points with the north and south
transportation lines of Manhattan to supply
ing some crosstown facilities in the downtown
district and to a connection with the more i'm
portant North River ferries"
This report also advocated. in addition to the
loop, crosstown elevated connection from the
Brooklyn Bridge down Park Row to vesey-st
TO West-st. and TO the Cortlandt-st. ferry. and
that the present gallery floor of the Manhattan
terminal building be used exclusively as ter
minal for the trolley cars.
VIEWS OF AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
George Gibbs, first vice president of West
inghouse. Church. Kerr & Co. engineers. and
consulting electrical engineer for the Long ISL
and Railroad and the Interborough Rapid Tran
sit Company, after a careful study OF the prob
len says in a letter just received by President
Winter Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany: Their conclusions (the Boiler, Prout
Winery board) embody in my opinion
common and better engineering princi-
pies for traffic control than since offered in any
public discussion. Their report has not received
the careful consideration from the public which
its character merits, and, while modifca-
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