New-York tribune., 1905-02-12
KEEN TO EXTEND SUBWAY
BELMONT MIKES OFFER
marlborough Willing to Build Feed
ers scith Its Ozcr Moneu.

August Belmont has tolI various members of the
Fspid Transit Commission that he is Willing 10
make large additions and extensions to the subway
system operated by the Interborough company
without the outlay of any money by the citv II is
understood that the extensions and additions how
ever will be only such will act as paying feeders
70 the present system
Built under such conditions Il IS assumed that
Mr Belmont would hardly be willing for the cit to
become the OF the subways until at the end
Of long operating term. the municipality paid him
what it cost 10 build. The city would however. de-
rive rental from the franchise and in the end
would have the option OF buying
Il was said yesterday that Mr.. Belmont was pre-
pared TO build subways on a part of the lines
sugges5ed by Chief Engineer Parsons in his So
calIsd comprehensive" scheme for rapid transit
II is expected that at early meeting OF the Rapid
Transit Commission Mr.. Belmont will make a def
finite proposition
There little doubt about the motive underlying
the decision OF Mr.. Belmont and the interests he
represents IN making offer TO build subways with
out the use of the city's credit The impression
among railroad men is that Mr. Belmont is plaa-
ming fully 10 intrench the Interborcugh company
II possession Of certain trunk lines UP and down
Manhattan Island and into The Bronx, Brooklyn
and Queens. to make it impracticable for the
Metropolitan interests to get any sort of foothold
for an underground road.
The Parsons plan continues down Lexington-ave
10 l4th-st but IL is unlikely that the Interborough
would build this section preferring to turn the
tween 42d-st. and l4th-st
From 14th-st- the line would probably be
turned into Broadway, and continue under that
thoroughfare TO South Ferry, not turning east in
Chambers-st, as Mr.. Parsons suggested. At Ann
st the and the old road would come together
again. and the present subway in lower Broadway
would be used by both roads.
The Parsons West Side line goes up Greenwich
ST.. West Broadway ard 5th-ave., across in 2Sd-st
and up 7Ih-ave TO 42d-st joining the present sub
way there It is likely that the Interborough would
consent build this entire line operate it in
conjunction with the present West Side line up
Broadway. II the Metropolitan built it the road
would run into the deadline of an opposition com
psny at 2d-st.
As 2n earnest Of the intention of the INTERIOR
ough 10 develop its system and give the maximum
number Of passengers fve-cent fare 1t
learned yesterday that plans under way for
the early building Of the Brooklyn extension from
Flatbush and Fourth aves., the present terminus.
10 Ocean-ave. in Flatbush. with extensive sidings
for the storage Of trains at the lower end. The
- he sf5evyaIks along Prospect PARK from the
Plaza 10 the Willink entrance, because of the dan
ger Of killing the trees in the park. The Inter
borough people may abandon one or two Of the
tracks proposed there and get the additional track
The Belmont interests. it was learned yesterday
Ed-sL, under the East River, TO Long Island City
AL the necessary consents OF property owners
has been bought between 4th and 5th SITS, in Long
Island City, for the sinking OF a perpendicular
SHAFT. This tunnel Will connect tho subways with
II viii make an Important feeder from Queens
to the Belmont subway and to the New-York Cen
trsl lines at the Grand Central Station
Al his home in Brooklyn last night Alexander E.
Orr president Of the Rapid Transit Commission,
told Tribune reporter that MT; Belmont & had al MADE
subway with the money Of the Interborough com
not even suggestion Of such a proposition had
been made by Mr.. Belmont so far as he knew
Asked what he would think OF such proposition,
before me viii begin 10 think about it. and not
before