New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-13
NO BATHS UNDERGROUND
SOBWAY ROUTES FIXED.
May Haze MoUing PLATFORM
Trans to Battery IN Sir Weeks.

Inc Rapid Transit Commission at its meeting
yesterday adopted all the routes informally
chosen a week ago with the exception of that
for four track subway in 34th-st The com
mission decided to run the new Lexington-ave
route through Both and Both SITS. as originally
proposed, and leave 34th-st. as a route for an
Independent crosstown line or moving platform
rms modification was a victory for the
Ing platform promoters. and was brought about
by letter signed by Max E. Schmidt, Stuyve-
SAINT Fish and Cornelius Vanderbilt, represent
Ing the Continuous Transit Securities Company
The letter said that. subject to possible dam
ages to abutttng property owners, the Inter
borough would be glad to have moving plat
form on the 42d-st- spur of the 3d-ave. elevated
road. The company expected to take immedi-
ate steps to put moving platform in the place
suggested.
E. P. Bryan and William Barclay Parsons,
representing the Belmont interests asked for
weeks delay in action the proposed routes,
to allow further examination of the plans Con-
troller Grout objected to further delay and was
supported by the commission. Then one by one
the various north and south routes were brought
up and adopted. They comprise four track sys-
TENS for Sd, Lexington 9TH and Sth aves the
latter one route
The engineers for the New-York City Railway
Company said they did not longer desire a four
track route through 34th-st. but preferred the
route originally laid down, with two tracks
in Both and two IN 36th-st., between Lexington
and 9TH ayes. The 34th-st crosstown line will
be built in two sections one section being from
the East River to 9th-ave.. and the other from
9th-ave. to the North River.
The commission authorized the extension of
the Interborough system from the present north
ern terminus on the west side to Van Cortlandt
Park viz ba ba run
ming there in a years time Acting Engineer
Rice said that trains would be running down
Broadway to the Battery within six weeks. Mr..
Rice also said that soon as leaks were stopped
in the tunnel under the Harlem, in about three
weeks 1t would be put in operation.
Ex-senator Ford. representing the Municipal
Ownership League. presented d letter with ref
erence to the methods that should be pursued
in letting contracts and fixing routes for further
subways, saying that under Section 81 of the
Rapid Transit act it possible to provide for
reversion of subways to the city at the expira-
ton Of the franchise and to place whatever time
limit to the franchise the board might deem wise.
The road equipment and franchise would be
subject taxation if the contract were let under
this section
The Interborough proposition 10 four-track
the 2d-ave. elevated track was rejected.
On the four-traCking of the Fulton-st., Brook
lyn, subway, letter read from August Bel
mont saying that the marlborough willing
to pay half the cost if the city would pay the
cost Of the connection. This offer was accepted.
The city will pay $1,5OOOO0 and the company
S50O00O
Mr.. Rice reported that four hundred trees
which have been destroyed in the subway
struCtion would be restored by the contractors.
Controller Grout said it was time to begin legal
action toward the removal of the slot machines
and newsstands from the subway. While no
formal action taken, it is expected that
legal measures will be taken SOON