New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-24
FAVOR MD0NALD PLAN.
RIVALS SUBMIT ROUTES.
Peterborough Would Give a Long
Ride for Nickel.

The New-York City Railway interests seem TO
De the wiauers III the race for the new sub
ways and the unrecorded sentiment in the Rapid
rransit Commission seems TO be in favor Of CIV
sng the next big contract to that system, that
there may be subway competition. August Bel
mont sent TO the Rapid Transit Commission
yesterday a letter containing this declaration:
/ The Interborough Rapid Transit Company is
prepared TO enter into a contract and construct
.inder the terms of the Rapid Transit Act the
romplete system as originally conceived and in
addition thereto TO make extensions to the bor-
zuehs of The Bronx and Brooklyn, completing
e comprehensive system Of rapid transit lines
that Will carry passengers from the northern
i Extremity of The Bronx, through Manhattan and
ko various points in Brooklyn, and give the in
habitants OF these boroughs continuous rloe
Without change OF cars, for a single fare OF five
gents, without regard 10 distance, over both
subway and elevated lines.
Nothing was said either in the letter sent by
.Ar Belmont or the one sent by John B. Nc
gDonald, giving the views of the New-York City
hallway officials with reference to routes. about
financing the companies about rental terms.
I'll is understood, however. that the city will
mot be asked by either of the prospective bid
,deTs mentioned TO furnish money or credit. The
belmont company is willing to build a new sys-
sen at a cost of about S6o.OO0.O00.
The plans of the New-York City Railway in
rerests contemplate three four track lines up
and down Manhattan and extending into The
Mr. Mcdonald wrote that the commissions
,rsSste- rlfs
company. Briefly the routes he wants are:
THE MDoNALD ROUTES.
From the terminus at 13sth-st. and 3d-ave
where the Bronx surface tracks converge, a
four track line under the Harlem by way of
1 Lexington and Sd aves. TO 34th-st., there con-
/ Meeting with the Grand Central Station: from
34th-st. the Lexington-ave. line to extend west
erly 10 5th-ave., south 10 23d-st., to Broadway,
/ 70 Union Square, to Vesey-st, with two tracks
! TO Church-st-. thence south under Church-st to
j The Battery. with terminal there.
4 The 3d-ave. line TO run south from 34th-st with
four tracks TO the Bowery at 5th-st-, to Chatham
Square; then with two tracks under Park Row
and Nassau TO Broad; four tracks under Broad
10 Pearl, and two tracks under Broad to South
with two under South TO and around Battery
Park; two tracks to south from Chatham
Square under New Bowery and Pearl to Broad
/ connecting with the Broad-st. line
On the West Side four tracks from the Bat
terry under Greenwich-st. and West Broadway
70 Washington Square. TO Greenwich-ave. to
7th-ave. 59th-st.; diagonaliy under the south
west corner of the park to Sth-ave. and under
eth-ave. to Harlem.
Four tracks under 34th-st- connecting the East
and West Side lines.
/ Here is President Belmont's choice for routes:
THE BELMONT ROUTES
Extend the present subway from 42d-st and
Park-ave. under 42d-st- TO Lexington-ave., to
the Harlem River and 3d-ave. in The Bronx, all
with four tracks.
Two express tracks south under 7th-ave. to
Ioth-st, 10 Broadway; from 42d-st and Broad
way two tracks TO 25th-st-, thence with four
tracks under 5th-ave. and West Broadway TO
Barclay-st.; there a loop for local trains; con-
tinung two express tracks under West Broad
way and Greenwich-st. to the Battery.
frH-n .Ey 1E-r @o.l
70 point in 1st-ave. between Sd and 4th SITS;
SINKING two Of the tracks under 2d-ave. through
NhTgstle-st-, TO Canal, 10 Centre. to Chambers.
% west, 10 terminal. with free transfers to
spbw9y and elevated lines.
Two tracks under Beekman-st. to the East
tSpeT 10 Pineappie-st., in Brooklyn; thence
u9oer Fulton. making a four track system under
two track extension from Lafayette and
Flatbush ayes.. Brooklyn. IN subway TO Sum-
ner-ave.. TO Broadway and the Williamsburg
Bridge. to a subway under Delancey-st. to
Chr9stie, with two additional tracks Of the ID
ave line; thence under Chrystie to Canal, to
centre, 10 William TO a connection at Beekman
bridges
From Fulton-st and F1atbush-ave. a two
rack subway under the Flatbush-ave. exten-
hlo4 70 the Manhattan Bridge, TO a connection
haitian
From the Prospect Park Plaza in subway
York
The Mcdonald plan clashes with the Inter
pefough N many particulars, and pre-empts
sHth-st, thus crowding out the proposed NOV
ing platform.
President Orr said that the committee on
plans would hold another meeting He thought
report would be ready next week. After he
had Inspected the plans Morris X Jesup laid
his hands on Mr.. McDonalds and said:
They both are attractive but this one is the
more favorable Of the two"
When President Orr was asked II the New
aork city Railway would give free transfers to
It's Bronx connections he said:
They not as yet willing to do that They
viii not charge a double fare to Bronx peopIe
,. eut they are likely to ask for three cents addi-
nonal on 3 transfer