New-York tribune., 1906-09-21
OPPOSE LOOP" PLAN.
p.oncrtv Oscners Object to Pro
posed Bridge Connection.

Orr chairman OF the Board OF
---a-s,, Commissioners. said al a meet
t~P, ,hat body. held yesterday. that the
- - ~ tbe chief engineer on the proposeo DIS. DlOON
=. bridge loop plan showed thar thefe "~s -
sH ..,o- 10 the scheme on the part OF propei's
oIP 7, was necessary. ne said, that the ~ofA
o"',--- - Immediately. and suggested that plans
De ..-os 70 have them ready for aovertiSlhs AT
y f.a-l,es, possible moment In reply TO May OF
..e,TcIlsn,s query Mr.. or said that he approved
y ~ ises 70 have the Il" loop and the subway
-,.,s proposed simultaneously.
controller Metz said;
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company HaTs 9Ss11 ,SsI,
:. 20 into a subway. and would not allow uei,i %
!. NV wanted TO Are the people to-aag 70 45s
second fare not IN setting 10 AeN ,,se ,n a
.,tiol 10 40 business feel that no one ,S Ni,i
tvg6 the subway. and IL would not help D40o'
M the least
-.solvtion was finally adopted. which refers the
80 rsatter Of the elevated loop plan and the
'.,aav proposition for simultaneous consideration
~ me commission in the light Of a fun report on
each ....l,ss,.
\, speaAing Of the complaints about the neghseht
-,srner in which the Brooklyn subway was Oe4iis
,onstructed Mr orr SAID that as Tar as ne eouiu
see the contractors were doing eood "orA' anu 10
sspss the property owners 10 be patient Chet
~-i,eer Rice said he could ind no fault with the
,-o,-ors He thought the membranes would
- ,r.,,oyea by December J and that the subway
..,,ls be in operation IN q year. The work was
1910 one for the commission he said, and the
-.-sc-ors were already ahead OF their time
~ commission appointed by the Appellate Di-
acton % hear objections from Brookynites against
=, buile,ng of a proposed loop around Brooklyn
.b three tunnels under the river, met yesterday
..,s-noon in the Mills Building. The commission
-s,s-s of Henry 3. Ketcham chairman; Rudolph
T1ocb and Edward :. Fowler. Boardman. Platt
a soey appeared as counsel for the Board OF
PANIC Transit Railroad Commissioners.
.hout sixty lawyers. representing various prop
-, owners. were present 10 argue against the
ssis,rr ~ the proposed loop George II. Southaro;
"a NJ "a Montague street. appeared, ana tesuIleo
-. fhe building OF a subway through Montas1
-, ,roud work great damage. owing 70 the big
s~15ings IN the street. He suggested street run
- hi The same direction and 10 the nortn. Y.
n IsonneN suggested 10 the commission the al
,ssabiify OF selecting Atlantic avenue Tor me SUD-
Wy Is also suggested that the Rapid Transit
Commissioners obtain from the contractors
is,-se IN the contract holding the contractor liable
a. ss-osRes 70 property IN the event OF the SUBWAY
Aoi1C rl,t through Montague street The nearing
~ s,e resumed al O'Clock this afternoon
- commission app0inted by the Court or Ap-
-.sis 20 hear objections from the Manhattan own
- M pr0perty abutting on the proposed subway
loop also held meeting yesterday afternoon az no
SS..-lsS Pull'ev Hubbell chairman: Warren Leslie
srS Harrv N Alden. Many lawyers. representing
s-.s-ssfs along the line Of the proposed subway
- n-esenf Chief Engineer Rice was the only
sr,sss examined He pointed out the advantages
~ as route over other routes proposed