New-York tribune., 1906-09-14
Mr. RICE SUBMITS PLAN
u,s AND SUBWAT LOOPS
c,u,,olZ<r Mets Appo0es Scheme
far Bridge Connections.

a.. -. ccrnec.ion of tho BROOK
Gep -. ,he Williamsburg Bridge we
" :. ,.s;e-says meeting OF tne p'sN
i~A oor,ni;iee o. the Rapid lrahs" -
,.n chief Engineer George : -
son =. committee his report on me pio-
before ny t-,,s b,fb an elevated loop and a
5ossu -, after the meeting Controller Ne'] Nv
'u'"ss -, !, now looked as II something hha'Y
esie- ao,. n relieve the intoierable oonees'.,"
-. ,Ssnhsttan end o. the Brooklyn bil'ee-
s A. Rtoe's rlsn for a subway i'"p' ~
ht..s th,t the main thing was 70 give ie-e' -
." = ,o-si ihle II an elevated ioop j YUM "
so !, sboyls he only temporary arrange
.,o aefuite time should he set Tor us u
~, -p,. Controller declared that freslaeht WI
,h.rsE tEis view --.
-,,,,.-,plstee N Nj Rice's report the present
- s.-lcture from the terminus ar the biooA-
= prllcs IS far north as Delaney street "oNia
=. II, - Constructed into a double decker WIN
-. -, lines on the loWer tier ana the loop N-eS
= "a upner new station would ne oulI' ~ -
,....v and Allen streets and al PARK no" s'D
-. s.roer The tota- cost of the imp oFemeni
..'..s,-r damage 20 sburting property Is eSt-
- !, c "a esD The work could he competed
- ,e,r from the letting Of the contract. Ny
p,,s declares
A regards the proposed subway loop oe'N7e"
:. 80. hridres me route would be from the Man
s..,r end NJ the Williamsburg Bridge along We
-, srrs-. 10 Centre street. through 'fnire
=. 80 ,te prooK,n Bridge under Park Row u
,rr,r street through Wiram street 10 The
1890 NJ Wan street Other lines 20 con
- y---r- slbvavs are from Centre
y y, go streets through Grand street and Des-
- stree, r1 Washington street through
.-,t-~,or ars Liberty streets ~ William street:
=, s,-r Centre ord Canal streets through
-, stree, n Wooster street. thence through
-r,..s- strest and Washington Square East ana
,..v,rs.ty Place Tam street through IAN street
: -r..sru4ch street and through Greenwich street
y. V-ssbfrrror street 70 Desbrosses street. The
: ~ rhs various loops and connections above
=, fs-fh IS estimated a' N6eSo an
!, p-o0klvn the route ~ TIE proposed loop is
- washington. Fulton and Wuloughby streets
a. me TIatru-r zrsnue extension 70 Fulton
.,-.., through Fulton street m lafayette avenue
- BEDFORD 7sevuo through Bedford avenue eX-
.,-s,5r and across the Williamsburg Bridge plaza
!, no WILLIAMSBURG Bridge The cost is estimated
!. rmsa an mo s1rways could he completed
= two wears Mr Rec saws
TIE CHIEF FNGINFER'S REPORT
In part Chief Engineer Rice's report reads:
-ss elevated structure through Delaney street
VOID be- about forty feet above The elevation Of
h - p,y...r,- 9,j psrb Pou. ms visirs -
ss--ss -. Noes. .fs,as az I'M S-stioDs escs1stors
-. .-usies have been made during The greater
rsr, q, August IN connection with the travel and
5isfrhlu1n ~ tie people on the Manhattan side
q ,hs RTeoklyn Bridge and the Williamsburg
ing Tush hours. from , 70 a. pr. and 10 o. m,
respectively. thar approximately an average Of %
~ cent a the people using the BROOKLYN Bridge
de7sn from or arrive az the bridge entrance upon
ihs F1ECr elevated and surface cars. The re-
erusrs o. these latter g per cent are from dis
ulcs he east, south and west of the bridge en-
franc. n Temaining IS per cent come from the
ss ~ ,59F F ,s ssrk nov % aT6 sn{fe Ire slTeI
b an esgaisd loop through the Bowery and Park
A ne Williamsburg Pridge approximately 20
directions cross = in the Metropolitan cars OF
ue remaining 9 per cent. 3 per cent would be
shsF psF cent come from territories north south
int east q ne bridge entrance This elevated loop
eol D. nult after the necessary legal steps were
6oEtrar.
Ths estimates for the various proposed subway
cc1necicns are as follows
BoRoUGH OF MANHATTaH.
iagr-,rsss subway from the Williamsburg
.ir5soE . as Ero5i,n Br.5s, ..-.- S. 800 900
oa5g's q B,ooklln Bridge sTnr7ach 70 c-p- -
tsO-ilass l1sVsy from me Brooklyn Bridse
s .i9,Ea Glsn street 20 a point north =
isOiIsaE sa6vay on Grand stree, ana Des-
lIo,s,, sHs'; NON Centre street 10 washins
Aoi1ok subway IN Liberty street ana
ae-1gion stceet from William street
es,',o.sss stree, ---..--.-..-- 100000
N-1s-uack subway tr washington street from
SsS,,u-esies sireef ttrCgs'h Cireenvvlch street.
49, asenle. lffL street. University Place.
e&4ngioL square East Wooster street and
- stree % Centre street -..--....- 100000
'I" 'esun'ate1l -.------.---.--. 2oOo OeO
i'~ ......---.-...-.---.... .slaas0OcO
BOROUGH or SROOKI.TN
e,s-s..feek Connection from the elevated tricks
~ - NliAsmshuIg Bu1ge 70 the subway a.
~ intersection u Bedford avenue and Broad
a .s.r-,n...,. -, ..-.---..-.. s4seoo