The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-24
BRIDGE CRUSH RELIEF SOON.
ESTIMATE BOARD DECIDES no
TACKLE PROBLEM AT ONCE.
work Of Constructing Great Terminal In
Tryoa Row 20 Begin Immediately
Land worth ~. sO0. 900 TO be BOaght
for Approaches 10 Manhattan Bridge.

Mayor Mcclellan and the members Of
the Board Of Estimate practically decided
yesterday not to hang longer on the possi-
bilities Of new subways being built between
this borough and Rrooklyn in order to
provide the needed additional avenues
OF traffic TO do away with the crowded
conditions between the two banks Of the
Fast River but to go ahead as speedily as
possible with the work Of finishing the I'M
completed bridges and Of enlsrging the
terminal space at the Manhattan end Of
the Brooklyn Bridge. TO this end the
Board Of Estimate approved Of a%ppropria-
ions Of several millions OF dollars for APP
proaches to the new bridges and steps we're
taken for beginning at once the terminal Of
the Brooklyn Bridge.
The plan to be adopted for the relief Of
the congested traffic conditions at the
Manhattan end Of the Brooklyn Bridge
will he he one for the construction Of a
great terminal on the site OF the Shafts
Zeitung block n the two triangular blocks
nearby. h purpose Of the confer
ence the Mayor il to hold on Monday with
slch engineering experts az Pro- Burr,
William BARCLAY Parsons, Ira :. Mccormick
and G.. NJ. Ingersoll is to determine the
most advantageous use that can be made
of the terminal for the switching and loop
ing Of the bridge cars and trains in order
to use the bridge to its mo capacity.
That no time is to be lost in beginning
the Improvement was shown at yester-
days meeting of the Board Of Estimate,
when resolutions were adopted unani-
mously authorizing the Corporation Counsel
to take title to the sites in the name Of the
city by December -. That period of time,
Corporation counsel Ellison said, would
give tho owners and tenants OF the prop
critics ample opportunity 10 seek other
quarters.
After the meeting the Mayor said that the
work Of selling the old buildings and Of
clearing the blocks would be begun i'm me
diately and that he had told Bridge Com
missioner Stevenson to be prepared to
start the construction OF the new terminal
not later than the last week of March.
The Board of Estimate also authorized the
purchase OF and valued at over $4,000 900
for the laying u OF a plaza and approaches
to the new Manhattan Bridge on this side
of the river and for the purchase of prop
cTty cStlIlLAbrI " I've WOTtu dIDuI NSD,UDU
for approaches on the Brooklyn side OF the
bridge. The sans for these approaches
have already been adopted by the Board
of Estimate and have been fully described
in The Sun.
In order to improve the appruacr TO-
Williamsburg Bridge the board voted to ex-
ten the widened Delaney street from the
Bowery 10 Lafayette street. The effect Of
the action taken yesterday by the Board of
Estimate will be that there will be no further
delays on the part Of the city authorities
on the work of not only pushing the finishing
of the new bridge but Of providing also
means-for increasing the capacities Of the
Brooklyn and Williamsburg bridges.
In accordance with the promise made
TO the Rapid Transit Commission on Thurs
day Comptroller Metz yesterday urged
The board TO approve the new subway
routes laid out by the commissioners that the
engineers of that board can proceed with
the specifications preparatory to the adj
vertising of bids for the construction of at
least three of the new routes. The matter
was referred to a subcommittee with in
structions to report in two weeks. At the
same time the many applications for
franchises pending before HI board were
referred TO subcommittee.