New-York tribune., 1906-12-07
PLANS PIPE GALLERIES.
FOR ALL NEW SUBW4FS.
Rice Also Recommends That Side
Doors Be Put en- Cars.

Chief Engineer Rice Of the Rapid Transit
Commission a its meeting yesterday announced
that in the proposed new subvays he was plan
ming for pipe galleries, and that the new cars
would have side doors to facilitate the loading
and unloading of passengers.
Prior to the meeting of the board Bridge Com
missioner Stevenson asked the members TO make
a tour of the trolley lines OF Brooklyn next
Wednesday. II was decided to have the mem
bers meet at the Mayors office az 10 a. m.
Chief Engineer Rice asked for a reQuisition OF
SEC 900 from the Board Of Estimate TO carry on
the work of the department. 1t was allowed.
Mr. Rice said that the money was absolutely re-
quired to carry on the work Part OF it is 70 be
used to pay salaries OF assistant engineers.
Property holders in Eleventh avenue asked for
a hearing on the depression OF the New York
Central tracks. II was decided to communicate
with the Central before granting the hearing.
When John Franklin Cromwell asked the
board TO provide side doors in subway cars Mr..
Rice said he thought the side doors would IA
ctitate egress. and should be provided He was
ordered to make a report on this matter IN
detail
Mr.. Rice said he favored the use Of pipe gal
leries. they would prevent the tearing UP OF
the streets. In reply 20 President Orr. Mr.. Rice
said the installation OF the pipe galleries would
as would be paid by the companies using them
In Nassau and William streets. Mr.. Rice said
the pipe galleries would add TO the cost OF the
construction about 3 per cent. IL finally
decided that for all future subways provision
for pipe galleries should he made
Mr.. Rice submitted drawings the three
proposed new SubWays-the Lexington avenue
the Eighth avenue and the Seventh avenue lines
showing the proposed stations It the gen.
eral opinion that with all the preIimInaries
necessary it would be March before bids could
be received on the subways
In speaking on the proposition OF the proposed
monO-raH for Brooklyn. TO from the bridge
10 COney Island. Controller Metz said that be-
fore deciding on any such scheme provision
should be made to have all such railways teruli-
nate in Manhattan. We ought TO do away
with borough lines he said.
Chief Engineer Nichols OF the Bureau OF Fran
chises sent communication on the rate OF COM
pensatiOn TO the city on the mOno-Tail PROPOSE
ton. He said that the law required per cent
gross FOR the first five years. b per cent for the
second five years, per cent for the third five
years and 10 per cent for the ensuing years.
II was rumored yesterday that John B. Nc
Donald would submit a plan for a subway to the
Rapid Transit Commission. Mr.. Mcdonald de-
Clined to say anything about II last night 1t is
understood that he has a plan 70 connect the
bridge ends in Manhattan. and that aetter from
him may be read to-day at the meeting OF the
Board Of Estimate and Apportionment.
Controller Metz and Borough President Coler
of Brooklyn. who have been working on the
plans Tor subWayS for Brooklyn as members OF
the select committee of the Board Of Estimate
and AppoTtionment, to whom was referred the
matter of the routes favored by the Rapid Tran
sit Commission, have decided to recommend at
to-day's meeting Of the Board Of Estimate that
the so-cdlIed COler route, subway from The
Bronx To Coney Island be advertised as whole
This is the one that is to De built in Third ave-
nue. in both The Bronx and Manhattan. to the
new Manhattan Bridge. through the Flatbush
avenue extension in Brooklyn and then down
Fourth avenue to COney Island. Some have
termed this "Coler's trip TO the moon" The
executive committee Of the advisory committee
Of one hundred, of Brooklyn, which has been
working with President Coler subways for
that borough. called on the Controller yesterday
afternoon and Urged him 70 adopt this route.
They asked him to declare himself at the Board
of Estimate meeting in favor of no subways
taking i'm Brooklyn unless there should be a one
fare provision I'm the contract.