New-York tribune., 1906-11-27
BRIDGE PLANS GROWING
Mayor Assures Immediate Tempo
rary Rehef-Engineers Confer.

Temporary relief to congested bridge cond-
tions must be had at once, declares Mayor Nc
Clellan After this comes the problem of max
ing available the fun capacity of the bridges.
and finally the perfecting of permanent sys-
TEN. involving subway terminal connections and
the rebuilding of the Brooklyn Bridge.
The Mayor has taken up these problems in
earnest. Yesterday he called all his engineers
in conference He said after the conference
that the terminal at this end OF the Brooklyn
Bridge to provide for six-car trains on a 40
second headway would be hurried to completion
at the earliest possible moment The Mayor
also said that from a report OF engineers he
found that siX-car trains at a 45-second head
way would, with all the trucking and trolley
car traffic with pedestrian passengers. give a
strain OF about half the maximum capacity Of
the bridge AS the traffic is regulated the
Mayor found that the bridge was being used 10
only one-third the stress IT could stand
The Mayor had in conference with him Cor
poration Counsel William b Ellison. his bridge
commission consisting of William Barclay Par
sons. Professor William H. Burr and Ira A. Nc
Cormack. traffic manager OF the New York Cen
tral; h F. Nichols and II. 3. Seaman, consult
ing engineers Of the Bridge Department; Chief
Engineer c. NJ. Ingersoll, of the same depart
ment, and Bridge Commissioner Stevenson.
Inc conferrees talked over seven bridge plans
LOT MaEOT
10 say as he had trouble enough over the
properly he wanted to acquire for the present
terminal plans.
The Mayor said that one plan did involve n
subway INTO which either trolley cars or ele-
Naled cars running over the bridge could he run
ne sdlo no engineering compexity that ap-
peared impossible of solution had presented it.
self during the discussion of that plan.
AS result OF the conference the Mayor will
go on as quickly as possible with the termina |
70 be constructed IN Centre street involving the
taxing OF al the property next the right hand
SIDE OF the Manhattan exit and the stats
Leltung property. He said he did not wish To
inconvenience the Stats -Zeitung" people who
could not leave their building in sixty DAYS and
tAat some time may be given them in which 10
move from their present quarters.
After the Manhattan Bridge. No. 3. shall have
been completed the old bridge will be entirely
reconstructed. This nlaans new cables and new
trestle work, the cables 10 be larger and stronger
tnan those at present used. The towers will not
pe touched, as they stand much more than
the weight they now support.
John F. CaldeTwood, vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company. was put out because he was not in
Vited to the conference and not asked to send
an engineer or a suggestion for relief.
We are tenants on the bridge" said Mr. Cal
derWood "and We have TO what facilities
the city gives us. We ready to give COM
Portable travel over the bridge. with plans that
we know could be utilized and put into effect
on the old bridge. but though a dozen plans have
been put forward for such relief not is in
use"
Mayor Mcclellan was asked if Mr.. Calderwood
was included in the conference, and he said il
was 4 conference Of the Mayor with his subor-
dinates. He said any one was al liberty to offer
suggestions, and that the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit much concerned he supposed il
would have something 10 say.