New-York tribune., 1907-09-10
STUDY 4TH AVE. TUBE.
Public Serrice Commission UM De-
eide on Question This Week.

Public Service Commissioners are studying the
problems connected with the proposed Fourth ave-
nue. subway. TO build not to build is tho
question which the commission wants 70 dec1oe as
quickly = possible.
Commissioner Eustis said yesterday afternoon ne
thought the commission would be able to make its
decision within few days. Commissioner McCar-
roll of the same opinion. Our committee on
/ the Fourth avenue subway he said, has been
studying the question closely and think 1t posi-
bic that will be ready 10 make its report shortly
I should say that within week the report Will
be made and then of course, the commission sit
ting as a committee of the whole, will have to pass
on It..
George 6 Rice chief engineer for the commission,
returned from his vacation yesterday morning
will YOU resign?' he asked. THAT is Ques
ton that certainly shall not answer" he replied
Any information about that will have TO come
through the Public Service Commission
None Of the commissioners would discuss the
matter owever. Mr. Rice has Just returned from
= short vacation said Commissioner Bassett, 'and
as 70 reports of his resignation, IT would not he
proper for me 10 discuss them
Mr. RaSsett lso declined to say whether the com
mission intended having examination Of the
Brooklyn tunnel made by outside engineers. He
did say however. that the commission would try
70 keep itself fully informed about the work that
was being done on it. Under the law said Mr.
Rassett large discretion has been allowed the
chief engineer. This may be entirely proprietor
tainly II was not forbidden-but In tho future the
commissioners Will endeavor to see that no 'impor-
tant deviation from the plans as approved shall be
made until the commission is fully informed OF
them
The commission held its first public meeting yes
terdav IN the hearing room the third floor or the
Tribune Building. This has been fitted up es-
peciaIly as a hearing ROOM and is so arranged that
It closely resembles a courtroom. II has a seating
capacity of about five hundred. Chairman Wilcox
said Yesterday that in the future all Of the hearings
before the commission would be held in this room.
Borough President Haffen of The Bronx Wro'e
to the commission proposing a plan for eddltlohaI
extensions of elevated lines in his borough MS
rlan included extensions aoI0 Jerome. Nestches-
ter and White Plains avenues and In that part OF
and Third avenues Il calls for an elevated Hne
from 125th street and Second avenue running eas'
across the upper end of Randalls lsIahd anu
north on ST AIMS avenue TO connect Will '.e
Third avenue elevatf at 16ist street II also cans
for a branch line from 1$3d street and 81 Ann
avenue 10 run up the Southern boulevard ana
CONNECT with the subway at Westchester avenue
The letter was referred TO the committee on the
whole.
Mr. Craven. assistant engineer to the coininIs-
sion reported that the station on the elevated
structure of the subway at c25th street was prac'
caIlv completed The east platform was opened
,es+er5a,- morning and the west platform has been
IN usa for some time. Work has been begun on
the subway stations at gSlst and 23sth streets