New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-19
SUBWAY EXTRAS HIGH.
WDONALD,S BILL S5,OO0, 900.
Pau for WorE, Not in Estimates
Tentilating Plant to Cost $3.50, 900.

John 2. Mcdonald. the tunnel contractor, is
TO receive about 100000. all told for 'ex-
trss" in the building of the subway Nearly
$4,000 Of this sum is for the ventiIating plant
installed within the last eighteen months at the
fnsistence Of Cothamites who demanded cooler
air n the summer time
while II was known that Mr.. Mcdonald was
doing a lot Of extra work for the city. not until
the Rapid Transit Commission yesterday made
public letter from f. P. Bryan. president of
the Rapid Transit Subway Construction Com
pany was II known that the various items ag-
gregated 100000 Chief Engineer Rice and
George L. Rives. counsel to the Rapid Transit
Commission. are figuring up all the odds and
ends, and will have a full statement of the &C.
count for presentation at the next meeting of
the commission. The principal items on ac-
count 81 additions are:
First-Those resulting from the change in the
he electrician conduits in the tunnel walls This
item the subject Of litigation, a result OF
etrlction. and was TO he allowed and paid to the
contractor as an extra. and payments have been
second-The Construction Of about six miles OF
additional tracks 70 those embraced within the
original contract plans which the work pro-
crossed was determined upon and authorized for
3be greater efficiency Of the system.
Third-The frightening Of ell stations north Of
s3cding the esth. street station so as to ADMIT of
The operation Of eight trains those originally
Also very considerable increase in the cost Of
construction Of stations resulting from changes in
the plans Of ornamentation.
FoJJ-tf-TheTe were also retaining walls required
- he built under the Aston property at 42d street
end Broadway. and under the new Times" Build
ing wall for the Tombs building. certain
collision walls. and very large number Of minor
changes IN plans, one Of them in itself amount
ing 10 large sum. hut together aggregeung A
siderable amount
That the Judgment Of Chief Engineer Par
sons and the Rapid Transit Commission was
entirely faluble when they laid out the subway
and provided for stations, is shown by the fact
that no longer are the local service platforms
on the extreme East and West sides OF the sta
tons at Brooklyn Bridge and 14th street used
for loading passengers. The entrances leading
to them are chained UP and the platforms
themselves are storage places for unattractive
funk, such as track laying TOOLS broken stone.
bags Of cement and other stuff. The Inter
borough people found that at the Brooklyn
Bri6ge and ct 14th street there partio-
ular use for the local platforms by the travel
TO storage purposes It is estimated that these
platforms cost at least $3.50. 600.
Chief Engineer George s. Rice has the bill
Of the Rapid Transit Subway Construction
Company for the construction and installation
OF the ventiIating system. The one at the
Bridge cost S14,5o5 The rest Of the first part
Of the work, according to Mr.. Rice, will cost
about $3.50, 900 This Is for fourteen outlet
chambers and fan houses and furnishing and
installing ventilating gratings from the Bridge
10 Goth street