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may KILL BROOKLYN SUBWAY
INTERBOROUGHS PLAN WRLA
END FOURTH AVENUE ROUTE.
They Propose 20 Build at Fourth OF the
Cost Lane Under Flatbush Avenne
Over the New Bridge TO the Eievased
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The Interborough Rapid Transit Com
pany submitted yesterday 70 the Public
Service Commission scheme which II
adopted will head OF the project for building
the Fourth avenue subway In Bro0kiyn.
The company has offered to build q rapid
transit road from the Flatbush avenue TER
minal Of the present subway in Brooklyn
under the Flatbush avenue extension. thencs
over Manhattan Bridge to connection with
the Third avenue elevated railroad In MAN.
haitian. The company Offers to carry
passengers from any part Of its elevated
system in Manhattan to the Flatbush
avenue station for single fare and sayu
that It will agree TO build the road for 81 .2o0,-
600. When the proposition was received
yesterday by the Public Service Commits
sion 1t was at once referred to the com-
mittee Of the whole
On the face Of it the project is an attrao.
least six minutes from Canal street. Man
haitian. to Flatbush avenue. as compared
with the time through the East River tunnel.
But carrying out the Interborough's
proposal would undoubtedly kill the Fourth
avenue subway, and no great attempt at
secrecy was made yesterday by the officials
Of the company that this was the very
object which was sought to be attained.
The route from the Brooklyn terminal Of
the Manhattan Bridge to the Flatbush
avenue station comprises almost the entire
first two sections OF the proposed Fourth
avenue subway. Should these two seo-
tions be taken away from the line it would
be difficult. il not impossible. even II the
built for the city to get contractor to
operate it. ~
When the old Rapid Transit Commissions
laid out the subway extension to Brooklyn
the Interborough cut of competition by
putting in bid to build the road for S.
600 900. when the actual cost Of the con-
struction was more than four times that
amount Seemingly the Interborough ooun-
pany Is again seeking to prevent any In
build the Flatbush avenue line for 81. 900.
when the lowest bids for the first two
sections Of the Fourth avenue route aggre-
gated nearly $4.5O0,oo0. 's
The Interborough's proposal was sent
to the Public Service Commission yesterday
by President E. p. Bryan. This 10 part Of
Mr.. Bryan's communication:
The company is prepared to Do the con-
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fer the sum OF 81. 200 0O0 and when the road
is completed to operate 1t under lease in
connection with and as part OF the present
subway and elevated system carrying pas-
sengers for single fare Of five cents from
Atlantic and Flatbush avenues over the
new road and the Manhattan Elevated Rail-
way.
The general plan of construction would be
in conformity with the existing subway In
Brooklyn. The two outer tracks of the
present subway In Flatbush avenue could
be used from Atlantic avenue to Fulton
street. The present Atlantic avenue and
Flatbush avenue stations are now provided
with platforms to serve these tracks and an
undergrade connection has already bean
provided for the construction and operation
now proposed. From the connection at the
intersection Of Flatbush avenue and Fulton
street the proposed line would continue
in a double track subway under Fiatbush
avenue to the iManhattan) Bridge Plaza
between Nassau and Sands streets. where
1t would emerge from the ground and con-
tinue across the Manhattan Bridge on the
lower grade bridge tracks to the Bowery
and Canal street In Manhattan, at which
point terminal elevated railway station
could be provided on the grade Of the present
Third Avenue elevated railroad, having
stairwsys and passages connecting the ter
minal station with the present Canal street
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Stations are proposed at Myrtle avenue and
Sands street In Brooklyn.
The present running time from the Atlantic
avenue terminal TO Canal street by way OF
the existing subway through Bowling Green
Is 1871 minutes: by the proposed route over
the Manhattan Bridge the time between tho
terminal and the Canal street station OF The
Third avenue elevated railway would not en-
ceed IN minutes. Passengers at the Atlantic
avenue terminal for uptown In Manhattan,
especially those wishing to use tho elevated
lines In Manhattan, would undoubtedly avail
themselves Of the new route and thus relieve
the East River tunnel and the Brooklyn Bridge.
The use Of the Manhattan railway syatsm
south OF Canal street by Brooklyn passengers
for single faro would be Q great advantage
for example. In IN minutes Q passenger could
be delivered from Atlantic avenue. Brooklyn.
to Canal street. Manhattan. Tranaferring
south, two minutes later he would b %
Franklin square station, three minutes later
at Fulton street station. and ~ minutes iatsr
at Hanover square station. or II minutes
to the eastern Wall stSeet dlatrict. Tho TINA
by the present East River tunnel route to Wall
street is az minutes. and to Fulton strest
9H minutes but there is q large territory esst
OF there to reach which subway pGsssngez
must now walk long distance. That TORI
tory would be covered by the proposed routs
and the use Of the Manhattan railway south
OF Canal street. In addition 10 this. BRoohlyn
passengers could continue on the Manhntean
railway to South Ferry. thence north on the
Sixth and Ninth avenue lines. thas reaching
the shopping districts, ocean steamer piefs.
parks and the ball grounds In Manhattan fora
single fare.
There In little doubt that tho offer made
by the marlborough company win shslve
the Fourth avenue subway plan for long
time TO come-at least during the life 0f
tho present administration. Mayor McClel-
Ian and Comptroller Mets have been op-
posed to building the line because they
believe that the city is not financially abba.
The Public Service Commission has awarded