New-York tribune., 1909-05-26
INTERBOROUGH WATTS
Aczc Sub5cay Extension PtGa To BE
Based on Lazcyers' Report.

Theodore p Shonts. president Of the INTERIOR
Metropolitan Company, refused last night to
confirm The report mat the Interborough Rapid
Transit Company was preparing an elaborate slo0
0ls.scf interaorough subway extension plan 10 pre-
sent Ia the Public Service Commission soon as
Governor Hughes signs the Travis-Robison bill per
hitting the construction OF subways 10y private cap
fal
Mr. shonts said that the In;erborough had four
lawyers a. work on the Travis Robinson bill. ny
ing u discover Just what possible under Its
provisions in the way Of subway building. The
lawyers had not reported yet he said and until
a report was received he did not know Whist modl-
icatious the peterborough would make in its orig
inal extension plans
These original plans. as presented TO the Public
Service Commission. provided for subway south
under Seventh avenue from Times Square ana
north under Lexington avenue from the Grand
Central Station The third tracking of the Second
avenue and Third avenue elevated lines was also
included. The estimated cost was 100000"
In view Of The fact that the InterborouShs plan
provided for a two-track express subway Wlle
the Public Service Commission is known To favor
onl- four-track local and express subNays' It Is
generally believed that the nterborough plan event
uaIIy will be broadened meet the wishes OF Inc
commission. This probably viii result. II Is
thought in the Iuterboroush accepting the Broad
vay-Bexington avenue subway route a. ouu'heu
by the Public Service Commission
The Public Service Commission sent comrnunl-
cation YESTERDAY 10 the Board of Estimate and APP
rortionrnent in regard TO the Broadway-LeXington
avenue route, asking the approval OF the ooafd l.
a modification OF the plans 10 allow the double
decking of the four tracks between Houston street
and the Harlem River The commission points out
,ba- II the four tracks were placed on the SANE
Level they would take up a space of siKty-hNe teel
As Lexington avenue is only seventy-hNe feeJ IN
width this would require considerable interference
q ir s-srface structures and with abutting prop
et1x rearticularIy at stations, where the entire
,-fdfb of me street and building line would PROB
ably be occupied. At a good many stations pTlNa'e
,,rapertv would nave 10 be taken 10 secure the
proper width Of the station.
BY double decking the tracks II Viii be Possieis
70 Gel the entire structure within the street lines
and thus avoid an expenditure for real estate
z-.,er. stations are be constructed, OF perhaps
sl00N.0a
TIE commission was advised by its counsel ti'a'
there was some doubt whether under the suic'
language Of tile present general plan II was
authorized TO build double deck structure WIN
out additional approval
The commission has nearly completed the oe-
tailed nlsns for the Observation-Disclosures avenue
route The route extends from the Battery up
church street. through Vesey street, and up
broadway TO Sth street. From Sth street the line
VIII extend under private property 10 l4th stI ee'
and Irving Place. and thence north under LeNins
,,n avenue 10 the Harlem River. tour-'FacA
-unnel Is planned under the river 10 The Bronx,
and subway construction as far as l4sth street anu
Third avenue. Thence the route Is oy TWO ee
,s,ed lines I'D Westchester avenue ana up JeroiiAe
avenue.