New-York tribune., 1909-04-03
FRANCHISE FOR M'ADOO
p. S. c. ADOPTS Il REPORT
FAVORING EXTENSION.
Orders Interborough to 4bandon
Secretly Constructed Stein7cay
Tube Connection.

Permission to extend the McAdoo funnel sys-
tenn from 33d street and Sixth avenue to the
Grand Central Station practically granted
yesterday by the Public Service Commission
when it adopted the report of its subcommittee.
composed of Chairman Wilcox and Ccm1nis-
sioner MaItbie. which strongly in favor of
the application of the Hudson & Manhattan
Railroad Company The report dealt only with
the proposed character and location of the Nc
Adoo route but the opinion of the commission
plain to mistake.
Counsel for the commission was ordered TO
prepare a form of certificate or contract ana
an order passed setting a hearing on the
form Of certificate for April 2l
The report of the subcommittee decidedly
unfavorable to the Interborough Rapid Transit
Companys plan for a twO-traCk extension OF the
present subway up Lexington avenue as Out
lined recently by President Shonts ana II a'so
called for the abandonment by the Interborough
of the secretly constructed cable conduit which
connects the present city subway and the Stein
way or Belmont tunnel,
1t developed from the subcommittee report
that William c. McAdoo. president of the Hud-
son &, Manhattan Railroad Company, recently
filed with the commissions engineers certain
notifications of the original plans suonhtteu
for the extension of his line. These modlhca-
tions which were considered and approved oy
the commission after several conferences Win
the McAdoo engineers, provide that the extern
sion occupy the fourth subway level IN ia
street II will thus be possible to construct
north ard south subway in Madison avenue ana
in Fifth avenue under the present city SUBWAY
and above the proposed McAdoo tunnel
INTERBOROUGH's DIRECTIONS.
The objections of the Interborough to the pro-
posed McAdoo extension. on the ground that II
would interfere with tho operation of the present
city subway and with the Lexington avenue ex-
tension asked by the Interborough, are disposed
OF as follows by the report of the sub-commit-
tee
As thus planned. the Hudson & Manhattan
route will not interfere with the operation OF
the present Interborough subway. II mas oeeh
urged. however, by the Interborough company ~
that the location of the station lInrneuiatelS III
front OF the Grand Central Station VIII hterIere
with the construction OF two-track extension
by the Interborough company up LeAihs'oh
avenue. - ,
according to the plans Of that company a
two-track branch from the present subway IN
Park avenue would turn easterly through so
street To Lexington, avenue anu w Tk -. -
northerIv under Lexington avenue II such
connection were to be built, IL would seriously
interfere with the utility OF the Hudson * hah
haitian tunnel would prevent the extension OF
that tunnel easterly in 42d street to any othcI
connection in Manhattan or In Queens wouid
entirely upset the present plans for the Broad
,',,,-t ssxfpgton avenue road and would make
..sar,, H. removal OF the station upon that
subway A considerable distance north of 42d
street thus inconvenencing the public
But il Is not necessary to make such con
nectlon by way Of 42d street. even II an exten-
sion to the present subway we're to be punt up
Lexington avenue Practically all OF Re ad-
vantages of such an Interborough extehspl can can
be secured by branches through 4lst street OF
any other street or streetsSsouth of 42d street
Indeed connections in such streets VIII inter
fere less with future developments ana win
ton avenue subway than would connection III
42d street -, ,,dood M
e,roat advantage over connections made through
other streets south of 42d street and has many
Objectionable features when the oInels 10 no'
have: for they would make possible the con-
str,ctIon of a station in Lexington avenue at
42d street which Is very desirable from the
point of view Of the pubic.
Having shown that the McAdoo extension
would not. I'm its opinion. Interfere with the
operation Of the present subway or with any
Interborough extensions which the commission
NAV approve Of the sub committee pointed out
that the modified McAdoo plan would not in
terfere with any plans which the commission
had in mind for the construction of independent
subxays in the future.
MODIFIED MADOO ROUTE.
1,b. modified NIcAdoo route is so planned
that stations may be built at 42d street and
Fifth avenue. and near 39th street in Sixth
avenue The extension is to contain two tracks
as does the present McAdoo tunnel under Sixth
avenue TO 33d street The terminal will extend
from the westerly side of Lexington avenue TO
tho u westerIy side OF Park avenue Connections
will be made from the terminal To the Grand
Central station the Lexington avenue station
Of the Steinvay tunnel and the Grand Central
station of the present city subway
In 42d street the extension is TO be built under
the south side Of the street. that il Will be
uossibIe to build two more tracks on the same
level north Of it. These may be used either by
tbe Hudson & Manhattan Railroad Company or
as a continuation of the Steinway tunnel, or
by another company
Where the McAdoo tube leaves Sixth avenue
II will be possible. if found desirable at some
future time. to build connecting line up Sixth
avenue. north of 10th street
The Stenway tunnel may also be continued
upon its present level under the McAdoo tube
or upon higher level. not only to Sixth avenue.
but to the North River. \ physical connection
can he made east Of Lexington avenue between
the Steinway tunnel and the McAdoo tube. So
that cars may be run from the Steinway tunnel
directly into the McAdoo tube and thus down
Sixth avenue.
II will also be possible to extend the McAdoO
tunnel castwardly in 42d street under the pro-
posed Broadway Lexington avenue subway and
abova the SteinWay tunnel to other connections
in Manhattan and Queens.
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