New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-16
PLANS FOR SUBWAYS
u. S. c. PREPARES LIST.
Bradley GQfney-Steers Scheme and
b That Of Commission Similar.

The Public Service Commission has prepared an
outline OF the suggestions it has made TO the Board
OF Estimate and Apportionment. together with the
correlated proposals OF the Interborough Rapid Tran
sit Company for subway construction. and OF the
Bradley Gaffney- Steers Company. The suggestions
o. the commission and the plan Of the Bradley
Gaaey Steers Company adhere very closely TO each
other. far the construction Of future subways
Is concerned
THIS outline takes no cognizance Of the proposal
OF the Amsterdam company for the construction Of
she wigus freight and intertermnal belt lines. the
Schmidt plan for moving platform subways. the
alcAdoo extension plan. which not closely relat
ed TO the general proposition.
The commission has suggested to the Board of
Obstinate and AppoItionnlent that it purposes ad-
SeItisng for bidders for the following routes:
s First-For construction alone. Lexington avenue
Soute. River Avenue route Jerome avenae elevated
route. Southern Boulevard and Westchester ave
lue route. Canal street route. revised Manhattan
Bridge route, Brooklyn loop lines from Williams
S9ig brldge 10 ashland Place ,
,,'nstr,,ction alone Tie above lines toeetbeT vitb
The Manhatten md of The BROOKLYN loon lines and
the Fourth avenue route with the Bensonhurst.
Third-For construction. equipment and opera
tlon With private eapital ownership Of road vest
Eether with the portion Of the Fourth avenue line
hurst. Bath Beach and Coney Island branch from
sd street 10 Coney Island.
OF the Brooklyn loop lines now under construction.
1 , ,e " m "a ana t maiaIs iir Nsn
haitian Bridge No and Section so-l Of the loop.
subways built under the proposition Of 'construc-
ton alone" may be undertaken either by municipal
FUNDS or by special assessment under the new
rapid transit law, IN whole in part. Contracts
for construction. equipment and operation well
contracts for eau<lent and operation, viii be
under the ndeterninate franchise plan authorized
by the amended rapid transit law. the ownership
OF the road being vested in the city.
AS submitted the Public Service Commission in
SITS letter Of June 80 the Interborough purposes
building at its expense. providing the city will
give il franchises TO terminate AZ the same time as
the existing franchises for elevated and subway
roads:
avenue lines At its own expense. with rental 10
the city. To construct az the expense OF the city
eommodate six-car locals and ten-car express
10 build. at its own expense. as extras. however
under the for the FIRST subway. the follow
tion sites and rieht of way and to assume all Tia.
billy 10 admitting property owners save for negli-
four-track subway from point Fourth
,svenue ana asth street Thence two express tracks
70 Third avenue and north into The Bronx. TO con
local tracks to continue up 10 Lexington avenue 10
A foir-traok subway south from Times Square
Tslong Seventh avenue TO Greenwich avenue thence
through Varick street to Canal street and West
broadway. A two-track extension TO go south
a long West broadway and Greenwich street 70 Bat
Park. Two tracks 10 depart at Canal street
A
street portion OF the loop lines, Manhattan
Bridge 70 connection under the Flatbush extern
sion with the present subway at Fulton street.
These the company purpose TO operate under a
lease, TO expire co-terminousy with the existing
subway lease.
The marlborough also desires to extend the Sixth
avenue elevated with its own capital from l4sth
street up 10 Macombs Dam Road. across Central
bridge and up Jerome avenue 10 18Th street and
she privilege Of a third track between l6Sd and
tes4th streets.
The Interborough also agrees 10 sell the Stein
way Belmont tunnel 10 the city, at cost or ar
bitrated price, and operate the tunnel as a part
of the subway system at a scent fare. Also 10
lsoperate the Second avenue elevated across the
isoueensboro Bridge as part Of the existing ele-
waited system.
The several segnents Of the Interborougi,.s nlsn
are so tied up to each other that il practically
amounts TO an "aI OF none" proposal The com
pany is willing 10 accept permission third track
the elevated lines and lengthen subway stations
without permission do any OF the other work but
q must have permission third track the elevated
lines before it VIII do any Of the several other
fhngs. Unless II gets the third tracking privilege
and the subway privileges it viii refuse to carry
out its Steinway tunnel Jerome avenue elevated
Manhattan and greensboro bridges extensions
The Bradley-Ciaffney- Steers Company plan was
No the effect that il would build equip ana operate
with its own capital the following routes:
: The Lexington avenue route from The Ratte-v
70 lSSth street, The Bronx; The Jerome avenue
route, from lSSth street 10 WOodlaNn Cemetery:
ttiS oeubItiu boultNdfu route, from lSkth street
1afough Southern Boulevard and Westchester ave-
nue 10 Pelham Park.
Also, that portion Of the Canal street sf,bv-a,
IRON junction with the Lexington avenue a.
al broadway 10 the Brooklyn loop I'm Centre stree.
The Broadway Lafayette avenue loop I'm Brook
J iyn, with a connection with the Fourth avenue
subway route al Ashland Place.
The same company agrees 10 equp. maintain an,
operate the above lines. and in addition the Ma
haitian loop lines the loop line Canal stree, -
Ashland Place. all for a scent fare with trapsf.r
intersecting points.
IL agrees also 10 arrange with the city for o.
operation OF the Fourth avenue subway ba,,orJ