New-York tribune., 1909-02-11

but & would be some fifty or sixty feet Oeio"
fhe surface At Fifth avenue the ne" ouiIiei
extension would be approximately seventy Iee'
below the surface. The street gradlenI' ho"
ever is reduced TO Park avenue, ana there 'ne
ztstson u-ould hardly be so far below the sur
face. A station might be constructed at 'SSth
street and Sixth avenue, two blocks apoVe "iere
zhe proposed extension begins TO dip to reach me
Grade below the subway in 42d street ana just
before the Bryant Park curve begins.
The extension would be approximately mile
long and at no place is there shown. despite lIie
sact that the tunnel is beneath the present SUD
way. an excessive grade. Generally the grace
Of the extension hovers around IA per cent
which is inconseouential-wlth prooaply an aN-
craze grade lower than that figure
II is believed that sentiment in the Public
Service board will approve the granting of
franchise but no immediate action is expected
as tire commissions engineers must pass on the
rrectirabiiity of the scheme first When that Is
determined. the work Of preparing q frahchlse
which would meet the demands Of the Board OF
Estimate the commission and the tunnel COM
psny viii have 10 be taken up This work VIII
involve a great deal of detail and take consid-
srable time The question of payment TO the
city also involves many items which VIII require
extensive adjudication
MIGHT PAY CITY $4,000 YEARLY.
for its tunnel approximately $4,000 year. with
the pro3ected extension to Fourth avenue, the
downtown privileges of the tunnels ending at
she Cortlandt street terminals and the line in
sixth avenue far north as the present ter
minus at 3sd street the income of he city, IL is
thought. would be in the neighborhood of $4,000
TO Sso. .o06 annually The extension might. with
the additional passenger service which it would
give, be considered as CT sufficient value to
total McAdoo system up TO $4,000 year
II is regarded certain that any project
which would increase the usefulness of the now
idle Steinpay tunnel and make the public de-
mand for Its operation even greater than il now
S. and. incidentally. aid in making II a well
paying venture would be looked with
favor by the Public Service Commission The
commission. though IL has rejected unfeasi-
bic one plan for the operation of the steinway
tunnel and is looking another plan pre-
parstory 20 q report, at the present time wants
70 see the tunnel opened and operated
President McA6oe also announced yesterday
that the Cortlandt street tube under the North
River would be placed in operation on July 1.
The terminal station viii be completed shortly
before that date.
CITY CLUB SUGGESTED IDEA.
George McAneny. president of the City Club.
gave cut the following statement last night
The City Club has given it's attention TO the
matter OF flie better development Of transit
routes end of practical transit operation, for
some time. The connection proposed by the
Hudson company is one of several Of q strategic
nstlIre considered by our transit bureau several
rncntTs ago. II suggested TO Mr.. McAdoo
by Henry c. Wight then director Of the bureau
sn6 I understand. was not at first considered
feasible. / glad TO learn that there is now
so good a chance that the work will be under
taken.
No piece Of road within the city Of such short
length could be OF much greater service to the
transit system Of the broadening metropolitan
district or 90 the travelling public The earlier
objections 1 believe, lay largely along the line
of expense. the unusual character of the tun-
nellinz operations indicating that the cost might
run high 7 believe. however that the faith in
the future the company's action indicates will
be justified
II Will be more gratifying to the City
Club II il proves that allowance has been made
for & possible connection later with the Belmont
tunnel at the Grand Central The necessary
drop in grade would apparently be feasible and
the natural track connections lstween the two
roads would. in time add another great i'm
prorernent 70 the suburban system.