New-York tribune., 1910-06-11
RELIEF IN ELEVATED ROADS.
Interborough Extensions tor
2d. Sd and 9th Ave. Lines.
WOULD SPEND 100000
New Roads Over Harlem River
and Operation Of Steinway
Tunnel Proposed.

! Nevr proposals for the Improvement Ol
tho rsnid transit situation in the city
vere received yesterday by the Pubic
! Service Commission from the INTERIOR
ouch Rapid Transit Company. As pre-
dicted in The Tribune. the company
deals entirely with elevated lines and the
Steinway tunnel
| Roughly stated. the proposal is thar
the company shall be allowed to third
track its Second and Third avenue roads,
With extensions to the greensboro
Bridge and a connection with the west
Farms branch of the subway. and TO third
track the Ninth avenue road, with an
extension across the Harlem River ana
ND River and Jerome avenues. to serve
the west side of The Bronx The cost OF
| the work is placed at approximately
! $50. 100000. and the company proposes
to carry out the extensions at It's own
expense. with the possible exception OF
/ the Jerome avenue extension. which VIII
be Jointly used by the Interborougn eie-
waited and the roadway-Lexington ave-
nue. subway extension
steinway Tunnel Connections
| With regard to the Steinway tunnel
| the company proposes ITO complete the
construction OF this tunnel and to op-
/ crate il as a part of the existing SUD
way, with open communication between
the tunnel and the subway system at OF
near the Grand Central Station An ad-
ditionaI line of rapid transit communi-
cation will thus be established. with free
transfers upon the payment of single
5-cent fare. between Long Island City
and all parts of greater New York
reached by the existing subway lines.
In addition to a third track from the
City Hall station to 10th street. on the
Second avenue elevated line, the com
pany proposes to build a two track ex-
tension from the Second avenue elevated
line across greensboro Bridge to the
bridge plaza. This will enable the COM
pany to operate through elevated trains
from Long Island City TO the Brooklyn
Bridge and South Ferry, with the bene-
fit of transfers TO all parts OF the ele-
waited system in Manhattan and The
Bronx.
For the Third avenue line the COM
pany seeks to complete it's third track
from Pearl and Chambers streets to
about 147th street. with the privilege Of
later extending the third track TO the
present terminus, at Bronx Park This
involves building a bridge across the
Harlem River. and because Of juno
ton at that point with the Second ave
nue. line the company asks to be al
lowed TO build a four track line between
the Harlem River and 10th street.
For Diversion of Subway Trains.
From this point the company proposes
to build through private property and
over public streets not at present occu-
pied by elevated structures or covered by
any franchise a two track connection
from about 143d street through Willis
and Bergen avenues to a connection
with the West Farms division OF the
subway at Brook avenue This will
permit a diversion Of subway trains to
! lieve the pressure on the Broadway and
Lenox avenue division OF the subway
! An extension Of the Third avenue line
| is also sought from Pelham avenue
| through Webster avenue. Gun Hill Road
and White Plains avenue TO Becker ave-
nue.. as q. two track line. with the privilege
of later building third track from the
/ intersection of White Plains avenue and
| Gun Hill Road to provide for better ter
minal facilities.
! On the Ninth avenue line the company
seeks authorization TO extend it's third
I track from Rector street TO 1:55th street.
and 10 build a two and three track ele-
waited road from about 149th street and
Eighth avenue across Macomb's Dam
| Bridge TO about 162d street and River
avenue, thence up River and Jerome ave
nues to about 194th street
THE portion of this line from f62d
| the application. may either be built as
an elevated extension, to be jointly used
by the new East Side subways. or NAV
/ be built by the city as a subway exten-
! sion under traffic arrangement where
I by IL may be used by the elevated road.
| If built as q subway extension. work
| should be first begun upon IT. so that
the structure would be completed i'm time
to operate in connection with the other
elevated improvements hereinbefore -
ferred to-"
While the members OF the Public Ser
vice Commission were not inclined To-
| discuss the proposition yesterday. II is
| tntimated that the proposals. except in
some minor details are in line with the
suggestions made by the Mayor and
/ the members of the Public Service Com
mission in their conferences with the
representatives of the company.
Mayor Gaynor yesterday forwarded 70
| Albany With his approval the amend
| ment TO the railway law. commonly
known as the Steinway tunnel bill he
cause 1t fixes the status Of that propertv
and viii permit it TO be operated II
| gives the right to the trustees of the old
company to sell it to another companv
but provides that, the perpetual fran
cnise having been invalidated A new
franchise must be obtained from the
Board of Estimate and Apportionmap+
| Such franchise may be for not r,Crs
than fifty years. with or witbo,,, tha
privilege of renewal for twentv-evs
years.
IN MS memorandum accompanvins- bts
signature the Mayor says: 1T ia sraa,I,,
TO DE desired that all legal dtsr,,.a, .,.,.t.