New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-09
S6O,OOO,OOO FOR SUBWAY
Board of Estimate Passes Big
Appropriation.
Sl3.oOO.ooO AVAILABLE NOW
Interborough's New Proposals
Will Co 20 F. S. G. Next Week
Irving Place Plans.

As predicted in The Tribune. the Board
o. Estimate Yesterday voted S60eo0aoo FOR
subwavs or that amount SI2eoo,eo was
Appropriated outright being the sum avail
able under the present state OF the debt
limit II also passed a resolution pleoging
49, 20 appropriate for subways the Ai.-
ooo0oo that viii he released when the sub
way bonds amounting to that sum. are
taken from consideration OF the debt limit.
This release win come when the bin In Al
banv is passed permitting tho city 20 take
advantage OF the constitutional amendment
approved by the people al the last election.
II is the intention OF the Board Of Esti-
mate 10 see that the ssoeoeao is devoted
toward getting started not only the Broad
wsy-Iexinrton avenue line. but also the
Broadvay-Lafayette line. in Brooklyn; the
Canal street spur. IN Manhattan. and other
contracts 81 the Fourth avenue subway in
Brooklyn
The Board OF Estimate received a COM
munication from the Public Service Com
mission Offering a suggestion that Irving
Place be extended from 18th street to 18th
street IN connection with the Broadway
Lexington avenue lire. According 10 the
present plans. the line viii turn east from
broadway az 18th street and over TO Irving
Place Unless the street should be cut
Through. she subway viii have 10 go under
private property. and the subway would
have TO DE made strong enough TO carry
any building that might be erected above
& In the future.
u is estimated that the cost Of con-
demnlng the properly and cutting through
the street viii not be much greater than
the increased cost Of building the subway
under the property. The matter was re-
ferred TO Nelson p. Lewis chief engineer
O. the Board Of Estimate, for report.
TO him was also referred another COM
rnunication, asking the opinion Of the Board
OF Estimate on placing pipe galleries in the
Broadway Lexington subway. The Public
Service Commission has provided FOR Them,
but feels that it should refer the matter TO
the board. which would be required 10 fur
nish the additional money for such con-
struCtion
The new proposal OF the Interborough
Rapid Transit Company is expected by the
Public Service Commission early next week
President Shonts has been in frequent con-
sultation with Chairman Wilcox. so Il IS
expected that the proposal submitted VIII
be acceptable. The main objection TO the
former InterbOTOuEh plans was that cor
poration's insistent demand that il be per
United 10 add third track 10 its Second
and Third avenue lines. This proposal IN
doubtedly viii be eliminated in the new
offer.
Whether the Interboroughs new offer
viii include a proposal 20 build and operate
the Broadwa " Lexington route has not yet
been announced. II il does. il viii prob
ably 90 away with the extension which the
JnterborouFh wanted TO build north from
the Grand Central Station 10 the Harlem
River. Whether the company includes a
proposal concerning the Broadwa y exing-
ton line or not, however. il is regarded as
certain that the company will seek 10 be
allowed 10 build down Seventh avenue from
Times Square, in order that il may reach
the Pennsylvania terminals.
Under the subway plans 20 far made pub
lie no provision is made for connecting the
Pennsylvania tunnels directly with the In
terboroueh subway system. except by the
extension OF the McAdoo tunnels This
would moan a double fare. and il is under
stood the PETERBOROUGH VIII so modify its
Offer 10 the commission that il VIII be al
lowed 10 connect its subway directly with
the Pennsylvania system a. 34th street.
The Board Of Estimate passed an appro-
priation 81 N4S4.l01 for new schools and
pledged Itself 10 add 10 that amount s.. 055.-
~ iu the course Of the wear Among the
buildings that viii be put Up arc No G.
East IC-l street. Manhattan. 10 cost S3l6.0p0:
Baint-llRe avenue and ls6th street. The
Bronx. S5--.gl1. Prospect avenue and 10th
street. The Bronx. $4,000. Th-oop avenue
and Bartlett street. Brooklyn. Sroe,l. and
Eilzr011G avenue and Nichols and Lincoln
streets BROOKLYN. $4,000.