The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-27
TO USE The STEINWAY TUNNEL
=. :. COMMISSION ANN INTER-
BOROCGH ~ HARNONI.
ait, 70 Own Tuanel. Pay OI.1OO. 600 u
COmplste u and to Lease H 10 tho
IntorberSsgh-TrAln to Run with
subway Connaqeio0s a Grand Central

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COmplsts 10 and to Lease H 10 thS
IntorborSagh-TrAi 70 run vita
subway COnneetiOas 90 Grand CeatTaI.
The Public service Commission has de-
c,ded TO give new consideration to the
1 proposal made by the marlborough com
pany for the taking over by the city Of
the Steinway tunnel This tunnel from
! Long Island city Ia Forty second street
IN this borough has been finished for
more than two yesrs. but no attempt has
been made 20 make use of il because the
right Of the PETERBOROUGH company 20
! run cars through IL has been questioned
/ by the city's legal authorities.
Ihe SteinWay tunnel was begun several
year, ago under q franchise granted by
| the state Legislature and in the act II was
/ prescribed that the tunnel should be fin
ished within a given time. About ave
years ago August Belmont and those
associated with him in the Interborough
: company bought the franchise and set TO
work to complete the building Of the tun-
mel hut they were unable TO finish IL until
after the period named In the original
franchise mad lapsed II was then CON
tended 10y the city that failure to comply
nulliIrd u and that II the Belmont com
pauv wished to OPERATE q a new franchise
Sould have 90 I've asked for, a franchise
Tor which the company would have to pay
rental 10 the rity.
MIR belmont and hts friends refused TO
listen 10 this suggestion. They took the
ground that the tunnel would be a public
con, "LIenCe and that the city was not
justified IN taking advantage ot tech
uIcaiIty and asking them To pay for the
Ua~ka nAl ~ -
they had complsted WIth their ONn money
The sitys stand was, however upheld by
the courts and then Mr BELMONT offered
10 sell the tunnel TO the city Tor the iri'e
that " had cost The condition was also
made that the Belmont system Ut trolley
lines IN Long Island should have the sole
night TO run II, cars through the tunnel
or THIS rish' MIR Belmont was wiling
o pay q rental n he hNed by the Board ~
Estimate.
II was Alsn stipulated 10y Mr.. Belmont
that the city should Psrn,t me ln,esn2r-
oush company IN add a third track 70 the
second Third and Niuth avenue elevated
railroads The PuiIic Service Comma
sion rejected these proposals. he com.
mlssioners thought that the price asked
Tor the tunnel by Mr. Belmont was too
high and that the thiTd tracking ot the
three elevated railroads would he against
public policy
since thai de- lsion was made by the
fe.epoes betweaa the members ~ the
board and representatives ~ the Inter
borough company and u would ses'n
from an announcement mEde YESTERDAY
that the commission - now Willlns I"
compromise with the company Under
he terms ~ thi. comprnuniss the company
would be allowed ~ odd an ADDITIONAL
tra~k ~ the three elevated roads and ~
haN" the operating privileges q" tne
StsinwAy tunEsl hut the "uN 10 IN ohian
the tunnel 90 condition thai " wiz pay
only the amount thai u nesded Ia conf
plats Il an amount estimated AZ VI. So." ?
4 public hearing IN the matter n Z" ne
held hy tho Comml scion ~ !" o CLOCK neGt
saturday morning .
Chairman WHOA 81 the Public service /
yesterday made this state
ment
The propo.,t,an 81 the InterborouRh -
that the commission vii lay out rapid /
tr.p,,t route extending from near Wander .
but place under Forty -e-ond street and
he Easi River u point near Jackson
: venue IN Long Island CItS. follo~inE the
pts.eni line ~ the Sts,nNsy nhne' that
The company M turn ne title ~ the over
IN tho city and then aEfes 10 operate II .
under the tsru,s ~ contract No o. which
governs the orerauor q me prersnt -uh.
nav from cav Nall northNaTd The lily
IL ~ pNy only the amount uerersITv -
rorr pls,s the tunnel ready for operation,
including conneC,ior Nth the Grand
sn,ral station ~hich snnTn, - estimated
not Ia exceed u .lsiG" tNsn this amount
N rourss ~iil he smor'ikst. as sell a. IA
ierest paid ~ the "omPinN. the same 80
the company smottizss and psys inferred
~ IN. mons, Invested by the city Ia the
present subNa,
The company - ~ then operate ire tunnel
- an integral pirt NJ the present suhNsv
v, slem that 10 piss-nE'Ts sIll h" allowed
D, transfer without additional fare he
. cen the subway and the St~,nSay tunnel
~ For'y 49, nd s'ree'
A. 80 the conne~iion ~uh 'hs Queens
,nTo RrtdE. thc conpiny agrees - operate
second aVsrus elevated trains "a the Long
Island Crty bridge plsrN without additional
are