New-York tribune., 1911-03-03
NEW PLAN FOR SUBWAYS|
B. R. 7. Offers to Equip and
Operate City Built System.
HAS FOUR BOROUGH SCHEME
With Interborough Seeks to DC.
cupy Practically Entire Man
haitian Route of Triborough.

The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
submitted TO the Public Service Commis-
sion yesterday a subway and elevated prop
ositlon decidedly amplifying its offer made
inst before the resignation of President
Winter. President r. S. Williams's COM
mun,cation to the commission setting forth
this new plan recommends that the Inter-
borough be permitted to build its proposed
extensions in Lexington avenue and sew
enth avenue. and then goes on to suggest
that the city build subway from the Bat
terry up Church street, Broadway ana sew
en,b avenue to seth street, for operation by
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company.
Although Chairman Wilcox said he did
not consider the granting OF the lhterpo''
ough's request for extensions a cohoiuoh
of the acceptance Of the B. K. T. oher. IL
would be noted that the comohalioh "ouiu
occupy practically the entire Mahha''aii
route of the proposed triborough SUBWAY
both above and below the Grand Cehlrai :,
the Ipterborough in Lexington avenue auu
the e. X. T. In Broadway. The Is. N. l.
also seeks 10 utilize all four Last HlNer
bridges for its traffic by operating pro-
posed subway in 18th street, between sew
en,b avenue and the greensboro Bridge
to be built by the city.
The whole proposition as outlined IN
President Williams's letter 10 Chalf'na"
WILCOX follows:
In Manhattan.
The construction OF subway on Church
street and Broadway. from the battery ~ ~
ADD street, thence on seventh aNenu. " ~
5sth street and easterly on o9th strep, pr,d.,e a
connection with the Queensooro bri1sv. Us,
, The subway to be four tracks from S,,S -
Hall TO 18th street two tracks from Seven.l, Ssn
avenue, on 59th street 10 QueeiIauytii =, "
Bridge, and partly three tracks i ,.ia anu ucnmrci
two tracks south OF CITY fdl' Via
street TO the Battery. ,,-u,,o.,,sh,,ry
Connection between the Williamsburg
Bridge. via Delaney and Spring sueeIS
and the Broadway suo"ay; Manhattan
Bridge, via Canal street and the Broadway
subway. 80 ,.o,
Connection Gf grade permits between Se n
the Brooklyn Bridge ana the D'o'N""'
An extension Of the Centre street SUB,
way with two tracks through Nassau anu
Broad streets to Beaver street anu s,,hmav ,henc1
to a connection with the propoScu SN
on Church street M c,,,,roh
A new tunnel connecting win me Iilui -. I'll
street Broadway subway and WIN me eh,
tension OF the Centre street subway IN
lower New York and extending under tne
East River to Montague street, Broohiyn
and thence via Montague, ruIton itI atI
Willoughby streets 10 connecuoh VII VII
the Fourth avenue subway on tidtousIi,
avenue extension: this route 10 be chanSeu
in Brookiyn If deemed desirable TO serve
better the needs OF Brooklyn Heights anu
the shopping district in Fulton street. 40
The use of the Centre street SUBWAY 20
the extent that II may offer terminal ana
connection facilities, particularly WIN
reference TO traffic over the three Brook
iyn bridges and as a part OF the Nassau
BROAD streets subway extension.
In Brooklyn.
The Fourth and Flatbush avenue subway,
NOW under construction from Manhattan
Rridee 10 43d street. connected at or near
its southerly terminus with tour rapi9
translt l,nes, extending southwark and
eastward. If which one will be the ex-
tension Of the Third Avenue Elevated 70
irnrt hamilton another four-track ele-
yate1 on New Utrecht avenue, from 39th
street 70 SD street, with a double-track