The evening world., 1911-04-25
-FOUR TRACK q"
PLAN AWAY
' WITH DEATH AVE.
Estimated Cost With Neces.
sary 1o-Story Freight Build
ings, S54,oso,ooo.
ENGINEERS REPORT.
Plan C%ontemp1ates
Pom Goth to Rector ST.
Ia Extension Suggested.
ENGINEERS REPOR

~ 1ubno esrvsos Commission made
oueme to-day . report signed by Alfred
0eoWUo. acting chief engineer. and n.
a connette. transportation engineer.
o. ne problem Of taking the New York
Central tracks on the west side Off the
puh1io streets. The repor, IS dated Jan.
II. m
MI. Craven and Mr.. Connetts repor.
only on such Of the problem as presents.
Itself below Sixtieth street Thei- report
IL in the mature OF a preliminary report
rof progress susceptible OF change, and
Nmodihcations. They commit themselves
TO the elevated railroad along the mar
ginal way from Sixtieth street down 10
about Rector street as the most econ
.omical and efficient solution OF the plan
10 bring New York Central freight into
the city over the west side tracks.
Eventually to Be Exten-ed.
An elevated railroad, such as It out
lined In the report. could eventually 10
extended around to tho East River
water front. 10 Twenty-ffth street and
thence north under First avenue, TO
and under the Harlem River 10 a con-
nection with the New Yo-k, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad. For the present
the engineers engage their figures only
with tho stretch between the proposed
Rector stree. terminal and slxtieth
street.
The difficulty OF arranging n plan
that Will accommodate all the railroads
Is admitted. The New York Central ha.
"a rrnnnrn1y ar,Dalg,, q, .Nu
and wants 20 hold 4. But they believe
That a satisfactory arrangement can
be made with the New York Central Tor
allowing other lines 10 use an elevated
Waterfront road on the west side.
Following is the gist OF the plan sub
mitted:
The objects TO be accomplished
l. To remove the railroad tracks
from the streets OF Manhattan.
.. To permit use OF docks for water
borne commerce 20 fullest extent de-.
slrable BY removing the railroads
therefrom.
3. To make the handling Of railroad
freight as economical as possible by
improved methods Of handling the
ears and the freight betN cen cars
and drays, and hy saving time and
effort due TO delays ia trucking and
length OF uaul
In tn" pan submitted. 81 &C. proposed
80 build an elevated four-tra,k railroad
from a connection with tho New Yor.;
Central at SiXtieth street, south on the
Marginal Way; 20 provide two noat
bridge stations Immediately. OF sunr-
cient capacity to handle All freight Gags
which come TO the present railroad
piers, with provisions for increase IN the
future. At these points ears are % be
removed from tho car floats. and II not
taken i'nmcdiately they may D." stored
until they can he taken by TIE elevated
road to one OF tho freight stations when
are to De built tulard. II Is suggested,
as the plans show, these stations be at
Thirtieth street and In the neisAoorhool
ot Duane street; this. however, j. a
matter for selection. NJ stations, ware
houses and factory facilities may be
provided as has been suggested BY com
missioner Tomkins. New York. Central
and Others.
The main l!uc should have ~ lcas;
tour tracks-a NTH trac5 may be des.g-
~able-with such additional silinEs at the
various stations a. are necessary "a
provide for the convenient switching ~
trains without tying uD the main lnc
while dong so, II extends from SiNtietl
street on tho west side down 20 a poin;
near Rector street. and future extern
s.ons might carry II, as pointed out
above. TO n connection with tho New
Haven Railroads, Alternative cross
connections may he provided between
the east and west side lines in tho
neighhorhood Of Twcuty-cirhth and
T~wenty-ninth streets, or the road nortH
of Twenty-ffth street may p" elevated
on First avenue to Fifty-nint~ thence
generally on the street nearest tho river
front 10 and across the Harlem R.vor.
At the lower end OF Manhattan a COM
venient crossing may be found without
passing through BATTERY Park.
Plans for Moving Freight.
In the present freight statinns a. TIE
pier. the trafic Ia ]congested, due 20 tn,
small width OF the piers. Tho frcigh.
Is strewn over the pier. and 0etwec.