New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-31
FOR SUBWAY ALONG RIVER
Board of Estimates Committee
Opposes Plan Of TomkIns.
WINS RAILROADS APPROVAL
Elevated Freight Route Along
River Urged by N. Y. Central
Against the other Plan.

Tho special committee Of the Board Of
| Estimate appointed last June 10 .stuny tne
problem of removing the tracks Of the New
York Central Railroad from the surface OF
Eleventh and Twelfth avenues and provide
plan for a freight terminal on the Norm
River waterfront presented report at the
meeting OF the board Yesterday which is en-
tirely opposed to the elaborate IDEAS OF
Commissioner Tomkins OF the Dock Depart
l ment for AN elevated railroad alonG the
marginal way.
/ The report recommends that the streets
above SNth street, and ne far AS Spuyten
| Duyyil, he carried over the railroad tracks,
except between 18Th and lasth streets,
! where II would be necessary 10 carry the
/ tracks over the streets.
That the New York Contra build six
track subway between 6oth and 10th streets.
That all tracks below 3oth street he elm
. mated and 4 system of unit water terni-
! nails he established. which could ne used
by all railroads alike.
: Tho majority report was presented by
controller Preudergast. President Mitchell
( of tho Board ~ Aldermen. supported by T..
+. Goodrich and Henry +. Nichols, Of the
committee OF engineers appointed to advise
! tho committee.
! Dock Commissioner Tomkins, a member
! OF the special committee. presented mi
! noriiy report. advocating his scheme for an
: elevated line from 60th 20 90th streets. and
eventually to tho Battery. 10 be built by
/ the city and used by any railroad that de-
/ sired 10 lease such privilege. lie was sup
ported by Ernest &. Moore. the third mem-
Der Of the committee Of engineers.
Railroad in Part Concurs.
\ consideration Of the reports was laid
/ over FOR two weeks. The board did how
evcr. grant tho application OF the New
I York Central IN lay three spurs at sd
street and Eleventh avenue. TO connect IT'S
present tracks with a proposed express ter
minal at that point. The company wished
70 transfer All it's express business TO tho
I West Side while the construction of the
new Grand central Terminal is under way.
The permit for the tracks is able at
sixty DAYS notice The company Will pay
about $500 year for the privilege
Speaking Of the report of the special com
mittee. liza A. Place, vice-president and
general counsel of the New York Centra,.
| said last night:
The New York Central agrees entirely
with the report Of the committee so far as
the changes above 6Gth street are concerned.
The changes II recommends from Spuyten
pryvll down 10 Goth street are as good as
can no made. The railroad has been In
favor Of elimr0tnG grade crossings from
lis entire system, and for a number Of
years has been working toward that end.
While ! do not care TO make any dc
cided statement about the committees re-
! will say that the New York Central has
been I'm favor of raising the tracks from
Goth street down. instead OF depressing
them as the committee recommends. An
dictated freight railway running from s0'h
t. Franklin street woud save much time
over the subway ana lishteragc plan o. the
committee.
Tomkins for an elevated freight railroad.
the ma jorty report saws that such road
il not now needed IAN elevated railroad
for freight purposes should not DC con-
structe0 on Manhattan Island 1t SAYS
EXCEPT as last resort. ana when all other
methods have failed TO give the necessary
relief
Zone South Of 30th Street.
In regard 10 the zone south % '@h street
the report says:
For this district the committee suggests
IN, use o. so.called unit water terminals