New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-09
TAKE UP FINAL DETAILS.
Subway Conference on Queens
and West End Routes.
FOR ELEVATED EXTENSIONS
Indicated Interborough Must
Hurry if 1t Is to Get Lines
Allotted to It.

Manners Of the Public Service Commits
sion and the conference committee Of the
yoard Of Estimate met Yesterday morning
20 settle. II possible. the >pen questions OF
the routing Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company's South Brooklyn lines and the
proposed lines in Queens. These matters
were left open in the McAneny-W WILCOX
report. and the committee was asked TO
take up the consideration Of the problems
and report before August / As II is hoped
that the Board Of Estimate will adjourn
IN Thursday for the summer. It is desired
70 get these matters cleared UP by that
time. The conferrees will meet again to-
morrow afternoon.
The original proposition Of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit was to elevate the so-cailed
Sea Beach, Culver and West Emo hnes
from Coney Island. and connect them Win
the Fourth avenue subway at Its present
terminus at 43d street. and to build an e1-
tension OF the present Third avenue ele-
waited line to Fort Hamilton The COM
pany estimated that the cost OF THIS WORK.
together with the incidental improvements
IN terminal facilities al Coney Island
would De about 100000.
In the supplemental proposition OF the
BROOKLYN Rapid Transit on April p II SUD-
rnitted the following alternatives Elther
that any or all of the South Brooklyn eX-
tensions, when elevated, be treated as eX-
tensions OF the Fourth avenue subway
under. franchises revocable after ten years
or that the city construct the original eX-
tensions of the Fourth avenue subway en-
bodied in the plan OF the triborough route
and that these be included in the lines TO
~ equipped and operated by the company
under its general proposal.
II the latter proposition should De
sdopted tne company offered 10 apply the
100000 that il would have spent on lts
own lines TO the city lines, preferably the
Broadway subway.
The conferrees yesterday decided that It
would be better 10 take the nrst alterha-
five Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit; IN
other words. 10 have II elevate IT'S present
lines. II was argued that II would De pet
Ter 10 use the money Of the city IN the
broadway line and 10 have the beach INES
elevated, as IT was argued that persons
cong 10 the shore would not care 10 traVeI
all the way IN a subway train.
The conferrees are also in favor Of adopt
ing 2 proposal for a joint tunnel 10 staten
leland for the use Of subway trains tHe
mines of the Catsknl water system ana
MARGINAL railroad of rhe Dock Department
~ ha used IN shifting freight cars from
staten Island to Brooklyn. II mas oeen
eetinsted that the cost Of such tunheI
would be about s12 10000. and that the ex-
uense would probably be divided between
tho city and the railroads interested.
The proposed tunnel 10 Staten ls'anu
would start from 65th street This Wouid
,eceseitate the carrying Of the Fourth ave
r1e subway TO that point.
an regard TO the Queens lines the con-
ro-~.es have decided on elevated extern
sions both south and north Of the Long
island Railroad. The latter line, II Is sus-
....ted. should be a loop line running from
Jamaica over 10 Bayshore and back TO the
nueansDoro Bridge plaza by way OF Flush
iug .,..,
From the present temper Of the members
~ rlo Board Of Estimate the lnterooroush
fapi1 Transit Company will have 10 &C.
.,,,icl,lv this week. II it has any idea OF
inning in and taking the lines allotted 10
~ several members Of the board sald !es'
,ardav that they would favor closing the
joaI for all the lines with the Brooklyn
papid Transit on Tuesday if the INTERIOR
,ugh did not make move tomorrow.