New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29
4" EXTENSIONS
But Service Boards Plan May
Not Suit the Interborough.
SHONTS'S RETURN AWAITED
Certificates Granted as Cram
Urged Without Further Par
ley with Company.

Certificates under which the marlborough
Rapid Transit Company may extend and
third track It's existing elevated lines were
adopted by the Public Service Commission
yesterday Commissioner J. Sergeant Cram
had been insisting that the commission go
ahead with these certificates. and the COM
mission did so without any further negotia-
tons with the Inter5orugh company.
At the offices of that company It was
said yesterday that nothing could be said
in regard TO the attitude OF the company
until the return OF President ShontA II
is considered as highly improbable. how
ever, that the company will accept the
terms suggested by the Public Service
Commission.
The certificate for extensions grants q
the Interborough the right TO build anc
operate:
An extension Of the Third avenue line
from Pelham avenue along the right OF
way OF the Harlem Railroad Company &C
Webster avenue. thence along Webster
avenue TO Gun Hill Road TO White Plain!
Road and IN that thoroughfare 10 PAST
street.
An extension Of the Ninth avenue line
/ from 18th street 10 1921 street, to River
avenue. to Jerome avenue TO Woodlawr
Cemetery.
A line from Second avenue. between 5Sth
and Goth streets. extending across the
! Greensboro Bridge 10 the West Side OF
Jackson avenue IN Queens.
II IS provided that the Interborough
company shall agree TO pay 10 the city
FOR a period Of twenty-five years a sum
I - ha r.
net profits on the existing lines. Il Is also
provided that the new construction shall
be OF q more ornamental type than the
present structure.
The grant is until July l. 1898. and after
the first twenty-five years the rentals shall
be readjusted every twenty years. The
city reserves the right = take over the
Jerome avenue and the Webster avenue
line after ten years and the greensboro
Bridge line after five years.
A separate certificate provides for the
third tracking Of the Third avenue and the
Ninth avenue lines. The same certificate
provides for connection with the subway
railroad by a two-treck elevated. divsrging
from the Third avenue elevated al $3.50
street. In Willis and Bergen avenues. %
149th street and Gerard avenue. TO Brook
and Westchester avenues, where connec-
ton is 70 De made with the subway.
These additional tracks are 70 be held
for the unexpired term OF the present fran-
chises OF the companies. subject 10 ter
mination by the city after ten years, with
compensation, and after July l, 1895, with
out compensation.
The compensation 10 be paid for the
third tracks 10 per cent Of the gross re-
ceipts Of each station served by express
track trains over the gross receipts OF
the same stations for the year ended June
30. 1871. This rental IS for period OF
twenty-five years. after which there Is 70
be a readjustment
The Interborough Rapid Transit Com
many has been anxious TO extend and third
track It's elevated lines for some years Il
made q proposition 70 this effect about
wear ago. This work was made part OF
IT'S subway offer of December B. and much
more advantageous terms were offered,
with the understanding that this work be
made part OF the regular subway propo-
sition.
When the Interborough withdrew IFS sub
way offer after the McAneny-WillcoX re-
mort came out II stated that II would sii-
he willing TO consider the elevated work,
but only on the terms of a year ago. I'M
mediately after the decision OF the Board
Of Estimate TO accept the proposition OF
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company for
subway development. the Public Service
Commission sent word 10 the marlborough
that il would be glad 70 resume the neeo-
tiations I'm regard TO the elevated lines.
No response was ever received 90 this COM
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