New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-16
FREIGHT FOR ONE TUBE
Railroads Asked to Join in Build
ing Richmond Subway.
WATER MAIN IN IT. TOO
Estimated Tunnel for Three Pur-
poses Gould Be Built
for S12,000,000.

Every one connected with the RAPID Tan-
sit situation expressed himself yesterday as
highly pleased with the solution of the re-
naming routing problems that had held up
the settlement OF the dual subway system
The Interborough Rapid Transit Company
directors met and officially approved the
proposed new routing Of the tunnel Inc 10
Brooklyn. Privately one Of them declared
that the LAY out" pleased the company
better than any other hitherto suggested.
The agreement IL perfectly satisfactory
to the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
said President Williams.
Both Chairman Wilcox OF the Pubic
Service Commission and Borough President
McAneny said they saw nothing except
smooth sailing ahead and that the informal
agreement reached between their respective
bodies should be formally ratified without
any delay.
And. what is very much to the point. II
was learned that j. =. Morgan G. Co, bank
ers for the marlborough, who were, 1t IL
said. really responsible for the sudden ac-
tivity on the part OF the city officials, are
entirely satisfied with the action that has
been taken. 1t is said that they will be
ready TO hold their financial offer open
pending a decision 10y the courts. unless
such decision should be delayed an unrea-
sonable length OF time.
The argument before the Appellate Di-
vision Of the Supreme Court has just been
made. 1t is a grave question whether the
case can be taken to the Court of Appeals
before the summer recess, but It IL believed
that court would be willing TO convene spc-
Cally to hear case that is OF such great
Importance to this community.
Borough President Cromwell OF Richmond
has been appointed a committee of one 10
negotiate with the trunk line railroads in
terested IN the proposition to secure faCi
ties for running through freight trains
from New jersey to New England by way
of Long Island. TO the end that their CO
operation may be secured in building n
tunnel from eth street. Brooklyn. to
Arietta street staten Island. which could
he used both by the freight trains and the
subway service such railroads would hc
the PENNSYLVANIA, the Baltimore & Ohio,
the central Railroad OF New Jersey and
the New York. New Haven & Hartford.
In the original McAneny- Wilcox report
was included a report Of President Crom-
vel showing how advantageous II would
be to have the railroads cooperate with
the city in tho construction 81 such "A tun-
mol. He pointed out that the Board or
Water Supply was planning 10 build an
aqueduct from Brooklyn to staten Island 10
carry the Catsklll water. and that n would
be- possible 20 save the expense n such an
aqueduct n the board could lay mains
through railroad tunnel
II was estimated that such tunnel ado
quate for the three purposes ought 10 be
built for about 100000. OF that amount
II was suggested that the railroads ought
10 he willing to pay $4,000 that 10000
could be charged up against the water sup
ply appropriations. while tho subway ac-
count would he charged with only 10000.
According to the ideas OF the engineers
there would no two tubes OF steel. above
and below the line OF meeting Of which
would lie water mains, all OF which would
be incosed In solid concrete. The tubes
would be fifteen feet IN diameter, which
should accommodate the freight cars. There
would be no attempt 10 run freight trains
through the tubes except during certain
hours Of the night Tn" trains would be
propelled by special electric engines.
At 65th street. where It is proposed 80
start the tunnel tn" Long Island Rail-
roads loop line running through 70 Long
Island city begins. The Pennsylvania Rail
road and the New York, New Haven &
Hartford railroads some years ago made
ARRANGEMENTS to build what is to be known
az the New York Connecting Railroad from
Astoria TO Mott Haven by mean" Of
bridge over Randalls Island