New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-31
WILLIAM STREET SUBWAY
. URGED BY COMMISSION
Route Planned. Says MCAneny.
Is Key to Rapid Transit
Problem.
CITY TO AID DIRECTORS
Prepared to Pay Cost of Under
pinning Buildings - Re-
port to Appellate
Division.

The commission appoilted by the APP
pellats Division OF the Supreme Court 10
hear the protests of William street prop
erty owners against the extension OF the
Park Place subway route To William
street. reported yesterday H. favor OF the
new routes. The commissioners are for
mer Justic David L.eventritt, Austen u.
Fox and Robert {. Morris.
The William street route a. mapped out
by the Public Service Commission was
the only one against which there has
been any determined objection. The COM
mission reported that the construction or
the subway either OH two levels or on one
level was feasible. The route under con
sideration was adopted by the Pubic Ser
vice Commission last May. ii provides
that the centre line Of the route shall De-
gin al the intersection Of West Broad
way and MURRAY street. where Junction
with the Seventh avenue and Eighth ave
nue. route was planned; thence curvins
southerly under West Broadway and the
property now occupied by the General
Postof,ice. continuing sou,heasterly I'M
der Beekman street To a point between
Nassau and William streets.
at the above point and runs Southwestern
ly under William street to 2 point near
Exchange Place and then curves SOUTH
erly under and along William street TO
point between Beaver and Stone streets
where a Junction will he had with tie
section running to Old Slip. and continu-
ing under the East River to Brooklyn.
Chief Link in Chain.
The commission reported to the Appel
ate Division that the William stTee'
route would he link i'm the chain Of
rapid transit service joining all the bor-
ouchs of the city. relieving present con-
gestion ard providing for Increased tr1'-
nc in the future. The report said tla'
The district which the Public Service COM
mission seeks to serve was occupied
largely by leather and drug merchants
and firms engaged in financial and IN
surance affairs. "a district al present al
mos, isolated from rapid transit service
The proposed route joins with the two
tracks under Borough Hall. Brookiyh'
which for several yesJs has awaited some
connection.
The testimony Of Borough President
NcAneny before the commission was
ouot.d IN the report submitted TO the
court. He said that the Board OF Esu-
mate and Appointment had 'onsiGereu
the William street route tn" Key 10
the situation and that 1t offered "a solu-
tion which permitted MS To come to terms
at once with the TWO operating COM
psnIes" Mr. McAneny said In answer
to a question AZ 10 whether he considered
! William street more essential than any
other route: Il do more than any ona
of the streets that could possibly be used.
Infinitely more than any OF them. IL -
the most essential street ia the whole
plan"
Former Mayor Charles A. Schieren OF
BROOKLYN. now in the leather business in
the affected district. and William Jay
schierelin. IN tue Wholesale drug bust
ness there. also gave testimony before
the commission They said that the dis
trict had been neglected In the matter Of
rapid transit facilities and that real estate
values had been reduced on that account.
many concerns moving out or the district
because Of the lack Of rapid transit. They
warmly favored the William street route