New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
SUBWAY AGREEMENT
FINALLY REACHED
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routes in Brooklyn. Queens and The
Bronx. the details Of which have been
nearly completed by the Public Service
Commission. and all Of which VIII De
ready for transmission 10 the Board OF
Estimate within the next few days.
The other decisions reached, which
a. stated. complete all the details oil the
PROPOSED dual system. ar" as follows.
That d, rort. be laid out between the
St..lWay tunnel and tn" .!d''ii,"",
bridge Plaza through ana "l'f l"t .I,.,''
sid. yard Of IN" Long Island ran ''l.,
COMPANY and thence through Ih''' 'H'''
y ina, A route 3" laid out "a an "."Vai-
ad railroad from point on the fpuIt'''l"
stre.f-I -rinu square route at or near the
junction %. BIshwiCk an. JONI son ~,
ules. .u Brooklyn. over Jo"iSyn .',',,c
and private property 20 g'hpl 49,.
through WyckoN aEtug" and private PROV
or's- 10 a connection with the BroadNdI 80
.yatcd line OF the Brooklyn Rapid transit
Cn,4par, az Broadway. East New YORK
THAT a route DE laid oui I.s'hIIhH az
Fu1tou street near the present F"uItA ave-
.IlIc subway t..rtc through Fulton street
~ 81 Felix street and under I'D" pI"p'rH
of tho Long Island Railroad '"UlpanN anu
through private property 10 tlathush ave
rIIa where a connection can be mad" WIN
the route already adopted on fIatoHsh
avenue
THAT route 100 laid out commencing
at Il point ON Fourth aN"nu" near ~.
rect Nh.r, convenient connection may 20
made with IN" present Fourth avenue sun
waN. thence running through th' I''i''F
Of the South Brooklyn Railway "IhL"nn,
to Tenth avenue by subway and th"n'" 'N
elevated railroad over Tenth av"nH" anu
thence over New ItrecHt a1'nl" - poIit
near s'st street and thence through lriNa''
prouerfy 90 10Th street. theme" through
. 4 ftl'f where fOfliIF' l4'Ii
can b. made with the elevated route -
surf avenue. Coucy Island, already laid
out and adopted. -,.,
at a WON'T near 3Sth street and Ninth ave
uue wher, connection can conveniently
be made with the last described line. con,
tuuIng alOlI 2sth street 10 fraNts'Hh
avenue as an elevated railroad, and thence
along Ora. escnd avenue as an elevated
railroad 10 Surf avenue. Con"y Island
6-That a two-track route be lald OUT
from a point I'm the Fourth avenue tub"al
near G5th street, along. under or near me
line of G5th street and under the DAY ~
q uoiut on staten Island near the foot OF
Arrietta street with spurs 10 ~ EeorHe
and Stapletou 70 pfoNld' proper 'Cn''
tions with the transit facilities on staten
Island &C., ,,,,, a
poiut on Boston Road near lIsth street
whore a convenient connection can ur
made with the present subway through
rriyate property and the property or the
Neu. York Westminster & Boston hallway
COMPANY. between its land ana BIpnN
park 10 connection with the NhlIe
Plains avenue route at BuTcheIl avenue
New Routines TO Cost s4,5oo,o0o.
Detail No. = is the extencion OF the
so-caIled Eastern District line. which
will give the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
another loop line No. is planned 10
enable the Brighton Beach line 10 De
connected with the Fourth avenue SUD
way bv bringing II down Flatbush ave
,ue "Details Nos. 4 and > are the Coney
Island extensions Of the Fourth avenue
subway. while No H. the proposed ex-
tension Of that route 10 staten Island.
7, had not been decided hitherto whether
,be tunnel t. staten Island should start
~ Fort Hamilton. Goth street or some
other point in South Brooklyn.
Detail No. : is the proposed extension
~ tbe present subway and OF the Third
avenue elevated line out White Plains
avenue.
II Is understood that the proposed ne"
routiugs Will cost an additional $500
ooo but II is believed that the additional
facilities afforded will more than COM
rausate for the additional cost ana
Rorough President McAneny informed
chairman Wilcox that the amount OF
money available for subways would he
annie TO cover the additional expense.
The agreements were reached after all
the members Of the Public Service Com
mission, except Commissioner Cram, ana
tho conference committee OF the Board
of Estimate. consisting Of Borough Pres
idents McAneny, Miller and Cromwell
had beer in conference most or the Gay.
In the morning. In addition 10 the elgl-
ncers OF the commission, William Bar
clay Parsons, consulting engineer of the
peterborough. and J. V. Davies, consult
ing engineer OF the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit. were present. This resulted in
tho following dialogue at the regular
TUESDAY meeting Of the commission, at
which Chairman Wilcox was not pres
ent.
Commissioner Grant would like TO ask
the chairman a question. IL seems out Of
rSace To ask you, We both have the
same views The question is. When the
public Service Commission allowed the
BOARD Of Estimate and Apportionment, or,
Their che OF the Borough Presidents, ~
usurp the power given to the Commission
bv the Legislature over proposed subways,
did they agree that the engineers OF the
Traction. trust" should be substituted for
our engineer. and II so. by what authority?
Acting Chairman Maltbie-l VIII have TO
refer that question 20 the chairman.
commissioner Cran--When did the public
interest cease to be the prime considera-
linn II the Traction trust lawyers draw
Il, and th.r ppPiDeprs Law
mans. where does the public come in? We
are rot allowed to operate the roads. even.
1 want 90 know where the people come In.
Actin. Chairman Maltbie gocularly)-