The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-11
Rushw ick station to Ridsewood and East

Rushw ick station to Ridsewo ood and East
| New York
| ) Authorization of the routes of the
elevated extensions in South Brooklyn-
the Culver line and the West End. or New
Utrecht avenue line
! q Authorization Of the proposed new
| routes TO Jana lea one to proceed on the
north side of the Long Island Railroad
from the present terminus Of tho kihsa
County Elevated and the other on the south
| side of the road 10 l.eferts avenue.
| :, Determination Of the route to be taken
for the extension 10 the Green point elevated
line from williamsburg plaza 10 \ point
of connection with the Brighton Reach
| line and authorization of this route "a Long
! Island city
A to i"terh"t"sshs Sincerity.
| II was intinated Yesterday that tho
reason why the lnterborouRh Ia trying
to get action now on its plan ie to engage
the city TO the construction Of lines which
| will use up all or the major part OF its
credit and leave the 3. r. r. out in the
cold. This intimation was not taken
seriously by those Who are familiar with
the extent OF the city's credit a. u sands
at present and as u vii, stand In the
which the subway construction would
proceed Those who considered the
matter we're inclined TO think that the
explanation for the move BY the Inter
borough as given day before yesterday
at the Office 81 J. p. Morgan 4 Go. was
A. present is not what i was wher, the
marlborough made its offer. and that Il 10
likely to become worse.
In a letter addressed to Chairman
William r. Wilcox Of the Public Ser vice
{ commission Col. T. 3. Williams OF the
Brook yn III pid Transit Company under
date oi April 20 last brought forward
these points. he wanted to know what
chance the ci.y9had to carry out the
y. II. 7. plan II the fnterboroush oier
were accepted. Furthermore. he spoke
Of the tunnel connections allotted BY the
commission on this side Of the Fast River
mad was anxious also about the location
of the tunnel self. Commissioner Will
cox was out OF the city on the day the
letter was written and II was sent to Mr..
the outset that letter sent on March .
10 Mr. WILCOX had not been answered.
That was the letter in which Col. William
asked Mr., Wilcox to put himself down
officially as favorine the allotment o.
lines to the B. r. I saying that Mr. will
him to Hfavor the B. X. T. programmel
This IA the letter:
The \. n. T.'s rssitiea.
| Under date Of March ?, 1912. We sent "a
you a communication suagested BY tho
new subway proposition OF the Int nterbOroush
Rapid Transit Company dated February -.
1872. asking certain Official assurances as
to part ticular phases Of the transit situation
in order that we might determine our atti-
tude toward the change In the arrangement
of last July which the acceptance OF the
InterborouRh company's proposition and
the reveraion to the so.cAlled dual plan
would involve.
| The letter remains unanswered, alth0ugh
verbally | have been assured by Mr.. Nc.
Aneny thar the matters referred to would
he covered in supplementary report Of
the special committee OF the Board Of
Estimate and Apportionment.
In the neanw hile the Public Service Com.
mission in a communication TO tho Board
of Estimate has favored tho adoption Of
the InterborOugh Company's --latest proposi.
tion "as part Ofthe dual system. A. the
same time the commission has instructed
= counsel to prepare contracts with each
COMPANY upon the basis Of carrying out
the dual plan. although neither the Board
Of Estimate nor this com psny has formally
announced its desire 10 change the arrange.
mcnt Of last July. which was formally ap-
provet by the Board OF Estimats upon the
unanimous recommendation Of the Public
lService Commission and was accepted by
lus.
withstsnding the inquiries and rep
rpscntations Of our letter Of March .. the
commission is proceeding along lines which
in our Judgment are adverse to the trans
portation interests OF the two n iilions Of
people whom We represent and which IL
persisted in may make il impossible for uA
to carry out our part OF even the proposed
dual plan
~ the hrst place. and after the receipt
Of our letter Of March ,. the commission
sent to the board OF Estimate for approval
a con, ract for the Canal street section OF
the broadway line. which makeS impossible
any track connection between the Man
haitian Bridge and Broadway via Canal
street. What this means 10 Brooklyn is this
BY actual count At least 15 per cent OF
the present tratic originating in Brooklyn
on the presen, marlborough tunnel soes.to
points in Manhattan north OF the pre- ent
Brooklyn Bridge. II In fair to assume
from these figures hat \ very large proper
,ion of the trafic originating on our lines
would desire TO go north OF Canal street
IN Manhattan. The route via Manhattan
Bridge Is one and one-eighth miles less
than the route via the Battery and the time
saved 10 each Of such passengers would not
he less than three and a half minutes and
may he eigh, minutes A probable average
of Ave minutes. In other words he, wsen
tho iniersec,ion of WillouRhby street and
fiatbush avenue in BroOalyn and Canal
stree, and Broadway in Manhattan there
would he six station stops via tha Datte ry
rous and none via the Manhattan Bridge
route.
On account Of reduction in distance the
saving in ear mileage would he hetween
500 on0 ana 900 .0sW miles per Annum With
a corresponding saving in expense.
Track connection bet weeR the tracks in
Broadway ana Canal street " III permit Oi
operating BROOKLYN through service up
Broadway AZ least TWO years earlier than
II no connection were provided. This II
hecause it will take A. least two years
longer to comrlste the Battery tunnel
than il viii To complete the BroAdway line
In other words. except by an Awxwar d
physical transfer the Broadway limo would
be useless for two years Tor BROOKLYN
| without this connection And until ths
completion Of the Battery tunnel and the
extension of the Fifty-ninth street line over
into Queens ii viii be absolutely impossible
to operate the Broadway railroad because
no cars can he got into the subway ex.
cepi by letting them down through the
street.
BY locating a station in Canal street ex'
tending from Centre street to BroAdwA,
thr through trains opera, ed on Broedwa,
, via Caual street could receive passensvi