New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
WILL Be LUCKY BUYERS
Moss Estate Purchasers to Get
Sites in Subway Zone.
BUILDERS FOR LINE SOUGHT
Completion of Jerome Avenue
Route Will Be Simply a
Matter of Construction.

Interest in the coming auction sale OF
nue. and 18th street. has been stimulated
by the announcement that work on the
Jerome avenue branch Of the Lexington
avenue subway Is TO be carried forward
with all possible speed.
At the office Of the Public Service Com
mission Il was said yesterday that the
advertising for bids on this section ~
the dual system will he begun by the end
Of this month. so that bidders at the
Moss estate sale. to he conducted In the
Vesev Street Salesroom on Tuesday. Oc-
tobcr 2s. by Joseph r. Day and j. Clar-
ence Davies. will have the assurance that
there are no more preliminaries In con-
nection with the Jerome avenue line. and
that the completion OF this route Is sim
ply matter OF construction. which ex-
perence has shown TO be the easiest part
OF an new rapid transit project.
Having in view the possible delays that
are likely 10 occur on work OF this kind,
tho members OF the commission are I'M
date OF the completion Of the Jerome ave-
nue. extension, but those familiar with the
plans for the work see no reason why this
should not be one OF the first parts of the
dual system to be put into operation.
Work is far advanced on the Lexington
avenue route through Manhattan. Several
weeks ago the big tubes and caissons
which will carry the tracks under the
Harlem River were sunk into position,
and great progress has also been made on
that section Of the Jerome avenue route
where II runs as a subway. Immediately
north OF the Harlem River, as far as 18th
street. This means that on all OF the
more difficult sections Of the route that
Is 10 give rapid transit to the West Bronx,
work is already well under way. leaving
only the building of the elevated road
along Jerome avenue itself. Those famil-
lar with modern construction know at
what speed a force OF steel erectors can
Put together two or three miles of ele-
waited road. The road is already built
TO 18TH street. and has only seven more
blocks to go to reach this property.
That the completion of the Jerome ave-
nue. route will be followed by a large in
crease in property values is beyond
doubt" said Messrs. Davis and Day yes
terday, land for two important reasons.
Rapid transit means increased values
that is a general truth illustrated so many
times as to call for no further demonstrd-
ton. But in the case Of Jerome avenue
there are two other important circum-
stances which will make the coming of
rapid transit more than ordinarily effec-
tive.
THE frs, Of these is the fact that The
section is practically the only one in The
Bronx that has been absolutely neglected
in rapid transit construction heretofore
The central section Of the borough has
had the elevated. and for nearly ten years
now the eastern section has had the bene-
ut OF the subway. This westerly section
while IL is In no sense inaccessible and
has been greatly helped by improved SER
vice by trolley across Washington Bridge
10 lSlst street In Manhattan, yet 1t mas
lacked that sort OF rapid transit-the nye-
cent fare 20 the business centres OF Man
hattan-that makes for high real estate
values. This 1t is now about 10 get
THE only big fact which ought not 10
be lost sight OF is that through the lack