New-York tribune., 1913-05-18
Subway Deve 'opment and
Third Tracking Of Elevat-
ed to Provide New Dis
trict with Four Lines.

trlct WITH our LihSo'
keeping 10 mind the fact That the eX-
,.rslon or The Bronx has been governed
almost entirely bv the extension Of it's
transit facilities. those who are familiar
With the ras, growth OF the northerly
so-opsb look for tine next great move
msrt Of population into the territory east
y Bronx Park. A. the southerly limits
q, which lies the Morris Park racetrack
property.
Two wears is ,he time estimated 10y the
l,,srborouch engineers for the completion
n the subway extension up White Plains
,vsrye. 10 Becker avenue. or 24lst street
,uo blocks south Of the city line As
vas the case ir the building Of the pres
on, suhwav. sections Of this route are
,n.slv IN be thrown open to traffic as
rap,dlv AS they are completed. so that
ihe-e is cverv prospect that the so"therlN
rart Of this territory viii have tive-cen'
rsnid transit service 20 the downtown
6istric, in considerably less than two
Years
shorf distance cast of this subway
extension and soon 10 he connected with
n al lSntr street IS the fou track Ne"
YORK.. Wcst.hcstcr & BOSTON Railroad
now riyinc q fast service down To th'
Second and Third avenue elevated roaos
., 1eqth street ard the Harlem River
NH further cast is tho Sew Haven >
siz.track Harlem Rivcr branch win "'
recently opercd etation st Morris Park'
ana ess, Of that. again. the Bronx '>-
',nsion of tfo now Lexington avenue in'
ont Southern boulevard and Westchosiei
svsnue
Thus II appears that through TINS sec
ton OF The Bronx. between Bronx 'd'N
and Pelham BAY Park having an average
width. east and west, Of about TWO m''es'
there have been already built OF arc
about 10 be built four rapid transit '''''
With total or sixteen tracks.
In reply 10 am inquiry As 10 wnon 'n'
new line 100 White Plains avenue VIII "'
ready for traffic. Frank Hedley' vice-p'e
HtW ana -NI'' NI It'.'''-
borough. said Yesterday.
Prophetic or predictions OF mat N'"'
aYe liable to no unsatisfactory par ''"-
srlv for tho prophet but do fe'I lus''-
fed in saving that from present lhnl'"-
tons tho White Plains avenue "'!' '0
likely 10 bc ono of the first sections o' '.''
rscsntly authorized dual syetcm TO he l'''
into operation
"Connectirr with tho present hronN
subway Just south Of the Bronx 20 ="
terminus. tho first stations on thlS w"
line will no ~ lSoth street Buron'i'
uBs and Pelham Parkway
More residents of The BroX would proo.
s5lv 20, q better idea OF the location o'
the Burchen avenue station n II mao
designated az Neil avenue. Burche"
nue is a street about block ana 'd''
long which Joins White Plains aNeI"'
directly opposite Neil avenue one ol w
main thoroughfarcs running east Iroi''
White Plains avenue. through the MOI 'iS
Park proucrtv. 10 Pelham faTh" "'
Along Neil avenue. from Nh'te 'a','.
avenue to Barnes avenue the
boundary Of Morris Park), is dls'a''e
four short blocks ,.,. 8"
Under tho present subway scheou'e'
added Vice President Hedley' u''
press running time from the BrooKIy"
Bridge 70 i77tb street is 3s15 minutes
Extending this schedule. at the same
an additional three minutes VIII
ably he sufficient to bring trains !"
new Rurcholl avenue station. giVihs d"
running time Of about Az minutes lroi"
that point to the Brooklyn Bridge No
time is by the present subway route 90" q"
the west side Of Manhattan. ana oue :
70 be materially reduced when the ouliu
Ing OF loop at Mott avenue mahe9 -
possible 10 send trains from Inc pi''N
Park and White Plains avenue line oo"n
town via the Lexington avenue rou'e
Asked as 10 what reduction In ruhi'lne
tine from the Harlem River 10 the ~
Hall Will be possible with the thiro-"avN
ing OF the East Side elevated lines MI
Medley replied that II ought 70 ai'o'"'
nearly ten minutes.
What this means to those parts Oh INC
East Bronx reached by the Westches'''
Boston and the New Haven's siX-rac"
line IL apparent in connection with the
iact that the running time from the MOI
ns Park station. on the Westchester
ooston road TO the Harlem River Is iouI
'sen minutes with the reduced time On
.ae elevated road the trip from the Ci,y
hall 10 Morris Park by this route wiz
hot consume more than from 30 10 %
minutes.
IN the course OF the interview MT He'd
Wy also pointed out the diversity OF
routes 10 the downtown section Whlch
VIII be available for residents OF the east
sry part OF The Bronx.
There is the transfer point at listh
'ueet and Third avenue" he said. where
passengers may continue on downtown
W way OF the subway or take the Thirh
avenue elevated This transfer OF
tcursf will ho the dtsnoaal of those