The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-09
WOULD MAKE QUEENS
BRIDGEROAD NARROW
Plan Aiming to Put On Extra
Railroad Tracks Is
Opposed.
HINDRANCE TO TRAFFIC
Scheme Once Before Thought
OF, but Dropped At
ter Experiment.
HINDRANCE TO TRAFFIC

Borough President Marks, Street Clean
ing Commissioner Fetherston and others
were speakers yesterday at a luncheon
OF the Columbus Circle section OF the
broadway Association at the Hotel Cum
berland at which some OF the automo-
bile dealers and others interested In busi-
ness In the district told the things they
thought ought to be done. Suggestions
regarding one way streets, paving ques-
tions. clearing the streets OF standing
automobiles. near side stops for trolley
cars and host OF other points In which
the district is Interested were brought
up.
Borough President Marks said that the
association would do well TO become
strongly organized and then would speak
with louder voice. As "A man whose
business life had been speat on Broad
way he said he was Interested In all Its
problems and he promised his support
to whatever was proposed that had the
consent and interest OF those most con-
cerned.
one thing that came up at the meet
ing was that II Is purposed to cut down
the width OF the roadway on the Queens
boro Bridge in order to allow for
railroad tracks connecting with the sub
way system. The installation of these
tracks would reduce the roadway TO
twenty-four feet and would result In
practically uniting the bridge for
vehicular traffic. 1t Is argued by those
opposed that IL would be found the
bridge could not support the extra traf-
tic planned to be sent across and that II
is wrong to abandon the original idea
of "A highway bridge.
Civic organizations in Queens have OBJ
jected TO the installation of the tracks
being rather In favor Of a tunnel that
would cost about $4,000 as against
cost OF about s4OOO.vOO for the lay.
ing OF tracks, which would be followed.
the contention IL, by the discovery thai
the bridge had been spoiled for any pur-
pose
In November. 1912. the Commissioner
OF Charities intended to have an ele-
Vator installed on the bridge. TO connest
with Blackwell's Island. the shafts being
placed 50 that they would leave a road
way only twenty-four feet wide. as now
Is proposed. In order TO try out the plan.
because there was so much objection by
the automobile interests. two sheds were
erected and then traffic count was made
on November 20, - and 25. Saturday.
Sunday and Monday. After seesig how
this hampered traffic Commissioner
Drummond announced he had given w
the idea OF having an elevator Installed
that would cut on any of the roadway.
Under his original plan there would
he only one place at either end where
, the traffic would BE- forced into narrow
quarters. Under the present plan for
| tracks across the bridge this narrow
I lane would be found all the way across
Naturally In the summer and with each
I succeeding wear the traffic becomes
/ greater. The contention Is that to mario "
I the roadway 30 much would be criminal
because IL would endanger the thousands
, of vehicles OF all classes using the bridge
/ every day.
The Citizens Street Traffic Committee
| and other organizations will take up the
/ question. which IN now before the Pub
/ lie Service Commission and the Board OF
/ Estimate and Apportionm nj. W. OH
/ Washington of the Queens Chamber OF
b Commerce, chairman Mt yesterdays meet
/ ing OF the Broadway association. told
I Of plan he sugg sted whereby the trains
may be run outside the piers, with the
tracks on brackets, curves being nat
/ tened to avoid objection. Other speak
ers Yesterday were George H. Duck
president of the Motor Truck Club. ant
I Elmer Thompson, secretary OF the Auto
mobile Club OF America
The 500 mile race next year at In
| dianapolis will he for cars OF $50 cubic
inches and under In piston displacement
Gradually the engine capacity limit Is Il
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