New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-16
DISCUSS TERMS FOR
Use OF |. |. TRACKS
Associations BeStir Them
selves to Get Benefit OF
Enabling Act.
RAPID TRANSIT
FOR NORTH SHORE
MANY Picturesque Places III inc
Third Ward, Queens. 10 BE
in Five-Cent Fare Zone.

EolIovinp the signing by Governor
Whitman. last week, Of the enabling
act giving 10 the Public Service Com
mission authority 20 utilize eNIsuns
rsilroad lines for the extension OF VHr
du.I subwav system. the proposal o.
the Long Island Railroad to lease 70
the CITY trackage rights on JUS ~.
Washington and Whltestone orahcneo
camo nm for consideration before lhe
commissioners. ,for-
On Thursday there was conIer
,rco be,wcer President Peters. OF the
Long Island Railroad and the con.
missioners. Representatives OF IN.
Vortb shore Transit ASSOCIATION NJ
tho REGULAR meeting Of the com miSsl1.'
on Friday. went on record as s'ro"s.y
in favor OF the proposal on terms
equitable to all parties.
While the enabling act opens up
wide field for the extension OF INV
rand transit system IN many olree
tinns tho specifc purpose for when ~
',. oroc.ed j. TO solve the financial
and other difficulties that have faceu
Tho city authorities in meeting me
needa OF the rapidly growing com,
munitieq along the north shore %
Flushing. Broadway-Flushing, Az
hurndalc. Rayside. Dougiaston. Llttie
Neck. Westmoreland. and Whltestone
End Nalba are among the t!o,V
attractive and populous OF the Guy
hest type OF suburban distress
Flushing ard College Point, also I'm,
nortant commercial and industrial
centres. are destined to become NOR
so through the improvement OF iusn,
ing Creek and the location OF large
canal terminal thereon, VI, r
In the dual system the Sd Ward OF
Queens was not provided tor' though "
contributes largely to the cost thereo.
i'm increased assessments. Inc neareS'
Of the new lines terminates al corona
about a mile from the business centre
of Flushing. The Public Service Com
mission more recently laid out a plan
for the extension of this line through
Flushing, and intermediate locations
adjacent to the right OF way OF the
Long Island Railroad TO Douglaston ana
Little Neck.
Seeing in this line a prospective com
petitor. President Peters Of the Long
island Railroad submitted proposal
to the Public Service Commission TO
lease trackage rights for rapid transit
trains over its already electrified lines
along the north shore. The connection
between the dual system and the Long
Island Railroad will be made at Corona,
near the present terminus OF the rapid
transit system. The commission then
sought and obtained authority from the
Legislature to make such arrangements.
The North Shore Transit Association,
composed of representative business
men and residents Of the communities
to be benefited, was organized last week
TO assist in concentrating an agree
ment between the city and the railroad.
It's officers are president, John W.
Ramp. head of large industrial plant
in College Point; ce-president, Gin
ton T. Roe; honorary secretary, Fred
eric Storm, president of the Bayside
National Bank; John NJ. Richie, chair
man OF the executive committee, and
VI. p. Walsh, former Deputy Commits
sioner Of the Water Department for
Queens, executive secretary.