The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-07
CITY PLANS TO END
STREET TRACK PERIL
Prendergast Accuses Marks Of
Trying to Get Undc-
served Credit.
LIKENS HIM TO DIR. COOK

to che Board Of Estimate n solution a.
the railroad tradk problem ON tho Wee,
Side brought a spirited attack uron
Borough President Marks last night Nv
Comptroller Prendergast. With m.
story Of a solution Of this problem 4, wa.
said that Borough President MARKS had
refused TO discuss the report that rev
plans had beef agreed upon.
COMPTROLLER Prendergast asserts ,ha.
Borough President Marks gave out ,,e
story himself and that he Will no, FOO
anybody by telling the reporters 10 veil
| tho source Of their news under such eS.
! pressiuns az TT was sail" The Comp.
troller says that the statement which No
attributes to Borough President MARKS
10 an absolute faisehood. lie compares
the Borough President to Dr. Cook.
Having disposed of Mr.. Marks In this
wise. the Comptroller goes on to give In
detail "a much Of the plan as has been
agreed upon.
Falsehood, says Prcndrrgast.
IL II BthVeu III ail i'll NfTIlFf1 ftFNN
paper says the Comptroller, that a
plan for the settlement Of the Wcs, Sids
problem IL being perfected in tho Office
Of Borough President Marcus NJ. MARKS
under the immediate direction OF hs
| consulting engineer. Ernest u. Goodrich
This statement Is an absolute falsehood
II DIR. Cook N not careful Presfdsnk
Marks will be claiming to have discov-
cred the north pole.
After q meeting Of the citizens from
the West Side In my office Last summer
(while MIR. Marks was on his nine weeks
vacation) I suggested that all the plans
that had been under consideration should
be referred to a committee OF engineers
consisting OF Mr.. Goodrich of the Man
haitian borough office and Mr.. sullivan
Of the bureau OF contract supervision.
There was no Idea that Mr.. Goodrich
In thus serving was representing the
Borough of Manhattan. The work has
been done by MIR. Goodrich and Mr.. SUI.
livan Jointly. Mr.. Sullivan deserves jus,
as much credit for 1t as Mr.. Goodrich
and any attempt upon the part Of Mr.
Marks to appropriate credit for II 10
only exactly in line with what this man
is doing all the time.
"Mr. Marks gave out the statement
himself he knows he did and | know
he did. Any attempt to conceal his
Identity under the guise OF II was said
to-day or remarks Of that sor, won't
60. His action Is the rankest discourtesv
TO his associates on the port and ter.
minals committee. consisting Of he
Honor the Mayor. the Borough PreSiden'
of Brooklyn, the Dock Commissions
and the Comptroller. 1t il not cusio.
mary in Board Of Estimate matters Tor
a man who Is not chairman OF a com.
mittee to make himself the medium
through which hat committees informa
ton IN conveyed to the public.
1.-THE plan being formulated Is abou'
as follows:
Beginning at a point tangen' 10 h,
present tracks Just north OF the ship Can.
at Spuyten Duyydl. the right OF way vi.
continue -outherly on a bridge over IN.
ship Canal. through Inwood HI in a ,.a-
mel. continuing just TO the east " he
Magdalene Home, crossing Dyckman srte
on an elevated structure which VIII Be ~
designed as TO be concealed under or BE-
come a part OF the proposed Riverside prns
vdaduct over the Dycknan stree; V.uey
continuing southerly the tracks would b.
l tunnel on a down grade and again yoin-
Ing the present right of way ".ons 80
waterfront about opposite i.Vth stree,
South OF l9Oth street the rack,
would continue along the present rg"i o.
way. two OF Them continuing tAr"ut4 'ar
two to be diverted TO a location eastern
OF tho present cut In Fort Washington
Park through a tunnel.
South of Fort Washington Park ~.
at Il point about l57th street the Tsa'
OF way would be moved som""hat 90 th'
west but not as far west as the est"s'
lished bulkhead line,
, prom 18th street southerly to i.;A
street the railroad would continue so0I
tho present right OF way.
Park TO Banks of river.
Between 18th street AMI ,A' poe o
the tunnel at the southcrly end - for
Washington Park II is propo~et AZ s'n'
, future time TO so cover the tracks - ..
provide q continuation OF l@''l-+a I'
] roadway.
From I55th street south TO q pom 0'.'
l4oth street Il IL proposed tha' q mt
future time the tracks Will BE- - q
a. 10 permit of the extension Of N" p4'a 70
the waters edge.
erly end of tho Riverside priVe Ntiie'
near l26th streetl II IS proposei 2" O' r
the main line tracks on an c.or'c!
ture Just west OF the existing H''"
, Drive viaduot and to provide petvFHn =
and l3oth streets adequate ter1nH' a. !
ties both east and west OF tha ir'n'
, location OF tho main line TRACKS
terminal facilities Will he par. >
, so as not 30 destroy the general '' =
l snce of the park and partly nf' ~
Z vide the necessary freight it-'
this section of the city.
From l2sth street south 20 sos p
, ono street the right OF wa q" :
h'fAth " lt'H'hA l"f " -"
4 Drive, the greater portion - O."
: to bc constructed los tho tH'te
, which VIII not ou'y permit ~ '
foundations for the railroad lt' '
nent eoaution OF the i%aiFo1i i"
r this district. II VIII not u"'''
. fere with the use Of IA. paris -
n durIOg tho period Of cop,.'a '.t ''
r II interfere with the oprrt'lnH , o..
ent limited railroad fV'iI'i'- AI'
, period OF construction. f.H'.-.
: restore to the city full tpt'..' '..' .
water front throughout ~. -i'-
= much as the plan provides Z" -.
;. ton of dock facilities 90 the Hr.." ''o'
Of Ninety sixth ana SeN'ht$ i.H
and tho extension OF the poo" . ''
y waters edge.
0 From Seventy-s~tond str""' Do
|, Ffty-ninth street 1t is prop't't N
, railroad company he permitted %
! the track facilities iH a msIu"r
@ to the requirements
I Between Fifty ninth ans
!, street yards no ngre"nru' E'' .
rived at. but there are tar'r i "
buttons d.
u "First-An elevated stru,'gr' 5 IN
marginal way or Tw~lfth 'trf
"Sccond-A subway under d, ~
!, nuo with FACILITIES to adloin'ig .
"Third-The constru. ton - NIL.
structure through private p''
THE first IL not on,y tE' 'at..
wiz under tho circumstnu''s ''
desirable from al operating ''.'
q South OF Thirtieth street % t.' '
l. OF West Washington Mprk"'
: choice between an elevated f.r. . :
- through the publlv stree Of
y vate property. or tho e.ipH..n. D.
} large car float transfer stat D."
q houses, the former being ihr
a able from an operating s'Ht.J
" South OF West Wast!ug'u' H.
Glnsevoort street II Is b".l't't .
J. the traffic and development uf .
mand railroad facilities ~"
for N1 partips lnNp'Np1 WVl. .H