New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-03


years ago, is rapidly nearing compile
ton
an The Bronx the Lexington az.
subway will have Two extensions. one
running up Jerome av. 20 Woodiawn
Pond, and the other through l3Sth st..
Southern Boulevard and eStchcster
av. 90 Pelham Bay Park. These eN-
tensions will be part underground and
part elevated, and each will have three
tracks. Contracts Cor both have been
awarded. with the exception Of the ele-
waited portion of the Pelham Bay Park
branch. In addition, the city is building
an extension OF the LcnoX a.. branch
OF the existing subway from the ter
minus al ls0th 1T, or Bronx Park,
north through White Plains Road 70
25lst 81. This will be thrcc-track
elevated railroad, and il is all under
contract.
in Brooklyn the existing subway
will be extended as four-track line
from the Flatbush and Atlantic AZ.
terminus out Flatbush av. and Eastern
Parkway 20 Buffalo av.. from which
point a thrce-track elevated extension
Will be built out East 9sth 81. and Ii
vonia av. 20 New Lots av. 4 two-track
branch will he built down Nostrsnd
nv. as far as Flatbush av. The Sew
en'h av. subway in Manhattan will be
connected with extensions in Brooklyn
by a two-track line running through
Park Place, Bcckmln and William SITS.
20 new tunnel. running from Old
Slip, Manhattan. 20 Clark St.. Brook
lyn, and under Cla-S So, to a junction
with the existing subway. A said
before. the Stcinway Tunnel will be
connected with the existing subway in
Nov 4 ,..snyIaI N
with the new elevated railroads run
ming from the Greensboro Bridge 10
Astoria on the north and to Corona on
the east These two elevated l'res are
J 10 have three tracks each. and will be
/ for operation Jointly by the INTERIOR
ough and New York Municipal COM
panies. They are also to be connected
by tracks running over the Queens
boro Bridge with the Second nv. ele-
waited railroad in Manhattan. so that
the marlborough viii be able TO give
the people OF Queens Borough a ser
vice connecting either with the exist
ing subway or the existing elevated
system, each for a single fare.
"The lnterborough is also empowered
BY the dual system contracts 10 con-
struct a third track on the Second,
Third and Ninth av. elevated railroads,
and TO extend the Ninth av. elevated
railroad over the Putnam division
bridge 10 a connection with the new
elevated railroad on Jerome av. l.
also has the right 10 extend the Third
az. elevated line from its present ter
minus through Webster az. and Gun
Hill Road to q connection with the new
elevated road on White Plains Road.
The third tracking is already under
way and the company has submitted
10 the commission form OF cOnstruc-
tion contract for the Webster av. and
ether extensions.
"The Brooklyn company's part OF the
dual system will combine the existing
elevated railroads of Brooklyn, as en-
larged and extended under the new
plans. with & new subway being built
on Broadway. Manhattan. This sub
way starts at the greensboro Bridge
and runs west through 59th and 6Oth
SITS. 70 Seventh av.. down Seventh av.
to Broadway, down Broadway 10 Nesey
ST.. and thence through Church St,
Trinity Place. Morris ST. and White
hall 81. 70 the East River, under the
East River by tunnel TO Montague ST.,
Brooklyn. and through Montague ST. 70
a connection with the Fourth av. sub
way. near Borough Hall. All the con-
tracts for this line have been let, with
the exception of two sections on Broad
way and Seventh av., between 38th and
59th SITS. The Brooklyn company VIII
also have for operation the Fourth az;
subway and its connections, which l
have Outlined above. and all Of which
is either completed or under contract
with the exception Of the three-track
elevated railroad on Gravesend nv.
1.-TWO tracks Of the Fourth av. sub
wsv in Flatbush av. extension are also
10 be extended through Flatbush av.
70 a connection with the Brighton
Reach railroad at Malbone st. The con-
tract for this work has been let as far
"a Prospect Park Plaza, but the re-
mainder of the line from there TO NAL
hone ST. is vet TO be placed under con-
tract. The city also will build an eX-
tension of the Centre ST. loop subway
in Manhattan from the Municipal
Building 70 a connection with the tun,
mel at Whitehall ST. II also will build
the Eastern District subway; from
Sixth av., Manhattan, under l4th ST. 10
the East River. and thence by tunnei
under the river and subway and eie-
waited railroad 20 East New YORK Inc
contracts for the Nassau 81. extension
and the Eastern District line have not
vet been awarded. The company is al
ready operating two tracks IN the
Centre 81. loop subway between the
Williamsburg Bridge and the Municipal
Building. and is about completing the
reconstruction of the other two tracks
10 be used for the operation OF the
Fourth av. subway.
oTbe dual system agreements also
give this company the right TO build
third tracks on the Fulton ST., Broad
wav and MYRTLE av. elevated lines. The
contract for the Fulton st. third track
ING between Nostrand av. and Sackman
II and for the Broadway third track
Ing between Hsvemeyer at. and Myrtle
av1 have already been awarded. Inc
company also has completed an eie-
ysted connection between the Broadway
I'D MYRTLE az. lines, and has about
onn,,ieted the new elevated line 70
T,,,beran Cemetery. II has also award
~ e. contracts for the Liberty sv. eH-
ension Of the Fulton 81. elevated ilne
- GOV the reconstruction OF the Sea
Rescb railroad, alluded 20 above; 3,
"Tbe citv has purchased rails ana
- +rack material TO equip the
49, 9Th av subway and has let the con,
- Gov the installation OF tracks snc
rna5bed The company has a"aroeu
q - contrsct for the installation OF the
l. signal system and the necessary csoi.s
The city also has awarded contract. tGs
The station finish at all stations on t .h;s
line. The city also is BUILDING III 'H 80
company a subway through CanAi o. to
connect the Fourth sv. suD n;y,a %ifb
coming over the Manhattan Driuse
/ the Broadway subway.
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