New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
Bowling Has New
Plan for Terminal
For All Railroads
Would Join Subway, Il and
Surface Lines TO Piers;
Wants Deal With n. Y. c.;
Urges Immediate Action

A new West Side improvement plan
was suggested by Frank L. Bowling,
President OF Manhattan Borough, in a
statement made public yesterday. 1t dif-
ters greatly from that recently offered
by Controller Charles L. Craig.
Mr. Craig's proposal was for sub
way freight railroad extending from
Ffty-ninth Street to a point near
Chambers and Hudson streets, with
freight terminals and storage ware
houses erected aong the route Mr..
Dowling's plan provides for marginal
railway along West Street, part surface,
part subway and part elevated.
Mr. bowling begins by stating that
a''y plans have been proposed, and that
Awastlme for the city officials to agree
N y! one. He calls attention to the fact
'aat II is more than half a century
siAce William Cullen Bryant first pro-
I yUSeo that Manhattan keep pace with
@ we needs of shipping and commerce,
sna sna tnat ever since little else than talk
mas resulted.
Mr.. Dowling's Statement
With the American shipping in
uustry reborn as a result of the world
"a. .al ana the nations need for ships
.aaI ny Its own flag, the demand for
VIII n;ysl' T. comprehensive programme that
,s n.n keep the terminal requirements of
ms port abreast of the needs of the
d., dlvtlu, there is immediate need for a
sss.sr'ninatlon of what the terminal pro-
s'amme is to be.
would Accommodate All Roads
i,ia1 II is my opinion that the city author
nsso.: snouid immediately enter into
MsOuauons with representatives of the
n'cIor on. @ General of Railroads and lay
s,., ss pans by which there will be con-
Of f.t.ed .sS and maintained along the shore
s,' .ne i hudson River from the north
etty hne of the city a sufficient number
~achs to accommodate not only the
WV NV, York Central Railroad system,
Ja.ch mas certain franchise rights, but
,.;u iO all other trunk line railroads radi-
wig 10 and from the Port of New
Hf.' fnetween Seventy-second Street and
n ninth Street the relative rights
ps;ine ine city and the New York Central
,undooaa system are now so thoroughly
donh.ts h.stood that arrangements could un-
eonls elsIeoiy be made by which the city
trSnI. provide terminal facilities for all
YorcA YaA me railroad systems about New
tho 'ho ana could erect modern piers Con
smaCer1ront where the New York
larsa' railroads leases have to a
accomen eA'ent already expired) that will
oro,uihodate ors0n an Immensely increased
shin lraihc. This railroad and steam
ps,t bart terminal could be arranged in
bar subway, in part surface and in
deelv elevated, including a number of
sbicb Vh ~ tne piers, to the outer ends of
ire;chb 'here would be common use for
]' cars OF all lines.
now They Would Be Arranged
nintS tISesween s'n the terminal yard at Fifty
tetS SSltreet and the terminal at Thir-
undasn street freight tracks should be
RsIr.asround The Director General of
haya tS could undoubtedly arrange to
Comnas.ne sne New York Central Railroad
Avenmais remove its tracks from Death
occunat; and provide for either joint
other ,;n OF freight subway with
New yos9e ynneS, or provide two tracks for
With iAA its :. central traffic, in accordance
tional afanchlse claims, and two addi-
Railroad aSAs a'.A for joint use by all other
aud ida ids.I9o no objection, except sentiment
irom ss'r'sm, why the marginal way
Chelsea point in the vicinity of the
Tor piers should not be utilized
Service or SIX track elevated freight
piers on mated ts road with spurs to the
houses IN '"e - west and terminal ware
~ 'he east would meet all, of