New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

siHldlc can HtI uiy make ilS DOIlcN tnat
of spelling the ship for the safe of a
ha'porth of tar. The public will re-
mark. with equal surprise and Joy, the
unwonted alacrity Of the commission
in this case.
Completion of Certain Lines
Of Greater Financial Concern
Of greater financial concern is the
completion of some other lines.
c on map Ths Fourteenth Street
Eastern District LHe.
The Manhattan portion of this line
across Fourteenth Street, is about one
fifth completed: the tunnel under the
East River is more than half completed
and the section next to the river in
Brooklyn is 20 per cent completed and
the section Metropolitan and Bushwick
avenues, Manhattan Avenue to Meserole
Street, is nearly three fourths COM
pleted. The Importance of completing
the entire line, says the commission,
cannot be overemphasized.'
Cd On map.) WHITEHALL Montague
Street Tunnel and Willoughby Street
Subway
The WHITEHALL Montague Street Tun-
mel and the continuing subway to Flat
bush Avenue are over four tifths fin
iShed. This section will afford extra
connection between the Broadway sub
way in Manhattan and the Fourth Ave
nue. system. giving an added capacity
OF two tracks to care for the great
volume of travel that is already flow
ing through the Fourth Avenue Sub
way-a volume which will be aug
mented as soon as the Brighton Beach
connection feeds the travel from that
line into the Fourth Avenue Subway.
\
ninth and Sixtieth streets.
The structure is completed as far
north as Fifty-ninth Street sufficiently
to allow the installation of tracks
The SiXtieth Street tunnel is nine
tenths completed. Prompt arrange
ments are necessary with the contract
or, subject to the sanction of the
Board of Estimate, to allow the com
plction of the work between Seventh
Avenue and Second Avenue. and so per-
NIT the extension of operation north
Street tunnel. from Broadway to a
Of on map.) Brighton Beach con-
nection.
The Brighton Beach line was a few
years ago four tracked by the COM
panv from Church Avenue to Sleeps
head Bay. The company is now four
tracking the line from Church Avenue
to Malbone Street. The city is obligated
to construct p two track connection
from Malone Street through Flatbush
Avenue. to and through st. Felix
Street, to a connection with the Fourth
Avenue Subway in Fulton Street. The
portions in this link rema ming uncom-
pleted to the extent that tracks cannot
be installed are included in proposed
agreement now in the hands Of the
Board of Estimate for consideration
and action. When the connection is
finished the Brighton cars can run up
Broadway, Manhattan.
&C on map.) Eastern Parkway and
branches.
The Interborough contract calls for
the extension Of the present Infer
borough subway from Atlantic Avenue
cas- four-track subway out Flatbush
Avenue, through Eastern Parkway,
with two-track subway down Nos
trand Avenue and an elevated eXtcn-
sion out Livonia Avenue TO the swarm
ing Brownsville district. The struct-
ure work in Flatbush Avenue TO Pros
rect Park Plaza is completed, as is
also the section in Eastern Parkway
from Nostrand Avenue to Buffalo Ave
nue.. The intervening section, from
Prospect Park Plaza to Nostrand Ave-
nue., threefourths completed, is hold
ing up the completion of this entire
extension of the Interborough system.
"Obviously,' says the commission, cit
is economy to rush this intermediate,
uncompleted portion, for the longer it
remains uncompleted the greater is
the interest charge on the two sections
on each side Of it and the longer is the
public deprived of the extension ser
vice" The contractor is the Inter
nfal w irl1 af toy no
ing threatened with forfeiture of con-
tract. has increased its laboring force
and is willing to rush the work at the
western end.
As to Nostrand Avenue the same old
trouble, the weakness and inability Of
the contractor, calls for some "busi-
ncssike method" being arranged to
secure prompt completion On the Lii
vonia Avenue line the commission is
more fortunate. Steel deliveries are
now expected and the contractor for
anxious for long time to proceed
with his work" SO the Brownsville
crowds may look forward to a five
ride into the business and industrial
parts of Manhattan.
U-Worh Necessary for Completion
Not Yet Contracted For
Work to cost s25,ooo,ooo, in addition
| TO the contracts now outstanding, must
be done TO finish the Dual System as
originally planned.
This work includes the following:
Oh on map.) Fourteenth Street
Eastern District Line Elevated Por.
ton.
The part Of this line not yet let is
an elevated structure which will ira
verse, in large part, the right Of way
OF the Long Island Railroad. The com
pletion OF this part will relieve the
tremendous travel that is now congcst
ing the Broadway elevated across the
Williamsburg Bridge into the Canal
Street station, by providing short line
for passengers from Eastern Brooklyn
and Queens 10 the Union Square sec
ytion Of Manhattan, or to transfer con
INJECTIONS with the Broadway subway.
q on map Wcstchester Avenue
Elevated.
This IL an extension Of the 13sth
Street, Southern Boulevard ard West
chester Avenue branch Of the Licking.
ton Avenue line. This line Is in op-
Grafton 10 the Huns', Point station.
steel In scattered aleng the ground at
Wcstchestnr Avenue and the commits
zion 10 eager TO let contract for its
erection. This line will make accessi-
bic 10 the great population Of the city,
or hye-ccnt fare, the wonderful ad-
yantages of Pelham By Park.
- 81 map Nassau Street Line.
t~o-track subway down Nassau