The New York herald., 1922-05-12
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pany under the dual plan linked with
the elevated, the total rose to 404,970 $40
Figures like these tell their own story.
During the rush hours the lines OF
both companies are carrying very
nearly the maximum number of trains
their trackage will accommodate.
Bringing i'm more cars. as the commits
sion's service orders require. spread
ing the peak of the period of worst
congestion and keying up the service
in every possible respect will continue
to help, but points of saturation' will
again be reached long before new lines
are ready to use. The. building of new
lines offers in fact, the only means
of permanent and continuous relief
and IT is the conviction of the COM
mission that a broad building program
should be launched with the least pos
sible delay.
"a building program should have been
under way five years ago. Not a new
line has been provided. however. SINCE
March of 1913. and some of the coh-
struction work then required by the
dual contracts has not yet been fin
ished
The time consumed in the building
Of subway. including the laying out
OF plans. the preparation of contracts
from three to five years.
with such time limitations i'm view
the commission took up the matter of
necessary new construction shortly
after its appointment. 1t has since had
Under consideration q variety of routes
and PLANS. studied out and prepared
in the first instance by it's consulting
engineer. Daniel l.. Turner and from
among these has agreed upon seven
ma tnr art h. ft..-t r.
sented. II will proceed with the formal
adoption OF the particular routes in
cluded and take whatever other steps
are necessary to set the actual work
in motion after opportunity has been
given for full public discussion.
Two Separate Lines Proposed.
''The separate lines proposed. listed in
the order in which the commission be-
lievo5 they should be put under con-
struction, are as sollows:
l. The extension of the Corona line
in north Queens from Corona to
Flushing.
IT. The extension Of the crosstown
subway in Forty-second street, Man
haitian. with moving platform equip
ment connecting with each OF the
present and future north and south
rapid transit lines. both subway and
elevated
III. \ Staten Island tunnnel. to
connect with the Fourth avenue sub
way in Brooklyn and with the va
rious steam and trolley lines in
Staten Island.
~. An extension of the Broadway
Seventh avenue line OF the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit system. from Fifty
ninth street, Manhattan, under Cen
tral Park West. 10th street and
Seventh avenue to I55th street.
V. A Brooklyn crosstown line from
the Queensborough plaza i'm Long
Island City TO point of connection
with the Brighton Beach line at or
near Franklin avenue and Fulton
street. Brooklyn.
VI. A new subway and East River
tunnel to connect the Fulton street
elevated line in Brooklyn with the
Broadway Fourth avenue line at the
City Hall station. Manhattan.
VII. A new trunk line subway to
/. run from downtown Manhattan. TO
Washington Heights. following. in
the, main. Eighth and Amsterdam
avenues.
Although a certain order OF construc-
tion is indicated. II is the Judgment Of
the commission that. so far as possible,
the preliminary work upon all OF these
lines should be taken up at once. and
without material difference in the fix
ing OF the dates OF actual beginning
of construction. IL Is considered equally
important that the entire program
should be arranged. so far as possible
In construction units that will be capa-
bic of immediate operation as integf al
parts of the transit system. each rs
soon as IL can be completed, thereby
avoiding waste either in the use VI
operable structures or In the unneces-
sarv accumulation OF interest. Tbs
plans Of the engineers have been worked
out with these ends in view.
Details of the Routes.
"'rhe details OF the routes proposed.
with the estimated costs and periods
OF time for construction are as follows:
"0) The line to Flushing which, some
years ago. was assured first place I'm
the program of extensions to the dual
system. will run as a three track con-
tinuation Of the elevated structure from
Corona to Flushing Creek and from
thence as n subway TO Main street. 1t
will cross the creek on a drawbridge
the plans for which arc about TO be
submitted for approval TO the War
Department. and at its terminal will
connect with practically all OF tho
trolley lines entering Flushing from the
north.
The estimated cost OF the work is
s.. 10000 and the time Of completion
three and half years.
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