The New York herald., 1922-09-03
TRANSIT PLAN GOES
TO ESTIMATE BOARD
FOR SIXTY DAY WISE
Commission Submits Brook
lyn and Queens Cross
town Subway Routes.
TOTAL COST, S64,OOO,OOO
Members Declare 1t Most
Practical Relief From
Present Congestion.
UNITY VS.. DISRUPTION
Titles to All Lines Go to City.
While Hylan Project Sep
n arates Them.
UNITY VS.. DISRUPTION

The Transit Commission has adopted
and yesterday it transmitted to the
Board of Estimate. with request for
its approval. the route and general
plan for the crosstown subway in
Brooklyn and Queens.
Accompanying the papers was a
communication signed by lie Roy T..
Hardness. acting chairman of the
commission. in which Mr.. Harkness
said:
''The commission regards the con-
struction Of this subway OF paramount
Importance, and believes that the ex-
penditure of the necessary amount in
volved in it's construction will do more
to meet the needs of the people Of
Brooklyn and Queens, provide needed
facilities and relieve congestion more
than any similar expenditure.
The main transit lines in Manhat-
tan extend north and south, while
those in Brooklyn and Queens gen.
orally extend east and west The need
has long been recognized for line in
Brooklyn and Queens that will extend
north and south. and tap existing
rapid transit lines, thus giving much
needed fiexibility to the present sys-
tenn and affording the public wider
choice of routes Of travel.
This route joins the boroughs OF
Brooklyn and Queens as they should
be joined and eliminates the necessity
for passing through, Manhattan south
of Fffty-ninth street to get to Brook
Iyn from Queens. and vice versa.
1T extends through a thickly settled
district In which in large part the traR-
sit facilities are archaic. 1t will provide
for the first time modern transportation
facilities for a large section OF Queens,
for Grecnpoint, Williamsburg and the
Bedford district in Brooklyn. Persons
living in these districts can be carried
without change of cars northcrly to and
through the Greensboro tunnel to Man
haitian, or they can travel southerly
without change OF cars to the business
and financial center of Brooklyn and
thence to Manhattan.
From sound to Ocean.
by COuIlectiOn with the existing TAplu
transit lines In Queens II will provide
a line running from Long Island Sound
TO the Atlantic Ocean"
In the main four track subway line
is proposed. with two three track
branches. The main trunk will cross
Brooklyn and Queens between the Brigh-
ron Beach line in Brooklyn and the ex-
listing elevated railroads at the Queens
boro Bridge Plaza, In Long Island City,
thus constituting the link in the Sound
TO ocean route. with the elevated rail-
roads in Queens forming the northern
spurs and the Brighton Beach line the
southern spur.
In accordance with the provisions OF
the rapid transit act power is reserved
IN the route and general plan to con-
struct first two tracks and then add
others MS traffic develops The cost OF
construction of the main two track trunk
OF the crosstown line from Greensboro
Plaza to connection with the Brighton
Beach line Is estimated at $4,000. 900
This is the bare construction cost. AS
matter of conservative financing there
should be added to this an allowance
to cover interest during construction.
superintendent, engineering and admin
istration, part of which, at least tenn
porarily. may be met other than by the
issue OF corporate stock. Allowing Ok
per cent. 10 cover these Items would
make the total cost OF two track line
$50. .000, 900.
The bare construction cost OF the two
track subway connection between Red
ford avenue and Livingston street in
cluding a connection TO the Fourth ave-
nue. subway at Ashland place, "a a.
timated at sS.o00.0o0 Adding a similar
surcharge TO cover interest during con-
struction, superintendence, engineering
and administration would increase this
latter figure to slo.0o0.ooo.
This would make total for the en-
tire two tract; line of si0,ooO,Oo0 II IL
were decided to make the trunk portion
OF this line four tracks at once, the
above cost would be increased 50 per
INT Similarly. if the Fulton street
branch were made a three track instead
~ two track line. the gross cost would
be Increased from $4,000, 900 10 $4,000. 600
For short distance In Queens for
purposes OF connecting with existing
elevated lines. the proposed railroad
VIII be an elevated structure. The re-
nander will be all subway, including
the branches. Beginning at the Plaza
as an elevated railroad. the line will
turn into Jackson avenue and continue
over that thoroughfare 70 a point near
Henry street, where the line will begin
10 depress beneath the street surface.
becoming subway at Mott avenue. At
Vernon avenue the line will turn under
that thoroughfare. crossing under New
town Creek to Manhattan avenue, Brook
lyn, and preceding thence to Nassau
avenue, where the route will curve under
private property and streets. and be-
meath HcCarren Park into briggs ave-
nue. near Union avenue.
At or near North Fifth Street the line
VIII leave briggs avenue going under
private property. North Fourth street,
private property. metropolitan avenue
and private property, and into Roebling
st-t,t near Hope street. The route will |
follow the line OF Roebilng street un-
derneath the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza |
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