Year: 1873

ADVANCEMENT OF THE PROPOSED ROAD FROM


FULTON FERRY TO FLATBUsH AND OTHER


sUBURBs-wORK SOON TO BE BEGUN.


The rapid transit project in Brooklyn, de-
signed to connect the East River Bridge and Fulton
Ferry with Prospect Park East NewYork Coney lsiand
and other suburban points, Is making progress satsfae-
tory to the promoters OF the scheme subscriptions
steadily coming n and it is expected that the $4,000
required by OF incorporation will soon he secured
and the work begun Although up 10 the present time
there is no legal organization Of the Company those in
ted the project have located the route, and have
had plans for the tunnel drawn by Mr. kirkwood, en-
gneer These will, undoubtedly. be followed, without
material deviation by the Board of Directors when they
shall have been chosen. The line will begin at or near
Fulton Ferry which point 1t will be an elevated or
cade road 1t will enter the earth at the anchorage
of the bridge at tho intersection OF Dock, Front and
Jamessts., and will proceed by tunnel to the termna-
ton Of the East Bridge in Sandsst where there
will be a passenger station Thence the road Will run
under Adams and Boerumsts. parallel to Atantlc,aye
and along the line OF Fatbushaye To the PARK Plaza
and the city line. surface road Will run from that
point to East New-York, and another road to Coney
Island There will be stations at Fulton Ferry sands
st. the City Hail. Atlantic and Flatbushaves, and at
the Park Plaza with others on the line to East New
York and Coney Island There will be single tunnel,
with q double track, and steel rails The ventilation
will be made complete as possible by means OF shafts
for the construction OF Which ample authority Is gwen
Estimates have been made by two prominent engineers
and the cost Of heentire road win ls u rs rs



issued than enough 90 meet the demands OF the road


Robert Turner. from whom the above facts were OD-
tanned, told TRIBUNE reporter that when $4,000 Is SUD
scrbed the Company would go on with the work They
expect obtain from s20OoOo to s26o0oo after which
the bonds would, IN bis opinion. be hrsclass security
He said there engineering dicues IA the way,
and gravel. When the bridge was completed that and
Fulton Ferry would be the gateway OF Brooklyn and
Lcng Island, and the woud pe nov 70 ery % th9
not interfere with the street lines but Will rather serve
as feeder for them 1t would hardly be able to carry
of the surplus after the bridge IS built Tue passengers
300OOOO The additional facilities would cause the mum
ber TO double Brooklyn rapidly increasing in pop
ulatiOn and it would number 100000 nhaOltauts
There was every reason TO believe that the ROAD wOud
be perfect success and 1t bound 10 go through.
Mr. Turner would pledge all the reputation lie had as
business man upon that statement Inc plahs ana
specifications would be ready, ne thOughi, IN d Few
months aud two years alter the road would be com
pleted. -, . -, .,,,
was saDguine OF success lie sara that the practNa-
bty of underground railroads had been proved IN Lon
DON where they were always crowded. Inc iact lhat
they were profitable there was no argument IN rea
ton 10 the contemplated road In Brooklyn Land was
expensive there that there were parts OF tue cy IN
which single half mile had cost more than the whole
Brookyn road would cost He believed that 1t would
begin 20 pay within a year Of It's completion.


A bill has been introduced into the legislature which
IL is understood prepared under the advice OF VIM
Richardson, to allow the use OF steam on Ihe Brooklyn
surface roads IL Is claimed by the friends OF tue under
ground movement that this Will not interfere with the
plans If IL They say That proposes mere
iy the substitution OF one motive power for anoher ana
the ouly advantage that will be gained Will be an IN
crease force and not 10 any great extent or speed a
the safety OF streets for horses ana pedestrians Will
sl nave 10 be preserved and the stOppages Will be
nearly as freuuent at present They consider THIS
project as one the merits OF which should be decided
upon without any reference 10 the queston OF rdp1
transit which provide, and with which it will
not interfere,