Queens Borough, New York City, 1910-1920; the borough of homes and industry, a descriptive and illustrated book setting forth its wonderful growth and development in commerce, industry and homes during the past ten years ..a prediction of even greater growth during the next ten years ..and a statement of its many advantages, attractions and possibilities as a section wherein to live, to work and to succeed . M.\ix Street, Flushing New York City 81 SIXTIETH STREET TUNNEL The Dual Subway contracts provided for the operation of both tlic SecondAvenue L trains of the Interborough and the Broad\vay
Queens Borough, New York City, 1910-1920; the borough of homes and industry, a descriptive and illustrated book setting forth its wonderful growth and development in commerce, industry and homes during the past ten years ..a prediction of even greater growth during the next ten years ..and a statement of its many advantages, attractions and possibilities as a section wherein to live, to work and to succeed . M.\ix Street, Flushing New York City 81 SIXTIETH STREET TUNNEL The Dual Subway contracts provided for the operation of both tlic SecondAvenue L trains of the Interborough and the Broad\vay-59th Street subwaytrains of the B. R. T. across the Queensboro Bridge to connect with the transferstation at the Bridge Plaza, Long Island City. When it was realized that theproposed arrangement for carrying the B. R. T. trains across the Bridge on thevehicular roadway would have resulted in a serious reduction of the present widthof 52 feet, every effort was made to have the plan changed so as to leave theroadway undisturbed, and still retain both new lines of transit. B B T MONTHLY B r MOHIHLV 60^ STREET-EAST Rli^ER TUNNEL. The Degnon Contracting Company presented a plan in December 1914 tothe Board of Estimate for the building of two tunnels under the East River at60th Street for the operation of the B. R. T. subway trains. The advantages ofthis plan for leaving the roadway intact, for avoiding anj change for rearrange-ment of the present lines in Queens and for the early operation of both theQueensboro subway and the 2nd Avenue elevated trains, were so great thatthe Board of Estimate on February 19, 1915 officially approved the tunnelmethod of bringing the B. R. T. cars to Queens and requested the Public ServiceCommission to present a bill to the legislature authorizing the tunnel. The contract for the construction of the tunnel was awarded August 3. 1916,to Patrick McGovern & Co., for $4,194, 797. The work was started September12. 1916 when the shaft was sunk at Vernon Av
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