Word: subways
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Addresses will be made by Professor Francke and Mr. George S. Rice, Chief Engineer of the New York Subway. Open to Graduate Students, Officers of Instruction and Government, and invited guests...
...held in Woolsey Hall at New Haven on March 30, 1906. The question, selected by Yale, was "Resolved, That it would be for the best interest of New York City to own its street railway system; the term 'street railway system' being taken to mean elevated, surface, and subway lines." A. H. Elder '07, G. W. Hinckley 3L., and A. P. Matthew 1L. represented the University and spoke on the affirmative side of the subject from choice. The Yale team, which defended the negative, was made up of E. H. Hart '07, J. N. Pierce 3D., and H. D. Smith...
...question for debate was: "Resolved, That it would be for the best interest of New York City to own its street railway system; the term street railway system being taken to mean elevated, surface, and subway lines." Harvard supported the affirmative from choice, and Yale the negative...
...regulation, 51 British and 30 German cities have undertaken municipal ownership of street railways. In the great majority of cases the service has been made more efficient and more convenient. Municipal ownership is not new to New York, for the city has already successfully undertaken ownership of the subway roads...
...Cambridge Bridge, farther up the river, the greatest activity at present is in making ready the Cambridge approach. From First street, where a subway is being constructed under the bridge incline, as far back as Third street. Main street is torn up, though a passage for street cars and teaming is still kept open. The work aims to make Main street, beginning at Kendall square, steadily wider and wider until, as it reaches the bridge, it shall have the full width of the bridge structure, 105 feet. This has made it necessary to set back the boiler shops and iron...