Word: subways
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Yale to be held in New Haven on March 30 was decided on last night and is as follows: "Resolvea, That it would be for the best interests of New York City to own its street railway system, the term street railway being taken to mean elevated, surface, and subway lines...
...important result of the Cambridge municipal election last Tuesday was the vote in favor of the construction of one or more subways from Cambridge to Boston. The way is now clear for the passage of a bill by the state legislature authorizing the Boston Elevated Railroad Company to construct two two-track subways from Harvard Square, one under Cambridge street to the Charles River Dam, the other under Massachusetts avenue and Main street to the new Cambridge bridge. The route will be continued in Boston by a subway running from the Cambridge bridge either to Park street or to Scollay...
Each road will have only two tracks, making it impossible to run both local and express trains, as is done in the New York subway. No definite conclusion has been reached as to the number of stations. It is probable, however, that three of four exclusive of the terminals will be built. As much of the preliminary work as remains to be done can be finished before spring, when the actual construction will begin. The subway will cost about $5,000,000. The city has the right to buy the plant at the end of 20 years...
...question whether the Boston Elevated Railroad Company shall construct an elevated structure or one or more subways in Cambridge is to be decided by the voters of Cambridge at the city election tomorrow. The new plan for the subways which has been approved by the City Council calls for two two-track subways from Harvard square, one under Massachusetts avenue and Main street to the new Cambridge Bridge, and the other under Cambridge street to the new Charles River Dam. The legislation last year provided for a four-track subway from Harvard square under Massachusetts avenue and Main street...
...Subway via Western avenue to Harvard square two and three minute time...