COMMISSIONERS OF RAPID TRANSIT, Room No. 6, Hall of Records, The Board met pursuant to adjournment. Present-Commissioners George W. Almy, George W. Brown, Eugene Doherty and the Engineer. On motion of Commissioner Doherty Commissioner Almy was elected Chairman pro tem. Reading of the minutes was dispensed with. There was discussion regarding the plans presented at the last meeting. Adjourned to Friday, May 4th, 1888, at 4.30 P. M. GEORGE W. BROWN, Secretary. COMMISSIONERS OF RAPID TRANSIT, City of Brooklyn, Room No. 6, Hall of Records, Friday, May 4th, 1888, 4.30 P. M. The Board met pursuant to adjournment. Present-Commissioners George W. Almy, George W. Brown, Eugene Doherty and the Engineer. Commissioner Almy was elected temporary Chairman. The minutes of the 1st and 2d insts. were read and approved. The Engineer presented requirements and conditions to be imposed by the Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners upon the Company, which shall hereafter be organized to construct the railways adopted by the Board. Adjourned to Monday, May 7th, 1888, at 9 a. M. GEORGE W. BROWN, Secretary. COMMISSIONERS OF RAPID TRANSIT, City of Brooklyn, Room No. 6, Hall of Records, Monday, May 7, 1888, 9 A. M. The Board met pursuant to adjournment. Present-Commissioners Thomas S. Moore, George W. Almy, George W. Brown, Eugene Doherty and the Engineer. The minutes of the meeting of May 4th, read and approved. The Engineer produced maps and plans, and after lengthy discussion, on motion of Commissioner Doherty the following resolution was unanimously adopted. Resolved, That the Commissioners appointed by the Mayor of the City of Brooklyn, on the 4th day of February, 1888, under and in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 696, of the Laws of 1875, and the act or acts amendatory thereof, having by such public notice as they deem most proper and effective, invited the submission of plans for the construction and operation of a railway or railways, for the purpose provided for by said acts, and having examined and considered the plans and devices submitted to them, do hereby select and decide upon plans for the construction of such railway or railways with the necessary supports, turnouts, switches, sidings, stations, buildings, platforms, telegraph and signal devices, and other requisite appliances upon the route or routes, in the locations determined upon by them, by resolutions adopted on the 14th day of April, 1888, as follows: First. The plans as shown upon the maps herewith filed and maked respectively A, B, C, D, E and F, and signed by the Secretary and Engineer of the Commission. Second. The general plan of construction, as follows: GENERAL PLAN AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR AN ELEVATED RAILWAY. 1. The general plan or plans of the structure shall be of an Elevated Railway, suported upon a row or rows of columns; the track or tracks shall be carried by longitudinal girders, resting either upon the tops of the columns or upon transverse girders suported by the columns. 2. Where the width of the street between the curbstones does not exceed forty feet, the plan of construction shall be as follows, to wit, with a row of columns on the line of each curb, and a superstructure carrying the tracks upon transverse girders spanning the street. 3. Where the width of the street or avenue between the curbstones is more than forty feet, the plan of construction shall be as follows, as the company constructing the railway shall elect, i. e., either First, with a row of columns upon the line of each curb and a superstructure carring the tracts upon transverse girders spanning the street; or, Second, with two rows of columns in the roadway of the street and a superstructure carrying the tracks either upon transverse girders or over each row of columns; but no columns authorized in this plan of construction shall be erected on any avenue or street except in the Twenty-sixth Ward and on the street or avenue known as Eastern Parkway. 4. Whenever a column or a row of columns is above authorized to be upon a line of curb, such columns or row of columns shall be erected only within the line of curbstones, and shall be there so situated and placed as not to obstruct vehicles or the ordinary trafic or travel of the roadway or street. 5. There shall not be more than two rows of columns or more than two tracks in any one street or avenue or public place, except as hereinafter authorized, 6. No colums shall be erected between any two tracks or street railroad, now upon the surface of the roadway of the street, except, as herein otherwise authorized. 7. Except where the width of a cross street, between the curbs thereof, is forty feet or more, every cross street shall be spanned by a single span, when and where the plan of construction used is one having a row of columns upon a curb line. 8. The transverse diameter of a column authorized to be in the roadway of any street shall not exceed eighteen inches at the base and thence for at least ten feet above the surface of the roadway; and the transverse diameter of a column authorized to be on the line of a curb, shall not exceed twenty-six inches at the base and thence for at least ten feet above the surface of the roadway. 9. When and where the plan of construction used is one having two columns in the roadway of the street, no column shall be erected between the curb lines of a cross street, elsewhere than upon the centre line of such cross street, but may be there erected when the distance between curbs exceeds forty feet. 10. A single or double track may be placed between longitudinal girders and carried by iron floor beams, the latter supported by the longitudinal girders. 11. Where columns are authorized to be in the roadway on each side of a street railroad track upon the surface of the roadway the transverse distance between the column shall be at least twenty-one feet in the clear. 12. Where two rows of columns are authorized, and either row is placed in the roadway of the street, the columns shall be erected in pairs. and both columns of each pair shall stand in line at right angles to the axis of the street, except on curves. 13. The transverse diameter of columns above indicated does not include fenders; and adequate fenders shall be fitted round the base of each column placed in the roadway to prevent the hubs of the wheels of passing vehicles from striking the columns. 14. The longitudinal distance between columns on the |