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Show MAN LESS ELECTRIC ROAD UNDER HUDSON PROPOSED NEW YORK, Jan. 24. A plan de-i vised to bring every railway entering, N. vv York City and New Jersey port ! cfjti s Into touch with every water front j In New York, will be presented to the governors of the two slates In. a report by the New Y'ork, New Jersey port and harbor commission, It was announced last nlsht. In addition the commission outlined &n underground railway system which would be a connecting link between railroads in New Jersey and New York by a tunnel under the Hudson river, to facilitate freight movement The first plan Involves a belt line that would connect with all railways on both sides of the harbor, and run to waterfronts and piers. From New Jersey Jer-sey the road would enter two tunnels.1 one across the upper bay of New York harbor to Brooklyn and Long island and the other to Staten island. The system of an underground elec tric railway would be built two level below the present subway systems, the Jaaxaaxaal commission staled. Tho electric car ' LbbbbiI arc designed so as not to require u ( train, crew, being automatic with plec- H trlcaj appliances that would koep then. ) Ki HlH at a certain distance apart. Stoppltv- H ' MalxBBBi at a station nearest to the point to , IsbbbbI will. I i their fr.-it'lit would be consign- ' 'mbbbbbI ed. they would bo lifted to the surface ' '''' fiaxBBBBs by elevat'ora iheii contents removed, i, ';; V! liH reloaded and smt. back to New Jersey. '1 ., ' jH The cost r.f this svstcm was estimat-' j tt, pjH ed at $.'01,000,000. , UH |