New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-27

RELIEF OF BRoADwAV.-Here is the
stss. project for The relief of this sadly oppressed
thorougbiare, commune ted by corrssp pendent
do not understand, howeva, that any money IL TO
be spent 10 gettDg 1t through the Common Council:
To me Editor Of The Tsibune:
This IL gra at country, and II 10 only great enter.
prses that stand any sort vi chance have project
for the relief Of Broadway, aud something else |
think t IL big enough ~ take trstrat Here IL Ia.
propose 70 run tvo under ground Railroads. from
point near thu soush Ferry snrough the entire eogth Of
the fslsbd, 20 be located about midway between
central ne and the East River and the other mid way
between that line, and the North River using eartn
excsvsted 10 restore the long severed Connection be.
tween Governors Island the southern end of "A.
haitian And, as would establish ines of reclaimed
territory, would make about 5000 900 square feet of
wharf properly turning the entire Of this East
River down Butter milk CT anDeL
Now, hssp Gentlemen Of Wallst, don't laugh, but
listen hy exordun cauoet be very c0ncilat1og for
must begin by donouncDg your projects In tnis behalf
IS utterly snd every way wrong. Why, Sirs your rails
and cars In the streets, any way you fix hem arc
an uDniugsted nuisance iodictsbl-, haf almost said
al common law, ana very sgcr relief OF the streets
NJ that And # you will look IS 50 or 100 gears, TO
vastly augmented population, and oudness Increased
hundred fold, al these expeoients fail utterly meet
the exigeDcies OF tbs cas5 Tue very best appear
pueiile ephemersi like child rsns play than tho
comPrehen sive tarrt scbins yisws OF business men,
10 there nothing better There 10. The two roads
which PROPOSE each net less than hy feet wide run.
ventilated aud fitted u take the whole land travel and
freight from the uprivers ~I fully meet the present
c pros ectye wants Of the Cisy The work Will cost
some money, 70 be sure. The land damages Will BE-
heavy; macy pores, and some dwelling houses must
come down under others, the arches can be TUNED
without osrur biDg the buildings Of course Ii oil be
the policy of the engineers locate tunnels
involve the least destruction of ns surface property
consist ut wi b the high objects aimed a.
Blu, the projec, will pay. The whsI property pro-
posed TO be made say 100000 superficial feet viii
h. uyfr4h
Then the ground occupied By the tunnels Do, and
will be al 1uiir over as now. Arrangements would be
made TO discharge goods directly from the into the
ei 90 sto shops above and snipy ards 10 ike manner.
For soi e. ana mechanic shops dealing In or making
heavy sO ds connected with the country trade this
ground Jyer the tunnels would soon become favorts
ground hsry, PEI hsps most Of the estates broken up
would be Increased IN value. Twenty years would
ttese tur nels covered for their whole length with large
stores for groceries, ron hour, grain and the Hike and
vn FORCES furnaces and machine for heavy work
more than psy, the whole expense Of the tunnels, |
tracks equipments, depjs, lard damage aud all
lis, u ereioIe, essential feature Of this project
that the Con psDy shall TO the City for iu charter
1onu. Of 5000 900 to IS eco to Be devoted forever
the support Of rec Common schools In the City, or
come great kindred object. Then the Company must
never De allowed to charge more th.n cents or per.
hsps two cents, for passage the whole length Of tbs
Island. add brief remark or two:
l. These tunnels would Of coIrse be made vster
tsht should be kept thoroughly whisevsshed, and fully
ntro WIN gas inc ~nOle ensh, 30 as 70 present.
spencid view TO the eye. The Company should, per-
hsps n ske In gsA
9 The fun ventilation Of tho tunnels eau be- easily o.
ected By creating artificial Of air at proper
points, On the ssns principles that extensive mining
excavations are e1iistd. Ereos chinniss e suitable
dis,srees along the line II the tannels 10 the build
tpgs Covering ne same and cary then up The hight
Of ordinary chirnri les Establish tubular connection
between The ebin-a.es in base and the tunnel
Then BY hre In the chimney. you create column of
rarftd str into which the cold cir from the tanAA
rushes Up sad Q regular circulation u essAblishsd
,, Ithsnx the passenger cars enp,oysd u The tun