The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-27

shs New Ysrix ana Erss RaaissaA.
The New York and E,is Ralrasd Cempsny Asvs hsd In
eonsmps Ion for the past year inportAa alteration
In the ss of their road, e. alteration which wi 90
have coabt - sttsnt Cd With re meet beech si 70
suits to the eonmercs Of Ns~ York The freight ter
minus OF the road ID ct Prmont and The pA<enser ter
mnus at Jersey City, but b. The proposed change soh
the principal passenger and freight esp % sili BE- situated
On ths North river between Jersey City snc Hcsoksn
1t place formerly known - hsrsiDas
The original terminus Of the New Nork sne Erie Rsa
road As :. Psrrncat 70 which the road opened Ia
ls4l To completes the connection BEL wess New York
and that point, the com pany, few years ago, char
tered this Paterson and hudson River asd the Union
reads, ard fcmsd junction with The rstsrssa and
RAmspo. It bssane evident, however, from the
increasing business oil the rad, that greater faci-
Of freight ana passengers and that tns cossuucos
Of new freight and passenger deots was rapidly becom
ing indispsr sable: In .odi lion % ,his the sspeymsnt
of steam coats and sages for the conveyance of fsxht
from Fsrmont TO this c,ty, distance Of tweaty oar
miles, added largely to The yearly expenses OF the road
the pie faculties ir the other business Vas BY tbs
sonstuction OF new depot In view Of these consdsrA
teas, the New Yor. ard EI.s Railroad Company h.v:
are already making prspArA ions for the efectoa Of suit
able buiidipgs Toe tract which has been bscgd. TOR
this purpose extends ever an area OF about sixty acres
and Is all covered with water TO average depth OF
eight iset When this is dsd in viii have IA sxtsn, Of
eleven hundred and thirty feet fronting on the
Hudson As the possession Of this BY IL
sell would be entirely useless tire company
have purchased the right Of to Bergea station.
distance Of about miles from the site Of the
posed spOt By the sonstruotion Of track between
these points they VIII least halt mile and what
Is Of more the travelling community, they
win entirely avoid the Bergen cut which Is OF the
most dangerous parts Of he road Then the OF tue
SAME depot at Jersey City, BY the New YORK and Ers
and Tia New Jersey transportation Railroads, Is
sonay the cause Of great Die and Inconvenience
ana times of serious eeay passengers have
been informed that six trains Of both road, pass
out Of this Depot day-An immense number considering
the limited mmcdati,ns Thee difficulties, however
viii Aleo be obvated BY The construction Of the de-
pot, which wiz be OF the lsrHes- not the largest
in the country.
Whea all the advan tsges which will to gained by the
contemplated i proveenta considered. their upor
lance hardly DO The removal OF the prn
cipsl freight depot treu P;ermont-or rather the
structlcn OF . at the latter place the COM
paDy not intend abandon that at riermont-wil
greatly facilitate tie slipping OF our Western products at
this port Vessels instead of receiving the feigh from
the bafees ard boats II have II shipped &C.
while in the cious docks which il Is intended
copstI ut In front Of the dsoot.
viii Do necessary in the construction Of ths
tra tom Bergen ion Harsnus tunnel Bergen
HUI, which ofirsef alone viii work of great expense
and labor. The length of this tunnel, when fin ishei,
will be ~ least four housard feet In the filing OF
the water lots that have been purchased for the site u
the depot the gravel hill which lies at distance OF
about mile anc . half from the proposed terminus Of
the read viii furni-h guidance OF the best material for
the purpose.
We said that these improvements viii be made BY
the New York and Erie Hairoad but although made for
their benefit land they will doubtless eventually becc
their property No fheuld have said that they have been
uncertaksn BY another company which has bean
gAnized for the purpose and which chartered hs
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