The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-25
LATEST PLAN---A NOVEL DE
an ARCADE OF IRON AND GLASS
Practical View Of the Under-
ground Plan.


Citizens, Operations Of Spectators,
sc. &C. sc.
The relief Of Broadway Is the great question OF all
acoa, questions now discussed The subject has been
suy ventilated in newspapers in pamphlets and In the
Legislature and City Council One proect-that OF
she " underground railroad"-came becoming law
d the last session OF the legislature but the Governor
examination found the bill 70 be defective in several
pay.iculars and therefore withheld hts sanction
me friends Of the measure si hopeful Of success
prepared bill expecting TO meet the objections
'si bis ExCellepcy, end every effort is being
,ssSained TO carry u through. Az the opposition
~ the project is very strong and determined,
and has efcient representatives in both houses Of
Ahe Legislature, believe II 30 be q good way to
xubsee the public interests to present descriptions
Of tho various plans suggested 10 attain the highy I'M
:porant object 10 view The lncapacity Of Broadway 10
adequately meet the requirements OF so important o
horoughare has long had the consideration Of the
sanny. II is notorious that the peculiar formation Of
Manhattan Island with heavy bodies Of water on each
side running its extreme length, confines the
tension Of the city 70 direction alone, while
Anto the lower commercial part Of the city is
Thrown amount Of traffic vast that it's superficial
sxtont 10 not equal 10 the demands made it. This
COMMUNE
cations, aud Broadway, according vew necessa-
Siiy becomes the main channel Among the projects
proposed to facilitate the attainment OF this object that
sailed
SHa AERIAL BROADWAY RkILROAp--OSE OVER
GROUND PLAN.
fhie plan q proposed by Mr. Richard Montgomery the
inventor OF peculiar form Of corrugated meta. beam
which is said 70 combine extraordinary strength with
ashtness before unknown to similar structure. n Is
proposed to construct Of iron, in this for Aerial
gasoad" from Bowling Green Union square, consist.
<ns OF four parallel beams forming the double track
ears laid on cross beams occurring intervals Of twenty
ave feet along the line these being supported each by
column fifteen feet In height placed either side Of the
street The wheels will be cast to sink into
~ the depressons Of the longitudinal beams Oh which
they The road thus built will he simple and light
rise no impedment full Of both street and
sidewalk and NOT interfere In any way with the building.
on either SIDE ngrcss and egress viii be had by
81 spiral stalrcases AZ convenient Intervals.
when complete the railroad will he entirely .indepen
Landing places may be made with great eose ans at any
sonoer Of points desired giving great superiority in this
she road being wholly devoted 70 purpose, and with
cot The possibility Of distractions occurring, nigh
yAge rate Of speed be obtained There beng part
ef the structure admitting the lodgment OF snow n any
quantity, NO suspension Of travel In the winter can be
unprecedented from that cause. II may here be observed
t6at the space Broadway between the curbsonss is
amply SUFFICIENT for four tracks, should Il be deemed
" aude the obvious facilities for the snper veps-
oo OF the ears over the tunnel PLAN though Tits very
b sential matter should not DO overlooked.
II b proposed to drive the cars by dummy engine,
~hich would give an opportunity Of comfortably heating
s car. as,ns s 10 The
IN motion an endless wire cable, 10 OF from whch the
GERS may be attached or detached q. pleasure
The quality OF abe iron proposed 70 be used this
plan 10 estihed 70 by number OF our scst prominent
engineers and iron workers.
.pAnEeAD AROUND ssw YORK ISLAND rBs nscs-
BONE OR ARoukDoRoUND PLAN.
Th,s plan Of o railroad surrounding the island, 10
~ used for the purpose Of street cars and also 70 be
s ~ ~ vs NV, Win ,n e M asS Ins rs
erect series OF bridges pes At the outer edge Of
he ssreets bounding On the Nerth aud East rivers ~
sne point Of intersection between tho docks and the
shore 70 be placed at elevation sufficiently high 70
permit free comnun cation under the bdg. and trsrk
thereon erected between the city and the docks pcrs
apud forpca Tho track 10 be laid either the top
running through the hc Of tho bridge, as the case may
require n oareinl survey of tho ground. The super
s,Suct1rt mode VI Iron, or az great economy
aured, oTv0od 20 be made With AZ least TOUR tracks,
sa1mns ssSs@ore Of great sodis aud thereby en-
sohng trains 70 a. fun speed Passenger depo.s may
S Sssns ss ss ssd piercing through the
OF the b'ocks rAus tram upon The level OF B.cs6wsy
n VIE Toa a ss sss ass az
fourth street in tv minutes A. T~cniy third Forty
secosd and Fifty 90 urth streets horse railroads would
srelsh the "A and carrying passengers 70 their
own eoorH Side ia for fright will dlyerge where
secessAry, bridging he stress TO warehouses ON one
che Other thus frctgn from the West he dropped
from the car into the sh W and wee -,rs~
SIC city By railroad Ia sius broadway T. base snd
snes leading from a 40 lbs ffo,a backbone Blu, Che
p % nc: s ,S% s Ss aas
river Ear enough 10 Goa most v the Hudson River
.ss ne sss Ss. ny
which thus by the eonslrA on Of sree or -four is Of
scaa void psiske arsely The benefits 70 D. derived
hai could only b. Approximate ely sseertaned by
Sal survey ~ the ground fber would be no damages
-. Scnr. "oua Ss Of Sms, Sc essen, % al pro-
prry near the rivers The rtort LOT the pIfs eau ~
.ssssa '' sro" spa iss"p soseS "a dear viii cheap
and sbuncsnt when We again ''bt q. our swords ins
ioughsharesn The whole oost OF he main line ~e'"
TSs d she plan o. M 4 J. HaurA Of or.n... =. .
srr.u oAss IN LrEu OF BoRss CAD s-r'~ -'''''
On TOP GROUND PLAN. ,f a h,sh,v m
rpectseis citizen who has gwen the SUI duohcr ~
~ broadway thoughtful Consideration '"'
sean.-- ~
rorns rprroR oy -s HsniIn a, ,.,,v.v
In your article ou underground and oihe,, .mwss
sohsmes You call On iovsntos 70 propose ,nc srnnoI
sai m tmo and money OF course you do not hss that
none shall offer Suggestions tu, the fes who sry tuly
competent conceive all tiat ~ wanted l. tbeteor
venture 10 ask favor OF publishing in your couhnsa
plan which has been for forty entertained by enr
=, y, na, seam IN place " horse power wheu thsss
done 70 considerable extent payemen's viii he SUITED
and In time " will wholly supersode horses except
for peasure riding fn the end streets VIII be noored
.,s6 IRON benr essies OF traction than street rails
pecanse they viii be .ean, end there VIII he no friction
Al eanecs, and all vehicles will be alike benefited ~
she ssss of traction. On iron roads Wi BE praeses
~ mn snsnos Of al kinda n one rate Of speed, and
teep them 10 llnee while running, and require them 70
earn out before they stop and thus high average speed
ssv h tspt And a. vehicles Of large capacity can be
N Win sfey and ease ell the work may be done ey
half ne present number Of vehicles or less ana he
xrs~ts vii b. proporionsssiy lee obstructed no dirt
Nh b made b. engines On iron eoon, and mue on
Soe psveueut; asd The cleanliness resultipG would Dc
eh Soubs The present. cosl Of railing and psving ous
tsul sos 10 iksn bali - much, In The opinion 9, a.