The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-25
Practical View Of the Under-
ground Plan.

EeeWevl SC10ntlnC Men, Du08essiVhS Oh
Citizens, operations Of Spectators,
&C. &C. sc.
The relief Of Broadway is the great question OF all
local questions now discussed The subject has been
fully ventilated In newspapers, in pamphlets and In the
State Legislature and City Council One projec-that OF
she underground ralroad"-came near becoming law
A the last session Of the legislature but the Governor
examination found the bill 70 be defective in several
yarticulars and therefore withheld hts sanction 70 H.
me friends Of the measure s hopeful Of success have
prepared new bill expecting to meet the objections
81 his Excellency, and every effort Is being
strained to carry 10 through As the opposition
~ the project is very strong and determined,
and has efficient representatives In both houses Of
Aho Legislature, we believe II 30 be Q good way to
subsee the public interests 10 present descriptions
of the various plans suggested 10 attain the hghly i'm
tpoan. object 10 View The incapacity Of Broadway to
adequately meet the requirements Of so important o
4horoughare has long bad the confederation OF the
eauny. IL notorious that the peculiar formation of
Manhattan Island, with heavy bodies Of water each
,sde running It's extreme length, confines the ca.
tension Of the city 70 direction alone, while
unto the lower commercial part of the city is
Thrown Of traffic so vast that it's superficial
sxtent is equal 70 the demands made on IT, This
concentration needs the most direct available commun
cations aud Broadway, according 70 view,
'siy becomes the main channel Among the projects
proposed 10 facilitate the attainment Of object that
sailed
sRs AERIAI BROADWAY RAILROAp-oSE ovsR
GROUND PLAN.
fhs plan q proposed by Mr.. Richard Montgomery the
inventor OF peculiar form Of corrugated metal beam,
which is said 70 combine extraordinary strength with
proposed to construct Of iron, in this form. Aerial
Eaasoad" from Bowling Green Union square, consist.
Sns Of four parallel beams forming the double ack
pare laid beams occurring intervals Of twenty
ave feet along the ne these being supported EACH by
column fifteen feet In height placed either side Of the
street The car wheels win be cast to sink into and
~ the depressons Of the longitudinal beams which
1Lsy run The road thus built will be simple and light
aine work, offering no obstruction to Light will give
rise 70 impedment 10 the full of both street and
and moi N any ~sy r W. S inc ~
pf spiral sta!rcases al convenient intervals
when complete the railroad will be entirely .indepcn
Sent Of tho street. and In no way interfere with
eop.ing sharing its duties us medium OF transit.
Landing places may be made with great ease ans at any
espoct over the tunnel scheme while from fac. u
she being wholly devoted purpose and with
"Se rate Of spssS can Be- oSssnes There s.ps part
1f the structure admitting the iodgment OF snow any
spprchsnded from that cause il may here be observcd
chat the space Broadway between the curbbones Is
amply sufficient for four tracks should Il ee deemed aa
N alude W the obvious facilities FOR the super vsDts
oO OF the over the tunnel plan; though TITS very
essential matter should not DO overlooked
y proposed to drive the cars by dumSy engine.
which would give opportunity Of comfortably heating
xe during the winter Stationary engines are, how
eyer quite applicable TO the purpose They would keep
IN motion an endless wire cable to OF from wh:h the
csrs may b attached or detached a, pleasure.
The quality abe proposed " be- used upon this
plan 10 testided 20 by NUMBER OF our scst prominent
engineers and iron workers
,pAuReAp AROUND Ngw ysRE ISLAND ,rBs HAcb-
BONE OR ARoUED-0R0UND PLAN.
rh's plan Of railroad surrounding the ISLAND, to
- ased for the purpose Of street cars and also 70 be
operated In connection with all the At railroad lines
Trading 10 New York from tho South. she design is 10
erect series Of bridges upon peers at the outer edge Of
Ahe bounding the Ncrth aud East rivers AZ
sne pont Of intersection between ,ho Docks aud the
shore to.be placed at elevation sufficiently high 10
permit free communication under the bridge and trss
thereon erected between the city and the docks pieTs
qua forpca The track TO be laid either the top
nuine through the tc Of the bridge, ~ the case
require n oareinl survey OF the ground The super.
'ssuctJro be mode " irop az great economy Is re
eaired ofSood 20 BE- made With =, least tracks,
forming stSaEure great solidiv, aud thereby
song trains 70 PEGS al fa speed Passenger depots may
by bridging ibe reeis and piercing through the middle
or the bccks nus train upon the level OF Brcaawsy
greenwich, Wssh. soa and Yves, siross arrive al Fr
fourth street IN tvc We mnnses A. r~cny sb'rd, Forty
second sad Fifty ar,h streets norss railroads would
doors Side ira Ms for frighf will diserge where
sscesary, bridging he stree,s to warehouses ON one
side and also wnreh bait upon fbedoas piers 90
che Other thus frcsn from the West be dropped
from the car into the SIN ", and c'ce $3.50.
sAe city BY railroad h. sins broadway - base,
s.nex heading from lbs ffosa backbone But Che
s % nc: m ,S% iy ns Ss aua
son river Far enough 10 most with the Hudson River
nsss -nss ne s d.S S by
which thus, ny the eonsrur on Of hes or for i OF
soad, vosld psrske lsrsey The benefits 70 BE- derived
aa, could only b. Approximate ely sscera ned BY care
Sai survey ~ the ground ne, would be NO dapagcs
sse sco,rsry "oua ps af Sme, Sc bessn, 70 ed pro
pmty the rivers The stort Tor the piers eau ne
scsted from the Palisades sne drop ped the spot sn.r
and abundant when We again '.bs q, our swords M.
yloughsharcs" The whole oost Of ne main line ~""
probably not exceed $500 900 per mh NJ
rhs Il ,be plan Of Mr.. y. J, HENRY Of orAn- - y
srsln cAss IN LIEu OF HoRss cad s-Ir'~ -''''
on TOR GROUND PLAN. AT a b,eb,v m
The following are the consderaiions. / Of he relief
rqe..sele citizen who has gwen the sutoe dunbar Of
81 broadway thoughtful consideration '"'N
searr.-- ~
TO ras rprroR ~ 80 HsniLn y a, ,.ux.v
IN your article on underground and oihe, .s.wy
schemes you call on iovent.t 70 propose ,nc scnnor
sa m sImo and money oi course you not ih,ss that
none sha offer sisSes.lors but the few who ary July
venture 20 ask The Of publishing your coluhnsa
Dian which has been for forty years entertained by ens
nss ;, s 1s, ,esm in psc. y horse power wneo ibss
aon. 10 eousderabie exten, paycmen,s viii Ne suited
= streets. aud then steam, viii have more adyautase
and M lme II will wholly supersode horses except
Tor nleasure riding IN the end streets win be 1oored
with iron being OF traction than street rails
pecanse they viii be siean, end there VII be no friction
~ a.nscs, and ali vehicles will be alike benefited by
shs ease Oh traction On iron roads will be prntcsole
81 run spainos Of al kinds n one rate OF speed, and
ss.p them 10 iince while running, and require them 70
sr out before they stop and thus high average speed
nav BE- kept And vehicles Of large capacity can be
-. vilh sefety and ease al the work may be done ey
ar "a present. number Of vehicles or less and We
xrses Vii BE- proporcnsssy lsse ebe'ructed 10 dirt
gll BE- made BY engines on IRON scon, sno nsus on
eSsh Soube the present. Of railing and paving ous
touM Goa - ihsn bali ~ much, In The opinion 81