New-York tribune., 1869-05-20
Grand total.............
CITY CENTRAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.

THE ELL AS SIGNED BY THE GOYERNOR-OFFI-
GERS OF THE ROAD.
The following is a copy of the bill amending
the charter Of the NewYorS City Central Underground
Railway. as passed by the Legislature May H. and ap
proved by Gov. Hoffman:
The People Of e state Of Ner York. represented in Senate
aud Assembly, 90 enact as tOit0Us:
SECTION l. section four OF the act entitled IAN act 70
INCORPORATE tho New.York City Central Underground
Railway Company, and 10 authorize the said company 70
r"nstrnct and operate certain underground railway in
t City of New York passed April IL, lSCs, is hereby
amended So as 10 read a. follows:
bc tunue and railway hereby authorized TO be con-
81 aTd cnoved by sajd CORPORATION shall follow
nearly as possible the line of the streets avenues courses
and places named;as follows Commencing at point
ON the easterly line of Broadway, IN the City Han Park,
thence easery and underground passing IN front OF he
old CITY Hail. and thence TO Cenlrest; thence uer an
across said Centre.st 70 City Hallpace thence through
said CIV Hapace by tunnel on line east or west
of civ Hall place by tunnel open cut, to Pearlst;
tbcnce in like manner across said Pearst nOrheasery
i'm a curved line TO or near Muberyst at point III sau
treet between Bayard aud Parksts; thence northery
through said Muberryst by tunnel or east or westthere
VI u ~ crt IN RIeeeker ST.: thence nOrthery under
and across Bleeckerst, in straight line, as near
as practicable by tunnel or open cut to LaIayeItepiace
thence norte rdcr and across said kstorplIce and
EIehtst the nOithcriy side OF salu Elgntnsl
nnder ana across tho block between Eighth-st. and
Mi st and castcrly OF 81. AIMS Church on s0d
Fiphth.sf TO FOuTthaYe; thence nOitheIy uhuoI tue
sad Fourtlave. 20 Fonrtecnth-st; thence Under ana
sam san poSs soi Foureeuth-st and said Fourthaye. to
I'nIon.sauarC thence nOrcrly under salu ChOsquaIe,
to scventeenthst; and thence under and across sara
~ Gscyepteenthst and thence TO Twenty thrst, either
roiIS ISh the blocks between Broadway and FOurtbave,
mon "1 nc cut or through TO Madson-ave, as 10 may
hereafter be extended southery tnehce norIery u9e
said Madson.ave as ii would be iipI0ected sontheIy
tbcncc under MadisOn.sQuare and Mudsonaye 10 IWel
ty.sixth ST.; thence noUhery under ana across sai9
IwentysiXth-st 10 MadlsOnaYc; thence uudeI s"iu
Madis0uavo as opened or east OF SAID avenue IN
whole or part by open cut or tunnel 10 Elghty sAt
81 thence under said MadsOn.aYe as declared Oy chap-
ter 4oj of the laws Of the State of NewIork OF 1867 TO
ehundred.andtwenteth-st, thence nGrtneaSeIg' pi'
continuing the same line 10 laTIem hnea'
thence easterly and westerly along said Harlem river,
and connecting with the Harlem Bridge at the terminus
of raye And in case the lowness OF the surface at
nuv polnt north Of NuetyniutSt Is such US 10 rehuer
the construction OF tunnel undesirable said main line
may be constructed ahd operated Oy an eeNacu
nm ar uear said Nadson-aye from said Ninety nlnthst
to and along said Harlem river or near t Inc sad cor,
poraOn may make, on the route a1rSsd tue necessary
connections outs switches ana Other cOhNehSnces
for proper working aud accommodation OF sala ra
way and, returning from Cehterst, may pass III 6 t
rear Of the City Hall, aud may make connections with
any horse railroads IN sneh manner as may De
deemed best by SAID corporation The said company may
also construct and use branch from he saa malh lne
to the Central Park and With the approval OF Tue COM
missoners Of the Central Park INTO ana uhuer 'he su
SEC Section is hereby amended so as to read as fol
lows: For the purpose Of making constructing, and
operating the said tunnel and railway said corporation
shereby authorized and empowered TO enter upon ana
lie places aud lands hereinbefoe speelhed ana into ana
upon the soil OF the same TO construct ana maintain sad
tunnel and railway along the route and TO the points
herein specified and contemplated such tunnel and rail-
way TO Sc constructed in the most thorough manner and
upon the most approved plans Tor hghung venllauhg
and draining aud Of sufficient Dimensions and number OF
tracks for the purpose said railway and for the con-
venence OF the public travel and a. such depth below
the suace aud in such manner as eectnay TO prevent
any Interference with the surface OF said streets avenues
s1uares or grounds OF the same, with sucn
exceptions provided for in this act and except also
that during the progress OF construcon shall be lawful
10 make such excavations and openings in said streets
avenues squares and grounds under which said tunnel
and railway shall be constructed over which said rail
way tracks shall be laid as shall be necessary from umC
10 Time and ia all cases the surface aud pavement o.
said streets avenues squares and grounds over sad tun
mel and railway shall be restored TO the condition u
NVhic before excavations made, al
near as pOssbe and practicable onehan the width O.
said street shall always be kept open for public trave
hut where excavations for the full width VI such stree
or avenue shall be made thoy shall not be oftener az any
one time nor more In each quarter mile OF sno
road nor shall they be than 20 feet IN length ~
any one place; nor shall they be kept open lonsc'
than for period Of 90 days in any one place. S, ee
cent by tho consent, In writing, OF tue ouvv;s
CommissiOuer OF che City Of New-Iorki an anu .o
1t shall be lawful for the said orporoan,iIatIoD
make construct and maintain openings Tor a ~
or light extending from said tunnel to the 9u;ra & Sfce
the sidewalks OF the streets ar avenneS ana W "O