The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-28

The Central Underground Railwny/to be
Buiit-Report or the Corps OF EnssnecEAr-
Every Obstacle Removed.
The Central Underground Railway Company,
which IL headed by w. Butler Duncan and William b.
Ogden procured their charter from the Legislature
In April 1858. At that time 1t was next to Impossible
to get outsiders 10 offer the least encouragement A.
many looked upon the project Of an underground
railway through the rocks OF Manhattan
Island as utterly impossible. The COM
pany meeting this serious obstacle determined "a
remove It. or, 1t proved immovables
to throw up the project altogether. 4
large corps Of engineers was accordingly employed
consisting OF the best men that could be found In
different cities In the United States and this corpa
received instructions to survey the proposed route
make Q thorough examination into every detail cons
nected with the building Of the road, and report
fully on every branch Of the work. The enalneera
went to work and have been engaged for several
months, at cost Of many thousand dollars. The
company have taken pans to keep the result
Of these Investigations secret, aud tue report
Of the engineers, which has been submitted
to the directors, Will not be given to the
public until it has been laid before full meeting
OF the directors and received their action upon it.
This meeting, at which the principal engineers Will
aso be present, has only been delayed BY the
absence OF Mr.. william B. Ogden, who is IN Chicago
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In the project, says that the report OF the engineers
removes every obstacle that had been supposed 70
be the way, and that the present INDICATIONS arg
that ground will be broken for the new underground
railway early as February next, and that tue
work VIII be completed In TWO years rom snas ,me:
through which the road would have 70 be quilt ~
entirely removed. the question III relation 10 grad
ing light, ventilation, &C., mas uiso been definitely
seItled and the project as whole pronounced per-
iecy feasible 80 lar as the mechanical part IL con-
obyiated by q discovery Of q new motive power.
which the engineers recommend Tor use IN proper
locomotives. In building the road the rorx
TO be let out TO number co o. CON
The work VIII therefore DC commenced stimuli
taneously all along the ine and 1t Is proposed To
the WORK when commenced Will be pushed forward
by day and night the earth being drawn out on over
EVERY sor Win De made to push sae
work the lower end VI tue tunnel. ana as soon az
the road Is completed TO Union square cars will be-
gin TO run. The principal depot wni be at tho
| lower terminus between the Old Guy Eal ana
| tine new Post ONCE. This depot will be-
SGcniss es I' WORK, Well isasea and venasd
IL proposed to have stations At intervals OF about
BY ornamental siairways from tne sidewalk. Tne
largest suU-statlons between the Uty Hail and Har-
lem win be in Union and Madison squares. The pro.
posed route OF the tunnel - from the City Hall
esstery across Centre street. across Pear street to
Mulberry, under Mulberry to Bleecker street, across
Aston place. across Eighth street. under st. ADne's
church to the westerly side Of fourth avenue to
Union square; the tunnel win then De continued to
Seventeenth street and In direct line 10 Twenty
third street, then under Madison square to Madison
avenue and up Madison avenue to Eighty-sixtn
street; thence in direct line TO l20n street and TO
the Harlem river, anu thence along the Harlem river
to the head OF Third avenue the subscription books
have not yet been opeaed nor Will they be until the
report OF the engineers has Deen fully considered
and the company Is prepared to assure the public
beyond question that their project will be success
Jul Since 1ths favorable report Of the engineers
several large capitalists who could not before be-
induced TO Invest one dollar In the new enterprise
have come forward and pledged themselves for large
amounts. Pledges amounting to from $4,000 10
$4,000 are now being received daily, and there
appears to be doubt that the only remaining diff
1cuy, which is the want OF capital VIII be speedily
removed. The amount OF capitai required, however,
is immense, and subscriptions, however small will
be solicited from all citizens. The directors estimate
that the cost Of the road, according to the new
report OF the engineers, Will amount TO
SO, 900 or $12.010,o0o At least they
VIII not undertake the work without $4,000 900
beng subscribed that they Will be able 10 defray
oil expense the end Of eacl week wUlle che road
Is being constructed. Ii tue ROAD 20 Harlem proves
o success IL Is toe intention Oh the COMPANY
tend II into Westchester at once.
The Central Underground Railway having now be-
come almost fact, other Droects for Underground
in other OF the city have been suspended
ana probably VIII be held back until the 1rst one
b0s nrnV pd a