New-York tribune., 1871-03-31
THE BEACH TUNNEL.
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bsye expended s2SOOOo the construction Of tunnel
the the m mem sI' who should be rewarded This Is
not grant & i pSSS SSa 5oed 70 an Y eTent Of
power 10 a company organized for the purpose Ti
doing this very thing. and believe they have the CAPT
tai 70 accomplish their purpose What harm results TO
anybody Il they should lai SO far as capital & !; con-
ais Is there anybody else asking for grant OF power
who has done much this companyf Olher corpor-
aons have made railroads that have only eNls5ed on
the mapss and have not expended dolnE 10 ,s1 waS
stated as broad tHat ne tGe AIcoS nc % San S
Of that hill embraced the Occupation on ,muiidin@
This plan proposes 10 occupy ony ybopt he anonnt q;
Something was said by NJ & lS Scnerni answer. FirSf
sber a. 80 security the names Of the gentlemen who
save embarked in this undC raking, and who willing
a. okc a of the risks; second the list OF restrictions
undor which other legislative bill has been burdencd,
think the objections urged by Judge Hilton are
applicable TO the old arcade railway than 10 this.
the Governor Of the state. IL did not the merit of
the question. His rt criticism is based on the tenth
section, which Is raf ing TO some extent the previous
aeiion Of the Legislature. Iae piopnety OF ia pa
1SehS SH We u"' are O bound NOT to O's SS that
the Legislature passed that law for good and wise
fsnhnit this general proposition in answer all obicc
lions Of that character his Excellency can rely upon IT,
,V ~ % @ ,t The enerSency and the time required
s. natter Of no earthly Importance. II the plans
feasible it viii be constructed as lar as o'"'"i WI"
II was suggested that the Pneumatic Raroad was con
sTactng in violation OF law would nhe 20 Know Ci Me M
Law. The power was gwen ~ previous to ie
of the street is vested in me corporation smny as
trustees Of the pube No II TSns nave 1se 0e og be o
Notions of Judge Hilton is in regard To The manner OF
] ]h;Ie 5 ilg n 'oiTstTncfed The law saws ii shall he
constructed ary as praedc1ble IN the center 1heh
the modeo S, cbarScfcr mat II is impossihe TO
ronSfrIc any underground road or any means OF transit
Is OBJ 10 them ess than any other not know
thgf 4 rCrd dsaY IN
under which the corporation commenced IhIs worn;
The history of legislation furnishes no instance OF bill
carefully drawn There IS howe'9r % general g1
supervision given TO the OF raDhc WolRs,
and power given to the Board OF Engineers 10 super
VSe It. IL has been asserted that tins mere power 10
The term supervise means 70 exercise 'Ie power w
over and in respect TO the construction OF the road he
Wien the road is to be built and shall he under their
direction personal superintendence In the event OF
sSepeefs sne esslh OF OF ia case they Should refuse
70 noD eTY others in cT places The Whole scope of this
bill is that the road shall be consIuGted under In teid
tbe Investment of the money would be that it had been
placed too much st the disposal Of Their super
nndeT restrictions OF that character it seems 10 me
there are objections which the Legislature should
take cOgnizance Of
EDWARD MArIrEws--Your Excellency Will remember
that appeared before you last year in opposition to the
srcade plan told them If they would eonfne them
selves to the middle Of the road they do now would
n In favor Of it, have consulted most eminent en-
peers and architects in the city, and with single ex
ssepfioS they ali have told mo that the road could
be built cy W'nG"' hsSe S recently Constructed seven
large buildings 90 feet deep, In Grands hye between
Grand and Canal, and certainly any property would
be Injured by this road that would. have not the
slightest fear Of it, TIC fonndat0ns are 10 or u teet be-
without eightest injury Mr. Craven tells me there
sS no NYI1 boNo dDisbed store within month which
believe H. the deepest store IN New, YORK Cy. IL
or II feet dIe and tSerefore do not think they
do hem III.
represent myself my interest is much larger below
EalSer-st than above have right TO speak prop
.rty holder, and would remark that rents have de
slined on Broadway 20 Der cent within iee last last
Il viii immediately improve all property below wast
The other railroad proposed stops at Chsmoerss Any
bc requirements in wast. and below. There are the
Custo-House the Gold Exchange the Cotton Exehange
the stock Exchange the Produce Exchang most Oh Tue
banks aud bankers, and all of the great shipping ana ex
change business below Was II Any % one ina MAJ hss 40 sSe @
worse part Of Broadway to walk over. .,,.., -
.sroadWay property-ower whom have seen, and until
cane the cars to-day and saw these haf dozen gen
not in favor OF this bill as it Is now have seen
tsoro9gh examination they were in favor of t--men
renTesf1Itlng the largest estates IN the upper as
vel as the lower part OF Broadway and many Of them
.bo Signed the petition, said they regretted i when
ey understood IT, believe that ninetenths Of ali the
prop St tS road The Viaduet Road b which
passed other day. only proposes to 20 TO
lo rapid Communication: =, ,,,
Mr. Agnew OF the Dock Commissioners has ntormed
me that they going TO reserve tmhk, 1 iett ~ h
sround the city for railway believe that that Il tue
cheapest and best plan for railroad which mas ever oeen
broached, or will he. yiaduct plan WOud Destroy
two or three blocks OF it, as this road Will not beeve
N this road was built should hear no more or ran
poads for the present AS this Central Underground
Railroad that chartered two years ago. peueNe lhe
main reason why they could net raise the catal was
fhey were afraid that charter would be granted for
road under Broadway, which would XII that i speak
OILY rOT self large properly owner nhu nave GER
fainy large interest In Broadway property as any
gentleman.
GEN GREEN had been engineer 80 or 40 years; he
shought that there would injury to the street by
ths underground railroad.
WILLIAM r. MARTIN represented the West Side Associ-
aton he called attention 10 the printed resolutions OF
public meeting the Presidents and Vice-Presdens OF
their assent 10 the bill, and also 10 the resolu.
tions passed at the meeting. He also handed
that gentleman expressed his confident opinion
IN regard 10 the praceabhty OF TINS ROAD Ia the Asso
and what they said and done has been brought 10
fhe knowledge Of the public.
Melville Smith then made lew remarks OH 'he aieaue
plan.
CHARLES CRARI said he came to represent the East
side Association and TO present resolutions adopted by
them some two weeks ago. declaring in favor of the bill
% 81 fndeTeronnd railroad was before Association,
some time and after carefully taxing the matter INTO
.d tbis We presume we are as cognzant as any
one of what il wanted in the way Of railroad
Mr. FOLEY said: Governor, we all agree upon one
soint Even Mr. Stewart does not deny that the great
at want Of the people Of SewYork is means Of quick
transit net ween Harlem River and the City Hall Never
efe ur people so thoroughly united in favor of any
cas a. tley r. of this bill OF the 100000 inhab-
tanfs am satisfied that 900 men could not De Iounu III
whole city TO oppose IT. bs s neope Of Yorkyiie
aud Harlem, the gfeatesI suaeryas' snIa 20 bava IN
-, qFgfIIe5 nee wbue NJ % we live within six miles
OF the CITY Hall. it takes US on an average nearly TWO