New-York tribune., 1871-03-31
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
THE BEACH TUNNEL.
HEARING BEFORE THE GOVERNOR.

known rs the Beach Pneumatic Underground Railroad
bil" large number Of gentlemen, upon either aide Of
the question: appeared before him in the Executive
Chamber Of the Capitol. Among these l.. 4 Jaf
fray, Judge Henry III tjn, Vim. B. ogden W. II. Martin.
VIM f. whtbeck Alfred E. Beach, Gen. Geo. = Green,
Edwd. Mathews, John Foley Bacon. VIM. b. McKillar.
Horace Day, and Melville c. Smith.
| ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE TUNNEL
Mr. Janrey In opposing the bil said that only
the Arcade bill In new shape. 1t would require ten
years to complete pneumatic road from the Battery to
the PARK lie compared their ideas with those of the
projectors OF the Arcade road arguing that all the argr
inens against the latter good tenfold against the
former. He cOntended that Trinity steepe would be
endangered by the tunnel; that IL will constantly
encounter inconvenient waer-mains and obstructive
sewers and obstructive gas-ppes that win make IL
| mpractleable TO Keep in tho center Of the street
He continued The second section provides Also for three
gneers TO superntend the work. at compensation o
not less than si0 each per diem. The salary OF
gentlemen may be yed at larger amount but II IA not
such arrangements leads TO believe that this provision
will not tend % shorten the time OF construction Tho
third section provides that temporary bridge is TO be
provided to cover that portion OF the street that IL
| being excavated. / doubt very much whether any
temporary structure OF the kind coul be strong enough
! to sustain the enormous weight And the vibrating
motion of the Broadway traffic, or whether It could bo
obstruction to the vehicles sectioG gives power to
acquire any PROPERTY on the line OF e proposed @ i
poses OF said railway. There Is no limit or RESTRICTION
They may take the whole stree; both sides II they
choose they may select few Of the more prominent
buildings such as the Office Of The Ae York Herald and
Grace Church passenger dep0ts There is restrc
ton or safeguard to protect the interests OF property
holders in the entire bill. In this respect the Pneumatic
section IL ia provided that the company shall execute
bonds the amount Of s2OoOoo which amount s to be
forfeited in they do not begin the work within @
! DAYS OF the passage Of the bill, or complete
the lower section Of TO nd s IN doSyn Two
and give up the enterprise at any me before the expr
@ S ss iTo 6 ySar sSs aoaS this "
would be to make good the injury 70 the city, and what
| ridcuOusly small sum would the other 100000 be
which is to be set apart to meet claims for damage io
private property! Before such gigantic experiment
should be permitted TO be made with chief thorough
OF principal city soOOc fould be required &c
be deposited the smallest adequate TO make good
pany s empowered TO take any OF the public places and
property for the OF the road With the consent
such an aPproPraton Of the pnoG property belonging
| sent Of the Mayor and Corporation.
he then contended that the projectors Of tho tunnel
hoped to sell out and have done nothing for the public
good deserve such favor from tht legislature Mr
Jaffray also read letter om an m engineer gyns YIN n
The publication Of few proposed tuhe
sa fS5si % s S'Sf's sS,dasy a ' possv sS' I vi"
be les than & 3 feet 3, " e. 'A S % S.1G suS SGHs A. SS. % s
e. The ounf.oa. s1lsya9H Of aR RR a.. s' lover ' than de
outer depth q & &c tab tqSe l; rs,ns to st sss s,
Of rcc and that the sIeaysion must be .as - G ard
aSs @S . esSn sHa IT, 10 se and inch. above
m% 1n1 be nsd 70 for H. tu6c to lie p Of water
sS ss Of % The S'I% o % under BraarS FROM Batter.
!sa'9s s n 'a9dE ., erSf sSe irs s sG':11f 1 s S
foregoing statement now consider What sse,
s pSs' Ssa% % & Of 1.s pB SSaS s'' s viii 5 e S from
mps e eIcSSao At Cana 2 he bot nine feet sud IN
below g9 S';sr and . ,s s @ s 1's o S " @ % S % o, S
BIoO@est tor d,t9cs Of 2Ns fe,l Voaa Be- eso. ,
s s; s i,as 'asa's3 "a ?',' l1 5 ;s'1:y 's
% S Tb from tSe spi water to allow the Construction y the tube
70 he above Depth Which minimum Too. tnSIlg n from
nile double would guE tanat frcquO,
S :Ss Y, :i sr's, ,,. would s5:'d +: c,6 % ever .,. 500
o~sy 3 %s to be shut ap as would have to be the minimum e
s. % ' % the East RIVER E al d, water s nov crosses B'odss
It. and the Of doing would enormous and the public
sewer ';lS a s S sf G ar a;e % S Ss SS
; os f 5 isipfi @ 's sS
o,eT0s' @ . as ao , 90 1 Il. % U5 si a % :, ~ e' Ts Ss S
s The 1sa,sGa 20 r would "a, have s, 2 & ,:
high water level which soo on % c st,e give mile + eagh
on adjacent es and the tube was built on grade
& Of ~ ie' & % E,n s ME Ts @u, 10 for. il nina
that very buildings Broadway Foundations low high
TcosTi T.sS, I y iPP I t'et s s5o's SSs & s '
| TIE HOY. HENRY HuToS followed In opposition 20
the pn He said: We believe injurious city
injurious TO commerce, untred uncalled for and
necessary assert that the law authorizes unknown
body OF to enter upon Broadway take up the ontre
sidewalks and streetway for the purpose Of laying
tubes authorized by section Of the act OF Ise9 This
power was conferred by the act OF 1863 After certain
line OF tube laid and in working order they had the
power given them to roam New-York at pleasure ana
| lay Fdown tubes to any unlimited number. Now
| as to the power OF these Commissioners. This
and nothing more. Tie right merely to oversee,
supervise to look The work be done by the cor
She COMMISSIONERS do beyond getting their pay they
see anything done which they dee improper, all they
do is to go TO the Mayor and say here 10 thing
which is not in conformity with the Jaw. To which th3
Mayor only reply What am to do about tp and
| IN art in fla act M
! the city OF New-York by this cdrporstion shall be
Mayor Aldermen and ComIoonalty OF the city hold this
property therefore, what they are Going is the
though doing 1t ourselyes.fls IL not II may
be said that he can a complain to Gnrt q law but the
and YOU both standing in the shoes They
do Just what you entitled 10 do and what they do IL
just the as If you did it, and the hold this property
This Ia fair statement OF the working OF the machinery
OF this faras 1t authorizes anybody 10 prevent any
oyerstePRns oy this Company Oh tho powers c'neH'S
His other objections were that thes, time lin.
tied for its compleon that tho 10000 TO which the In
corporators liable for damages, Is lnsuneenT that
hored Tor ventilation iDgress and egess aud that ven
tilaton will require open cuts He aoped the oo'eEhor
would veto the measure
NJ OGDEN said that be appeared behalf OF Trinity
Church and was one the vestry of that body. The
main fact to which wished to call ttenSs was that
the foundation Of the tower and SIRE ran along the
ac,nal line OF tho street, that the foundation Is "a feet
and inches IN length along that Line d " feet below
fhe so OF the sidewalk; that the N @er is 9I feet 10
Sht. and is built entirely OF masonry TO prevent ne
falling o. M ' Necessary 70 MI width OF the street
,t ~ This tower, and 10 I'LL the{street underneath
r .ne stan Trinity Church from muty, there should be
some provision this law TO pe this work under the
ehafse Samaee viii be done nnd such security
in The bill. There is likewise no limit IN the D 70 the
~ nnher of excavations that may he made, There 10
want of power the engineers names ch az may be
necessary for our protec&on on nv Of tbe honJ and The