New-York tribune., 1871-06-05

where enterprsing property holders are most likely to
huild thus creating districts Ia plan so successfully
arred ont by the English railroad companies in the dls
trets around London and bringing in large revenues
not only to the Company but to the City In tne
way Of taxes.
The difficulty that such company must meet Tn ac-
ouirng property advanageousy OF course very great
But by referring the above map will be seen that as
far az practicable the route largely through the
AZ the back OF the and stores so as TO avoid
the heavier cost Of buying and destroying the houses
Themselves In cases, however TINS VIII 'not oo
done for in the nghborhood Of important thorou
like broadway the yards in the Of the larger stores
are more valuable than the smaller houses In
OF the blocks.
The lower terminus OF the road Will occupy the uap
cular block bounded by Centre, Chambers and Chatham
SITS The depot will have frontage OF about 12' lee
and will face Printing Housesquare, on the site OF oio
Tryon.row IL will be a three-story building, with
handsome facade in the German renaissance Style oi
architecture the ground floor being open arcade OD
the west side there will be high turreted cocktower,
from the first which light and elegant iron bridge
will cross to sidewalk the other side of Centres
and connect with small building OF the same arehltec
tural design as the depot Another bridge VIII cross
Chathamst from the smaller tower the eastern side
OF the main building According to the preser; plans,
this bridge will terminate about 100 feet from the en-
trance the East River bridge, although 1t VIII be pos
sibe TO by which cars can be trans
ferred directly the vaduct to the Bridge thus max
ing unbroken trip from Westchester TO Brooklyn The
street bridges thought necessary for the protection
OF the lives OF passengers who would come swfrmlng
from the depot in large bodies and would oherw have
10 traverse two most dangerous crossngsFn the
city. , cv.l mn
place. and passing dagonally through the bocb will
mass the intersection OF Pearl and Parkss. on aand
some bridge, and thence through the next block 20
Worh-s Between this point and the depot there VIII
be eight tracks, the remainder OF the line VIII hav Io
traeks-two for fast trains and two for slow-wA the
exception of that part OF the line between Spring and
Houstonst location of the great central depot
there will be sixteen tracks From Worthst tfs line
will again pass through the end Of the block ana cross
Baxter-st at the junction OF Leonardst whence VIII
run between Baxter and Mulberrry-sts., traVersng
Bayard Canal Hester, Grand and Broome-sts. TO the
great central depot which occupies the three entire
blocks bounded chiefly by Marion and Mulberrysts on
either side and beginning at springt and ending at
HOusOn-st.
At Houston-st. the and western lines dverge.
The eastern line with a bend, passes over Mulberry,
Beeeker, aud Bond-sts., and the BOwery OBJ
liquely Jonesst. running thence first, with
bend Ninth-st., and then in straight line immedi
atey behind the houses the east side of Thirdave
far as sixtythird-st At this point slight detour is
made to avoid the high ground for the next mile The
line dagOnay from Sixtythird 10 Sixtyseyenth-
st. where it takes the position with regard 20 the
houses the west side OF SecOnd-ave. that is immed
atey behind them straight course Is then pursued as
far as Eighty -ninhs when the route again turns at
Ninety sxth-s runs in the rear of the houses
on the side of Thirdave, till it reaches the Great
Upper Depot between nehundred-andtwenty-fo y-fourth
and Observation-Disclosures ysixth-st, from which it
continues in straight line to the Harlem river and
crosses over into Westchester County.
ON WEST SIDE.
sharp curve Crosbyst and runs nearly midway be-
tween Beecker and Houston ss in straight ine
Broadway Mercer Greene Wooster Laurens, Thompson,
Sullivan and McDOugal-sts., TO HancOck-st., whence
another sharp curve through Downing-st. to the
corner of Carmine and Bleeekersts brings the track
TO the rear OF the houses on the west side Of
sixth.ave These two purposelya made
very sharp TO prevent purchasing more property
than is absolutely necessary. When the line runs on
curve or diagonally 1t necessarily takes portions Of
eral lots and when part OF a lot is taken, however
smaD for the use the lne the whole has he pur-
chased From the corner OF Carminest the route il
straight as far Thirty yfourthst at the junction OF
broadway and sxth-ave Onreferring TO the map,
ever the reader will notice dotted line running from
Twenty seconds to Eighthave. Thrty-sixthst, aud
then running in the of the houses its side
far as Fiftethst instead Of skrting Broadway II is
question still in debate which route will be less
costly and tmOre convenient and practica-
bic. From Thirty-fourthst. the hne taxes a
turn. and skirts Broadway as far
Forty,second-st where 1t crosses seyenthave., and
runs obquely to sxtyfrstst, where 1t crosses Ninth
ave The line continues to skirt this avenue far
seyentythirdst whence IL runs through the middle OF
the blocks to Nneeth-st, and then skirts Tenthave TO
and nfth-st. Here IL bends back again,
ering Morning Side Park at the junction OF Nnhave.
and One-hundred -and-eleventhst. These curves are
made for the sake of preserving the grade. It then
passes in a curve nearly through the middle of Morning
side Park recrosscs Nnthaye. at One-iiundred-and.
twenty seyenth-st., and continues on through tha
grounds on the east side Of the Convent OF the Sacred
Heart to Kingsbrdge.
The railroad will be built on brick arches, supportedhy
heavy lateral columns OF elegant design, the5seves
supported inverted arches Of solid masonry brt into
the ground. A thick bedding OF earth, which the
tracks will be Laid will deaden the sound OF the passing
raus and tend greatly To reduce the reverberaon In
part OF the ue will arch touch adjoining buildings
for fear a certain amount OF unavoidable reverreratf
should endanger their stability.
THE COST.
As to the probable cost OF the road its receipts
penditurcs, the engineers in their report to IL
say:
"lf but seven cents were CHARGED for the fare o