New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-25
THE VIADUCT FEASIBLE.
ENCOURAGING REPORT FROM TIE ENGINEERS
IMPORTANT ACTION OF THE DIRECTORS
ffssIERDAY--REPORT or THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE

COMMITTEE.
Somo points OF great interest in connection
win the Faducs Railway have lately been under the
CONSIDERATION OF tho Directors. Ono Of the most i'm
portant OF Lese IA the Character Of tho business they
propose to carry II has been at last determined TO
carry all the freight and express traffic as well as
passenger that can be obtained. With regard TO the
passenger travel, the public has before had the eeti
mated figures. The Directors propose to make arrange
mens with the EewHayen, Hudson River, and Harlem
Railroads by which 10th passenger and freight cars
shal run from the Forty second. depot over the Via
duct line. This arrangement, they think, will greatly
facilitate tae delivery Of freight in different parts the
city, The Directors also intend to make feature OF the
express business BY having an express agency at each
depot, with ba2gagewagons constantly In waiting they
exrect to become the recognized carriers OF small pack
ages and parccls-in fact to assume in this respect
somewhat the character Of tho London ParceIssDevery
Company, which has been carried on for the last 30
| years with such marked success.
Another important point settled is the width OF the
line and the widthof the gauge. The line will be 20 feet
WIDE and the gauge tho ordinary one OF feet 81 nches
This width Of gauge has been decided upon In order 10
admit connections with the existing lines running into
New-York and also with the Eric line, which must some
day cross the Hudson River it wishes to compete with
| the New-York Central in carrying Western traffic.
Several applications having been made by investors TO
pay up all the remaining nstalments onthe stock they
have subscribed for the Executive Committee, at their
meeting yesterday afternoon passed resolution that
the Treasurer should receive oil moneys desired to be
paid the subscribers paying in advance receiving tho
ordinary interest the paid. At the same meet
ing, it determined to close definitely the sud-
scrpdon books the 3lst Of August Thus far the d.
rectus have every reasOn' to- feel satisfied with the
| amount OF stock subscrbedfcF.
The engineers OF tho line yesterday submitted an i'm
I0rtan report the Directors furnishing them with es
Inmates the probable traffic whcht he Company Will
earrv and giving full statistics In support Of their es
mates The report, which was unanimously adopted by
| the Executive Commttee Is as follows:
| THE REPORT.
To ne Ereeatire Committee Of the Eew-YOrk VtdducD
! BatuGy CoBpdny Having now progressed sailclchuy
with the investigation of the proposed route and conse-
qneny the proposed cost of this road, 1t seems appro-
pirate at this time lay before you the following views
entertained consultation with our engineers respect
ing the ultimate results which will attend on positively
| assuring Rapid HGnSi~ to the citizens OF New-York.
The views presented purposely made moderate and
Il IL believed they cannot he disputed However they
submitted 10 yon ne the result OF our CONVICTIONS
after carefully investigating the entire suoJeeI
COST or ROAD
The cost OF real to be acquired the cost OF con-
erucon and runniEg expenses contracted with the re-
cepts for rents and passenger and freight tfc are the
clements Itch must the probable profits on
capital invested For the purpose of arriving at fair
conclusion it proposed TO review these Items sepa-
rately and make such reasonable allowances as may be
Tie estimate Of the cost Of the Eastern yaduc from
to the Harlem Rer at 10 tSa St
| the Western Viaduct to ManhattanviDe. A. |
po tf t St@ated at as per mile or say
with buildings at IN average cost OF sl2 6Co EACH Inc
manent roadled and running stock viii cot
Per mile The distance from thq Cty Han to the iaIe
ylc being q miles. would make the cost OF esch brlic
o., .e fo " Would make the entire
! cost OF each branch Of the road s25,0CO,O0o
CAPACITY or TIE ROAD.
II IL proposed that each branch road shall have four
tracstwo for fast travel, making stoppages at about
two mice apart and two for way travel making stops at
about each half milo. Twenty trains per hour can be
safely npon each track each train to average 800
passengers. which would make the number Of passen-
the tracks, $4,000 But it must DO remembered that
during three hours Of each morning and evening the
nder of the day and that rs soon as the road
competent to accommodate the travel offered during
the morning and evening hours other roaas must be
built accommodate the surplus Hence II Is that the
projected roads will not at any time have the opporG
viii admit during ten hours OF daily work.
Trains Of about two-thrds of full caraeity VIII prob
ably he required in the middle OF the day, and therefore
the ait male transit each road ought to be estimated
at mot crs h 70 ncSe s t aTe Beyond a
assumed as days work. In addition to this each road
M It d gS the nht add of doing large express
and light freight business at all hour2 OF the aay'
THE BUSINESS TO BE DONE.
At present We have official information that there are
being carried the LOrse railroads OF this city over
qc GOO passengers per annum 70OOOe00 of whom are
carried upon tho lines east of Broadway and Fifthave
running north and south In addition to ths' very |
many millions carried Ia omnibuses and upon the
Harlem. New-Havcn and Hudson River Railroads, by |
steam power, and by the Ave Harlem steambOats when
continually thr0ugh3ut the Day Inc transPor1ao2n
6 an the growth Of very Few years. ana Is increasing
heng over 20 per cent The largest Increase is on the
lines which run with the greatest speed showing c0nclu
Tic continual increase of population and tie constant
absorption OF residences In the lower portions OF the
city business purposes are compelling me inhabitants
lind homes In the upper portions OF tue island or
Tie ferries and new considerable portion OF te
business community In the lover portions OF inc ey
have their ho,aes the ferries because they can
them in less time than they can from the upper
The most dencly populated districts in the upper part
C ts G OF and although these facilities
greater than they have been at any previous tne
go from Sixty fth-st TO the City Hall by the Madison
and Fouraye horse railroad line takes about one
10 go from Harlem to the City Hall by the ThlrdAyc
The steanboats I5 minutes. The New-York Railway |
Company will convey rassengefs 6etween Inc CITY
| a proporilonately short time. - |
At Harlem may expect to recevca large amount OF
through travel and traffic from the interior OF the eon
rv Several lines of railroad are now being 6It
which VIII terminate on the banks OF tne hafS kS[
Railway Company can reach that point oae OF lore OF
OF railroads. in NewEngland, Northern New-York. and |
the West. We may therefore count not merely on lno
local travel OI the Isand, DuI ulso
ro the interior OF tho country, consisting not only OF
| passengers, but also OF freight. -,
Tie receipts for freight four great trunk lines or
railroads than three times that for paSsenger
aud the receipts the Now York and Harlem Raoad
are greater for freight than they for passengers In
GLIDING their passenger receipts from their horseral
road II Is therefore fair TO that the receipts TOT
felrht by tho NewYoTk Railway Company Will be very
large The oopts for freight on the New-Iork aud
New.Uayen Railroad are about onetblrd Of those FOR
passengers being less In comparison with their receipts
Tor passengers than any nrst-class railroad In the
country. =,
But to put estimate at an amount so reasonable