New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-07
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THE NEW CITY RAILROAD.
THE REAL ESTATE ENDANGERED

design Of the downtown Vaduet Railway depot. which,
is proposed. shall be erected the site Of old Tyon
row, on Printing House-squaTe. The proposed depot
consists of main building covering block Of ground
$50 feet in Tryonrow, feet in Chathamst $40 feet In
Chambersst and 1870 feet in Centre-st.. and ncosing
covered court 81 by SC feet accessible from the waiting
rooms In front Of the building This court together Win
q covered bridge crossing Chambers-st, and passing
thence through the next block to the north side OF
Duane-s, will comprise the lower pot, and viii ae-
eonnodate four trains OF six each, two OF which
WI" uscharge passengers while the other two are rece
hR thein The passengers will arrive at the depot
on the Iryonrow front upon so feet deep gx
tending across the whole front OF the ildng This ter
race VIII be approached both from the direction OF Broad
way and from the east side Chathamt by light iron
bridges connecting with staircase buildings aud aSo
with the elevated platform which will form the terminus
of the level OF the bridge Two entrances on tho
main front will admit passengers respectively the east
and west lines, where wangrooms with all necessary
conyeniences will be provided. There win he three doors
for the exit Of passengers arriving by the trains up
town.
Tho eastern triangle Of the Tryonrow block, fronting
on Chatham-st is designed for the accommodation OF
the officers Of the Company eugagedn theransacton OF
business with the public, while the second story nom
on Tryon-row will be reserved for the Directors Presi-
dents and Secretaries rooms all Of which will open upon
gallery overlooking the Terrace and Printing House
square, well the entrance to the East River bridge
The remainder the second story Centret and the
whole the third story will be occupied by the officers
OF the Company. sides of the building, in the
basement which be II feet high on TryOnrow there
will be a series stores which win be let if not required
for the Of the Company. The saircases leading to
the bridges will be II feet in width, and divided into
three easy flights.
The building Is designed, in the main, in tie style OF
the German Renaissance, with such modification Is arc
made necessary by the differences of the American
climate and the special of the building. The ground
floor will be elegant open arcade On the west slde
of the main edifce there will be an ornamental clock
with Gothic turrets, and on the eastern side
smaller tower corresponding in design. The building
will be surmounted by heavy Mansard roof. The two
staircase buildings which to be connected by light
iron bridges with the towers each SIDE correspond
In architectural effects with the main edifce'
Oswald Otendorler, proprietor of the Stats ZctuHg,
lately secured the site Of TryOnrow, and las just flu
ished tearing down the old buildings with a view to
erecting magnificent printing house. He that he
Will put any obstacle in the way Of carrying out tho
viaduct plan; but he thinks it is impractcalci chiefly
because OF the expense ii would entail He had Official
Information of the scheme the very day That hc was
signed the contracts for the masOnwork of his
new building. Mr.. Ottendorfer has made careful III
qulry to value of the property which would have
10 be purchased before the proposed depot could DO
erected, and thinks that it does not fall short of $780,
co., and that It would cost another million and half to
erect such depot is contemplated On the Cen r-st
side Of the same block number Of old brick tuld'
ings divided into barrooms and Offices OF various binds
On Chambers-st the principal structures orl
lard tobacco warehouse and large building used ~ ar
chitects On Chathamst there are four building de-
voted restaurant purposes and large brick buEdng
leased to manufacturers.
On leaving the depot the proposed route will render
necessary the destruction of several anquaedbrck
structures on City Halplace, which used for
manufacturing purposes. The abutments of the ath at
the intersection of Park and Pearl-sts will occupy the
site of very high and very dirty tenementboues,
in three of which the worst kind of Five Points Nm is
reaied Tie Viaduct passes thence through Of the
slums of the Sixth and Fourteenth Wards. AT
point once known Little Waterst in Cow Bay, the old
buildings already Of destruction, prepare
tory erection of large foundry projected before
the route of the Viaduct Railway proposed. Tho
Five Points Mission and House of Industry narrowly es-
cape being touched by the Yiaduct, which continues
northward between Baxter and Mulberry st rayorsing
Bayard, Canal Hester, Grand, and Broomests. Through
this section the horrible unsghty rookeres pre-
dominate Public School No. 30 and piano nufactory
extending through the block from Baxter 10 Mulberry
st. the only edices that would cause regret If de-
mOlished. The Viaduct will probably divide them in
two. On Grand-st number Of substantial build
ings belonging to the Van Rensselaer, estate which will
also be cut in two.
Grand Central Depot viii occupy the sites Of many
buildings that have figured largely in the police annals
of NewYork the resorts of criminals Of the most dan
gerous kinds In this section there also houses dear
to Roman Catholics the dwellngpaces for years Of
the ablest prelates of that Church The bounda-
res of the depot Marion Spring, Mulberry and Aus
ton-sts. on the of Marion ana Prncc-sts stands
the old brown-stone Shiloh (colored) Presbyterian
Church, of which the Rev. Henry Highland Garnet
pastor. The congregation is diminished greatly in num-
beers, and the church is for sale. AJjoalng tho
church is large brick building used by Tiffany Co.
mandatory. On the 1fuberry-st side OF the block is
the former Archie Episcopal residence Of the Roman Cath
oil Of his Apgh Me- .EeVu
resides ON Madisonave., and this house which is OF
brick is occupied by VcarGeneral Stairs and his assist
ants. The usual number OF tenements and bar-rooms
found here OF them intervening between tho
priests residences and st. Catharnes Convent Of the
Sisters Mercy which several lots Mulberry
and Houson-sts. The buildings are OF brick, and con
tain large number of nuns who will remove tothe
upper section Of the city should their property I've taken.
St. Patricks Cathedral the block Immediately east
OF the proposed depot
At Houstonst the eastern and western lines dycrge.
The eastern line, with bend passes over Mulberry,
Blocker and BOnd-sts, and crosses the bo"ciy OBJ
quely at Great Jones-st running thence inst. with
bend 10 Nipth-st and then in straight line immcdi-
ately behind the houses TIE east side OF Tlrdaye.
far as sixtyhirl-st. Few buildings OF public impor
lance are touched this route AT Ffth-st the Via
duct passes near the Clubhouse OF the Beethoven
Mannerchor curying TO escape Tompkns Market,
in the upper part OF which Is the eth Regiment Ar
,nory At sxteentb-st. St Georges Church, Of which
the Rev Dr. Tying is Pastor, narrowly escapes.
The western branch will Broadway at the Olym
mic Theater directly opposite which is the furniture
warehouse OF Potter e. symus and the Wheeler q VIII
son sewing Machine Companys building and warehouse.
BOOTHS Theater will probably be taken Among the
other occupants and owners on Broadway IA; TINS point
are j. Smith Rice II. Maiard. the Weed sewing Machine
Company. Union Adams, Calvin Witty, and Demorest 81
Woodruff
The first building Of importance liable to be taken
the West side the Downing-st. Church The Vadget
also masses near ST. Joseps Church, at West WASH tx