New-York tribune., 1872-03-28

rai's Nc. ~ earth filling for horticultural purposes,
t,sted NJ say feet above present grade Of infer
.ecns streets 10 be neatly incoscd with gran
,e coping, somewhat similar To parks al prSrshf J
ti inclosed Wi Mn same In review l VIII say tne
S,,Sea viii time enter tunnel at say t0rtS I'LL 81
ss 49, y sud from thence, visduet TO ana through LAR
h 20 . on, little study OF M Pranes plan 90 Dis
- fhit IL Is unreasonable ard In some fcsrec's I'M
s,f..sl the ordinary acceptii'oa ct th"1 teFni.
OBJECTIONS TO MR. FRAGUE's rLAS
"a wi arst coneider that pagt az hls plan extending
= r.rtv chth-.t 70 Observation-Disclosures Grst st. HIS
40 q bcsutfyiug the Fourth-ave. nv substituting
80 rails serles o. parks hortcultnraiy improved
80 insos,d might perhaps Guidance the value
- resi estate on its line though even THIS
~ ,1,r,G that there would be a mound SIX feet
% ffs street level thus intercepting The view RON
-. rery ey dent that with snch a mound ooenpy-
ios ftc middle Of FOurthave, very ck0ens4.e aItr.
. 10 tie ruic " the avenue and of every interseot-
" net wa bc ueoessary This property was pur-
essei a ceuparatvey low Price oaa nP9n 5 "a tnen
- o. tiue u operation, ana had been for many years
snd the present owners nov deste, az sseI wv ~ "a
- N Enhance ,ts value, there would seem t0 nc NO
ri.c.sn urcvided their work could be done without
un,s 80 ne subsequent discomfort 20 the many
,l~serds OF passengers who are daily carried over H.
- AZ t6 interruption and Inconvenience to the
~ s, ins OF daily counting both dlreetonsl
M tfe edu table demands of the community at
IA a,sr. n seems nat lust that the method
e.l'' =, .f ibesc demands should not iDvois-
ir gno,ce.sa-y nLdCrauce and delay We a0 ho' Iunk
~ pae,r ian this end, even Tor the poruOh
=, - .se r,,,i rsr under consideration.
OF @ nc A. 10 passengers We find that the number
no. carried over tius road day averages abon; 2@oeC
and a. nes amounts 10 5000 To our view u does nSu
-. "a unreasonable expectation or demand 90 tseL
prt they snonld have zoe anvahlss. & hS 81 ~
of ,rc opor ar and light instead of oeug smut up a.
noel for nearly three miles continuously, pfONiued
tbs fscomor can be avoided without injustice 10 any
s9rfrsr Iue-est and without undue Inconvenience ~
tse community a large. Ia M PrRcues plan this
ycy quosson cOes not seeta q" nave 'ee ''"''
considered
ryREAsoSArLr AND rNNTCrssAEY ALTERATIONS
A. p me alterations proposed by M. Pragu. below
Fry echtl-st we hnd other and very serious ohlec-
tor. They make necessary the lowering to depth ~
o t feet the entire AREA of ground occupied ov the rail-
r company fr Fortyeighth 20 Forty seeond-st ex-
.tn tia. mart ~ the Depot buBldng appropriated TO
of-,s Across Chasn nc proposes 10 continue the
,rsefs rv bridging. The excavation would extend ias
80 -,n tho aeon par yIng map marked Al differ
ant u-.u-s from Madison 10 lcNngtOu-sreh foufth-
ay, fr1m Furtv-second - Forty -unth-st. would be
senr.felv etDsed EXCEPT for railroad purposes. We
thrt that proposed aeratious unreahonable and
IN v of the slc-ostons which We shall presently MAKE
fr accomplishing the object unnecessary. As shown
upol to map the proposed 70 e depressed j. about
etd with ral.s hound together in complete NETWORK
b. switches and curves, GIVES acoess u the Hepots,
ibe proposed by MI Prague could only oe ac-
eompishod with safety by abandoning for tune TINS
brm1Is, and constructing now station WIN ai Is ap
purtcnaut buildings machine shops, frelght ano @ nh
depot until work OF alteration and reconstrUct11
oo1d compiated. This besides involving extTaordi,
nary cXI-lse, would seriously aneet udNvi & anu ti
bu-,n@-s. Wi.hin tile depot building, the ne
rods which he at depth of two feet Oeiow tne moor
which deemed necessary Tor lis salsty "Ouu I'M
syclsl be removed While me propSsd eAgayaTon 81
the street on the east SIDE ct me onndson wal wog
make any arrangement for supplying tue lulctOhs OF
rese rods very dincut without gUing INTO further
details we beg cavo say that the work proposed at tins
POINT by N. PTague's plan would be Attended by more
arrangement OF operations cost and danger hah the CIR
Cne1aaadred ndnrst-st 70 Harlem River, Mr. Prasue
proposes elevated road; winch lnderd is ne only
reasonable method OF meeting the grouDus OF colp'n,
on tha, portion Of the lhIe.
IHE PLAN PROPOSED.
The AN hch we presentt0r your consideration,
i we think based upOn propeE EIee0gnton Of existing
fts AZ they bear upon diersnt and sometimes antag-
ouisto Interests and Intended 70 meet the equitable
Ella of all parties. ana furthermore TO provide by an
Increased number % tracks. the Of rapid transit
The Harlem River as far sout as Forty ecoDdst
Hs foows: Starting from Fort Y-second-st We pro
-e O. le1ve me present rlioao suIIace ~
fpr Forty rnthst Between these points, tae tracks
u noiosed with neat and strong iron railing 30
~to prevent az cfQssIg az 'eEeA W. ". rls w
Ascidentai approach thereto. To prevent m,errnpn.h
u traffic, propose at Foriy-sfth ana Forty
sghbsts 10 continue the carriage way and slde
q those streets by tunnels underneath the rroaA ~
m tunnels for foot passengers IA De carried under
road the same manner, aud similar one AZ Forty;
t. De dFy ana thoroughly ventilated aud hshtec
DETAILS To BRIDGE.
Al Forty nntb-s the depression OF the road to com
descent 20 he rapid as the operation Of e
fot foot Passengers are proposed Between Fty second
AMI IT'S bird the depression OF tne tracks viii have
b,eome sufficient 20 permit bridge with carriage-way
sBd sidewalks the approaches 30 which, beipg parallel
WIN the rosl alterations an the present
surface Of the ayeuue or iuersscting street bu leave
rsusl trzGic uninterrupted At Fftyionrth-s a
fOuriagt will e carried across on the ilne OF the street
Between FnY-h,th ana Fifty siXthsts., bridge WIN
paTa Pol aTrroaehes slm 90 that between ffty
sHd F.ty thrsts. From Fifty seventh c. sky third
s,i i0isi,s ] aaI "a IL ron brdges Between sixty-
faurf and = ~ ft-afe. 10
approaches similar a. hat between fItty-nfth ana FutV
sft 49, A. a. a bridge for foot passengers.
- =, =. -, = e,se.f incis,ve there H.
already tulne At seventy sccOndst the grisie hstih
the crossing - a Ootbrl1ee From tins point to
TIE furkVe tunnel hldGcs Wltn crrISge-way aud side
walks vii H. buiit AZ inersectDg street except ID
two Instances vhert bridges viii be N the middle OF the
blocks - between second and Fifty third sts and
at >, rent nutst, where there viii Oc tO0t Drlose
Prom thi, point 20 Nnoyeighth-s, the road alfead.
pss-s- through deep and tunnel-NInetY- eighth,
Ninety ninth. OuehUdredth. and One-hundrodand first
trst Wbere elevated road viadnci conB.ences,
u ne Harlem River, all the streets VIII pa's through
ARCHIE under thr vilduct.
u u state that tbe plan conternpa,e-
Tie cla ~ the Harlem River At the eevauon ~ The
Proposed viadnct and that atsr ccntlnnnG at that ere
Ysiion short distance through Mott Haven, ne me
vii desceud 10 the present level Of the road at
heal TIE Junction OF the spuyten Duyvil branch.
ALL DANGERS PROVIDED AGAISsr
VII thus be that provision for crossing the rail
rosd without Interruption danger made, with hut
e1ccutions every street from FOrtydfth "a Har
sn River. To bring before the mind how slight would
D. ths interruption 20 cross travel, the few
exceptional points alluded 20 II e only necessary to say
thai u greater than that 20 which We baYe been
accustomed az Madison, Union. Washington aud Tomp
hrssqnares aud al the city Hall Park Again the
sV,uues the whole OF fbe side Of the city, are
pefaed by reer distances than the few exceptional
as aboue mentioned. The distamce from Fifth 10
slHhayes, 10 20 feet, and thence westward the blocks
an - ieet Oug and through them there 40 crOss
s'h Tor foot passengers. II the plan here proposed
h,s 10 place where the interesting streets are IN
tuspt~d for greater distance than $40 feet and eVcn
l few exceptional eases two foot bridges are 70 be
tified acfUss fhe intermediate space.
BaFkls two mil nj "A II
- lGi four roads The interruption 70