New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-18
CITY TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS.
PROPOSED ELEVATED SIDEWALK on THE GREEN
wICH-sT. RAILWAY-THE SECoND-AVE' EN-
TENSION.

PROPOSED ELEVATED SIDEWALK on THE GREEN
wICH-ST. RAILWAY-THE SEC0ND-AVE' E@-
TENSION.
The New-York Elevated Railway Company
is building largo depot at the lower end OF Greenwich
St. near the Bowling Green. II extends 162 feet in
Broadway and 81 feet in Grecnwichs and Is 30 feet
in deph the longest line. This will b. tho lower ter
minus OF the road. It will DO completed by Dec l.
The President and directors Of the Company have been
consulting with tho Dropertyowners along tho limo OF
the railway regard to the ACCESSIBILITY Of making
continuous line OF sidewalk a level with tic track
thereby relieving tho sidewalk below and aff)rdng
propertyowners opportunity to convert the second
story rooms OF their dwellings into stores. The PROPOSE
ton seems with general favor it will tend to
increase the yauo Of upper apartments without nurns
the lower The proposed upper sidewalk VIII DO IA
feet above tho street and win shut out the Hight from
the below The present awnings arc only about
nine feet above the sidewalk, and hence more Of
nuisance than the upper sidewalk VIII be- The matter
will up before the Common Council in tho form OF
o memorial from prOpertyowners and stockholders OF
the company Measures have been taken TO extend at
once tho track Of the elevated railway TO the Central
Park, aud work along the entire line will begin soon
Commissioners Martin. Stivcrs. and TIppan met, on
Saturday at No 81 Nassau-st to bear additional testi-
In the matter Of the SecOnd-aYc RlllroW eAlfn-
sion. Judge SOssOn appeared for the company, and
Corporation Counsel OGoman, and an assistant for the
city, Edward r. Phelps president Of Brooklyn rail
road company gave testimony concerning street rail
roads general lie had been connected, nv said, win
various railroads director superintendent The
cost OF building dOubo line OF track would be about
$4,000 per mile Usually in building railroads an osil-
mate was first Of tho total expense OF building aud
eauippng the road, aud OF obtaining tho franchise, and
bonds for the amount Issued The incorporates
wero then given bonds equal in value TO the cost OF the
franchise, "a compensation for their expense huh
trouble IN pushing the bill through the Legislature The
paid In accordance Win the estimates
The next witness was Sigismund Wyse Of No. 20 East
Thrty-dfthSt who testified In part as follows; About
the time the Tlmmany Ring OyerthrOwn thought
it was night that every citizen should DO something
toward Reform, aud with that object made up from the
books the Mayors and Controllers Offices JaDle OF
statistics; the statement shows record or the fran
chses granted to ght street railroad companies OF TINS
city, for which they have never paid one cent? the
value Of the eight franchises amounts 70 SlO9l25 ana
that a seven per cent represents AN annual income OF
S72l SD all OF which has gone INTO the pockets or teso
railroad corporations, ana out OF the pockets OF te
taxpayers the proceedings m the present case OF tue
SecOndaye. extension brought on by the CITY COrpO
ratOu who have at last found out th1t railroad cOm@-
mes can very well afford pay for the rich franchises
rue all railroad companies wishing tO extend Their lines,
or construct ones, Wib have % pay tle Guy am
amount equivalent the value ~ the franchise given
them, as snail DO agreed ON BY Commission appointed
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relevant aud based false principle; but ater some
discussion they admitted. Mr. OGOrman tneh
stated that he proposed TO Olcr evidence from the DC
partment of Public Works 10 the cost OF the pavement
changes which the extension would render necessary
| David NJ. KOhler gave ummpOrJaut testimony.
The Commissioners IN the matter OF inc MdulsOn-aFe
extension also Saturday, 20 hear objections 10
awards anu assessments. few lawyers representing
clients present ald the Commissioners promised
| 10 consider thcr objections