The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-03
Uy CAyERNS on THUNDER.
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IN qhr EuuriuDue Cost Of Gigantic
va,,,,.ds Nrproach to Ncw York city.
p,,htof way through the Bergen tunnel
,.,,...ili,.t u contention between the
native, ard tue Delaware. Iarkawann, |
Western Railroad ever since the tunnel
II -. %, De- used 800 common 10y those CORPORA
| trs Tlr Long Dock COMPANY nomnally
| .n,,, tnc ''auci, but the majority of stock was
| ,,ueiand. of tLe E.le Railway. Consequently
Il ut..r,.ftiun was stirred into hostility when
i che pcaua O. LarHawGnna aul Western Com
,.oy.l.Al.1c lease ~ the Morris and Esscy
| ,,,l came iuto equal enjoyment Of tho tunnel
| rsluu.t.us being cuihled TO compete fer
| nnc.larc oi the uaflc between New York and
| ina W,.t aud Tor the carrying trade Of thc vast
| al 10. is Of rennsl lvauia. Ihis hostility |
| V.4mtcr-iGcl when the Hoonton branch Of the
| N,r.i4 a.l Eek line was constructed. with |
,.d e i-o to accommodate the trains on the |
Il D..Al... Ll,kawAnua and Western rond with
which ibi nAuch was connected al point be-
| tw 30 N...aW.y and Dover, forty miles rom |
N.wAlr,. \ fWtlc-s effort was made by tho |
Ins cong Grafton 90 prevent ia jNn'ti ~ between |
/ chi. DO ..h and tho t1nuc Inc, resulting in |
tuf...,nl Gutyii Vt, Y i1r tie Delaware, |
Iat,,u..ot aYI Western comp ms. But the |
fuli.. If that yic.or, have not nccu enioNcd In
re ce. There have rccn annoying delays
IN tho D. .--e OF tsa.u.. aud aucs-
,laa ~ u.Nt 81 vlt mye Grouped up
re.ucut.. 10 in. Of uct tuc Bergen
tunnel ST.. $50, Dr-o ca. u1h g. accommodate
She vas, tIc 90 travel tiat was poured INTO 1t
%, .ncsc rival iu,.. fhi, fact having teen saiis-
f.iorily dc1Dn O.. tc'. 'hc y. T.. n W. r X.
L. sid. " W. Wi.i rit oIt tunnel f our own,
ono tI.t -hsl be- shorter than tine Old tunnel
I.ui,r. .'trs ventilated. and better con.
sru,t,l one t.at sual Oe et sunlcieut elevation
.Y. 10 .tft ln
.tr, on tie Jersey hats, over the Eie r.. al, 40
tbs wo.t oni 81 the tunnel. aud in O,e line Out
ar..- tG' ila'kensac. river aul marsht. 90 oar
m.uI.ar; saving us from vcN,tinus dcia, AID
tolls. gaining ten minutes t.uc between tna
ia..l % and thc ferry, and rcudeua. ourselves
ml p.udant.'
IIu- tuinel 1, was estimated, would coat
tInN. bat already cocoon bus been expended
olI. .ni is believed 81 VIII ci.t uear.F mill
. duIAr.. he necessary purchases OF fi-lt
ofway 4il amount TO almost as much more.
and the cost If the extensions across tho Jerscy
hr-anl the litc sen, l,k marshe- sum a. yet
unknown. Enormous as tNis outlay vii, ac. IL
v.l be well Gppl cd 81. as IL expected. It en-
rl.e.s hy - 60 51 per cent the value II suiur-
l.H prorrris on the l.Hc IL the ~. l.. a ". RrI-
r.-t.r ,ommuuic.uon Wi,l New or... and IT
same time give. Ac .u; 49, &c.. i.' ard
ucht 90 the general business e. tn O. .Ad hS
Vii. % this new tunnel b. hUin- c'h,t ..etcd.
DRILLING INru uEu.tS Htit.
nn tic l. Of S,It,uh,r ls,f ri'aud was
20 t'n l"f th" new l'ni,i. uu ere p II
N,fk, aud -iu,e that date l.nor uiou tila. h,,u
afd isrTara E''na- n ,-.i i, ", ID
,ac TWO enis, gave f,nrecn, lace. to GeiS
WORKING fore OF seven huudrel an twcut, ..,c
N, u whom one hundred ..d twenty frc
r'"d "uri De- ihe tunnel, and tho r.muuins
NurdrDu lIsiGc. iu two "flIft-, Qu. ard