New-York tribune., 1875-10-07
THE SPECIFICATIONS.


prepared by the engineers and adopted by resolution
of the Board on Oct. 4:
J. Tne general plan plans OF the structure shall be
Of elevated railway, with the track OF tracks sup
tracks s! he carried ny longitudinal grdcS. resting
either upon the tops Of the columns on upon transverse
ciriors supported by TIE columns.
. Where the width of the street. between the curb
stones. does not tceed 50 loct the plan OF CONSTRUCTION
shall he as follows, the company constructing tile rail
way shall elect either First, with Of columns on
the line Of each curn ana sprrstructurc carrying two
tracks upon trtnvcIsc CrdUs spanning the street or,
second with Of columns upon the line of each curb
ana sliuer,t ,icira carving single track over each
row Of columns or third, with Gothic transverse arches
spanning the roadway Of the street from curb TO curb and
carving lon .itudinli erIcrs.
g. VII re lie width Of the street between the curb
stones than &c feet but less than 30 feet, the
plan of construction shall be follows The company
constructing the railway shall elect Either, FIRST with
row Of columns the line Of each curb, ana super
structure carrying two tracks on transverse g,rder5
spanning the street; second, with Two rows Of col
unns the upon the nc OF either curb and the otacr
aong near the center line OF the roadway o INC street
and Il superstIucture carrying twO tracks upon trans
yerscl griers spanning the portion of the roadway
Of tue street between tH two rows OF colnS-but inns
plan allowed only in New Churchst aud in the case OF
street where there IS no existing street railroad upon
the surface Of the roadway or trd win row OF col
uns upon the line Of each curb, and superstructure
carrying snsic D lint aHCh 4'eL & even ~ I"m 5 81 no
unns-hGt TINS lth Is hot alIOWtd a0nS on rNeI tC9n-
ave- between East HOu'tonst. and East Twenty ytird-
t.; or Ioarh WIN sotnic ird!shGISr & arches spannne
the roalHay OF TIE Srcetiom crb 10 euro ana carrying
longitudinal girder..
Curls0nes is % cc or more tc lIh "l cohSliuct21
shall Dc follows the company constructing the rail
lp0n TIE line O! each curb AMI supcrstruCturc carrying
two tracks upon transverse ciricrs spanning the street
thc street ana SupstructrC carrying two tracks upon
transverse girdcrs-nut column authorized in this
plan OF construction shall DC cIccnd between any two
Iackz Of street railroad upon the surface OF the roadway
or, third with Of columns upon the line of each
cu!b "A supeTHtruCtuIc carrying, single separate
track over each Tow 0i colUnls-t tmb plan Is n0i al
loved along or over Eighth Nintnayc- between West
sixty-fr-t-S and Wet Ououudicd and-tenth-st.-O
Way oi the street nom curb to curb and carrying on
tuina sirdrrs.
Then follow 53 minor specifications providing sub
stautia'ly as follows:
That columns on The curb shall be ylhin the line Of
cubstouns that street less Than 30 feet wide
shall be spanned 10y single span that columns N
street roadway shall h' at least u fee" apart raus
II inches diameter ana those the curb 26 inches
that every column III roadway shall be- five feet back Of
roadway shall be longitndnally, at least 30 feet
al,alt, and on the curb 20 feet that
part Of the supcrstucure shall be les. than II feet
above the street level, except summit where II may
b feet; that tic material of HE supcrstrucu-o shall
hc the be-. seei ana wrought IRON except certain parts
necessarily Of wood that the structure shall bear
u load OF al least LOO pounds per lnca foot for each
Lrick. stone work concrete; that only 1000 pounds
weight per square foot shall rest on any base; that
guards shall be Hscd TO the leaving the track
In of accident that rails shall be Of steel weighing
columns in the street shall stand pairs opposite each
other; thS Ryer-st. westerly from FOnrtnaye. and
ffflSt the railway may he constructed surface rail
road upon the grade OF the street II shall be double
poratcd into and thall constitute an essential part o
every contract made by the company for material or
structlOn.
TIE MANHATTAN HALLWAY COMPANY.
Upon motion of Mr. Mott, seconded by Nj Brown, II
wss. on the An day Of October 1873,
Resolred FSt-That the time, within which the Com
pany 10 he formed and organized hy this Board Of Com
missiouers land which shan bc known the Manhattan
Railway Company shall construct the several portions
of the railway and railways, and shall have the same
ready 10 be operated along and upon the route or routes
heretofore by prcamhes and resolutions duly adopted
ON The Sd day Of September, 1870 fixed determined and
located by this Board Of Commissioners De and hereby is
fixed and determined, as follows:
OF the railway railways 10 be constructed
from IiyOnTOw, along the eastcry side OF the city Ia las
Fy shall De cJns ucted and bercady to be operated
before by the LIST day of May, 1874;
portion of the railway railways 10 De constructed
Fifty ninth along the ca-'cN eide OF The cry 10
The Harlem River shall constructed and be ready Ia be
= The portion Of the railway railways 10 bu constructed
from Bridge the High Bridge shall be constructed
and really operated before by the st day OF Decen
beI 1878
TIE b6itiOn of the railway railways & be constructed
from the ne Of ChambeTHt along The Wesery side OF Tie
fify ninth shall be constructed and be ready
b. OpeTatfd before by the lst day Oi May lb1f
Tie portion N the railway railways 10 be constructed
from West Fifty the escrly side OF the lty
ard 20 the norey terminus OF the line 0f the route on the
westerly Of city shall be constructed and be ready 70
be the lot Of June, 1870 AMI
g. The remainder OF Tie railway OF railways to be con