The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-07
The Commissioners Second
Report to the Mayor.
THE NATURE OF THE STRUCTURE.
The Rate of Fares and Other
Details Of the Work.
Particulars Of the Organization Of the
Manhattan Railway Company

authorized by them The report, which covers twenty
foolscap pages very little that the public have
| not already learned from day to day through the
/ HERALD. They leave the plans OF structure to the
judgment of the capitalists, who build and operate the
roads, merely providing detailed specifications for
their guidance and permitting them to use the best
features of the plans fled These specifications
authorize the creation Of roads precisely similar to the
illustrations given in Tuesdays HERALD The most i'm
| porant features Of the report annexed
! Although the New York Elevated Railway Com
pany and the Gilbert Elevated Railway Company give
reasonable that they will construct and
i operate railways within the times and upon the routes
| prescribed to them by us, we still adhere to the
opinion, suggested in our previous report, and for
/ the there stated, that
NEW CORPORATION
should be organized the law allows to do, to
der douby that labors will result in
rapid transit actually accomplished That corporation
we have decided 10 name ''The Manhattan Railway
Company it is to be organized with capital stock Of
So 600 600 and books of subscription to the capital will
be opened within the next thirty days and as
practicable after shall have drawn the articles of
association by the law required to be by prepared for
4 the subscribers
We have also and within the statutory ninety days.
determined the times within which the several portions
of the railways shall be constructed and be ready to be
operated together with the maximum rates TO be paid
! FOR TRANSPORTATION
and conveyance over such railways and the hours dur
/ SPECIAL CARS OR TRAINS SHALL BE RUN
at reduced rates of fare Copies of our resolutions on
these subjects are hereto annexed as part OF this
report
/ THE SPECIFICATIONS,
Accompanying the report are specifications to the
structure, the main points of which as follows
The general plan plans Of the shall of
an elevated railway with the track tracks supported
i upon row or rows of columns; the track tracks
shall be carried by longitudinal Orders, resting either
upon the tops of the columns upon transverse grid
1 ers, supported by the columns
4 Where the width of the street between the curb
stones does not exceed hirysx feet the plan of
sruction shall be follows, the company construct
/ ing the railway shall elect L. e.-either
/ Frst-With of columns tho line of each
curb and superstructure carrying two tracks upon
1 transverse Orders spanning the street; or,
Second-With row of columns upon the line of each
curb and superstructure carrying single track
| each of columns; or,
| Third-With gothic transverse arches spanning the
roadway of the from curb to curb and carrying
4 longitudinal Orders.
| Where the width of the street between the curb
stones more than thrtysix feet but less than nfty
Ave feet the plan of construction shall be follows,
the company constructing the railway shall cect-i e.,
/ either
FYrst-wth row of columns on the line of each
\ curb and superstructure carrying Vwo transverse
4 Orders spanning,the street; or,
Second-With two rows of columns, the upon the
line either curb and the other along the centre
line OF the roadway of the street, and supersructure
carrying two tracks upon transverse Orders spanning
the portion of the roadway OF the street between the
\ two Of columns but this plan is allowed only in
New Church street and in the of street where
there is no existing street railroad upon the surface Of
/ the roadway; or
4 TIird-Wth a row OF columns upon the line OF each
curb and superstructure carrying single separate
track each of columns but this plan is al
lowed along Second avenue between East Hous
/ ton street and East Twenty third street; or,
/ FourLh-With Gothic transverse arches spanning the
roadway OF the street from curb to curb and carrying
4 longitudinal Orders
Where the width the street or avenue between the
curbstones is hty-fve feet more, tho plan Of
structon shall be follows the company
| ing the railway shall elect e., either
FirSt-Wth row of columns upon the line of each
curb and superstructure carrying two tracks upon
transverse Orders spanning the street; or,
lSec0nd-With two rows of columns in the roadway
of the street and superstructure CARRYING two tracks
in
tins plan Of construction shall be erected between any
two tracks of street railroad upon the surface of the
Third-wth a row of columns upon the line OF each
curb and superstructure carrying single separate
track each of columns, but this plan is not
allowed along Eighth Ninth avenue between
West Sixty first street and West 10th street; or,
Fourt-With Gothic transverse arches spanning the
roadway Of the street from curb to curb and carrying
! longitudinal Orders.
stones is than thirtysix feet but less than ty
five feet the plan of construction shall be follows
the company constructing the railway shall elect e.,
either
F1rst-with row Of columns on the line of each
curb, and superstructure carrying two tracks on
transverse Orders spanning the street; or,
Second-With two rows Of columns the upon the
limo either curb and the other along the
centre line of the roadway of the street, and super
structure carrying tracks upon orders
! spanning tho portion Of the roadway Of the street
| between the rows of columns but this plan is
allowed only in the of street whore there is
existing street railroad upon the surface of the road
Ttird-wth a row OF columns upon the line OF each
curb and superstructure carrying single separate
| track over each row of columns or
Fourd-With Gothic transverse arches spanning the |
roadway Of the street from curb 10 curb and carrying
longitudinal Orders
curbstones is hftyfve feet more the plan Of con-
strucon shall be follows, the company construct
! ing the railway shall eect-L e., either
Ffrst-With a of columns upon the line OF each
curb and superstructure carrying two tracks upon
transverse girders spanning the street; or
Second-With two rows of columns in the roadway of
the street and superstructure carrying two tracks
transverse ORDERS but no column authorized in
this plan of construction shall be erected between any
two tracks OF street railroad upon the surface OF road
way; OF,
curb and superstructure carrying single separate
track each Of columns but this plan is not
allowed along Eighth Ninth avenue, between
West Sixty first street and West 10th street, or
Fourth-With Gothic transverse arches spanning the
roadway Of the street from curb TO curb and carrying
longitudinal Orders
Whenever column or row OF columns is above au-
thorized be upon line OF curb such column
or columns shall be erected only within the line of
curbstones and shall be there situated and placed
as not 10 obstruct vehicles the ordinary traffic
travel IN the roadway OF the street. There shall not
be more than two rows OF columns or more than two
tracks in any one street or avenue or public place ex
cept as hereinafter authorized. No column shall be
erected between any two tracks of street railroad now
upon the surface OF the roadway Of the street Except
where the width Of street, between the curbs
thereof is fifty feet more, every street shall be
spanned by single span when and where the plan Of
construction used is one having row oil columns upon
a curb line.
when and where the plan of construction used is
one having TWO rows Oh IN OF
street no column shall be erected within the curb lines
of street elsewhere than upon tho centre line
OF such street. but may be there erected.
A single double track may be placed between lon /
gitudna Orders and carried by iron floor beams the
latter supported by the longitudinal Orders
Where columns are authorized to be in the roadways
each side OF street railroad track upon the surface
OF roadway the transverse distance between the col
shall DO at least twenty one feet In the clear
The transverse diameter OF a column authorized to
be the roadway Of any street shall not exceed fifteen
inches at the base and thence for at least feet above
the surface Of the roadway and the transverse dame
ter Of column authorized to be the line Of curb
shall not exceed twentysix inches at the base and
thence for at least ten feet above the surface Of the
roadway
The transverse diameter Of columns above indicated
does not include enders and adequate tenders shall
be lifted around the base Of each column placed IN the