The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-08
York and the Hudson runner Rallroad Company OF
New Jersey are consolidated aud artlcles nled May

| 10, 1874.
This company was organized under chapter $780,
| Laws or 1858. The route was marked out as east
OF Broadway and west OF Chatham street aud the
Bowery, from the city Hall to Ninth street; thence
along Fourth avenue, thence to Madison avenue
BY way Of twenty third d street, thence to Harlem
| OF water. The corporators OF G is Underground
Railway COMPANY were w: Butter duncan, WI
johnston, George ID. Cragin, James M. Brown,
EDWIN Dodge 5. W, Hopkins, i. r. Bell, j. 5.
Thayer. Clarence ). Brown Henry L. DAVIS, julius
r. Gneeseboro, w. w. Huntingdon ID. NJ Hildreth,
J. ). schultz, Henry w. Slocum, Horace Deming,
John Phillips, Everett II. Kmbark, Bryan Law
renee, Joseph Discon Eugene Blssell Henry Mar
shall, Edwin J. Mckee, Royal n Torrey, Thomas
O. Squer John Fitch, Edward O. Byrne Henry
Smith, Benjamin Weed Edward Coles, Daniel X.
yewett, Ezra CLARK, Jr.. Isaac Bell and John 7.
NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN IRON TUBULAR TUNNEL.
This company was organized under chapter $50,
Laws OF 1868. This company simply intended TO
construct tunnel under the East River 10 join
two points one between Montague street and
Hudson avenue, In Brooklyn, and the other be-
tween Wall and jackson streets, in this city. The
name OF the company was changed to 'sThe New
York Tunnel Company" by chapter 253 OF the Laws
or 1862 and It's time for beginning was delayed by
chapter 4l9 OF the Laws OF 1873. The original cor
porators OF the company We're :-sias c. Herring
George Haaewell, Edwin Ferguson, Richard Foley,
James Z. Floyd. William q, Higgins, Hugh Murray,
8. Sloan Holden John H. johnston Joseph Mon.
helmer, John J. Walsh Oliver Golfer, James r.
Davies Patrick dsn G. Maoney Arthur W. Benson
ray, Cornelius Corson, J. L. Van Horn, Jonn Cox,
George A. osgood, Jacob NJ Long, william A.
Francis McCabe, Edward u. Byrne, Robert II.
Waterman, John Kaiser, Jr.; Ezra Clark, Jr.; John
Hayes, John sheldon, Edwin M. Baldwin, James
T. Sanders John McGroarty, JONI. Scott, 9. W.
Coggswell, Delano .. Gavin, William @. Payne.
BEACH PNEUMATIC TRANSIT.
s was ~ Ss2
tary OF States oince, August 30 1858. Under
chapter 1876 OF the Laws OF 1878 this company was
authorized to build and operate an Underground
railway, for passengers and properly, along o
route from the Battery, or Bowling Green. under
nom Madison square, under Madison avenue TO
and across the Harlem River. BY cnapter sos of
the Laws OF 1874, the name OF this corporation
was changed TO '"rne Broadway Underground
Railway Company"
A vIADUCT LINE.
The New York Railway Company (viaducD was
organized under chapter 800 Laws or 1871. Its
route was marked out from Chambers street. be-
tween Broadway and Chatham street, through the
blocks and across streets to Houston or BieecKer
street; thence two divergent lines-ons north
easterly, through blocks and across streets ana
avenues 90 the Harlem Rtyer-another north
westerly by devious ways, TO spuyten Duyvil
as the Ring" road and It's corporators were -
Peter b. Sweeny, William NJ. Tweed, Jr.; Hugh
Shepherd f. Knapp, john J. Serrell, Leopold Ed
ntz, James J: Burnett; William I. Travers, George
Peter Cooper, Charles Banks, Alexander r.
Stewart, Israel Iappen, James @. Bennett, August
b..
Manton Marble, Luther Farwel, Wilson @. Hunt,
Horace Greeley, john N. Knapp, Jonn 4. Agnew,
os RcOd 1ana s staaf
Jr. John McB Davidson, John Cox, Cornelius
Corson Aaron J. yanderpoel, Richard A. Storrs,
William A. Booth, John Taylor Johnson. Sturtevant
J: Moore, John J. Astor, Levi =: Morton, Stephen
North, Oswald ottendorfer, Addison G. RIce. Rich
aids, Walter Stanley, SAMUEL +. Barger, James H.
Coleman, Edward b. Wesley, Terence Farley
b bs sSrse Ae George NoTa
Cook, N. ], Waterbury, Il. Is. Willard, Ii. A. smith,
James NJ. sweeny. James NJ. MacGregor' Edward
Bernard Kelly Walter Roche, Henry N. smith,
Walter Leonard, William Lalor, Edward J. shand.
ley, Henry Chamberlain. Pnlnp II; Jones, IT. Pnllo
Remington, william L. King, Charles Z. Loew,
CHARLES Il. Horton, John T. Mo1ett Henry G.
Jones' William G. Farcon, william Ii. Rice, James
d. swain, Charles $. Brown, Alfred H. ABBY. John
NEW YORK CITY RAPID TRANSIT.
This company was organized under chap ter S34
OF the Laws OF 1872. Ihis Is the name oil tue much
talked OF Vanderbilt Underground Railroad which
termIned not to construct. Its route was planned
IRON the easterly side OF tle City Hall Park, by
street, thence, under the Eowery to Fourth ave.
nue., thence under the easte.y half or the avenue
streets, to the track oi the few YORK Central aud
HUDSON River Railroad Company The corp0rators
OF TINS road were Cornelius Vanderbilt and assocl
ates.
TINS company was organized under chapter SIS
or Laws OF 1872 Route iIs, designated BY Board
oil Commissioners, consisting OF Henry q. SebDins,
Major General u a. Gilmore, sheppard Knapp,
Chester A. Arthur aud GeGefal John A. Dix, but
changed Dy cnapter S3T c. the Laws Of 1873,
UAder the original charter OF the company, It's
OF It's road was not finished y the coming June
next month. The Legislatule OF last year, now
ever gave the company additional time to COM
tempIated structure through over and along
sixth avenue, from Fity-lmrd 10 Fnty-ninth
weIe:-George B. Grnnel, q W. Van WORMS
Elisha A. Packer. Rufus II. Gilbert William Fos-
Davidson, ]. +. Soutnwortn, Howell w. Beckley
Isaac y. Martin, A. Lorilard, a. d. Clapp, J. U.
Williams, b. s. Dillon, Henry ). Wnans.
THE THRKE-rIER RAILWAY.
The Metropolitan Transit Company, known also
as che Three-tler Railway. was organized under
OF Association were died Perjury %. 1857. It's
railways were to be built Underground on the
suriace and elevated. Its route was al nrst aes-
ignaled as rom the eastern side OF the Battery 10
q point between Broadway and Greenwich street,
thence in direct line to Fifty ninth street; thence
branching east and west to intersect the tracks
OF the Hudson River and she Harlem Railway
Companies; and finally. to strike the Harlem
corporators OF this association were:-James b.
swain, Ia van W. 5errll, Fed 3 LiltleJohn, Lem
ue b. Clark, H. 4. Dawes, Jr.; Hezekiah Watkins.
j. Daggett Hunt A. v. Stout O. Swackbamer,
william Orton, Daniel ADAMS, Jr., Ingham Corvell,
swan BENJAMIN NJ. Case, John r. Conover O. O.
clark, Guy K. Poison, w. J. wilson, L. Holly PlaEt,
a. lily at, JOAN Arcneri James JaCkbon, refer no
gan, Joan B. Hyde, ). Il. Marvin.
Under It's original organization the Metropolitan
Transit Company did not flourish, and IL was
therefore reconstructed by the Legislature OF 1879,
aud gwen charter, to be found IA chapter S33 OF
the Laws OF 1917. By tals instrument the route OF
the companyis structures, which were meant to
be OF two Acknowledgement and elevated-was
changed, ana made 70 commence at Broadway,
opposite Bowling Green, through Morris and
Church streets TO Canal; thence through private
property along the ives erly line or Greene street.
to ! poIns near Houston, whence ii should run in
a general northeastery direction through blocks
and across streets to point west OF sixth avenue,
at West washington place; thence parallel TO
sixth avenue TO the northerly side OF
Thirty-eeventh street; thence northeasterly, fol-
lowing straight paths and curves, 10 Broadway
Ninth avenue at SiXty-thlrd street; thence $50
feet west OF Ninth avenue and parallel 90 that ave.
nue. to 17lst or l75th street. thence to the Harlem
RIVER, with the privilege 20 constfuct several
branch roads, connecting with the Hudson River
rofr a