The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-15
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~. Routes for New Liaes Mapped Out-A
New Read 10 City Hall.

~. Routes for New Liaes Mapped Out-A
New Read to city He'll.
The Board Of Commissioners OF Rapid
transit. appointed to lay out routes for rapid
transit railways in the annexed district. re-
rorted 10 the Mayor yesterday. The Board
consists Of Henry @. stebbins. Henry +. spsul-
Aine BENJAMIN @. Arnold. Lewis q. Norris.
and Samuel H. Filey.
The first route ls designated rs the Harlem
Rlyer, Klngsbridge and Riverdale route. and 10
"A follows: Beginning at Eighth avenue near
River street, and at point in connection with
the Metropolitan Elevated Railway over the
Harlem River. thence crossing to the left over
the spuyten Duyvil and Port Morris Railroad
and Commerce avenue TO a point between
that avenue and Sedgwick avenue $40
feet south OF Devoe street The route
crosses under Devoe street and contin-
ues between the avenues mentioned to
about $50 feet south OF Wolf street; II then
curves to tho left crosses over Commerce ave.
nue. and by a reverse curve comes back and
continues over that avenue to a point 35 feet
north Of High Bridge. A curve to tho eastward
and run parallel to the west line Of Commerce
avenue brings the route to that OF the New York
City and Northern Railroad. Tho two
routes arc coincident for over two miles.
and then at the Farmers Bridge over the
Harlem River the route DIVORCES to the west
ward and continues between tho New York
City and Northern and the spuyton Duy-
vii and Port Morris Railroads to point
202 feet east OF Broadway. From this point
the route 10 serpentino running west Of
Broadway. and conforming to the natural feat
ures OF the country Itorosses Broadway at tn
junction Of that street and Mosholu avenue by a
curve to the left. and by larger reverse curve
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is reached with which 1t is coincident to the
city limit. The company constructing the road
sallowed the option OF making certain cha nRes.
The central route begins at the intersection Of
10Th street and Second avenue, the ter minus
OF the Second avenue elevated road, crosses the
Harlem River TO point ninety feet south Of the
Southern Boulevard. curves to the west Of
Alexander avenue. and follows the avenue to
l3sth street. Another curve brings 1t to 199th
street and Third avenue. over them and Morris
avenue into Rider avenue which II follows to
street. where il crosses the Harlem RAILROAD.
Thence the route runs diagonally under Morris
avenue and l65th street, and TO Fleetwood ave-
nue. and Nth street II enters Jerome Park
$50 feet west OF Jerome avenue. and through II
10 Potter place. where II connects with the east
Croton aqueduct twice. and terminates at the
oity limit l.1s5 feet east OF Broadway.
The east side route starts from the same point
a. the central. and. after crossing the river.
runs west Of Alexander and Willis avenues
The General direction e noTthenstery and II
and the Lorllard estate. In the last mentioned
grounds ! curvee to tho west. and crossing the
Harlem Railroad ,0T5 feet north OF the inter-
section OF the Southern boulevard with that
road. connects with the central route In Potter
place, above Jerome Park. Three branches are
from Eighth avenue and River street. and con-
netting with the central route at 10th street
the Fordham avenue branch ; the Hunts Point
branch and the Westchester branch. A route
ior crossing the Harlem River Is appended.
the routes include crossings and gu inter-
and width of land OF fifty feet for railroad bed
and bitches. with such additional widths on
needed Tor proper slopes OF cuttings and nliings
and for the construction, operation. and main
The mott Interesting feature OF the report ls
Pierrepont. augustus schell' and Il: J. yewett,
great need OF q rapid transit road between the
two lines now established which shall run from
These Gentlemen submitted their plans. and the
Board specified the following route:
n s Ss no. &c. e The New yos :1f M1
Rive thence along The line OF ne New York and Hsr
north ,hore Of ne Harlem RIVER ,nd ihenes Har
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Ana also AZ point h on .ae n9.,hsry de
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the surface Of said avenue the south side OF Thirty
H by road SST, fshh o1s se
Snih street thence through tie block the west sds
Fouth avenue over. aeross Eighth street and
place o. over snd Scros, Great Jones street through
over and across Biecctsr street to Crosby street and
over through and along Crosby street to grsnd street
eloek isgonally to gein,i in Elm rect near HswsId
oVer through along Elm % Pearl thence over
AMI Pearl street aud diagonaly across the block
Duane sire. 70 Centre ,ree thence o.t, though Sns
s lni westerly across the city at the south line OF The
Ed also with branch beginning st che intersection q
ai S S s S NE Rs 81 sd ' hence SsS
along the line Of said New York Central and hudsoI
on aid Sew Yoi csnsTsI aud HUDSON RIVER Raj
WI Y; SspYs% P? ns sS 6sST Sr
York and Harlem Railroad.
Atthe request Of President W. r. Garrison o
The Manhattan Hallway Company the Commits
street f from the DEPOT Of the New York EeVatet
road in that street at Ninth avenue 70 the ter
minus Of the sixth avenue road. Presiden
right OF way. they will build as far as possible
from the houses. and will abandon their pres
Also at the request OF tho Manhattan Company
the Board specify route along the south BAN
G. The Harlem River from he ter I'm, az OF tn
and on to that OF the Metropolitan road II
Eighth avenue. Also crossing over the Harlem
River at Second and Eighth Avonres.
report WAS current In Wall street yesterda
afternoon 10 the effect that Mr. Vanderbilt ha
secured English cRpiml TO aid him in building
az Underground rond from the Grand Contra
Depot to the Battery. 1t snccee,ded In knock
Road from 1870 to 1856. When the report OF tn
Commissioners was given out II was learne
from persons Interested that the route thr9ug
Fourth avenue was probably the cause Of Tn
rumor 1t was reported also that Mr.; Tide
WIS Seling his stock n the New York Elevate
also that Mr.. Tildcn is buying all the Loan an
Improvement Company stock he can get Tn
routes specified by tho Commissioners have
he approved by the Board OF Aldermen and tn
Mayor The Commissioners will now tur
their attention 10 the selection OF the structuT
10 be built upon the routes