The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-20
RAPID TRANSIT.

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS CONCERNING THE
TERMS TO BE REQUIRED IN TIE coNsTRUc-
TIoN OF THE PROPOSED PARK AVENUE AND
FIFTY-NINTH STREET ROUTES.
The account published in yesterdays HERALD of
the plans and terms agreed upon the Rapid Transit
Commissioners for the construction of the railways
designated by them in their late report the Mayor
considerably astonished the different members of
the Board. They could not possibly understand
how any newspaper obtained the information. as
they had refused sll applicants particulars the
subject and as they had not at the time received
correct copy themselves. 1t was after elk O'Clock
yesterday evening before the report pronounced
finished by the printers and distributed among the
members of the press.
The company constructing the rark Avenue and
City Hall Railway will have to conform to the fol-
lowing plans OF construction -
First-In tunnels and earth or masonry en-
bankments the roadbed shall be laid with ballast of
clean. hard. broken stone not less than eighteen
inches deep. and every precaution taken to prevent
dust.
Second-where the route is over land not dedicated
to public for streets public places tho railway
may be supported by masonry or iron combina-
ton of them. and the structure may be of any form
fulfilling the requirements for strength, stability
and safety herein specified for elevated structures.
Third-where the railway is to be constructed
along and over street avenue it shall be sup
ported by iron columns having foundations OF ma
sorry below the level of the street gradeexcepting
that from the south side of Thirty fourth street
the point where the iron structure shall have
height of nine feet, the roadbed may he of solid
earth embankment with supporting wall and para
pets to protect the railway from intrusion There
shall not be more than two rows of columns in any
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| forms and stairways.
CONDITIONS
| According to the terms Of the Commissioners the
company constructing the Park Avenue and City
Hall Railway shall have the right and full power and
authority to join aud unite s railway with the rail-
road operated by the New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad Company. between Forty
Second street and woodlawn and Mount st. Vincent
stations respectively, and to make such agreements
may be necessary to form such connections, and
obtain all the facilities necessary to run
the northerly line of the city, under the conditions
and requirements hereby prescribed. And until the
compensation to be made therefor and the
of such connection and the details of the
therefor. the powers and authority hereby author
| lied to be conferred upon the company shall not
operate. The comp my shall run it's trains over the
connected line under the following conditions and
requirements trains and fares and The stations
at which trains shall stop. the manner in which the
trains shall be and the fares upon such trains
TRAINS.
Trains shall be in sufficient number to accom-
tween 80 A. NJ. and IL p NJ from April to No
vember l. and between A. NJ and IA p. NJ from
November to April l. at intervals Of not more than
thirty minutes provided that between the hours of
$3.50 A. NJ and A. NJ. from April TO November l.
and between A. M. and A. NJ. from November to
April /. and between 80 p. NJ. and p. NJ. daily.
Sundays excepted, special trains. to be designated
commission trains shall be run at reduced
of fare. the Intervals between which running south
in the morning and running north In the afternoon
shall not exceed ten minutes between the City Hall
and Mott Haven, shall not exceed twenty minutes
the New York and Harlem Railroad line south of
Wilamsbridge, and shall not exceed thirty minutes
the Spuyten Duyvil line. south of the northcrly
line of the city.
The maximum rates OF fares authorized and
allowed to be charged and collected on the trains
run as "rapid transit TRAINS. as above specified,
shall not exceed five cents between any two ad-
jacent stations; five cents all distances between
the City Hall and Forty street, cents be-
tween the City Hall and any stations between Forty
second street and the Harlem River; fifteen cents
between the City Hall and any stations between the
third ward. and twenty cents between the City Hall
and any station in the Twenty fourth ward.
On the trains designated as commission trains.''
the rates shall exceed Ave for any
distance between the City Hall and Mott Haven sta
ton, I've cents tor any distance between the Mott
Haven station and Williamsbridge on the Harlem
Railroad, and KIngsbrdge station on the Spuyten
Duyvl and Port Morris Railroad. and five cents ior
any distance north OF sad Wlliamsbridge and Kings
bridge stations and within the limits of the city of
New York,
100 rides on any continuous train, at rate not
ceeding cent per mile from the City Hall to the
station for which such tickets are sold; provided
that such tickets need be sold for less than So per
100 tickets.
The entire railway shall be ready for operation
fore or by May 1. 1882. and the franchise will be
granted to the company only on compliance with
the conditions and requirements relative to the
establishment of continuous rapid transit line
the New York and Harlem Railroad, the Spuyten
Duyvi and Port Norris Railroad and the New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad from the City
Hall to the northern line Of the city Of New YORK.
The capital stock OF the company is fixed at
$1.500.0O0 to be divided into $4,000 shares, OF the
par value of 500 each. At the time Of subscribing
1--WE per cent of the par value of the number Of
shares shall tie paid in cash by each subscriber.
FIFTY-SISTH srPEET ROUTE.
New York IL" Railroad with the Metropolitan ..L''
Railway through Fifty-ninth street the following
Fsra-The central line of tho railway ON Fifty
ninth street shall commence the central line Of
the Metropolitan Elevated Railway at point not
less than 200 teet from the southerly side OF Fifty
ninth street. and thence curving to the left and
westerly radius $50 to the central line
Ftynnth (which 80 feet from the southerly
side OF said street, thence along said central line to
point not than go feet from the central line of
Ninth avenue. thence curving to the right and
northery to a junction with the Now York Elevated
Railroad in Ninth avenue.
The railway shall be supported on columns from
the junction OF Sixth avenue TO the circular area at
the Park entrance near Eighth avenue and from the
3 western side OF SAID to the junction at Ninth
columns shall not be placed beyond the limits
OF Fifty ninth street, along the north side of the
street between Sixth avenue and said circular area
with three feet OF the rail OF the horse railway
The columns adjacent to the trees the Park
sidewalk shall be placed between the trees and be-
tween the places where the Department of Public
! Parks design to plant trees.
Across the circular and the centre circle the
track shall be supported by bridges columns
the columns ut the central circle shall be placed
outside OF the horse railway tracks and four feet
from the of the outer sides ut the circular
area The columns shall be placed ON the sidewalks
provided that no column shall be placed beyond
the limits of Fity-ninth street, such number of
columns, aud at distances apart to admit OF
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the support OF the bridges as may be required
The columns for the support of the bridges
the central circle may be replaced by abutments of
masonry.
All the structure between Sixth avenue and the
western side of the circular area shall, while pre-
serving all that is required for strength, stability
and safety by these specifications. have such arch