New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-06
THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY
THE ROAD UNDER BROADWAY.

ORIGIN OF THE PRESENT COMPANY-FnING ARTr-
CLrs OF NCORPORArIoS-RoUTE AND PROS
PEcTs.
The New-York Underground Railway the forma-
tion Of which was described IN Yesterday IRBUNE.
viii be formally organized Thursday next Colonel
Fandenburgh wll then transfer ali his rights in the
old charter II il said that the first years directors
will be Hugh J. Jewett, :. J.. NJ Barlow.
General George b. Mcclellan. Samuel Camp
bell, George X. Blanchard. G.. r. Howard,
George Ticknor Curtis, r. sewen Andrew GiIsey,
f. 4. Quin'arl, Douglas Campbell. J. +. Ruggles
and James F. Pierce. Some Of these persons we're
associated with Colonel yanden urgh in the old
scheme for tunnellUg Broad way from Tie Battery 10
Unlcn-square
The New-Yorl City Central Underground Rail
way Company was chartered April L. lsGS. by the
legislature The route laid ouf was rom the city
Hall into Muberry-st.. through Mulberry-st 10
Latavete-place. turning from Llfaye' c-pa,e into
tourth-ave.. ana mp tAe avenue 20 tie Grand Cen
tral station. The frauchss taus granted the cor
porai0n never even attempted % utilize. The
Beach Pneumatic idea" for tuunelling
Broadway from WaTcn-st. spraGg into existence
about the same time and al that done
remains to be seen to-dar-nsm - q hole about
egAt feet in diameter, looking ike l1lntIc tube
showed into the earth extend ug from Wlr-eu-st. no
gallery. Under the bin introduced by DR.. Hayes ia
the last session of tie Legislature. for 'sansp0rta-
tiou purposes IN towns and vll1y.s. Colonel . gen
Yaldenb burgh and the liudsDa h..er IuuDel Com
pany, q few months ago. hie! article oi ncoVora-
tIon with the County Clerk for company 10 tunnel
Broadway from the Battery TO Uuou--quare This
was only preliminary step 10 forming q scheme for
the building beneath Broadway Of apid-transt
route from the Battery 20 Central Park.
The franchise Of the New-Yor1 Cify Central
Underground Railway Company was sold under
foreclosure in SO to Colonel VIndon burg and no
franchise and property were transferred 10 han by
order Of the superior Court. March l. 1916 Hence.
Colonel Vand,nburgh and the tludsoi River funnel
Company control tins underground railway
bns,rets, since they have al the best
rights or way. n they claim.
What C0Oacl NaudcnbErgh recey I. or ls 20 re-
ceive, for his II 2hts has not be- told. Ono Of
the lucOrp lrator1. IN conversation vita a IuBUNE
reportcr yesterday sad:
You may rest assured thar IN Jess than
three years cars viii be running from south Ferry
70 Central PARK through tunnel uueer Roadway.
The company will elect is ofiic r Thursday next.
aud 10 Is pretty safe TO predict that George
b. Mcclellan will be chosen president. Ar
rangcments have been made ln Europe for
placing Our bonds on the most ati,factOry
terms. IL is our determination 10 push
this matter with all possible speed he undertake
ing Is an immense one and will no doubt cost three
times as much as the elevated roads have cost, but
the result viii be great for New-l Ork City. We
shall make all efforts 10 have tue road open tor the
Worlds Far IN 1888. cannot give YOU the de-
tai of the financial arrangements mat mnst Do
lett TIL after tle OH cers OF the company are chosen
and the terms OF the transfer of tine franchise have
been settled by tie contract OF cOuyeYafc ce from
Colonel Vandenburyh 10 rIe new company
Inquiry made Is 10 the nights Ot the Beach
Pneumatic Company.
VALID was the reply. Long ago II was abHn-
doned and by It's own terms became dead letter.
Our plans are however so arranged AS not 20 inter
fere with the construction at Broadway aud " ar
ren-st. We run two tracks IN separate tunnels, and
the west tunnel will come some lew feet east of the
Beach tunnel. We do not anticipate any trouble on
rms head. although there mas be some"
Will noe The tunnelllng or Broadway along the
Post Office place that heaviest of New-York build
lngs in jeopardy ~
NO; when the Post Office was planned it vas
wisely contemplated that an Unde, ground railway
through roadway would at some future day be
constructed so the entire length Of the Post Otic
on Broadway beneath the sidewalk was 80 con-
structed a. TO become part and parcel of any tunnel
that might he bWlt. Ii Is open all the way and our
cars viii run right through this opening. aud, as I
have said rght under the sidewalk ais will Of
course, be of use m carrying tie mails 10 the upper
parts Of the clry.'
The plans l.r the construction Of the road are ths
work OF Walter }. Morris, Of No. III Broadway,
Ine road viii extend from south terrj along the
eastern side Of the Battery 70 Broadway and Bowl
mg Green, ana thence up Broadway, under Union
square 10 Mad dsOu-,quarc. The man line Will con-
tiuue from this point under Na.li5on-,qnare and
through Madson-ave 20 FlItysecoudst For the pres
ent the plans do look % further ,xenson. Ir is
the intention, however, 70 RUN "a 5rauch road from
MadlsOn-square under Broadway 10 the circle at
righth-avr. and Fiity-nuth-st there Will be sta
tons at the Battery. Wallst.. City Hail. Leonard
,t Prince-st. AstOr-place, UuIon-suuare and Madi-
son-square; on the Madison Avenue Line at Thirty
fourth and FOrty--ecOnd-st-.. and Oh The brOadway
Line and IhTty-tOurth. Forty and tiftY-
ulnth-sts. 4 new and novel method Of trIct-
ing The tunnels will be adopted. IWp sin gle-tTack
tunnels each - feet nigh and II ieot inches wide,
with brick wall between chem, viii run side by SIDE.
They Will De directly under Broadway except at
the Post Office, whore an ei>.crn curve VIII bs
made 70 avoid the Beach tunnel: bu' beyond that
again taking the middle Of The street. Tie roads
will be "a lttie under the VateT-pi pes aud VII reach
nearly to the curJs Jn botI sides. Inc iUniris viii
be partlV aTched and rarily supported bY 10 ans;
AT The stations beam tunnels VIII be- butt. lt IL
proposed 10 begin The work at the uptown eld Of
MaIisou-ave. this lall and not 10 enter Broadway
until next spring.
The stations Will be reached through buildings st
street corners. AT the Battery. CIty Hall. UuIon-
square, MaaIsOn-square aud Eightb-aye and Fifty
nntll-st.. handsome surface bIIdings Will bs
erected. The platform under gr0uDd viii be 100
feet long by il feet wide. Trains OF ten cars can
be run il is claimed, at speed Of twenty-five miles
with accommodation tor ,O0o passengers. Trans
will be started every three mInutes. Inc Uniform
fare will be cents. Ii ~ among the prospects OF
the future with tins company TO extend rs road -
harlem either by tunnelng or connecting with tue
nf he Harpm ru1d "A EOurf ll-ay