New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-01
ELEVATED RAILWAY PLANS.
,voov ~ vrwyoRK AND BROOKLYN.

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The BRooKLYN ELEVATED AND ATLANTIC BEACH,
p.,tpo.p-yRoM SOUTH FERRY TO COMFY
IsLaSD-rHE NEW BRIDGE ACROSS THE HARLEM
RIVER. ,
The need of direct communication by steam rail-
roads from the Brooklyn landings or the lerre5,
across the East River TO Coney Island mas sHo
ho attention Of capitalists ever since the peacncs
began TO be In ,honable To the north and SOU Oh
Brooklyn. at Grcenpoint and Bay Ridge, the hnes
run that connect directly WIN tedions tourney
in street cars after crossing the East RIVER, 20 tie
CITY limits of Brooklyn or the end OF RAPID tIans, VI
| AtIantic-aye Ii has been hoped that the eeVat9u
roads already chartered and under way IN Brook
| lvn would soon provide quicker means OF comlnu
| nication but their completion Is long aeIayeu unn
| no direct means Of connection with exsting Ioauo
| hove hen nroyided The scheme of continuing the
! steam road down Atlantic-ave., either by an eie
waited depressed track west OF o o onsye
have been taken. However, new scheme coHoini
ing an elevated road running through the prihclpa
streets of South Brooklyn and from the city llhe on
the surface to Coney island is now projected ana Tue
| rontc mapped out is awaiting municipal approval;
| This is the scheme of the Brooklyn Elevated anu
| Atlantic Beach Railroad Company. H.
A company organized last WINTER uiiuel tnp
| name of the Brooklyn and Coney Island CenIrai
Road which applied to the Common 'ouncll 10, i per
mission TO build in certain streets. One OF these
| was FurInan-st, which runs between Coiunpi3
Heights and the river Much opposition was caused
| nv Tie pan TO build in il, especially among the
wealthy residents Of the Heights, and the Aldermen
voted against granting any such privilege. Legs
| latIve action also secured 10 prevent suc'
road The scheme then rcappcaTed win furhah-St'
left ont the end being provided for at South Ferry,
! Instead of connecting with wall ana ultoh cl
RES. and the Brooklyn Elevated and Atlantic beacn
| Raihoad COMPANY appeared rs the lessee OF the
former corporatiOIi The route extended from Soutn
Ferry in AtIantic-ave. through CoiunOia ana 3tner
streets 10 Hamilton Ferry, thence along Hamilton,
Fourth aud other avenues 10 thc Guy me, near
| Fourtecnth-st A resolution approving OF TINS route
was passed in the Board of Aldermen by "a
! vote off rs to . six members being absent.
| Lnfor he MaXOI.
thar Inc will present veto of II at the meeting OF
the Board on the first THURSDAY IN August. IL VIII
| then rrunire 4 twothlrds vote to become a law
The officers Of the company are +; Johnson
president: +. b. johnson, secretary Il. r. CaSton'
j. :. Mackcy, Alfred Ely. Il. Il. Canrihgton W. ~;
| Fiv and j. = Thornton, directors. The amount Of
| co1ifal is 80 800 900. The company formed 20
bnild the road is En ,wn as the AeW-fork and New
England investment C9mpamy me S'I ,cis re rs
| Chc officers claim to have made contract Tor the
| whole work Of building the road. The owners OF
propertv admitting upon the line OF the road III the
streets taken are to be paid ana an ptiva.c PtI Hp
crtv crossed will be purchased. III IS estimator tna'
at least a half million of dollars VIII De required 10
buy the needed land. The extension OF the Iotu OH
fine surface. starting ut the city lln0 near FOUR
feminist, will run 10 the C0ncourse. on corey
Island near the Park way. Inc route runs tntougn
! Zoe Prospect Park Fair Grou1ds and Washington
Cemetery If the work can Degin promptly IL Is
honcd 10 have the whole structure finished within
two years from this fall. , ,...L
mddle pier OF the elevated railroad bridge across
the Harlem River was begun on Thursday. y large
dredging machine was placed IN the mlddle OF tne
riv,r wlth two scows mt it's side, and duCng the
dov a large ananity of mud and sand was removed
from the bottom of the river. About eighteen IeG'
| of mud were found, under which was q1icksahd
Three of the PIERS the south side OF the river are
already finished. and the foundation OF the l"uItu
per Is completed. Across the river the lVau-oeu y
nearly all graded to High Bridge. ana the last plei
of the bridge Is finished. About scyenty-hVe mei
aye al work upon the cOtfer-dams In the river Iol
fbree of the piers, and the work generally Is al
anid
strncred Nv means of a calssOn. About 900 piles
will be driven into tie sand, and then cur on ABOUT
thirty feet under water T.. wentworth
snncrintendent of the work, said to
| 1RlBINE reporter yesterday that It was expected
that the masonry OF the bridge would be completed
, | IN three months -,
Much tronble and delay have been caused in th'
work by a deep layer of qulck sand whlcn mas peer
met wth and which Is found 10 eAtehu ro
oam in the south side Of the river was dug out to
depth of twenty feet the acton OF the qulcksan'
suddenly filled the excavation within minute, al'
| if became necessary 10 do the work over again. III
same trouble was encountered IN SINKING the hrs
coiierdam north Of the middle OF the river fIoN
| the hardness OF the bottom IL was Supppseu tna
there ,Sas "A ledge of rock underneath the mud. Du
after the dam VAS constructed tbe outside pressur
: forced the qulckssnd ont or place, and TINS de
stroyad one end OF the dam. II broke INTO the Wor!
four times before solid dam could be constructed
I'm this cl. dam. winch wds not hn!shed unti yes
terday large hQw OF water was Ionna' winc can
not be stopped. IL Is supposed to be spring ah'
from its strong Oor - thought TO contaln sulphur
J TnIee pumps are at work upon II, which t0get'e
e have a capacity of raising $50 barrels OF wafer
} minute. At hgn tide the three are required, ana
5 low tide one. with capacity OF eighty barrels,
g constantly kept at work. The water Is OF Whilst
e appclrance aud changes the iron of the pump to
light lead cover. Many of the workmcn have pee
unable to WORK near tins spring, the effect of II
odor beng 10 make the eyes sore and affect tn
stomach.
A sloop laden with the stone for the pier arrive
$ Yesterday and the work OF BEGINNING the t0undl
ilon will be begun Monday. This foundation
10 Laid tLrty-one feet below high water mark. SAL
]. Mr. Wentworth" because tue Government con
pes IL to do So This IL done because some day
ship channel Is to be dug through here. Both end
r OF the bridge Will be curved because the Govern
ment makes us cross the river at rIGht angie'
Otherwise the road could have run right cow
s Eighti-ave.. crossing the riYer near Hgh bridge
He also SAID that there an impression tni th'
road across the river would form a continuous col
nee ion with the elevated road, which now extend
: beyond the One hunGred-and- fifty ith-St. station
Tie Westminster Road would run along the ea'
side of the elevated road to the One hundrrd-ant
fftv-fftn-st stat on. where change OF ears woul
, be- necessary lhls would be done because the cai
e of the river road would bee TOO heavy to DC run
| the elevated tracks in the city.