New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-23
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
OPPOSING AN UNDERGROUND ROAD.


REASONS WHY PRopERTY-owNERs OBJECT TO a
ROAD UNDER BROADWAY.
There was meeting yesterday at No. 8
Mercerst Of in Broadway to consider
what action should be taken in regard the proposed
underground railway in that street, between City Han
Park and Union Square There about thirty per
sons present who owned represented. it said,
property worth between fifty and hundred millions
Of dollars Among those and the corporations
and estates represented III. III. Rice for Mrs.
Stewart and Heny Hilton j. LazOwtz, l.. s. Jaray, f.
H. Cosstt, g. G. Williams, Joseph Stein, Mrs. Elizabeth
Aldrch, Samuel Wynan, jr, the Chemical Bank, the
Knckerbocker Life Insurance Company. the Importers
and Traders Bank, the of Allison Post and b.
swan, A. p Man, Solomon Loeb, Amos r.
Emo, A. Baudouine, Frederick Potter o. Il. Pot
ter, j. W. southack. Edward Livingston, Albion Man,
e. A Parker, John c. Shaw, Mr.. Harrington, III. A.
Smith, John t. Sherman, Samuel Levy, II. Fearing the
New-York Dyeng and Printing Company the James +.
Aver, Alexander Van Rensselaer,, Moffat Lorilard,
RunodsSpencer and Wolfe estates and the corporations
of Trinity and Grace Churches. III. III. Rice was made
chairman of the meeting.
was stated that the Commission consisting of Judge
Davies Judge Bosworth, and John O'Brien, appointed
by the Supreme Court to report on the under-
ground railroad had appointed a meeting for
next Monday for hearing what the prop
along the proposed had TO say
gard TO it, The report OF this Commission If in favor of
the building of the road and if confirmed by the Court
"ould DE taken In lieu of the consent OF the property
owners along the line. The Commission also had in
charge the manner OF construction and operation of
road and the security TO be given to prOperty-owners
and the city The Commission had adjourned from July
20 to September 10, and then to September 20 give
property-owners an opportunity to be heard,
ana only three or four of them had presented
their objections Unless something was done at once,
me Commission would undoubtedly report in favor of
the building of the road. ALBION Man said that it
was proposed TO the road at depth twenty
TWO or twenty-three feet with width about twelve
eet less than that OF the street b. two
tunnels or viaducts The building OF the road would
vove the changing OF most Of tho sewer
system of that part OF the city, and it would
also affect the gas and water service The
sewers on the East Side. which are all drained
now into the North River, wOuld have to be drained
INTO the East River Then quicksand has been found
ludef broadway in many places The foundations q
many buildings IN the street are only ten or twelve
eet deep ana the digging of tunnel twenty-three
JIG dei would endaDger the safety of these buildings
'iii! s"d lhal Il company To construct tunuel
81 thlS lNnd should have at least SlO0O0,OO0 capital
ana ne could not learn whether any large capital
ISIS were interested in it, Then the construction such
railroad would be ncalculabe injury the whole
country because II would block the greatest thorough
iais IN the metropolis for several years least
MI ltlcc said that he instructed by Judge HtOnI
10 obiect absolutely 10 the scheme, b
sIuctlOn OF the tunnel would cndangcr OF
any security TO prOpcrtyOwncrs any injury il
10 lie was told that of its capital paid
~ ana any bond II might give would be worthless. j.. :.
JhIaY, AlDon Man. JOhn G. Shaw, o. 3. Potter, and II.
"a. hce were appointed committee to recommend
action To the pr0pery-OwncFs in Broadway. The Com
hhsohcrs VIII be asked 10 postpone their next meeting
in.ef anu 10 Gosut engineers TO the effect Of the
proposed tunnel.