New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-04
RAILWAY NEWS.
AN ENGINEERS GENERAL VIEWS.

AN ENGINEERS GENERAL VIEWS.
THE DIFFICULTIES OF BUILDING A BROADWAY
TUNNEL AND SOME PLANS To OVERCOME THEM
The Commissioners of the Broadway Under
ground Connecting Railway met yesterday In the
Court House. Thomas f. stman and ALBION p Man
appeared the property opposed to the con-
strnctlon OF the railway, and f. w. Page and Douglass
Campbell for the company stevenson rowle, Chief En-
gneer of the Bureau OF of the Department OF
Public Works, was the first witness.
Mr.. TOwe testified last June that he had had talk
with Mr. Morris the engineer Of the railway In regard
the construction Of the tunnel and that he was sal
fed that this could be finished without deirnent to the
of the lower part Of the city, that the work. as
far as sewers were concerned. simply matter OF
cost. Yesterday nc crOss-eXamined by Mr. sulhan
Mr. Towle said that he had held his position for Twelve
years. and that previous to that he had been CITY survey
or for thirteen years Hethought that new sewers wou
have to be built on each side Of Broadway as the tuhe
was constructed. He thought that was Mr. MOTIFS Ph'
Mr.. stilman-How could this be done
"Temporarv arTan gempnts would have TO DC nhue
while the sewers on both sides constructed 10 take
the place of the single sewer. should place tempo
rary sewer each side OF the street deep 'c
house drainage"
How did the engineers OF the railway say tnat 'hcS
exnected 70 construct this temporary sewerage%
"They said nothing except in general way that
they would do this in a approved by the Board
of Public Works No in the city can be moVcd eN
cent with the consent of the Commissioner OF PuDlo
Works Think Mr. Morris told me that the temporary
sewers would be iron pipes, suspended by chains The
change Of the sewerage the East River to the North
River could be made the tunnel advanced and there
would not necessarily be interference with the con-
nections of the house drains" . -,
What is the distance, according 10 the pns
for the tunnel from the cnrbsione to the tunhe wal
"Tbree or four feet. The sewers were 10 DO placeu
there or in the tunnel walls think" ,
"What was to be done with the gas ana water pipes
during the tunnel construction
81 don't know; they might be laid on the sdeWalkS
don't know where they to he placed aiter the tu
mel was constructed only considered the question OF
Would Won lay the gas and water pipes on the side
walk although the tunnel Is TO be constructed III sec
tons of $50 feet"
protected in winter, II would not he very on
cult to change the ions OF the gas ana water
Mr. sulnan asked Mr. Page for the plan OF the engi-
of the railway, showing the disposition Oh INC
sewer pipes during the construction of the tunnel
Mr.. Page-"There Is nome
~ thought So VIII Won show the plan which gives
the disposition of the water ana gas pipes
Mr. Page produced plan, but as Mr. Iowle did mol
know whether according to this, the pipes were OUTSIDE
inside the tunnel wall. 1t was relegated 10 MI RACES
charge again. .,-
of Mr.. Morris in which he stated that he should NOT
the old sewer until the new sewer Was cohpiclcl
Isn't that" he continued In direct opposition 90 your
testimony that he would build the sewers as nc went
Mr. Towle-I think Mr. Morris referred here to par
ticular parts OF the tunnel. , -
"What would be the effect, II after the sewers were
finished qucksnd should he struck lower down III dS
glng the tunnei' . ,,,,-.,
along the sides Of the tunnel
Mr.. TOwle then dismissed, ana "a no otncT VIII
ness had been summoned the commissioners ADJOURNED
to meet November Il, nj 1890 a. IN.