The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-12-27

Manhattan Island, from FOrty.secODd
street 70 the post-oifice, a continuation of
the tunnel from the post-oftice to the river,
there TO connect with the river tunnel and
Its connections with the tracks running into
the Grand Central station, thus giving a
through route from the east 10 the
south. The company was organized
abouJ two years ago, with a capital stock
of So, 000, 600, divided into 5000 SHARES o.
500 each. The Presidents General John
Cochrane. William q, Worthen is the
vice president, Henry III. Stetson the treas
urer, and William Kent the secretary. The
board OF directors comprises w. o. NIchol,
G0uverneur Gillotsop, Sponsor d. Schuy-
Ter, Stephen 0. Lockwood, Eugene Schief-
felin, U. B,iMeserole and 0 p. Pell. The
greater number of thtss same gentlemen
are identified vi b the management OF the
New Jersey tunnel company, which is in
terested solely in the river tunnel ami its
approaches. The whole OF the capital stock
OF the Central Tunnel railroad company,
engineer Schuyler says. has been sub.
scribed.
The legislative grant was obtained in
1871. 1t authorized the company TO erect
their tunnel from Forty.second street down
Fourth avenue, through Lafayette place.
and down Elm street. and under City Hall
park to the post-ofice. The distance Is
three miles. The estimated cost is 81 000,-
600 per mile. The plans propose double
track tunnel OF brick of twenty-six feet in
width. and averaging twenty feet in height.
Beginning at Forty-second street, it will De
double tunnel, extending down the ave.
nue. on either side of the present horse.car
iunlel and iilr below is lsyel and tl1iting
some where near Thirty fourth street.
The level Is such that continuation
of the tunnel TO The north would con.
meet IL with the fonr-track railroad tunnn
at about Fifty-seventh street.. Rnnnipg
below Fourth aYeIne to the south, no OBJ
structious would be fsred 10 the suffice
traffic other than here ana there u grating
10 serve as ventia ors La conjunction
with the plan 10 tunuel Elm street is the
plan to extend, widen and grade that
street SO as to form broad thoroughiare
from Lafayette place to the entrance to tue
bridge, one OF who results viii he a reiief
to the traffic % Broadway The scheme
further contemplstes the opening OF the
center OF that tnurcughfAre at intervals.
for the purpose OF lighting and vantilia.ing
the tunnel, luss US was done ia guiding the
Fourth avehue horse-car tunnel.
Tours is the only company said En-
gireer Schuyler, IN recent interview,
which can tunnel this island without in
terieripg with the Canal street sesyer--a
most important point, and one mat hss,
puzzled great many pers0rs, We shall
cross Canal street at this very Apsx Ol4ihes
elevation, witnse sides send thhif sewerage
into the Eorth and Fest rivsqS--ar fHct, A.
the very poi5,t where On Vast y4sei sewers
would come tussl her II f1ivaJee, 4 petit
ton OF properly cwasfs isr sts on psiop,
already in rae hAass " siie boAtd 81 ateet
openings sud iinproys0ents. AMONG
tha srstitsUnefa hre 3ndre Hill
ton, Mrs. a. r Stewart and the
Lorilla,ds !. vas ioreseen when the post,
office was bnilt that some more rapid
mtaps Of moving the mails must come. ana
a passage way for cars wsa allowed for on
TIE PARK Row side. Connection With our
tunnel could be made without d iicuty.
zone other stop remains to be described.
That Involves the erection of graDd juno
ton station on the north side Of the Harlem
AZ the point where the Central's tracks
join those coming from the east. All the
railroads entering the Grand Central sta.
ton would make this their terminus
rcint aud Ihc New York pust.o,.
flee would be established, whicb would eH-
able business rlsn 10 reach their Offices
frJln remote points with very little loss OF
time, The distance ig nine miles which
could be travelled by trains IN fifteen min.
utes. The Grand Central Station would
serve as way station for the distribution
~ rcrrtrrers uptown. Another station
would PROBABLY be situated at Astor Place.
Judge Hilton bss property there which
could be utilized for the purpose. The
Judge 10 Interested In the project, and 30
are number OF other prominent gentle
men. In order to secure the necessary in
dorsement Of our plans, application was
made TO the preme court for the appoint
ment OF commission. John T. Agnew
aud James NJ. Mclean are
among the commissioners thus APP
pointed. For their inspection the plans OF
the company are now being prepared.
They must show the position OF all pipes
which are crossed by the tunnel route and
the extent 20 whic there Is any Interior
ence with them. We snall be ready to
meet the commission very soon.-fIron
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