New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-09
STREET RAILWAY PLANS.
LINES IN BROADWAY AID FIFTH AVENUE.
TIE NORTHERN cEoss-TowN STREETS TO BE GRID
IRONED.

| IRONED.
| tFRoS REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE J
| ALBANY, May S-The ink was scarcely dry
of the Governors signature to the General Street Kali
way bill when there fled in the Secretary OF state
Office Certificate OF incorporation Of q company that
proposes the streets in the northern
part Of Eew-York city with railroads. Forty -second-sI
being the chef OF these That was yesterday Iouay
articles or incorporation were received OF TWO companies
that intend TO put railroads in Fifthave and broadway
The companies referred TO have the same st Oh III
coporators and may be regarded "A the same corpora
ton These incorpOratOrs are George Henry "arre"
James A. Roosevelt, George G.. Hauen, William -
Whitney, Brayton Ives Richard I. Wilson. Joseph j.
ODonahue John C. Lewis, Roland v. Hazard, Wallace l.
Andrews. William Cutting. Thomas F. Ryan Thomas W,
Evans George +. Baker Christopher c. BALDWIN ana
Henry g Rogers. II Is noted that five Of the lncorpoa
tors Wallace C. Andrews. Thomas T. Rya Roland ~
Hazard, Thomas W. Evans. and Joseph J. O'Dorahut'
were also incorporstors OF the NewYork Cable COM
pany" organized on April 81 and that they each SUD
scribed for 1880 shares in that company wallace
Andrews was elected president OF that company anu
Thomas r. Ryan Its treasurer. There Ia therefore goo"
ground suspicion that the New-York Cable Com
pany Is eudeavoring organize street railway com
paics in its behalf which viii use the cable sy5te
IL BROADWAY AND FIFTH AVENUE.
One OF their companies il to be known "a The fltth
Avenue Railroad Company" the road will begin AZ the
Harlem River and thence southerly through F1th-
ave. it, entire length Washington Square 1t IL 10 DC
a double track railroad for its entire length Its length
viii be and one-han miles. Ten per cent OF the
capital stocs which il fixed at 100000 has already
been paid in The other company OF these men VIII De
termed The Broadway railroad Company The roue
of the proposed described follows in the act OF
incorporation:
beginning at the soGtlery side of Union square PARK
Ia line with Broadway. thence across to Broadway al
through Broadway for It's entire length to the sontheT
end thereof; thence by two roads and extensions the one
to the westerly side AROUND tne Bowling Gdyen s'.
and thence 70 the East River through Nnitena-s tne
other the easterly side OF the boWLhg Hr S;
River; with further line OF railroad or branch com
mencin- on westerly side ~ Bowling Green, N 'front.'
Of Battery Place. thence westerly through Battery fae
to the Hudson River At near Pier n the same
to be a double trscl; railroad for lis entire length.
As in the Ease Of the Fifth Avenue Company, the capital
stock is placed ut 100000.
THE CROss-rOwN LINES PROPOSED.
William H. Vanderbilt it ia suspected, is supporting
the other scheme put street railways in FOrtysecond
ST. and other streets in the northern part OF
the island ncorporators 81 the company are Elliott
F. Shepard, LOOMS l. White, Henry J. Hubbard Henry
T Webb, Henry II. Van Dyck, Roswell RAYMOND
william irwin. william H. Taller. S. Hastings Grant,
william l.. skInore. Walter l. McCorkle, j. Alexander
Striker Edward L. Allen and John D. Taylor. The
routes 70 be-
From connections with the ferries at the foot OF East
Niney-secouI ST. East Rver. running thence westerly
through East Ninety -secondst 70 fIr,t-l . ~
southery. through First,ave to East
River 10 make connections with ferries at the ioot o
that street -,.
arsst to tons with ferries at the foot ~ that
street River; also with connections in First ave at
the foot Of that street, East River. 49,. .o..
Al.o through East Thirty-fourth-st. from the com
pauvs route In Fir-t-ave eastery to connections with
The ferries at the foot Of East Thrty-iouth-St East
Also with connections in Fir-t-ave. at East Twenty
siyrh-s through Eas, Twenty sxth-s, 10 connect Win
ferries ut tie foot thereof. East River.
Also from me foot ~ East second At. East River.
with connections with any ferries. from that street
westerly through East Forty second ana thlouE tne
tunnel in that street. and through West tYsecond-s
wlD connections wiki the ferries at the foot OF West
Forty-second--t. Hudson River.
Al;o from connections with the route Of this COMPANY
in Wet at 70 thence
sontberly through We,tst. 20 Nestrys also from con-
M Wesf Tlirty-fourti-st thence westerly through
Westhrty foGrst to connections with ferries at the
Also from co anceuons withlthe roue'o this company
are thence TO connections with this company route
In West Twenty -thiTd-st
Also from With the routes Of This company
I'm Tenth ave, at West Tweny-thri St. through e't
loot of that street Hudson River.
Also from connections with the route or TINS company
Tent-ave at West Fouftoenth-st. thence Westery,
through West FOureenth-st. 10 connections with any
ferries which may be established at the foot OF that
Aso rom connections with the route Of this COMPANY
in Fenh-ave. at West Thirteen th.st theme tgly,
through Thirtrcnth-st tO connections win the IRON
works AZ the foot OF that street Hudson RIVER; .. -.
Also with connections in West-st. ut west Iehtl-st'
with the Liverpool steamship Line AZ the foot thereof
A.o with connections with the route or thia company
In We-t-st GansevO0rst. thence westerly through,
mon and along Gansev % connections with the
ferry al lie loot OF tlaf street, Hudl1n River.
With ferries AZ the foot Of Christopher Hudson River
A.o with connections In ~esst al Clsrkson-st' with
tie LiverpOOl steamship Line dt the foot thereof
Also with connections IN Nest-st. NJ Charlton-st''
With the Liverpool Steamship Line nj the foot thereof
Also with connections IN Wcst--t. 1t Desbrosses-st
with the ferries the foot Of Desbrossesst Hudson
River
Also with connections in We~tst at the foot OF NestrT-
81 with Hudson River boats at the foot thereof.
The length OF the ROAD viii be miles. The amount
OF the CAPITAL stock Of the company 100000 The
company IS 10 be known as The New-York City Rail-