New-York tribune., 1884-11-24
STREET RAILWAY PROJECTS.
MANY APPLICATIONS TO BUILD ROADS
PRESENT CONDITION OF ALL THE SCHEMES THAT

HAVE BEEN uATcHED THIS YEAR.
or the numerous applications that have been made
during the past year. and especially since the pas
sage Of the General Surface Railroad act NJ tho ias'
session of the Legislature, for the consent oi '''
c,v outhort,es and of property y-owners. or OF com
missions appointed by the Supreme Court " 'io
construction and maintenance of surface raiitoaus
In this city none has thus far been entirety
ful except that built IN Fortysecond-st during the
summer by u. d. Conoycr's corporation Inc
rortv-sccond Street. Manhaitanvc ana -.
Nicholas Avenue Railway Company was grah'ou
ncrnissi,,n by resolution of the Aldeimeh up
proved by the Mayor on June 2l. to eNtehu 's
tracks through Orty -sccond-st lhnugh nhnp''o
for n time 10y ininnctions. 1t has completed ''7 o"
20 FirSi-avc with the exception of that portion VI
which was 90 extend from Fourth to LeSihH''n
ave That block was already occuprn ny 'h' w
tension connecting the Third Avenue ih'toan WIZ"
The lirand Central Depot ami the law IN enret p'o
,,irs ,s.t ,br rnnspnt oi the company that first
obtained possession of the roadway must hfst W. w
,,joej tplotp this rotton ~ the street can be oe-
ennlei ht another railroad ermrant. lha' conSen'
N ,his pase has n6t heen ohthinph.
Tho n,opespd ,ead ~ The New toih CIV itailfsah
Cem,anV ,huiUsh ihHit speenh st cHhht' tns
With ha,,ps heiween iNehh=ihiFl ahn hihsh
seenRi sts on the rast River, anA between i"'t
seeon 80 NesiN sis,, has nat ipt iepritpN 'lN
sanction vt the commissioners aproIh'ph w 'hp
supreme CauIt t0 consider whether the privilege
should be- granted.
The Forty SECOND Street Crosstown Hallway
Company applied to the Hoard of Aldermen MAY ~
for permission to construct a railroad propo'iou
"by motive power other than steam" throush
Forty-second-st, First-ave and Thlrty-fourth-s'''
connecting the Weehawken and the Hunters foht
Ferries. This has not been acted on
IN. Dahl
Houston. West Street and Pavonia Ferry Railroad
Company, porion of whose road is leased by the
Third-ave corporation have been seeking permls-
sion since June last to construct double tracks IN
Forty-second-st from river to river. To this
scheme the consent neither of the owners OF ma
iority in value of the property along the ronte nor
of the commission appointed by the supreme
Court nor of the city authorities, has rs yet been
obtained.
THE DESIRE TO USE LEXiNGTON-AvE.
The Lexington Avenue and Fourteenth Street
Railroad Company on August asked permission oil
the Aldermen to construct railroad III Lexingtoh-
ave. from Ninety to and through
Twenty third-st. and Fourthave. to Fourteentl-st.
PrOpcrty-owners i'll Lexington-ave. have protesteu
strongly against having any railroad built in that
street. which the Third Avenue Railroad Company
and the New-York Cable Railway Company also
seek to occupy. The Committee on Railroads OF the
Board of Aldermen has closed the hearing on the
first two of these PROPOSITIONS and VIII soon present
its report 10 the Board.
1t has also closed the hearing in regard to the
Thirty fourth Street Railroad Company when
sought to connect the two rivers by road running
through Thrty-fourth-st., and III regard 10 the
Twenty eighth and Ihitrieth Streets Railroad Com
pany. This company applied to the Aldermen III
June for permission TO lay rails through the streets
named, with connections on the North and last
Rivers. The property owners manifested great OPP
in na
and Thirty ninth Streets Crosstown Railroad Com
panyr also met with great opposition and the
Aldermen have refused to grant the application.
DOWNTOWN ENTERPRISES.
The Chambers Street Railroad Company in June
sought permission to lay tracks through Chambers
st.. connecting with ferries between Liberty and
Chambers sts.. on the North River and those be-
tween James Slip and Fulton-st., on the East
River. This has met with great opposition. and
there seems TO be no present prospect OF us Success
The Railroad Committee of the Board OF Aldermen
has closed the hearing III this matter
The Fulton and CoTtlandt street Ferry Railroad
Company, since July II has been seeking permis-
sion to construct railroad connecting the down
town ferries on both rivers by laying rails through
Cortandt-st., Maiden .ane Dey and other streets,
but has not yet obtained If. The Railroad Com
mittce Of the Aldermen is preparing to report upon
it,. II has closed the hear ng upun the application
of the Chambers Street and Grand Street Ferry
Railroad Comply. and upon that OF the Nlnth
Avenue Ra: :lroad Company to build an extension oD
Watts-st from Grccnwich TO Nest-sts
The New-lork Cable Rail way Company applied
20 the Aldermen on June -. Tor permission 90 lay
its tracks on the routes laid ont by the Rapid
Transit Commission. hut up To the present time tile
Board has not acted upon the matter.
The Broadway surface Railway company made
its application to the Aldermen june 30 Tine
public is familiar with the contest that cnsued re-
sn Ling in the Adoption of resolutions lerantng con
s.nt nn certain condltons which are now awaiting
the action oi the Mayor.
The Broadway Railroad Company haa ceased TO
pirss ils applications tor consent tU build rail
road on Broadway
The application of the Second Avenue Railroad
Company tor permission tu cStrnd ts tnrhs
through lifty-srVrntll st.. and lhst-nnVc. tu the
Harlem river vns granted lay q resolution ol the
lottd ol Aldermen, approved 10y the Mnyur. oh
July a.
The ltcollyn aud 1ptpay tit liry Nailtutl
trmrnnv, utnahifod MAY ", lHel, Applied tn the
Aldermen Iuh "a lrt the trht go punaithrt
railroad through Fulton, De, hnd lnhnsais,, runs
nopHnn the oiivota, The haH act >pt been acted
uht
Tho Third Avenue RAILROAD Company has nhans
duhud ita ptuuri tui connecting ~ main fntd, hN
hranrh hoinaH liftndWhN ani thluuuh \raal -ht,
win iis recently purchased fuad W New thuroh.si
extending to south Fouy, Tho SIXTH and lehth
Avenue Railroad Companies, whoso consent Was
essential 10 this SCHEME, refused 10 plVe IL,