New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-27
TAXED BEYOND THEIR LIMIT.
NEED OF MORE RAILWAY FACILITIES.

NEED OF MORE RAILWAY Fault l iA'''
.cur,,rs Projected N THE c1rY-rHE ARCADE
pr.x-CAR1r ROADs-INCREAsE IN TRAVEL
In three wears there has been an increase OF
as 600 600 in thenumbcr of passengers caIreu Oh no
citv railroads The numbered passengers now car
med bv the surface railroads exceeds the NUMBER
carried by them before the elevated ROADS were
buit The carrying capacity OF all the roauS u
80 ., the maximum during certain hours of the
dav. The need of additional transportation tacIIl-
tics 70 provided for this rapid growth in the amount
If travel has led 10 the projection of various rail
road schemes The most extensive is that of the
eabIe railways These comprise twenty nine differ
ent routes running leughwise and cTosSw Use OF the
CITY and ombining depressed surface, and elevated
roads The Broadway Arcade scheme includes the
construction of a second Broadway underneath the
present street with four railway tracks, sidewalks
etc The Third Avenue surface railroad company
has begun the construction of a cable road I'D
Tenth-aye. The Suburban Railway Company has
the right 10 construct elevated and surface roads
on certain routes laid out in the annexed district.
Surface roads are projected in Forty-second and
other streets. and should the Governor sign the
General Street Railroad bill before him a
number of the existing companies purpose to cX-
tend their lines
If all these projects should be carried ont the
streets of New-York will present the wonderful
appearance of a moving panorama Of railroad cars
The 50 miles of surface and elevated roads now in
existence would soon be doubled. On some OF the
streets there would be three sets of roadsa regular
steam railway beneath the surface horse road
On the surface and an elevated road above. Under
such circumstances a second story Will probably be
added to the elevated road in the course OF time.
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FOR AND AGAINST THE ARCADE SCHEME.
WHY PROPERTY OWNERS OPPOSE rT-ADvANTAGEs
CLAIMED on TIRE OTHER SIDE.
One of the property who oppose the
Broadway Arcade bill John Jacob Aston who wrote 70
the Senate in view OF statement circulated as the
"opnion Of John Jacob Aston and william Aston on
Broadway underground railway" He said that three
years ago Abner Bartlett their agent stated with ther
consent that they would object 10 such road, pro
yided il could be built without essential damage 10 the
buildings ahutting On the Inc Of Broadway and
without seriously interfering with the travel
IN the surface OF The street" Mr.
Aston then added: Il now, after
he lapse Of years fully convinced that such road
cannot built and comply with the above conditions
The present bill, informed has no provision 10
protect or support the buildings the line Of the street,
even were such thing possible such a road II com
ulepced would be full Of danger the buildings in
Broadway and during its construction would make the
street quite impossible and consequently rum its bust
ness am most unqualifedly opposed TO the present
bill and hesitate to assert that such road would
James T. Van Rensselaer, is engaged by the Trinity
Church Corporation oppose the present bill Speaking
yesterday the subject he said This bill Is an at
tempt the gse Of an amendment 10 the old Broad
way Underground Railroad charter, 10 confer
poration that has only legal existence, exclusive prv
leges franchises and immunics. Being local bin,
der the Cons tuOnal amendment of 1874, IL Is uncon
sttutOna do not now the Governor can sign IT, II
allows the company TO e1cavae the width Of Broadway
b. .depth sof not less than sixteen feet except at
Canast and within Onequarter OF mile above and be-
low that point Ne provision regarding Canast is made
and for all tina, appears TO the contrary In the bill the
company may have a steam surface road there
OF raise the grade Of Broadway, without
any protection 10 the city. There Is
Nc restriction placed upon the depth 10 which the
vatons may be carried for the roadbed, OF 'he sub
surface sidewalks, the sideways be ~ the
latter They can 20 below the founda
uOns Of haf the buildings in Broadway The
company authorized TO disturb the entire sewerage
Eater steam gas distribution system under Broad
Fay without any supervision or direction by the city and
!uer only the supervision OF the three commissioners pro-
7ded the bill There are no provisions % Al relating
nossbIe damage and no assurance that the company
could respond after committing the injury,
uasmncn a. the bin does not require even
be capital stock 10 be pad H. OF any
deposit of security except bond 100000 ~ the city
Tne company so authorized 10 build branch line mp
Mldisou-avc from Madison square 70 the Harlem River
VIII al excavation sixty feet wide. leaving only zen
feet Oh each side their tracks, without security
for either public or private protection. There
T. DO limit the number Of openings IN Broadway they
choose make not exceeding 1900 feet In any one place
D. they .tt block between each ouc. they could pricu-
csly keep thc whole street Open Tie work could not
bu. result u an enormous obstruction 10 traffic and bus.
rs. Is OBJ, auutug buildings. Nothing tine proposed
gives tangible security Tor damage inflicted pn
TIE city thuru- Urupcrlr-1wueTs 10y the excavations
An iheT objection - tAal po"ei - c"IiIl 10 -oi.l t
uttHt- .leL-A Al 9,tetl- .I-i- tue pm. ~ W.