New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-27
cRIplRoNING THE CITY.
u,,o ANOTHER SCHEME OF sHARP's :
u,,xy WITH $11,Ooo.ooo cArirAL--TRAcKs
FOR DOWNTOWN STREETS.

FOR DOWNTOWN STREETS.
Jocob Sharp's hand, although unseen Is s',iu
o,.,d huge scheme for gridroning the city With
s.r railroads. especially IN certain upt'"n
HV . and In crosstown streets. The plan came ior-
avsn" =, tho articles OF association fled in Albany on
a.,~dav incorporating the Union Passenger kaiiway
'rrsfer Company of Ncw-York. This corporation
ar capital gil 100000, of 10000 shares OF %loo
~ aud Il proposes to cover forty miles OF suee's III
.S,. city The incorporaIors are Henry IhohpSon'
.orce Terry John i. Sehooley, William farr' D. o.
- Tbompson Rogers, Edward sclleek, Clarence H.
,s and George W. Link, OF this city w. H. kemble,
w l. Elkins, George d. widemer and George W.
r,ns of Philadelphia The dire ;tOrs for the first year
&c. william /. Elkins, Edward selleek George Terry,
wYuiam Parr Henry Thompson, John +. schooiey ana
william II. Kembe.
George Ferry of No. 621 West Twenty-thiru'st' inc
oce OF Jacob sharp and tho headquarters OF the I"eh
,vtbird street Railroad Company, is superintendent OF
.a. road At first he was disincned to say anything
beyond acknowledging that he was the George ferI9
who was interested in the new rairoaa schemc' Ho
said that matters were yet in too indefinite snaPe "
enable him 10 give any Information Finally ne sara
that the company was bona hoe ois"ni@"
zion and that gil 100000 had been subscribed.
.,oros & stctson were the attorneys OF the road ana
many OF the stockholders and directors met IN
fee yesterday for the purpose OF iay oui S1 n
fhe company The meeting finally ADJOURNED untii
some day next week The company intehaea 10 Jun"
railroads at yaricas points so IRON waist would
he ore of the first streets in which tracks would
time he in yaced by the horsccar The general pPoso
OF the company establish system Vi Io ~ the
that transferring would he possible IN an p car at
CITY passenger would then be able 70 take ~
the Chambers Street Ferry, RIDE 10 & strset Ferry
down to wGil.st, and thence 10 t tue wan
the ride would be continuous one 4, proaawav with
Is1 r. hose Of the present track, said Mr. Terry.
and then from other Lhes cou. stret
and run in Bfoaaway until turn ih'o "iio'N''
wow VIII passenger be carried to wast Ferry from
the broadway road without extra SnarzS a., nav, n,
every likely. You Will probably ma mat P'f'0i
Inc And how about getting from Bowling Green to South
Ferry. s,,,, orr,ncea Tho Broadway Com
many could go on to-day and lay rails beside those o te
belt Line but Mr.. Sharp does not want 20 resoi, " '
q That matter vii settle se Ia% Soo said the
reporter. Can you say whether he Is lntcfes. ~ No
Union Passenger Railway and Transfer COinR1h! -.
This question rather startled Mr.. Terry lie thought
n moment and said swell. Mr. sharp Is
q thorough lawyer ON horse railroad matters and pas
mad large experience 1t would be difcnt TO 9hueI
take venture horse railroad business WhSrS MS ~ IT,
sys ngn To bay. interested"
The superinfendent OF Mr. sharps road looked WISE
hS % Mo snI next WEEK he said and then you can
have more definite information. , ., the
Annexed District for III. interest in railroads
The Philadelphia directors ana me Te.t OF the
capitalists this city, Will carry out thelr plan i"'S
acroriIng TO the views of Mr.. Ferry. -
peiti,n was received by the Board OF Aldermen yes
ferday nom the Fulton, Wall and Coitlandt s9ree'
Ferry Railroad Company, Eu"%u nc NY, y II ,hn
asking for franchises lay tracks In nearly an inc
downtown streets One route Is thronsn Sovn. -.
Naden-lane Liberty ST., Broadway. Cor%ndtst
10 The Liberty street Ferry. Another runs rom ,o
Wall Street Ferry along Wal-st, to Willau-st 10 rms
St to broadway, to Cortandtst., to tine FERRY sons
Mest-st, to Liberty. 10 conhec I'm MIN 70 Waist TO
coDsect at Wilham-st. 4 third route is nom
Fulton Ferry along southst to Maiden lahe' 10 tne
ttterseefiop Of ibsrty-sL and Maiden lane, across
broadway Corandtst and thence TO tae
ALONG Wcss! 10 Llbcrtyst. ferry, anl along
e. 10 the intersection OF Maiden lane. The letOh WAC
refepyoi re- Inc Railroad Committee and July Is was
named as tho day for a hearing.