New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-23
A GREAT PIECE OF GRADING
TWO MILLIONS FOB IMPROVEMENTS.
THE GRAND CENTRAL STATION ALREADY TOO
sMALL ron THE NETWORK CENTRAL


o,.rn orrrnAL STATION ALREADY TOO
SMALL, yoR THE NEw.YoRK CENTRAL
~ m,ops Of dellsrs n the amount Of monsy that the
N.vysys Central and Hudson River Ksilrssd 10 going 10
mana on improvements the Harlem division 81 i~ syS
tan II IL intended build entirely new feur'usck
rsse from Mott Haven to Bedford Park distance OF
about seven miles and for distance OF four ana hA
mles the new road will be depressed twelve 10 fourteen
Zoe, b.,ov IN. resdbed of the existing Harlem Railroad
The depression Of the already been begun a.
point shout 500 feet from
IT. and will be continued 10 point about @oeo rect ABOVE
Of Bedford Park Station and near Jerome PARK
us giving the company every facility for running trains
and from the track without interfering with the
ocai trannc
Work on the improvements has been geins on for
many wevks and nearly 900 men present ukssed
I'm taking down the old bridges driving tho cuangs I'LL
ing in the natural depessons Of the ground and grading
the road generally. The work will be completed within
year When finished will be four tracks all the
way from the Grand Central Station 10 woodawn June
ton The road will be stone bslased throughout, and
win be laid in strongest and most substantial manner
tracks will be graded and drained by the most I'M
proved methods The rails will be Of the best steel.
TIE depression Of the tracks viii result in great i'm
prevenent to the property in the immediate neIshbohood
whole line and the road will be walled in like the
tracks up Fourth-ave The road Will be walled up on
each side 10 grade established by Department OF
Public Parks Of the city These walls will be construct
Of limestone from the celebrated quarries at Sandy
Hill, Washington County New bridges viii be built at
various points along They will be OF iron, and
II the most improved modem design. Between Mott
Haven and woodswn Junction there will be twentyfour
bridges erected and at half Of points where
these structures the tracks there will be new sta
lions built
The stations will be built entirely Of stone as also
will be all the walls of the cuttings brickwOrk being
used part The stations will be fitted up with
powerful elevators for lifting baggage. ETC., and com
Inodious waltngrooms with all modern conveniences
spacious baggage ofces for the stsonrnaster
telegraph OPERATOR for employees and all the neces
nary accommodations for the public and the
transaction Of the large Of business that will accrue
from the Improvements New stations will be erected at
Morose. Morsana. windover Avenue. fremont Ford
ham, and kinesbridge Road. 1t is not contemplated
moving the stations Bedford Park wiliiamsbrdge and
wcodswn Junction at present Tho railroad company
will also grade and make good all roads nerfered
with during the carrying OF the improvements; also
retain and pu, in proper condition all and pipes in
er,uDci by the alterations both the bridges and other
rOads crossing the companys tracks.
FILLING IN SWAMP LAND.
One Of the advantages resulting from the build
ne Of the road will be the filling in of the swamp at
0ne-hundred and Gylrs That section Of country
lying between the latter the south. One
hundred and siStyfIs-st the north and bounded on
thu by shermanave., and the east by Sheridan
together with portions OF the Morris and
estate has been purchased by the
pany and will be utilized for the purpose OF erecting
sheds repair shops washouses and sdnes for cars not
In This yard will be used also relief 10 the
ward ad accent to the Grand Central Station which
present is small for the requirements Of the
pany The loose material taken from the cuttings and
from the excavations OF the depressed tracks is being used
III Up this The antie pat!on OF this she'd
going and increased railroad facilities the district
already had the Of increasing the value Of the
land in the immediate neighboIhoo1. and several large
blocks OF buildings In Of erection where
the shrds Will be built.
Much OF the repairing that is done at West Albany
Will be sheds 1t will be great saving Of
time dlnagci be repaired In the neighbor
hood OF The Grand Central George Bouiard tho
resident engineer recently conducted Tribune reporter
the line Of the road, and explained how
the would be done without interfering with
tte tfamc on the old road Starting Mott Haven the
reporter found the junction was passed. that
excavations on the west side Of the had been made
q almost the required depth. and that all along the
from there 10 Melrose work far advanced We
snail where possible" said Mr. Boulard lay two tracks
side Of the present roadbed, and at other
points may have to lay each side. When we
get the two tracks through the grade shall
running them while lower the two
IN There many Giniculties to encounter,
bot We can overcome Them all.
TIE WORN ALREADY UNDER WAY.
There you they are pulling down old bridge.
Ecw interrupt the traffic Of that street even
FOR single day have thrown the track tenn
porary While section OF the at
the grading Of the track, another will 90
on with the bridge 1t probable that the bridge
completed long underneath is fin
lshed because cannot delay the uanc Of The street
you the unloa ling those big limestone
blocks that all tho material for the foundations and
walls will be hand.
Those blocks OF stone are brought down the Hudson
md up the small canal from the Harlem River The
lanai is being Grct-r aud made navlgabe for larger
Iesses because factories sprngng up all around
tere He's ne mon ~ ma a nr Will
Inc rubbish taken is thrown IN the swamp other
lying land make level the grade. The cOmpanyS
began the work, but now the contrac. for grad
bg masonry has bccl given Clark, O'Bren West
brook. When completed there Will be any grade
hossing Onchundred and thirty eighthst to out
Tide the city linits.
The ylIi viii be OF the largest in the
ountTy give many miles OF tracks storing
lars. There Will be many workman employed the
ard readily understand how
nert o. 10 ftIc Will the real estate"