New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-09
SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL.
A CROSSTOwN ELEVATED ROAD PROPOSED.
PLAN FOR AVOIDING THE MUD, DUST AND DAN
GER OF THE STREETS.
TO ne Edttor or The Trfoune


TO tie Edfor OF The TrfbunG
Sir: Your issue Of December l contained a very
interesting article about fOofbrdges which It Is pro
posed TO build from the Hudson River ferries over
crowded Wcsst. TO enable passengers to get safely
across from and TO the North River ferries. More
than year ago suggested 70 prominent citizen OF
New York plan to overcome not only that difficulty
but 70 provide system of crossown transit for the
lower part Of Now-York which shall connect somo OF
the East and North River ferries and railroads wl'h
the elevated railroads. the Bridge terminus and pron
ncnt streets.
The plan Is as follows Let doubleracked elevated
railroad be built I'm Wcst-st. from Chambcrs-st W
Lbcrty-st. thence a.ong Liberty-s and Maiden Lane
10 sOuth-st., thence along sOuh-st. to james sup
thence along James Slip and Chambcrsst. to the pom
of starting to wit: the foot of West Chambers
This would form belt line the total length of which
would not exceed two and onehalf miles In orlei
10 mako the road as little OF nuisance as poss'oc
and TO enable the elevated roads, II ou5
TO be neat open structure about forty feet hlsh'
with columns next 10 and inside the curbstone' INC
cars should run over the centre Of the street and sho''
be drawn by noiseless cable thus causing no SMOKE,
ashes cinders or gas. Their speed need not eA0'''
ten miles an hour as all the distances are short
In Order to get TO and from it comfortably vertical
elevators Of considerable capacity might be built al
the most prominent points. which are:
l. Erie Railroad and Ferry. at Chambersst
. West Shore Railroad and Ferry. at Jay-st
g. Delaware, Lackawanna western lsairoa' "
Ferry Barclay.st 49,
4 Pennsylvania Railroad and Ferry. at Corandt-st.
8 Now.Jerscy Central RAILROAD and Ferry. at LID
erty-st -, ,,......,.h s.s
T. Elevated railroad Liberty and New church 49,
s. Broadway. Liberty-st.
O. Elevated railroad, al Liberty and Pearl SIS
10 South-st at Maiden Lane only two blocks hoF'" "a
Wall Street Ferry.
II. Fulton Ferry at Fulton-st
u Roosevelt Street Ferry.
l3 Long Island Railroad and Hunters Point Ferry ~
James Slip Calharine Street Ferry close by.
IL Elevated railroad Chamber~st. and New BOWEL
Is The Bridge terminus elevated railroad CiV nan
and Court House
is. Broadway, at Chambers~st
IT, Elevated railroad, at Chambers-st and West Bfoau
way =.
Is Elevated railroad Chambers and Gr1enwich s'~'
and other points II found necessary
such road would enable people to 90 10 ana ho'
the business part of NewYork quickly and comior'apP
| fovodinr crowded streets and INSTRUCTED Sidewalks
du.t mud and slush and accidents IN all deTuou,,
and would also give close connection between liW'
Iyn and the Ncw-Icrsey shore. IL would. no uuuu,'
n honestly built and efficiently managed. pay -
bandsnme return on the capital invested. even mc
fao did not exceed five cents, including the ~,
private cau!tal would be willing 10 undeuake IT, uL H.
civ of New York might reserve II for usrlI Sihi'
/ systen,s could be built uptown. Respectfully o->,
New-YOrk, Dec. = 1889. - H. bO-'-"