New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-22
NEW EAST RIVER BRIDGES.
WORK ON THEM. 1T is SAID. TO BEGIN.

TIE ALDERMEN GIVE THEIR coNsEST-oNLY
THE MAYORS APPROVAL NEEDED.
The approval Of Mayor Giroy is now all that
Is needed to authorize the East River Bridge Conn.,
pany tnild its two bridges over the East h1vT'
and series Of "apprcacbes.' which are IN realty
elevated rapid crOss-town roads. Inc Boaru
| Of Aldermen passed the franchise yesterday by
vote OF 1G to Io. Bridge No Is TO extend from a
point between South Fifth and South sixth sts.. IN
Brooklyn, between the present picr-line ana Marcy
ave-, thence the East River. to point ut or
about Cannon between Delaney and Rivincton SIS
| bridge No. Q will extend from point between the
pier-lne OF the East River and Fulion-s BROOKLYN
| between Hudsonave. and Brdg"-st.; thence across
| the East River over, across and through private
| property and intervening streets I'm New-fork at a
| point between Jackson and Scanned SIS 10 GRAND
st. and across Grand ST. and across ana through
private property and intervening streets TO connect
| With Bridge No. at point in its line between
Delaney and Rvingon sts passing over Approach
No OF the same. The approaches OF Bridge No. l
will be: C) From a point In the line Of the bridge
at or about Cannon-st, in the block bounded De-
tween Delaney and RiviDgton. md Columbia ana
Cannon sts thence westwardly over through and
along private property TO the Bowcry. connecting
with the Second Elevated Avenue Railroad at
Allen-st.. and the BOwery to Spr1ngst. con
Meeting with the Third Avcnue Elevated Railroad at the
Bowcry (2) From the Bowery at Spring-st. thence
west wardly over through and along Spring to west
st., connecting with the Sixth Avenue Elevated hai
road at South Fthave.. and with the Ninth Avenue
Elevated Rnilr0nd ut Grecnwichst AS acOnnecon win
the Dry Dock East Broadway and Battery Railroad
and other railroads, and with the ferry nj
Dcshrosscs ST.. there will be built curve from The
terminus of the approach at West and Spring SIS
extending souEerly Westst. and along the same
TO or near Vcstryst. (3) From the point OF com
mcncement Of Approach No. 1. and thence over
along and through private property to connect win
Bridge No. at a point on It's line situated ID inc
bleck bounded Ivy Sheriff. Wllett. Broomc and
Grand sts az An approach for vehicles ana
pedestrians from the an HORACE on the New-iork SIDE
upon q suitable descending grade through private
propcrty t. be acquired by the company between
Delaney and Rivingon SITS. and across Intervening
streets, following the general line Oh mp
proach No. I TO Sherihst.; thence southeriy ny
n curve through private property between Sheriff and
Wl,ett SIS and across Intervening streets In the
line of Bridge No Q. and under It to the surface OF
the ground ut tirand-St where II VIII connect WIN
the surface cars running through that street.
(5) In Prooklyn a similar approach will be con
struccd from anchorage through private properly
and across intervening streets. between South Fifth
.nd soutb Sixth sjs connecting with the surface Of
tle ground at RcdfOrd-ave., and an appronch from
the structure OF the bridge to the structure OF me
BROOKLYN Elevated Railroad running through Broad
way. -, a.
Those are the approaches for Bridgc No. 2: ID An
approach beginning at a point IN inc line Oh hr'oI.
No . situated in the block between SicnH ana
Wctt sts and between Grand and brooine s's''
thence over private property TO Grand-St.; Thence
.os,wardly along Grand-st. upon descending sTao'
to the casierly side Of Easiest connecting Win suI'
railroads and with the ferry at <iinndst. u! rum
the anchorage in New-lOrE. an approach 'ro"e"
priyate property between Jackson ana scanc' S'N.'
coming TO the surface OF the ground at East hro"n
II n
pro.cb through private property between HuisohaVr
and Prd coming the surface OF the crouhd III
Myrtle.ave, and an approach to CONNECT t"e oi'"e
with the elevated railroads in Hudson Ayr'e "h"
Fulton aves. ,,.
,ve bonds in the sum OF 100000 that II would ho'
damage city property and that the rate OF i"re "po"
the elevated RAILWAY should not exceed D Genus io'
each passenger ard that the payment OF INA, ini'
hould cntitle each passenger TO or from saia eic-
waited railroad TO free transit across 'he "i's' VI
bridges with which it is intended TO connect i'
The vote as verified by Chief Clerk biike' s'ooo
., sollows: Fu,-.Mctaelnn, Noonan naumc'b'
-, -. Do,ovan Flynn Gecks, Martin. Morgan,
Nurnhv Oakey owen, Rogers. Ryder, .. W. Smith,
Tort "a: no Eurke Eiseman. Keahon. Langtry. Long
Nun. oBrien, Parks, Prague, Rinn' SAUL ocho"'
The plan of the company IT Is alIegcd Is The con,
u.con Of the elevated systems OF EToosi}n WIN W al,
The elevated ps Tnn s"r ard 'U's at Drs%sr
wy ,rrw travel over the whole lIue being promised
81. ieiis CON, fare Among the stockholders are
GEORGE $ wngae Adopn LadcnSSrs WcsSr r
, ne",s and others Frederick Uhlman Is president
Of the The BRIDGES are ,o BE- $50 es
brh The span OF Bridge NO. win BE- 1910 Icet
in the clear and rs to!s Length 3sUo feel loan in Of
20 fec, and It's whole length will be 2:'oO fcct
Roth bridges at pier line are TO be- 12o Ire aDoc
moan high tide In the centre the North or larger
b{dce Is TO stand 14O feet above mean high udc ana
the South or small bridge, AZ feet above w"ch Is
The cables OF the upper bridge, four IN number.
are 10 De twenty inches hn diameter those OF me
~ ojobteen inches TIE Brooklyn Bridge cables
are fifteen and threequartcr Inches In diameter
Except the masonry and r0adways dhe material WIN
be steel and iron. Each bridge is to nave iour
tracks. The construction Of the North Bridge, or
No / will be the first begun. The company eN-
poets 10 start the work In May.