The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-13
.DEF|ES The n. Y. C.
Secretary Swan, of the New Hud'
son Bridge, Answers Depew.
Will Have the Landing Pier on Land
Now und r. Water.
And Run tho Approach 100 Feet
Above the Railroad Tracks.

The statement Of President Chaunley
NJ. Dopew, of the New York Central
railroad. that as his road controlled the
entire North River water front between
Fifty-ninth aud Seventy-second streets,
II would We Impossible for the 500 coo, 90"
New York ana New Jersey Bridge to
secure Al ti'T landing within those points,
ard advising the Bridge company t. 20
UP 10 RivevHId Park ana land there, IL
pOuh-pouhCd by Secretary swan, Of the
Bridge Company.
secretary swan SAYS tine bridge con
cross the Central Railroad tracks and
property loo feet In the alr ana do T.
legally AZ any point on tho Hudson
River font between Tifty-ninth and
SiStieth streets.
This Is how he explains the situation:
IN 1890 Andrew H. Green, col. Hahn
Evan Thomas, Charles NJ, Vail and
tsiior StIuuq, the Commissioners ar
pointed 10y the state Of New York to
determine the location of the bridge APP
rroache. In New Y.rr CITY. chose the
block bounded by west OF Tley entl
aveuue, Seveutteth and Scvcnty-tirt
streets nui ON to the river They
located urr pier outside of al, property
rontrolcl lay the Central railroad,
'rnp water pier landing il on under
water land belonging - tine city OF New
York, and not To- psIew ~ Vanderbilt
our plans showed thut we went $50 feet
in the air over all the railroad OF pr
waite plo'artv Intervening
NOV, 40 l'2L me tinted states Cor
. "a he -
and Sivtioth streets. Therefore We are
bound e. buili between these Iuiuye.
at Si~tv-niuth street up t. the eN-
terror rier head line. our lanlinr would
b" OUTSIDE ~ thN Central Railroad urur-
'rt'. and on lands uuter water owned
, ny ne c',E. There are NJ Pier or any
At tity -uintu street upon tue block
hntwefr TittN-ninth and Sirticth streets,
the property Is hold w private inulyidu-
ais, and there the landing nOuIl he MADE
under water also on city lands within
the exterior piar-head line. Just a. at
St~rr-rinrh street. The land suitable FOG
the langrug pier on tns uplands. he
tween rifty-ninth and ,Sivtieth streets,
west Of Eleventh avenue. belongs to pIt-
/ yatp iuiiN lale.
IT j., however, true tina, the New Nork
Central Railroad owns part ~ the land
and leases the balance from the city Of
New York between SiNti,M and Seven
tieth streets, but u don't lease or own
the air, by ~" ia~ Of eminent inmtiu
/ tracks or condemn private property for
| I'VE had just the same Identical fight
the Poughkceusie Bridge, hut We built
/ II lust the same and carried our up-
proac hos over the railroad tracks, just
as We propose to do luN.
THE New York and New Jersey Bridge
| Company was organized with private
! capital In 1880 The states OF New York
| and New jersey have given us an the
| Lao In,
build the bridse, ana the, l'nitel states
Government has approved the action of
| the two states.
~. should he distinctly understood
hat all plans ana details Of the bridge
are subject 70 approval by the Hoard
" ENper, ERginHers as t. III" length
~ span and by III" state Iommission-
! bridge, These latter Commissioners
| may demand carriage and foot ways,
! and We would have 10 provide them II
| IL only n n railroad bridge that our
plans have been made. Finally, every
hing must be Apr Dyed by tho Score
and whatever he says should be done
, must hr done.
4 mink that We can only ina . suit
able landing either al Fifty-rinth str ct
/ or at ski. th street, end ar on" ~ those
, Two points ch.uUrey NJ. n"p-w CT no
, CnSTHnecy N, DereW the !r'iso hu.'dine
/ Until We know which OF the two To-
( cations IL finally selected we cannot
take n:y action towards securing the
! land either by lease or purchase from
/ private owners or 10y direct lease from
! the CIV
Tie Roarrd Of Expert Engineer net
! again TINS morning aud immt Jia tcly
WCut into executive session to consider
| further uoriUg5 and statistics Of resist
| ant strains for the bridge piers The
Board adjourned his afternoon unul
! next Monday morning, wucn the SESSION
| viii again be private.
| On Tuesday the meeting wlil be oxen.
| ana partial report Of the Wards work
| SO Tar probably made public
no Time ia Waste on Him,