The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-08
TO span NORTH RIVER
Bridge Bill Signed and the Work
Soon to Begin.
New York and New Jersey Company
Wins Its Long Fight.
A Presidential Veto Once Knocked
Out All Plans.

By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, June s.-The President
has signed the New York and New Ier-
sey Bridge bill.
The New York and New Jersey Bridge
bill, as 1t has become a law, leaves the
location OF the bridge subject to APP
proyal by the Secretary of War upon
ports as he shall hereafter prescribe:
Provided that 1t shall not be located be-
low Fifty-ninth street. New York City.
City. A "
As to the laying Of railway tracks
on the structure. the bill says:
That said companies may locate. construct
breaches thereto railroad tracks for the use Of
railroads, provided that any railroad on either
sse o. SAID ,h vs5 shall be permitted to
shall have equal rights OF transit for Its rolling
stock, Ss ear, passengers and freight upon equal
shall submitted to and decided by the secr.
York shall be approved BY. the Commissioners OF
provided, further. that no railroad or railroads
shall be operated on the apprcach,s of said
eep on sndS city S fo
proved BY the Sinking Fund Commissioners of the
city OF New York; provided, also, that the term
strued to include only such portion OF the road
bed and superstructure either side of said
bridge from the grade Of the streets at which
said approaches begin to rise. In order to bring
Of not less than twenty feet to the mile ''
It Is also provided that ANY bridge
built under the authority of this act
shall be constructed with such length Of
tary Of War shall approve and require.
Provided. however, that it shall AFFORD,
under any conditions Of load or tempera-
tuIe. minimum u clear Roadway above
sss% oss suSassd ana iss feet "s at ' sSs
A! a comm I, appointed BY the Presl:
span, not less than 1000 feet. viii be
War must approve, changes in plans.
Board must be provided. Not less tSan
$4,000 must be spent in construction the
fsst year and 100000 each year there
The bill has been put through only
an opposition which at different times
included Incl l,5sd. the Mayor Of New York the
States Senators and Representatives in
killed a measure which. had been APP
Much of the opposition was undoubt-
| eddy inspired by certain railroad inter-
| ests, which will experience a closer
through the new bridge a direct en- en-.
trance into New ork. There was, how
ever. certain amount of honest objec-
ton to the placing of pier in the
| the river commerce. At one time, too.
the bill before Congress gave the Bridge
| Company too much latitude as to the
Of tracks in New York City.
At the head Office OF the New York
and New Jersey Bridge Company. PA
1T said toSay that the
be begun as soon as the Secretary OF
Wai approved OF the plans and specifica-
tons which are already prepared,
| The Company expects that II will take
four years to complete the bridge and
that II will cost, Including approaches,
$40. 100000; It will be suspended canti-
point between Fifty-ninth and Sixty
ninth streets across the North River to
a point opposite Guttenburg. 1t will, at
at high tide, fifteen feet higher than the
present Brooklyn Bridge. It will con-
tain six tracks and be purely a railway
bridge, enabling all lines now reaching
A union. depot. which it is expected will
be one Of the largest in he world, will
Eighth avenue a and from 4 F SrtsHsa ID
to Forty.fourth street. 1t will be 400
by S0o feet. The revenue from the bridge
and depot will be derived from the rail-
roads exclusively, as there will be nc
provisions for passenger traffic other
than that furnished by each individual
road in Its own trains.
The President OF the Bridge Company
Is John B. Kerr. Vice-President Of the
New York, Ontario and Western Rail-
way. Charles II. Swan. the Secretary
completion of the scheme He is now in
Washington, where he has been for
some time in the interest of the Com
pany.