The evening world., 1894-06-08

ChARLES II. SWAN.
proyal by the Secretary Of War upon
such examinations, hearings and re-
ports as he shall hereafter prescribe:
Provided that 1t shall not be located be-
low Fifty-Elnth street, New York City,
nor above Sixty-ninth street. New York
AS to TIE laying of railway tracks
on the structure. the bill says:
That said comp.niea may locate. construct
breaches thereto railroad tracks for the use Of
railroads, provided that any railroad on either
i ils' tracks az ss'S With GiTI III shall ..id e sr Pss%, .,saos .s ssnn .Sd
stock: car, passengers and freisIt upon equal
shall % ubmiited 70 and decided BY the Score;
approaches OF said bridge in the city OF New
York shall be approved by. the conimiasioners OF
ssS iS'ei'nS far F | e 'h. ts' NO city ,ai Is : S;T or fG aaiiro s%a
bridge companies in g. city, q New York. es-
proved by the sinkingSFund Commissioner Of the
city Of New York; provided, also, that the term
bed and suporstinctire on either side Of said
bridge from the grade Of the streets at which
said approaches begin to rise, in order TO bring
ss' n ssG 1es s,e ,san sxt 'Sss'fs Fer, upon ,o sAs sn mile. BY a grade
built under the authority of this act
shall be constructed with such length of
span and at such elevation as the Secre-
P iarS DE- "hs ow s E a tRat It s sna rs sffors,
under any conditions OF load or tempera-
ture. a minimum clear Roadway above
centre of the span"
A commission appointed by the Presi-
span, not less. than 1000 feet, viii be
practicable and safe. The Secretary OF
War must approve, changes In plans,
Lights prescribed by the Lighthouse
itirst year and 100000 each year there re-
~ bill has! been put through onl,
Included the Mayor Of New York. thu
statss sen 81 Tem and several Unite e
Congress-. Once a Presidential veto
killed a measure which had been ap
proved by. both houses of Congress.
eddy inspired by certain railroad inter.
eompetitions when o9Ser railroads s'0 se
s tnfSSshi n ,sae new or sr'd 'Fhe "a a Wss, how sn'
ton to the Placing u 81 a n pier in o0' th,
HSrf fiva Kiv asgm 1o 1ae p1fts'i uns t injury toe @
Company too much latitude as to tn,
location Of approaches and building
Of tracks In New YORK City.
At the head office Of the New Yorl
and New Jersey Bridge Company, q
Broadway. 1t was said to-day that tn
work Of constructing the bridge woulc
Wal approved OF the plans and speciica
lions, which are already prepared.
The Company expects that 1t will TAX,
four years to complete the bridge ant
that II Will cost, including approaches
$40, 900, 600 It will bel a suspended can't
lever bridge, and will extend from
ninth streets across the North River I,
the highest point, be- $50 feet above waite
at high tide, fifteen feet higher han tn,
present brooklyn Bridge. 1t will con
tain six, tracks and. pc purely a railwa.
bridge, enabling all lines now reaching
the New Jersey side to have a termina
A union depot. which 1t is expected wi
be one OF the largest In tne world. vii
Eighth avenue and from Forty-secon
to Forty-fourth sweet. 1t will be 40
by 800 feet. The revenue from the bridg
and depot will be derived from the rail
roads exclusively, as there will be n
than that furnished by each individua
road in its own trains.
The President of, the Bridge Compan
Is John b. Kerr. Vice-President OF tn
New York, Ontario and Western Raj
way. Charles II. HSwan. the Secretar
and Treasurer, has devoted years to tn
completion of the scheme. He is now I
: Washington, where he has been 70
some time In the interest of the Con
, pany.