The evening world., 1894-07-12
in n. Y. C.'S power.
Vanderbilt Controls the Land the
Hudson Bridge Co. Needs.
No Arrangement for the Landing
Made as Yet.
The PuzzIing Situation Develops a
Sudden Desire for Secrecy.

BY promptly putting a motion to go
into executive session, which motion
was as just as quickly carried Major
Raymond, Chairman of the Board OF
Expert Engineers. examining the plans
for the New York and New Jersey
Bridge. precuded for the present some
highly interesting information affecting
the interests of certain corporations and
large property owners becoming public
this morning. Enough was developed
however before Major Raymond
grasped the situation, to give more
than an inklinG that the New York side
of the bridge landing question, with all
the great increase in real estate values
that such location implies, will re
Ceive as much scrutiny from the Board
as will the bridge span and foundations
charles II Swan, Secretary of the
New York and New Jersey Bridge Com
panv. was present when the Board met
this morning. and was being asked a
few dcsultory questions as 10 whether
new borings had been made. when
George e. Morrison, of the Board, quiet
ly asked him:
Mr. Swan, has your company made
any arrangements VI any N'i'h NlNii Wv
New York Central Railroad Company
about terminal facilities? ! see that on
the ulans showing tne leases or own
ers of the water frontage from West
F'iCtv-ninth to West West SiNty-ninth
streets that the name of tie New
York Central Railroad nsures very
"fnc bridge Company has made no
Arrange ments of any kind with the New
York Central as to what point the
BruGe shall touch. Nor. any S"hsr
about any terminal places replied Mr.
We'll. how Is II about the city? Has
your Company made any concessions 10
the city OF any KIND about terminal
points," continued Mr., Munson,
NO; the Bridge Company has not
made any arrangements with the city,
answered Mr., swan -. 49, ,,.,..
NeN York and Kew Jersey Bridge Com
pany, and design Of the RrtiSo plans:
here entered the room, and was asked
hy Ar. Morrison II the new bridge land
ing plans were not greatly limited BY
Ia" corporate and Other ownorships
alul. the limits 81 l'ifty-ninth aud Sin
Il ninth streets. the lines drawn by Con
Gr"s, within which tn" bridge landing
must be located Mr.. Macdonald said
thdt the locations were greatly limited
and vas procee ling 10, explain the
available openings on tho landings plans
when Mayor Raymond made his motion
Secretary swan stated after leaving
the Board room that the New York Cen
tyal Railroad had leases, most OF them
running for extended periods, OF the
river frontage. from the city. for from
SiNty-eiGhth street. 10 nearly SiNty-frst
streets. and that about the only open To-
cations were at F'fty-ninth, SiNtieth ard
SiNty-uiuth streets.
O. Bou>Careu, Of Cincinnati, a member
of the Board, was chosen Secretary be
! fore the Board went into executive ses-
| sion.
All the expenses connected with the
| Boards work are borne 10y the Bridge
! Company. When the Board was ap-
| pointed by Gov. cleveland, the Briige
| Company deposited with the Secretary
| OF War q sufficient sum TO pay all the
fees Of the cousulurg engineers. Major
RAYMOND, il" Chairman IF the Board
however, tciuC a Coy CrnnCnt officer, is
preclude! hy Tho army regulations from
receiving any remuneration for his ser
vices cNccut what his regular pay emit
| ties him &"
The Board has sixty days from the
hrst day that " met - present their re-
ports to the Secretary uf War, and as
the questions TO be determined are most
responsible ones, the closest of all the
matters submitted being vital. II Is pos
sible that most OF the allotted time will
be utilized.