The evening world., 1894-06-08


prevail by the Secretary Of War upon
such examinations, hearings and re-
ports as he shall hereafter prescribe:
Io% Fifdy thh, Il s sha,l ne Ne BE lSeated ct ss-
City.
As to TIE laying of railway tracks
on the structure. the bill says:
That said companies may locate. construct
aid maintain over such bridge and the ap:
proaches thereto railroad tracks for the use Of
aide Of SAID G'G river shall "a be- Ssy permitted to connect
LIS tracks with the said bridge approaches. and
snail have equal rights OF transit for Its rolling
stock, cars, passengers and freight upon equal
equality or equity Of the terms shall arise It
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the sinking Fund Of the city Of New York; and
provided. further, that no railroad or railroads
shall be operated on the approaches Of said
cept on such approaches as shall have been APP
proved by the Sinking Fund Commissioners OF the
approaches" az used In this act. shall be con-
strued to include only such portion Of the road:
bridge as is necessary to reach the grade OF the
bridge from the grade of the streets at which
said apprSasnes begin to rise, In order to bring
Of not less than twenty feet to the mile.
1t is also provided that ANY bridge
built under the authority Of this act
| Slldll Dt COISlIuCltu Will suCH ItHRln OIL
span and at such elevation as the Secre-
Provided. however. that it shall Snd 'e afford.
under any Conditions s,s Of load or temperao
high water Of Spring tides of not less
than one hundred and fifty feet at the
A commission appointed by the P,resi:
dent Is to determine What length of
span. not less than 1000 feet, will be
practicable and safe. The Secretary OF
Board must be provided. Not less than
$780, 900 must be spent in construction the
frst year and 100000 each year>there,
The bill has been put through only
after a long struggle and in the face OF
an opposition which at different times
Chamber OF Commerce, several United
States Senator'S and Representatives ir
CoLgress. Once a Presidential veto
proved by both houses of Congress.
Much of the opposition was undoubt'
IDLY inspired by certain railroad inter
ests; Which viii experience a closel
trance into New orR. There was. how,
ever. a certain, amount of honest objec
North River to the possible injury o,
the river m At one time, too
the bill before Congress gave the Bridge
company 100 muCn LATITUDE as TO ths
location Of approaches and building
of tracks In New York City.
At the head office of the New Yorl
and New Jersey Bridge Company, 81
Broadway, 1t was said to-day that tn,
work Of constructing the bridge would
be begun as soon as the Secretary o
Wal approved OF the plans and specifica
lions, which are already prepared.
The Company expects that 1t will tax,
four years to complete the bridge anC
that II will cost, Including approaches
lever bridge, and will extend from
point between Fifty-ninth and Sixty
ninth streets across the North River L
a point opposite Guttenburg. 1t will. a
the highest point. be $50 feet above waite
, at high tide, fifteen feet higher than tn,
present Brooklyn Bridge. 1t will con
tain six tracks and be purely a railwa!
the New Jersey side to nave a termina
in New York City.
A union depot, which 1t Is expected vii
be one of the largest In tle world. vii
be built, extending from Seventh t
Eighth avenue and from Forty-secon'
to Forty-fourth street. 1t will be 40
by 800 feet. The revenue from the bridg
roads exclusively, as there will be n
provisions for passenger rafic othe
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 Rail
way. Charles H. Swan. the Secretar
and Treasurer, has devoted years to tn
completion of the scheme. He Is now 1
some time In the interest Of the Com
, Dany,