New-York tribune., 1896-11-20
Druggists who sell Woodburys Facial Soap
use it in their homes They know good soap
Why not do as they 60?
TUNNEL WILL BE BUILT
WORK UNDER THE EAST RIVER TO BE
BEGUN IN EARNEST.
THE NETWORK AND BROOKLYN RAILROAD CON-
PANy's PLANs-NEw DIRECTORS NAMED
AND A CONSTRUCTION COM

AND CONSTRUCTION COM
PANY FORMED
The preliminary step in the construction. by tho
New-York and Brooklyn Railroad Company. of
tunnel under the East River. taken yesterday
by the publication OF the articles OF association OF
the company. 1t is expected that within three
weeks the work in this tunnel will he begun. and
that within eight months It will be completed. The
tunnel will extend from a point between the Brook
lyn Warehouse Company and Hecker-Jones & Jew
ell Milling Company. In Brooklyn. under the East
River to a point In New-York Park Row and
Ann-st Through this tunnel will run all the cars Of
the Brooklyn surface roads. which AT present have
their termini at the Fulton-s ferries. This will
give n complete circuit for passengers from points
In brooklyn to New-york without change Of cars.
The published articles Of association Of the New.
York and Brooklyn Railroad Company contain a.
directors men who have been superseded by others
since the initial steps Of organization were taken.
As the company stands the president Is r. 8.
Henning at one time vice-president and general
manager OF the Long Island Railroad The directors
are Emerson McMuen former president OF the
East River Gas Company which built the only tun-
mel there Is under the East River Colone. J. ".
Partridge president OF the Brooklyn City and New
town Railroad Company II. W. Slocum. interested
in the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Com
pany: James c Church. interested In the Nassau
Electric Railroad Company: Silas B. Dutcher presi-
dent of the Hamilton Trust Company. and Otto
Andrae ir a member OF the German importing
house OF William Schroeder & Co. Mr. Andrae 10
the secretary and treasurer OF the tunnel company.
separate construction company has been or
ganized. with Frederick B. Esler the attorney OF
the New-York and Brooklyn Railroad Company. az
its president. The construction company has
tered into an agreement with the tunnel company
for the building Of the tunnel. and has awarded
the ,ntract for the work 20 Sooysmith & Co. con-
tracing engineers. in the Mills Building. this city.
who are we'll known. Who ;he men back Of the
construction company are is not known
The articles OF association OF tunnel company
call for a capitalization OF $4,000. When the legal
three xeeks OF notice OF Incorporation have passed
this Capitalization will be raised 10 $6OO0,OV The
pround will then be broken both the New
York ana Brooklyn ends OF the route. and the
work will be pushed. 1t Is expected to have the
terminal AT the New-York end occupy the ground
floor OF an office building erected at Ann-st and
Park Row.
As trolley-ca are TO run through it the only mo-
tive power to be used Is electricity. -Four tracks
will be laid. for easteriy and two for westerly
bound cars these o be separated by a division.
structure Of porous brick to prevent any possible
Sweating" The excavation will be made fifty feet
below the bottom of the East River which in the
middle OF the stream At line OF the tunnel is
will rest on solid foundation and this at all points
will be carried down TO solid rock.
The people OF Brooklyn are much retoced that
what has so long been regarded as merely mythical
OF the tunnel will mean a great saving In time In
reaching New-York. As the directors Of the COM
pany are either officers Of or closely identified with
Brooklyn surface roads the advantages OF the
better facilities for transit to and from New-York
are apparent