New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
TO LAND AT BROADWAY.
FREDERICK T. ESSLER PUSHING The
EAST RIVER TUNNEL SCHEME.

Nrw-YoHX RIGHTS sEcr.RCD TOR An ENTRANCE
AT AHN-sT. AND BaOADwAY-wAITIH1 FOR
ACTON By BROOKLYN OFFICIALS
THAT END To EE BETWEEN THE
rLAzA AND THE CITY HAL
The New-York ard Brooklyn Railroad Com
pany IL the plans which it has been cautiously
maturing shall lie carried cut viii play an M
por;ant part IN the process Of knitting the TWO
cities more c,csely together and making the
Greater New-York something more than name
The company. it was earned on competent au-
thority yesterday. has made It's plans fof 'he
New-York entrance to it's underground raiiroau
at Broadway and Ann-st The ErooKiyh en-
trance Will be at a point between the Pla2a ana
the City Hall. The company las secured the
privileges desired by it from the Mayor ana
Commonalty Of this city and its application TOR
Brooklyn rights is Sow before the Board OF AL
dermen OF that city.
The New-York and Brooklyn Railroad COM
pany has been incorporated under the laws oi
this State its purpose being to build tuhhei
under the East River to connect New-York and
Brooklyn Under the charter the New-fork end
was TO be at a point between the Battery and
Canal-st Ann-st. at Broadway. has been
chosen. The businr Of the company has been
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close relations to the principal promoter OF the
plan, with view to avoiding special publicity.
For this reason the securing of the New-York
rights was done with cclerty and Dispatch ana
without any special public attention being d.
rected TO it,
The chief promoter Of this scheme Is Frederick
B. Essler, Of Philadelphia. where he is wei
known as a lawyer. railroad man and man oi
energy. lie is well known to the so-caiied fhi'a-
delphia syndicate. Of which T. a. b. "idehe''
w L. Elkins and Thomas Doan are the princi-
pal factors outside Of William G. whitney. IL
was Mr.. Essler who some seven years ago set
out to sunply an elevated railroad system TO
Philadelphia He proceeded under the Generai
Railroad act Of Pennsylvania. and buzz TWO
blocks length Of the line In Front-st. from Mar
ket-st to Arch-st. and. with few feet OF gap
from Arch to Dav-st.
A friend of Mr. Essler. who Is familiar with
his plans said yesterday: THE Metropolitan
Traction Company fought Mr. Essler tooth ana
nail They brough; an Injunction suit after the
two blocks length OF the road had been puiit'
and the case was carried to the Supreme Court,
where the contention OF the Widener-Ekihs
people that the road could not be built under
the General Railroad law Of Pennsylvania was
upheld. There was strong comment on the De
cision. In consequence Mr.. Essler had TO tear
down his elevated structure, the two DOCKS
length Of which had cost him Sloi .opo he go,
So 600 out of the iron. He thus lost round
100000 in this fight with the metropolitan
Traction Company. which owned the surface
roads Of Philadelphia.
"Mr Essler has laid his plans now TO push
the railroad between New-iork and BVookiyn
with all his energy. as soon as the broomIy" ito,
BOARD Of Aldermen before which the appllca-
ton is now pending. shall. with the Mayor, con
sent to grant the privileges sought 10Y terminus
in Brooklyn The entrance to the underground
road at Broadway and Ann-st. is 10 be by graa-
ual descent that cars can be run upon ''e
Broadway tracks II necessary.
LAS 20 whether Mr. Fssler has an UNDERSTAND
ing with the Metropolitan Traction company hnu
is acting in their interest may be )uGsod Ilpi
his experience with that corporation In fhllauel
phia Still that view Of the matter wouid h"'
nreclude an understanding between the two 10
dav Some Of the large contractors OF TINS cl'Y
have been consulted regarding contracts Tor OK
/ cavating All hangs now upon the brooK,yr
Board OF Aldermen. one tlifls Is certain '''
p,ssler means business.
Mr.. Fssler was no, In the city yesterday