New-York tribune., 1896-06-05
AN OLD PLAN REvrvrn'
THE EAST RIVER TUNNEL, sc,vv.,.
MORE TO THE 'FRONT.'
RUMoRs THAT THE ELEVATED IN s,-n
ARE BEHIND TIE NEW coMpANy-.
CHIsE WHICH MAY RE rop

ARE BEHIND THE NEW coMPANY-A ys.v
CHIsE WHICH MAY BE For s.,.
The New-York and Brooklyn Ralro.s r..
or New forK CITY, which was Incorporates vssa
day IN Albany Is the latest scheme 10 ,.".. s'
travei between New-York ard Brooklyn, srs .s N.s
II plans are carried out, 60 long vav ,o.. .% VII.
ing the transit problem between N. u 49, sols.
The company was incorporated for ,ba ~. 0u@s
purpose Of building and operating q .nntA
road two miles long under the East p. na.
point In Broadway. between Canalst .,s "oa
Ferry. In New-York City. to point IN r,.' o'ua
In Brooklyn between the City Hall and .''ns-
River. The capital stock Of the COMPANY 4. East
$4,000 divided into 200 shares OF 500 eacs ~
rectors named are Major BENJAMIN !, tpe d.
who subscribed for 1856 shares: ex-;ovsrr- eauins
b. Cornell. Otto Andreal. jr Fritz Htn =, ,aNn'e
Miller. jr.. Paul c. Schnitzer. E. p Hs,1sD .n D.
ing washburn. all Of Ne~York. and each ~, IN.
subscribed for one share each Southerand D v' ,ssa
ton. OF brookyn' also subscribes for one ~
The other stockholders are T. R. Whit. q N
Opdyke. F. W. Longfellow, Thomas cr".. 49, ".
II. Van Lean. OF New-York Maio, un.s ~
said to be the real protector and bactsr =,
pany.
At intervals for the last two years m. a.. .
building a tunnel to connect the tvo c,,,.. -
thus relieve surface and overhead trafsc h,. -
ped up. but lately II has been lost 10 s,.A, ~
was due partly to the fact that there has ~. ~
strong agitation, and also that public intsr.., -. ~
centred in the recent propositions betr.s, -
Brooklyn Bridge trustees or one side and M y,
waited and surface roads on the other 90"
Mr.. Haxton says he has no idea as 10 ofA.
cation OF either terminal or what the plan n d. :.
connections with the elevated and surface ,,o...,
OF this city. He had heard. however, that n. 49,.
was hailed with great satisfaction by all ,hos. ~.
had heard of 1t. and especially the merca,p,, !.
Fulton-st., who were almost a unit in sayins sh.,
the operation Of the tunnel would greatly au ,h.s
in their business. Mr.. Haxton was asked n y.
company as 1t now stood was ready 10 "a ss..s
and do the work. or IL there is anything TO urs,v,,
the selling Of the franchise TO another COMPANY
be formed in the near future. He replied that r.
detail as well others must be answered v
Major Henning. II was said In another quarter h
evening that the tunnel project was probably +
thered by the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad o. 4
least an und Outstanding existed between the cou.
pany and the elevated people. II Is more likely III
IL either the elevated or surface roads are involved
the surface roads would in the nature Of things h
most interested in the scheme as the ramncauom
OF their system are much more varied and exssasys
than those OF their elevated rivals. This talk hgxs
ever. was more or Jess In the nature Of . Hlpposs-
pointed ou, however, by railroad man that, IN hb
opinion, the Incorporation OF the tunnel road aas
been hasened several months by the refusal Of the
Brooklyn Bridge trustees 20 grant the privileges
asked FOR by the elevated or surface railroads
MAJOR Hsnning and Ex-Governor Cornell ~
the railroad man, no doubt saw In the fa'lure d
the bridge scheme that now the best tina %
spring their tunnel on the public and watch ne
effect 1t is perfectly plain thai, with the ofidse
people holding up the railroads indefinitely "
vestors would much more hkely sep torwslQ =
this time ard take an interest IN ne project ~
not a, all unlikely, though that this company ~
formed 10 sell their franchise and rothns more q
cess Pu on the other hand, there sre vssW
rurrors that either the elevated or surface CON
panies stand behind the scheme. or, at laN, =
familiar With all the details. II the tunnel = ou!nt
II must be that It's railroad must have laciiuS ~
carrying passengers beyond or ese lnN ~ sae a. w." "
Engagements or else run their own cars tnposa
paying a rental therefor , 49,, $4,000 -
Major Henning. II is understood has consra , 6
several old franchises In New-fork City wn1
would become valuable In case OF a tunnel osa
h,,.it He IS an old railroad man. ana Al vsno1
times has been connec ted with the engineering s1
executive departments OF TWO or three s!nan % ~ -
nm the state meeting Of the directors VIII
held IN a few days - .o,,r.a, .,- ~. am.
many.