The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-01

would connect with the Sixth avenue road at
West Broadway. and the Ninth avenue road at
Greenwich street.
The third route. or west side extension, would
begin at the elevated railroad structure at
run through Fifty-third street to Tenth avenues;
through Tenth and Amsterdam avenues to q
street, Amsterdam avenue and the Boulevard;
then along the Boulevard to its Intersection
with KingsbriGge road at or near 169th street.
hereafter determined.
The fourth route. or east side extension.
burban road at Third avenue and fremont ave.
nue. Tor fifth street,, and run northerly along
as KinEsbridge road e Pelham avenue: there
connecting with the New York and Harlem
P Psl1rTaa avenue Se aeG and rdoKsdin nss5r rihUe road dn In a S Mess.
erly direction to Webster avenue. and along
Webster avenue in a northerly direction to
Upon ali these routes application is made for
the right to build two tracks at first, with the
more tracks. Along West street and tho mar,
ginal wharf It j. proposed to build the road
SlSss to ei las IT Te IS 'speeia nsft t fns f the tracks seE es sssii
be constructed as nearly in the centre of the
streets as possible, The character of structure
as the existing elevated roads. The Manhattan
Railway Company, agrees to build the West
upper east side line and have them in operation
within two years from the time when the nee
essary consents OF the municipal authorities
and property owners are obtained, or in lieu
Ssn The q sG ibs HSS Of 1hs fp5IG 9PIsItgg oTn ISe s thS s9ns
the upper west side extension south OF 169th
street, ready for use in three years and the re-
moinder to Kingsbridge running in five years.
The following .proviso is made:
That the time, If amy. unavoidably consumed by
s suit s, asiiG ,PsjS SBRsa p,o OF oihsE legal ta aed p5Sse sSa ns,s Of
ssry property nmtys, ana p Isgiyc rights G9 sn Or by 4 the ,Soi Inter
and the time occupied IN the acquisition. OPENING
and completion by the public authorities OF any pub
above described. and the lime occupied by delays
resulting from the non-delivery OF iron or steel 10
the public enemy. riot OF strike. nre or other unavoId.
able accident; or resulting from the acts Of any trust.
dealers In, steel or iron. shall not be deemed q part OF
OF any portion OF said extended railway shall be
made. But the time. e any. during which any such
otherwise limited for construction and completion OF
the said railway.
There is a special provision also in regard to
the upper west side extension, that where this
road connects with existing roads the company
shall have the right to construct one or two ad.
trains in such a manner as to cross above OF un.
der the tracks for local trains.
The application for additional tracks and ia.
tracks may be built ION. above, under. or CON
tinguous 10 portions or the whole OF the route
minals and other facilities for operating the
roads. The right to lay two additional tracks
now has the right to operate only two tracks,
and where it has the right to operate three
tracks one extra track is asked for.
The company asks permission TO enlarge the
terminal facilities at the City Hall station by
building an additional platform, on each side
outside OF the present tracks and II also wants
to construct two additional tracks at this point.
II asks for a general right to enlarge the sta
wherever the business Of tho roads shall re-
quire it. Where additional tracks are required
the es are r ,S be ,9a built Where here f sSis ssans, b Ss SeSa
the existing structure is to be widened and. IL
necessary reconstructed SO as to be Of sufti.
keeping the centre line of tho structure. where
practicable. over the centre line of the street
Wherever there are crossings or functions to be
made between the older lines and the new ones
provision is'to be made for the necessary tracks,
and the crossings may be mace oyer or under
regard TO the time when, the improvements OF
this sort are to be finished the application says:
The Manhattan Railway Company will begin
to construct and will complete such additional
track or tracks and terminal and other facilities,
from time to time. as the traffic shall. in the judg-
ment OF the said company, require or demand"
The application snys:
co,n = our pebt n I Ia 'h Sv M menna os aur hSil% 4
tlonal tracks, express trains can be run over
he existing and proposed lines Of said company.
thereby greatly shO. tening the time OF transit
city and Rrcaily increasing facility and ra.
and pl%i't that I the said ter and other fsciiitie;
are rendered necessary by the Increasing DE;
ssid co %, .he public snS Ira me p pSTp ess Faf'i rSSyysb 81
emily accommodating said traffic"
President Orr got n letter yesterday from
Secretary swan OF the New York and New Jer-
sey Bridge Company calling his attention to the
fact that that company had already mapped out
nn eleya'ed road TO run from Fitty-ninth street
TO the Battery along West street. as a part Of
the system of approaches which IL has devised
for the great bridge II expects to build across
the Hudson River.
Nil. Swan suggests that in considering the
proposed West street extension Of the elevated
road this fact should not be overlooked.