New-York tribune., 1901-12-12

filed in the County Clerks office in this city
few minutes before the close of business at 4
p. m. yesterday, together with articles of incor-
poration for the Pennsylvania-Ne Ex-
tension Railroad Company, which is to operate
the tunnel Earlier in the day there were filed
with the Secretary of State. at Albany, similar
plans and papers. They show that the proposed
railway tunnel will start north of the present
terminal of the Pennsylvania Railroad, in Jer-
sey City. go under the North River to this city,
and under Manhattan Island and the East River
to point the present terminal of the Long
Island Railroad, in Long Island City, In the
Borough of Queens.
The maps and plans filed show that the tun-
nei will cross under the North River, so as 10
touch this city at Thirty-third-st.. and continue
in easterly direction, to enter a large
underground station that is to be constructed
in the block bounded by Thirty-second-st-, Sew
enth-ave, Thirty-third-st. and Enghth-ave., and
in a part of the block bounded by Thirty
first and Thirty-second sts and Eighth ana
Ninth From the underground station the
tunnel is to proceed east nearly along
the line of Thirty-second-st., and under
the East River to Queens. connecting
with the Long Island Railroad Under
the North River. the tunnel will have room for
two railway tracks East of the underground
station in Manhattan there will be four tracks.
a separate tunnel. so that there will be four
tunnels under the East River The Long Island
Railroad will have the of two of the tracks
running on the line of Thirty-third-st-, and will
have an individual station at Nos. 40 and 81
West Thirty-th -third-st.. just east ofa Broadway.
The PENNSYLVANIA and the Long Island Railroad
companies will have joint use of the large under
ground station at Thirty-third-st. and Seventh
ave.
WHY BRIDGE SCHEME WAS ABANDONED.
Officials of the two railroad companies were
concerned in filing the maps and plans yester-
day They said that the idea of building
bridge to cost SiOO,OOO,O0O had been abandoned.
Engineers had found way to overcome the
difficulties Of constructing tunnel under the
North River. and the tunnel can be constructed
at about one-tenth the cost Of a bridge The
tunnels through Manhattan Island can be bored
at such depth that they Will not interfere with
the rapid transit road. and over them buildings
can be erected The tunnels under the East
River will go through solid rock. 1t is believed
that the North River tunnel will be constructed
of steel tubes laid in bed of concrete deep in
the sand under the river. The sand under the
North River goes down TO a depth Of 1oO feet
in places
The railway trains in the tunnel will be oper-
ated by electricity, that there will be no dust
or smoke and the tunnel be lighted along
its entire length by electricity. Ventilation can
be secured partly by the operation Of the trains
The tunnel under the North River will bring
the Pennsylvania Railroad into the heart OF
New-York City and give easy and direct COM
rlunication with Long Island BY means or
bridge near Wards Island and another con-
nec,jnp railroad the trains OF the Pennsylvania
system can be run the tracks Of the New
York. New-Haven and Hartford Railroad and
into New-England.
STATEMENT BY MR.. CASSATT.
\. J. Cassatt. president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. who was in this city yester-
day, in company with Samuel Rea. the vice
president of the company, said:
Tho PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company is now
prepared to carry out it's policy, long since
adopted of extending its railroad into New
York City. therein establishing suitable pas
sen:,,r terminus for the accommodation or the
public. TO accomplish this on ComprehensiFe
plan .he Long Island Extension Railroad Com
pany will withdraw its application for powers 70
construct It's terminal railroad ana IN Heu Vi
such independent construction IT is now pro
posed build. under the charter OF the Penn-
sylyania- Naw-Ycrk Extension Railroad COM
pany lust organized and a New-Jersey Railroad
Company, about to be organized. tnorough
underground connection between the Long ISL
and Railroad ard the Pennsylvania lines In
New-Jersey. and to construct proper ana COM
modious joint underground terminal station IN
Island roads
After wears of exhaustive study the conclu-
sion has been reached that a tunnel line opef-
ated by electricity is in every way the most
practical. economical and the best both for the
interests of the railroad company and OF the
city. The line adopted will traverse tne CITY
of New-York from the Hudson River to the East
River and be underground throughout ana at
such depth not to interfere with future CON
struction of subways by the city on all It's
avenues similar to the one now building along
Fourth-ave.
AS the railroad will be wholly under ground
and operated electrically, IN the same manner
as the recently constructed Orleans Railway
Extension. in Paris. it Will not be objectionapie
i'm any way There will not be any smoke. dirt
or noise. and all the surface property may De
built upon after being utilized underneath Ior
railroad purposes the neiShborhood OF tne sta
tion will be improved instead OF narreo, as Is
so often the when railroad lines are con-
structed on the surface elevated The COM
pany has acquired the bulk of it's property FOR
its principal station. and means 10 go IorWaro
in the ACQUISITION of such additional properties
as will be required. either by purchase or con-
demnation, in the belief that the city authorl.
ties will meet their application IN spirit or
fairness. and expedite as much as possible TINS
much needed Improvement and great puDnc
convenience. Immediately upon the necessary
authority being granted the work OF construc-
tion will proceed, and the whole line be COM
pleted and put in operation as soon as possible
William H. Baldwin. jr. president of the Long
Island Railroad Company. said last evening that
he couId only confirm what Mr.. Cassatt had said
about the tunnel plans. He said the maps and
plans on file at the County Clerks office would
give all the details that could be made known
at present
TO HAVE A FRANCHISE.
The PENNSYLVANIA New-York Extension Rail-
road Company will have to secure franchise
for its tunnel through the city, and its applca-
ton probably will have to come before the
Rapid Transit Commission, the Board of Esti-
nd ha n