New-York tribune., 1902-03-04
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wfst bank e the North River would JON in he under
your Board offered TO cooperate with the other com
pecssssr ~ % nno oTs 'ns proeSt iAe NC
tion Of tunnel ns but the difeutiss incident the
he gradient. required 5y she ooosrsoheai eondions
seemed 70 make thar mes5od almost; i NOT quite i'm
ton OF Tun6er OF tunnels in different parts Of the
of the oriesn. Ra%sy ESsen.on ia Paris. indissses
that satisfactory solution of the problem might be
electricity, under the North River TO terminal .ss
eonuectioq with she Lons Island Raiirosd; the
nes TO be OF such dimensions as 70 admit OF the passage
the power for the transfer Of the trains through the
This plan has great advantage over the bridge in
that II provides direct connection between your sys
and gives to W that road the bcnest o tsrmiaa
staten IN New York Preliminary iHye;sations having
at once 10 acquire ground for station upon The 10
part Of the necessary property purchased az rsasona
bic price The importance and cost Of this work. how
made i the duty o Board Seo1s TS5s psO
petent engineers For this purpose commission was
their profession. namey:-Coi- Charles W.. Raymond.
Mr. Wiam II ROW VSiei FrgSnssT S1.s,4' Pnei
Railroad Company; Mr. Charles NJ. Jacobs. and Mr.
=, This commission viii supervise The preparation Of
p a., plans ran and Wv VIII have general control 81 The under
charge OF the work, which has been divided into
70 Mr. Jacobs and the East River sseton 70 Mr. Noble
dhe study OF the project has already progressed far
the problem OF building tunnel under The North River
disappeared. and the commission will have. in facf
choice between several feasible plans The of the
expenditure e viii fully yr d b 1is Se rs: 9 s
In In undertaking such work your Board has relied
be largely benefited by completion. and they feel
to & pde % S S,r, y bs DC
OF the authorities both OF the State and city OF New
Under the provisions of an Act Of Assembly of the
thorzng the absorption by one railroad Company of
s, otH,T lines IN eoI1eG1g herewith in which i has an own
eonsodate with the lines Of your Company The Sehuyl
your Company is the sole shareholder. Resolutions
thorzing This action will be submitted for sp-
In connection with the reconstrueon Of your terminal
under one conroi the Washington SoStbern ana Re-
mo1d, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railways the TWO
nond and to have this line owned Jointly By the North
Your Company therefore sold the washingon Southern
Kaiway to ana 6ecne oin. proprietor IN the through
consolidation was made, taking effect January
5Sos under w1!ch tas PR,.adslphla Germantown and
hi Bustleton and Philadelphia Bustleon and Trenton
way Company, This smpihes the working of these rail
ways and me.ges INTO one 9f9rpoTsten Ines hayng
tory between your Main Line and the United Railroads
Mr. a. J. County was appointed Superintendent Of the
Empoyes' Saying Fund 70 6ll the vacancy caused by
was appointed General Agent New York on the 18th
Of July. in place Of Mr. q. J. Geer, relieved his
request. after many years Of faithful and efficient
Mr. w W. Atterbury appointed General Super
nteudent of Motive Power, 10 succeed Mr. F. d. Casa
nave, resigned
In accordance with the revised organization taking
effect January Is. 1902. Mr. Robert Pitcairn was ap
pointed Resident Assistant the President, Pitts
burgh. ard Mr Robert NJ Patterson General Superin
tendent Of Pittsburgh Terminals
The Board their Acknowledgements the officers
and employees for the fidelity and efficiency with which
they discharged their duties during the past
the Board.