Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-28
New York ana Its $500 OOOO 600 improvement Schen.e

tai 10 the former scheme and seryeoto
extend the systems OF each road, SO
that the Atlantic and Pacific viii De
connected via New York without a
break.
The Central contempates improve
ments that win call for an outlay Of
not less than $4,000 900 within the next
five Years and possibly within three
years from this date Add this sum to
what Is involved in the Pennsylvania
and the rapid transit subway and we
have Sl2O. 100000 for these three projects
alone without reference to the con-
temporaneous Improvement schemes.
The New York Central scheme Is the
most recently announced Of them an.
having been worked out In accordance
With the latest surveys and with the
sole purpose IN view Of meeting IN
craasing traffic demands in every par
ticular The management has now come
forward with a plan which fairly took
The city fathers breath away 50 vast
was it, so comprehensive. so farsceing
and complete. While possessing the
largest ana IN effect the only railway
station IN New York city, the Central
purposes demollshing this great build
Ing In substance and erecting upon it's
site the very largest structure OF it's
kind In the United states II Is to be
twenty-five stories In height, FIVE of
them Underground, with not only sufi-
cient accommodation for all the traffic
Of the present and future passenger
traffic alone being estimated at 10000
600 persons a year., but above the rall-
way station proper hotel and perhaps
large department store by depress-
ing It's tracks within the city limits and
by means Of massive yladuots the large
area at present given up to trackage
will be made available for streets that
are now closed to the public All trains
are TO be brought into the city by
means OF electric motors, thus pre-
Guiding the use Of steam save in emer-
gencies, and all this is to be done with
out In any way interfering with the
constant stream OF traffic, There are
to be no grade crossings within the
city limits, and connection Is to be
made with the Pennsylvania system
and the subway through a special tun-
mel from the Central station.
The new terminal station will cover
the blocks bounded by Forty-fourth
and Forty second streets north and
south and by Lexington and Madison
avenues east and west Taken In CON
nectlon with the building Of the Penn
sylyania station. not far distant and
the changes wrought by the subway,
the effect upon realty values in Man
hattan's most interesting section can
not be exaggerated.
But these are not the only improve.
ments going on by which Manhattan is
to be transformed Numerous struc-
lures, estimated to cost SGOOO00OO. Will
be erected on private account, In all,
during the next three to FIVE years
there will probably be expended In New
York city proper for municipal and
private improvements not less than
SiOO, OoO, 900, 10 go into these IN detail
would require too much space, but 70
may be mentioned that for improved
dockage facilities alone 1t is estimated
that S2O,OO0OO0 viii be spent mainly
along the North river where the great
ocean steamers lie; for the extension
Of Riverside drive, the Grand boue-
ward, the Concourse, etc. s95OO.OOO
more; for new school buildings and
sites SO OOO, 600 for the new Croton dam
and Jerome park reservoir St2OO0,0OO,
for the new custom house and post
office TO be erected by Uncle SAM
S120O0OO the new hall Of records S.
100000. and the great library, with its