New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-22

which is TO be brought TO New-York As a part
OF the increased facilities in Queens which have
been planned in connection with the Connecting
Railroad Mr.. Cassatt mentions great terminal TO
cover four hundred acres. between jackson ana
Thompson ayes. TO be known as Sunnyside Yard
The yard is 10 lie than a mile long and about
q third OF mile wide. The SIP city lots included
IN ii have been purchased by the Pennsylvania ar
private sales. Mr. Cassatt says OF the proposed
yard
This yard will be Of prime necessity to efficient
operation OF the new system IN Manhattan and 10
proper care Of the great additional traffic which
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There Is within the Borough Of Manhattan no suit
Chosen is almost entirely open and unused land:
and, apart from its great Advantage TO Manl1aL-
tan and Brooklyn its establishment IN queens,
with the business incidental II. must very con-
e. nat sbarogb -he gnbIiofr, ~ n,r Ier-io9s
has already materially enhanced the value Of neigh
boring real estate
Regarding the Connecting Railroad, for which =
franchise desired only for right 10 cross streets
above or below grade. the company having pur-
chased its own right Of way through private prop
erJy, Mr.. CRssatt says:
The Connecting Railroad Is 10 be twelve miles
yet half rural. although recently much developed
by the promise OF these improvements and by a
+raT17snts TO cross The East River at Wards and
kew 10 The development thus proposed Of com
1nsrctal and manufacturing traffic in Brooklyn and
short direct line Win the tunnel ine' thus per-
hitting q new and direct a!l-ral conInunicatlon
as well as for Queens and Brooklyn
Mr. Cassatt gives details Of the proposed termin-
ais and frsSht yards in Brooklyn and the cutoff
lines which TO be used IN the distribution Of
traffic on Long Island, and says they viii require
g large expenditure OF money which must be OBJ
ra!ned chiefly from investors through their pur-
chase Of the securities OF the companies On the
confidence OF such investors IN the wisdom of the
plan n the commercial development which will
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the city VIII treat the companies Mr.. Cassatt says.
VIII depend The ability Of the Pennsylvania and
its allies TO carry al the improvements with
cut long delay, While Mr. Cassatt does not say
In his letter. It is understood that the improve
zneuts. including the Manhattan station and the
tunnels, VIII cost about s100.OoO.0OO.
Mr.. Cassatt n his letter makes appeal against
what he evidently considers unjust taxation Of the
Connecting Railroad Company. saying in parti
II has. % our regret and surprise been proposed
that, condition OF municipal permission the
Connecting company TO cross streets under over
zion Of It's property and franchises and over and
above he run and 4air value 10 be paid for all city
undergTound 70 pay charges in gross at the outset
upon track mileage nne-tenths and more of which
IS 70 be on It's property. The franchise granted
SesaHs Waa dsToSe6 BY the aldermen upon IN 2pr
$50 imposed upon me COMPANY as q condition OF
mere right 70 do railroad business within the city
and # IS now suggested that the amounts Of such
charges should for the new franchise now sought be
greatly increased In behalf Of the Pennsylvania
Interests respectfully ask the city not 20 exact
such charges or any charges beyond regular com
pensat1on and the value OF public property fran
chises actually acquired by the companies. So far
as we know, such charge has bean made by
Eew-York city by other cities IN the United
States or Europa
lie says IN closing his letter.
To provide for the vast expenditure of money
within city proposed by the PENNSYLVANIA inter-
ests serious corporate and financial problem
depending, as have already said, solely Upon the
confidence Of investors The more difficult such
provision, the less we DO and the more si0vlv
we can DO 1T the easier the provision, the rnore
dc ana the faster. The heavier the oosr or
the greater any other burden difficulty In trsna-
scrtHE BUSINESS within the city the less there
fore the facilities able provide It's bust