New-York tribune., 1907-04-16
INvITATIoN 70 CONTRACTORS LEXINGTON AVE

INVITATION TO CoNTRACToRs-LEX AVE
me c.'y q New York hsrelnafrer called III. ci'1.
ing RAPID Trans RairoaJ a"5 tb S,ss Ss.re
70 construct such railroad upon tho routes and In ac
adopted therefor such proposals be submitted ior
such railroad consists as hereinsftcr stated u
The points within tho city between which
etal PARIS Of the said route or
routes sts,. to be followed. are briefly follows:
o M 'as and oqs s asa sr Pao sgs at s1nFon
Avenue TO point about 90 street.
Section 90 Begins At the souihsrly end OF Section
point about 80 feet north OF fist street.
80 and runs southeriy under lexington Avenue 10 a
o Section 90 as described in the routes general
Section "a: Begin, the soutberly end OF Section
20 as described In the routes ard general plan and runs
property again to point IN PARK Avenue between sSt
and 4st Streets at which junction conveniently be
ssGoR bs2 'B Is Rsgps ana at the noThy end Of Section
aIem River to & the Borough OF the Bon! where !.
then curves under private property to point itOth
, Wn.rn junction can conveniently he made with the
section 5-C-i This part OF Section SC as described in
me routes ana general plan begins at the norhey end
under Lexington and the Harlem River 70 the
Boroush Of The Bronx. and then continues under Park
Section 30: This part Section &c consists Of a
Of Section 80 Avenue and i40th street ana
and aedgwiek Avenue TO the intersection sedgwlcS
Avenue ara lb4t1 street.
Section 5-C9: This part Section sc consists OF a
loop beginning IN the Borough OF the Bronx a point
runs thence northwesteriy westerly under private
described the point the centre line Of ssd
section 5-D3: This part Of Section Sp ss d.,cr,b. n
ne routes ana ssneai plan begins at the sOuhery end
tween 42nd and 43rd Streets runs thence scuShery
s6th s7th streets at which point the trae
viii cury aer prS Gn Of these
street and then westerly sst Street c1rSinR
point where Il win be reoined by the second
viii run from the said point Of divergence southery and
R Rvne where m @ 4sdn ~, and SS5h Stree.
described at point between a5th Streets FTom
souhey Fifth AvenGe along % Madison ssS5GR wlI
point about half way between i3th and fsts to
5D5 and runs so16eTy updeT sPsGy END Of Section
Union square) to point about so north OF RsaSe
Section 3 5Dl Begins the southery end of Section
Street Church Street. Trinity place ana Greenwich
Tbe 90 seneTaI Man az cnus i1f6r 1geG baItery Park
placed IN @ sa6%ays or @nnss The road is be
combustion within the tunnels. the mctors sr ing
tended to be capable OF moving trains At speed OF t
less than forty miles per hour for long distances eT
For all Of Sections SOL. 6-o-2 500 and Ss Their.
VIII be four tracks tracks For Section OBJ there win be Two
% tE9 tracks In the loop Loop above described Section
win be four tracks far south the point 6e, nero
described: there viii two tracks from tS as above
GegenSe through % S sst1 Sset and Fifth Avenue the
point OF divergence through Lexington Avenue ana aSS
Street point in Fifth whe NoeH
unite remainder OF the distancs
Fifth and Broadway there vgl ~
tracks. For Section 5-D-2 there be fou~ SracEs
For Section 5-D-l there will be four trae~s - as
Chambers street station South OF the Chamberq
station southerly under Broadway vesey street TpnIt
Additional tracks for terminal purposes are 70 b
Battery Place Battery Part
stations. shown the plans. together with
be provided. S'o 70
The tracks be standard gauge Tbo .,.,
have a height of n
clear and maximum width Of IS for each - tracE Ie
except stations &c, where the ui6tL
increased The roof Of the tunnels genersv - -
the surface OF streets cOD5itir,s0
grades will permit but will depressed yvheneve ZIG
essary to avoid grade crossings well as where an
shis Section will contracted for at presen, ~
contract for Section G-D-S let. E0-'N ~