New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-11
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PION l. BURROWS,
TNvITATIoN 70 CONTRA CToRs-IExINGToN AVE

INVITATION 70 CONTRACTORS LEXINGTON AVE
The city OF New Hereinafter called the Ci,y).
sioners Hereinafter called the BoarD eontenlpates build
below By this averc 1 , me n rGg{es STss
20 SenseFucS sue9 railroad upon the routes and In &C
ADOPTED 'hereto' such proposals be submitted for
such railroad consists. hereinafter stated.
Inc points Within the city between which the said sew
routes ste 20 be FOLLOWED are briefly as follows:
IN The routes and general plan begins Lexington Ave
Avenr r., 3ee ana runs southern under te%lhS'on
section 5o2 Begins NJ TIE ,ogtbsrIy end oF section
sos. and runs southery under Lexington Avenue
point about % fee; north OF 7ist street
49, and runs s9uheTy under lexington Avenue 10
Of Section so as described in the routes and general
Section "a Begins at the southery end Of Section
% as described In the routes and general plan and runs
property again point Park Avenue between 3sth
with existing subway.
SO desc6eG ana Ise bs5c d Of @
6o1n F n1er TO me Borough Of the Ton1 where II
sen Curves Re under private rropery 70 point in i+h
which a junction can conveniently be made with the
Section &c This mart Section SC as described in
me routes ana general plan begins M the northery end
under Lexington Avenue and the Harlem River the
Section 5-C2: This part Section sc consists OF a
Of Section &C At Park Avenue and l49th Street and
runs under private property 53rd Street Exterior street
and sedew,ek Avenue to the intersection OF sedgwck
Section 57C2 THIS part Of SECTION &c consists Of
loop P ssHnS IN nS borough OF the Bronx at point
runs thence noFth%esteTy ana westerly under private
described near the point where the centre line OF said
Section 5D-s This part OF Section SD described
~ encto5 sb"ye escraS m az me soSthery emu
tween and and 4ird Streets and thence southery
tween sGth and a7th Streets which point
viii s9uthwsstery under private property to Sh
street and then run westerly under Seth Street curving
eOuthery INTO fNth avenue ana then under Fifth
nue. to point where II VIII be rejoined by the
win from the said point Of divergence souhery
Firth avenue where i. viii Teoin The branch above
the last mentioned point the route of this Section viii
point about half way between 18th and 18th streets
Union Square, to point about 30 north Of Reade
Section 9-D RssiDs at the southeriy end of Section
Street. Church Street. Trinity and greenwich
The general plan Of construction calls for railroad
placed m surveys 0T tunnels The road is intended
combustion within the tunnels and the motors
less than forty miles per hour for long distances
For OF Sections SOL. S-o-2. sos and ga there
tracks For section 5c1 and Section S VIII beT be two
be two tracks r In the loop above described Section
viii be four tracks as far south the point between
described will be tracks from tSe rol5,
divergence through street and Fifth Avenue ~ S
point Of dyergenee thFPqEh kexnsOn Avenue s5h
unite the remainder Of the distance southerIv
under Fifth broadway there win 10 go
tracks FER Section 5-D2 there will be cosir froct
Section sd there will trnrks -.
Chambers Street station South OF the Chambers Street
s0utherly under Broadway Tr-t,ft,
Place and Greenwich Street there will Be two rscEs
@e Bstt g Paee and PGp1sS are to be
stations shown the plans. together with cross
overs and sldngs necessary are 20
be provided. - ~
The TO be OF standard gauge The tunnaIa
TO have height Of not less than Is feet in the
clear: a maximum width OF rs feet for each frncL
at width
increased. The roof the generally ~ he
surface conditioDs
grades permit. will depressed whenever nsc1
essary avoid grade crossings well as where m
sThs Section will contracted for at present AZ
contract for section 5-D-3 is let