New-York tribune., 1907-04-23
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TNvlTATioN TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AVE
TIE City 4 Ncw York ,herenafter called the city)
sarl, ,aer,iraer called he rosr coatemra,ss buid
b f ,ts ] 1,a5 te , t2e Tog'ss dgsS[ioTe
70 ,asract such railroad upon 'he routes and IN ac-
adopted therefor Sucn proposals submitted
any one o. the eleven parts OF which
Tf. soiutS th.r f6e CIV irt,gcc, vbi-s IN. said ,.v
eTal parts af the said road &C
routes TO he f7llowed; aie briefly as follows;
M as 5'Y & 2 ssnsTa a @ P@0 essas At esaFoR y
Avenue 20 "a nairt about 30 feet north OF I0grd Street
Section so; Begins At the southery end OF Section
point about so feet north OF list street
section sol Begins al the southerly end OF Section
49, ana runs southery under lexington Avenue 10 a
" Section 90 as described in the routes and general
10 described in the general plan and
property again To- point In Park Avenue between sst6
and 4Ist streets az which junction conveniently be
made with the existing subway
Segon ton 'n: sSins az the noTthe5y end Of sseen len
continues under Third Avenue and Morris Avenue and
then curves under private property point l49th
which a Junction can conveniently be made with the
section sci; This part OF Section &C as described in
the routes and general plan begins the northeriy end
under Lexington Avenue the Harlem River 10
borough of TIE Bronx and then continues under Park
Section 90 This part or Section &C consists Of
Of Section &C at Park Avenue and i49th street and
ana sedgwck Avenue 10 the intersection OF sedgwick
Avenue and it4tl
section 5-5a part OF Section &C consists Of a
loop bssirnng in the borough OF the & Bronx at poin.
thence norhwestery and westerly under private
descrined the point where the line said
section Cd This part or section o-D as described In
the routes ana general plan begins at the southerly end
a2nd ana 43rd thence southeTIy
a7th streets which point the tracks
] S fEs o Snb Nun wss,e under S PSPer S to sS5a
thp-ly I'M fnda
to point where il will be reioined by second
VIII from the said point OF divergence souhery
srd at ogt tween 34th ana % 25S st,ea, nts above
southery under Firth Avenue along Madison Square
and Into Broadway thence southery under Broadway to
point about half way between nth and 18th streets
and runs sout6eriy under Broadway epassn T sTG5on %
Square, point about 80 feet north Of Reade
section 9D-l Begins at the s0nt4sry Section
Street to suitable ermnas under Battery 2nf PorE Greenwich
The general plan Of construction calls for railroad
placed in subways or tunnels The road intended
combustion within the tunnels and the motors in
than miles hour for long distances ex-
FOR ali Of Sections 5-o-1 5-o-2 5-o-a and 5A tb.r
tracks For section and section Sc m there re W TTE
be tracks in the loop above we described section
VIII be four tracks as Tar south as he point between
described there be tracks the point of
point waere the lines reunite tracks from ~ th s
point of divergence through Lexington Avenue ana sSS
Street In Fifth Avenue where the
unite for remainder of the distance soutberI
under Fifth Avenue and broadway there will b 60,
tracks For Section 3D. there win be four tracks
Sa sGss Street station south Of Se cha@bss ns to the
station southerIy broadway Vesey Street 7r,r
place there be
Additional tracks terminal purposes are 10 he o,
structed Battery Place Battery Park Sut,sh
stations the plans. together with croSq
overs turndus sdinss be necessary are -
De provided. - ~
The 10 be OF standard gauge The tnnpo,s
are TO a height OF not than feet
clear: maximum width Of 10 for each tracV
a "
increased the tunnels Is generaIlv - -
the surface OF streets as street
will permit but will be depressed whenever nec
to avoid grade crossings as. well whore
preaching the Harlem River. The sides az ~
tunnels viii be OF iron steel and masonry - N'1
Entrances stations Will general placed within
sThls Section contracted for At pres.nt A,
contract for Section 5-D-3 is let.