New-York tribune., 1908-03-29
After recng the provisions Of the bill, the ocnl-
mittce's report says:

| mittce's report says:
sons foundry the New York Central Railroad con
tinues TO be operated its old two-trach roadbed
! through a dark and deep rock cut. In doing so 1t
crosses under spuyten Duyyi Road on curve twice
part Of the railroad is one of the most dangerous
The railroad company has for a long time sought
10 eliminate these dangers by changing the location
north of the roadbed is the projection of the
t sPgyn s9 puy HI H ng M two 9b huhdTed h 6et fee
one hundred and twenty feet above tide water and
school. is the continuation of Johnson avenue curv-
ing sharply 10 the northeast and to the northwest est
| hill about one hundred ana twelve feet below the
roadbed of johnson avenue the dangerous ralroah
stituted
the Legisatnre the city Of New York reached TI;l ia
tra Railroad upon Which the city might grant
the railroad company new rights under Spuyten
those which the company possesses. These terms
included certain Improvements IN the street system
owners and to which the railroad company agreed
The most important the matter of via
duct north Of the ship canal, extending over me
short direct and Continuous thoroughfare TO be
known as 225th street running TO the subway
station on Broadway at its junction with ,t said
vii and Riverdale sections accessible.
o Tie be- raTgad Is a tbs h T Sy
duct over land owned or 20 be acquired by II
railroad company from the Johnson and Cox
estates at a cost of about $4,000 A further i'm;
by the railroad company TO regulate and grade
ur 81 f Road sPa to grant to- S H @ Of Kew
York perpetual easement, and at its own eX-
through the rock cut north of Johnson's foundry
This road would connect the two sections of
distance between them and kinssbridge.
is apparent to all who are familiar with the
Spuyten Duyyil section; When the arrange
the city did have the power grant 10 the
inder The circumstances and application had to
be made TO the Legislature for the necessary au-
thority,
Inasmuch the railroad company possessed a
eans Would ID Simply be anae @ Of
traffic from the old TO the new tracks and not the
fact city insisted having perpetual ease
ments conveyed to 1t for both the visduct between
Spuyten Duyvi road and Leyden street and for the
new street over the companys present tracks
company that il should be accorded and allowed 10
hold the sort of easements for its main tracks
der Spuytcn Duyvil road and Johnson avenue as it
now possesses for its tracks through the oiS GHa;
has been made in the Bill for damages done to
bV the rsiiroad company. The Investigations made
by your comtee show that such sue ts pfovS1oq e sn dna IN
the railroad company has purchased al the abut. ,
1ng t p4obeEd unne Trough spuHen pEv
except where it crosses spuyten Duyvii Road a ana
by the railroad company 49, a., ~
York # s cenra ns Raroad Company to carry out its
plans for The erection or & anndd oh bv fh and
l4ith streets Park avenue and Spencer Place tbs
station Is esgnsd for the g sha hs 9ea no T6
business of The Bronx and upper Manhattan would would
R by aSee fSe Tand Central station at 4sd street
would also increase the postal faci,es OF cur
ton Of the city iR many TaXS n; No ,o7 would also
enable the railroad company TO enlarge it's track
and resdjnst 1T so as 70 avod drt the from the
Grand Central station being Obliged to. to cross ,ss
Hudson ads "a and Harlem divisions dlverge 1t would
also enable the rsToaS aa5Sna faey in
future to construct loop for running trains
direct from the n for to ree p
poses in the event of its lines south ,,t Of the
Harlem n, RYeF M of fhsse e" proees would be as ad
Vantageous the general public as it would be |
Your @ Committee is assured that the subject of |
been considered by the directors of the New York
Central of the Harlem Railroad Gompany and |
It is erroneousy stated that Spencer Place is
show that the railroad company has purchased all |
the land on westerly side of the southerly side
% is proposed to divert this portion of Spencer
Place westerly upon the land now owned by The
In e%chanse FOR the southerly half Of Spencer
10 decd TO the city in perpetity suflcent OF It's own
for the Of the s place m res,e N snd
grade and sewer the new portion OF Spencer Place
II in acceptance cohnitioH ~ ties
An, horites without cost. The relocation CT Spen-
@er place tx necessary because of the narroWnesS
of the southerly Of the block upon Wicn IL is
nroposed TO build the new station -, -, |
l .y9 ,ho ,nyestieations made show that the bill
under consideration is essentially a home RUE |
measure and that under il the interests o OF 18th, the
and of the public generally are amply
rafee,iarded The bill is i'm all respectSS nler.
orions one and ought become a law Inc defeat
~ fhe measure would be 4 serious injury 20 Inc
Bronx and to the travelling public eenerahS.
Med why is a young woman unlike an old one? |
Div.-Sprpg IT, $500. .,,a o.har,- t,a,. |