New-York tribune., 1908-03-03

report the expenditures for the year were eonnneo
almost exclusively the completion of work actually
under and 1t is gratifying To note thd' w. w. % t
exception of the relief freight lnes Tor
which present necessity exists Substantially all the
improvements outlined in the report for loo= as es
sental to put your road IN cono''ioH ~ M M - ~
legitimate demands of your traffic. have oeeh com
pleted. a result the average daily mileage OF tne
twenty per cent 1903 and 1901 The eH-
penditures the present year viii be prac''caliy
confined to finishing the WORK nov III pIoeI "a ~
the main line. and the Tunnel Extension INTO ana
through York and the Terminal station IN tna'
The progress upon Tunnel Extension has been
satisfactory although necessarily been delayed
by the engineering, legal and municipal quesuons IN
seoarahIe from so extensive undertaking. IL ls
expected the entire work upon the tunnels ana
terminal will be completed in 1910
On the section Harrison, east of Newark
where the Tunne Extension leaves your New Jersey
Division, and the western portal OF the bergen mn
Tunnels substantial progress was mad during the
year upon the masonry superstructure. and embank-
men necessary carry railroad across the
Meadows above grades railways and streets
trayersng territory. The two tunnels through
Bergen Hill have with the exception of about seven
hundred feet. been fully eXcavated The concrete
lining being placed the Bergen Hill Tunnels and
also in the " tubes under the Hudson River while
the excavation completed from the river to the
Terminal Station approach at Tenth Avenue. From
Tenth 10 Ninth Avenue more ehan half Of the work
has hcen finished, and the Terminal Station site
between Seventh and Ninth Avenues in New York
CITY practically all retaining walls fOunda
tions are place The steel viaducts for the
of the streets adjoining the station site and for the
crossing IL also nearing completion While
the steel station Itself is process
of tunnel excavation from terminal
site eastwardly First Avenue shafts the
westerly side the East River is completed. with the
exception section between Fifn and Sixth Ave
nues nearly one-half OF the concrete lining and
other work portion OF the line
JIeted II construction of the four tunnels under
the East RIVER the iron tubes has already been
completed the remaining tubes Will be connected
early In the present year
The tunnels under Long Island city from the East
q
have been completely 90 excavated ana iron lined
the concrete lining is IN place The
between the East Avenue shaft aud the western end
of SunnysIde Yard. Thomson Avenue where the
tunnels reach the surface, is under construction
1t was not possible actively proceed with the
Sunni ysije Yard until number of changes had been
made the CiJy plans covering the relocation OF
and the construction highways across
the yard as to eliminate grade crossings. But an
agreement this purpose having been reached In
last. the necessary work on the vaducts,
bankmen,s and bridge masonry Is under way.
This yard viii be about hfty-hec hundred long
and fifteen hundred nifty hcross widest
point, and Is important part of the Tunnel Exten-
.Ths Long Island Railroad York
Connecting Railroad eventually will directly con
nected With your Now YoFk Tunnel Extension 10 the