Year: 1873

THE BEACH PNEUMATIC RAILwAY-PROPOsED


CHANGES IN THE CHARTER.


The act amending the charter of the Beach
Pneumatic Railway Company, giving that corporation
the power to carry passengers has passed the Senate
been ordered to third reading in the Assembly and
may therefore be deemed likely to become law. The
charter procured by the company in 1868 provided
the transmission ofleters and merchandise
In the Cities OF NewYork and Brooklyn, and the
North and East Rivers by OF pneumatic tubes to
be constructed beneath the surface OF the streets and
public places in those cities aud under the waters Of the
rivers These pneumatic tubes were to have mean in
terror diameter of 81 inches. After the work of
waiting begun, it found that the additional cost
OF digging for tubes large enough to contain passenger
cars would not be very much greater and application
was therefore made to have the Charter
amended in this respect. The proposed route
is from the Battery or B0wlnggreen under Broadway
to Madisonsquare; thence under Broadway TO its juno
ton with Central Park and Eghthaye.; with branch
railway from and under Madison-square under Madison
TO Harlem River and across and under the bed OF
the river the nOrtherly shore The tubes far
practicable will follow the central line Of the streets
than feet in width by Is feet in hight while the outer
walls of the tubes will not be within two feet OF the
streets The corporation Is given the right TO acquire
and hold such real estate interest therein may be
necessary to enable 70 construct operate, and main
tain the tubss and Railway and the proper platforms,
stations, and buildings along the route


Beach, Secretary I y s e%SaS snd AaSd
nun relative to the proposed road. lie stated bat he
had nov every to believe that the amended act
would be passed. When this is done, q corps Of eng
Will proceed to survey the route. Broadway Is
sort OF backbone OF the city, and there few
streets to be met with along its entire length The only
large one Ia at Canast this will have TO be cut and the
contents carried the railway tube by means OF
stationary engine or, what is more probable large
sewer will have TO be constructed In Elmst, extending
10 Pearhs In the vicinity OF Canas the tunnel will
be below water for distance OF 800 feet. In London
there three four miles OF underground railway
below udewater On the surface space will be utilized
for sairways leading to the depots watingrOoms all
OF which To be beneath the surface aud
level with the railway Whatever taken will be
with the consent OF the Mayor and the Common Council
He did not believe that vaults would be found
tending into the street far the line OF the proposed
road and II there were any, they would not be allowed
to Interfere with the construction OF the road and the
owners would be compensated for the damage sustained
by them.


Mr. Beach thought that the road would DO completed
within ~ from the time of beginning the work.
Ground would be broken at several points along the
route and gangs OF would thus be enabled To work
toward each other from these headings IL had been
certained that from the Battery TO Seventeenths the
route lay through sand while above that point II led
through solid rock the Harlem Flats. They could
work through tile rock nearly fast through the
sand The roof Of the tunnel will be average
feet below the street, In front OF Trinity Church,
however, and Ia that vicinity. the roof
OF the tunnel will constitute the pavement OF the street
There Will be on an average three stations each mile
IL IL proposed 10 have some trains stop at only few
and others at all tho stations IL IA believed that
can be conveyed rom the city Hall TO the Central
Park IN eight or nine minutes. There have been
special the list OF iucOrpOraOrs since 1908
died. ana their plAoos yo been filled Tnara
IctlguAtOu5.