Year: 1876

REPORT OF THE coMSrIssIoNERs-THE ROUTE AS


FINALLY AGREED UPoN-coNDITIoHs AND RE-


sTRIcTIoNs AS TO BUILDING THE ROAD.


Tho report OF Messrs O. II. Palmer, Z. z. Lawrence
and Everett P. Wheeler, the Rapid Transit Commits
sioners submitted yesterday to the supreme
Court General Term. The main point of interest in
the report relates to the route the kind Of road to be
built and the conditions OF its construction. The fol-
lowing is the route:-


ROUTE OF THE ROAD.


Such railway beginning at the intersection OF Green
wich street and Battery place TO and Bat
terry place the edge of the Battery and State
thence on through and along the edge Of the Battery
and State street to Whitehall street; thonce
through and along whitehall street and connecting
with the South ferry Hamilton ferry and
Staten Island ferry and from the intersection Of State
street and Whitehall street over and across Whitehall
street TO Front street. thence over through and along
Front street to Coenties slip; thence over through,
along and Coenes slip the intersection OF Coen
ties slip and Pearl street, thence over, through and
along Pearl street TO Hanover square; thence over,
through along Hanover square and Pearl to
John street; thence over, through and along Pearl
street and Burlng slip to over along and South
street to and connecting with Fulton ferry and from
the intersection of John street and Pearl street.
ing John ovor through and along Pearl street
and Franklin square to New Boweryj thence over,
through and along the Bowery TO Third avenuo;
thence over through and along Third avenue to East
Thirty Fourth street, thence over through and along
East Thrtyfourth street to and connecting with tho
Thirtyfourh street ferry, and from the intersection
e. East Thrtyourth street and Third avenue crossing
East Thirty fourth street, over through and along
Third avence to East Forty street. TO and across
Fourth avenue TO and connecting with the depot
known as the 't4sSnd Central, occupied by the New
gaflK KnaA Apn1tn
the New York and Harlem Railroad Company and the
New York, New Haven ana Hartford Railroad COM
pany, and from the intersection q East Forty second
street and Third avenue and crossing EGst Fory
street. over through and along Third avenue 70 East
Ninetysecond street, TO and connecting wts Inc AS
Jerry and from the intersection OF Third aVehuo
and East Ninety second street, crossing East Ninety
second street. through and along Third avenue TO
East 139th street There connecting with the ferries
over through and along East 129th. street, TO the
intersection Of East 129th street and the
Harlem River, thence over and along the Harlem
River to First avenue thence over and across tho
Harlem River connecting with the depot ofthe Port
chester branch OF the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad, and from the intersection OF third
avenue and East 12eh street, over and across Third
avenue and over through and along East Nineteenth
street TO Lexington avenue, thence over through ana
alcng Lexington avenue to River street ana tho
Harlem River; thence over, through and along River
street and the southery shore Of the Harlem River 10
q connection with the railway OF the New York and
Harlem Railroad at Fourth avenue, with branch and
turnout from the intersection of New Bowcry
and Chatham square, over, through and along Chat
ham square to Chatham street; thence over, through
and along Chatham street TO Park row; thence over
through and along Park TO Tryon rowj thence TO
with the railway to be laid over the East River
Bridge for to be ope ated propelled by steam,
thence over, through and along or In front OF ana
around Tryon the Park; thence along the Park
over through and along Centre street to Park street,
thence over, through and along Park street 10 hou
street crossing Mott street thence over, and through
the block Doyers street. crossing over Doyers street,
thence and through the block to Pe street. cross
ing over Pe street; thence over, through and along
Pell street. and nersectlng the route hereinbefore
fixed and determined, over, through and along the
Bowery and with siding for a turn around, COM
mencing at the intersection of Coenties slip and water
street. thence through and along Water street TO
Whitehall street; thence over, through and along
Whitehall street TO and ntersecting the route herein
before fixed and determined at the intersection OF Front
street and Whitehall street


THE CONDITIONS INTERPosED.


IL was recommended by the Commissioners that tho
road ought to be constructed and operated subject TO
various conditions. leading condition Is that IN
Third avenue should be built with the superstructure
over the middle Of the street; that in all the other
streets the columns should be placed on the roadway,
where il Is practicable and that where the street Is not
more than thirty feet wide the road should be con-
structed with row Of columns on each curb and
superstrucure spanning the street. unless majority
of the property any such street prefer 10
have il constructed the sidewalk. Tho Commission
ers report adversely In regard to the proposed route
beginning at Ninth avenue and West Ninety second
street. through West Ninety second street to Eighth
avenue and along Eighth avenue TO Harlem RIVER


This report requires confirmation by The General
Term of the Supreme Court.


ASSESSED VALUATION PROPERTY.


The following table shows for each division OF the
proposed route total assessed valuation or tho ad
Joining property and the total assessed valuation of
that portion Of the adjoining property which all per-
sons obectng 10 the road claim TO represent as
owners essees, occupants, agents, administrators or
attoTneys;-


Total Per-