New York Tunnel Extension, the Pennsylvania Railroad: Description of the Work and Facilities, Band 1

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Seite 3 - The comptroller, the corporation counsel, the city clerk and the board of rapid transit railroad commissioners of the city of New York, to be preserved by them among the archives of their departments or office.
Seite 58 - ... Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Charles W. Raymond. A brief description of the general plan adopted for conducting traffic into and through New York, considerations involved in designing the work, and the effects expected. Map and plans. 9500 w. Pro Am Soc of Civ Engrs — Sept., 1909. No. 8182 E. The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The East River Tunnels.
Seite 12 - ... arbitration. (e) The rental payable to the City in accordance with the statute is to be readjusted at the end of the period of twenty-five years above mentioned and thereafter at intervals of twenty-five years. If the City and the company shall not agree upon the rate at the time of such readjustment, they are to be determined by the Supreme Court of this State. Sixth.— The right is reserved to the Commission to determine the precise location of tracks, sidings, stations and other structures....
Seite 13 - ... the surface, subject to such conditions and regulations as the Commission may prescribe. All necessary permits for opening of streets, and other necessary departmental permits, shall be granted by the President of the Borough of Manhattan, or other officer as provided by law. The tracks shall be constructed of the most approved plan so as to avoid noise or tremor.
Seite 10 - But this section shall not apply to any franchise, right or contract authorized by the board of rapid transit railroad commissioners of The City of New York.
Seite 26 - By using a sufficient pressure to force the 862 through the pores the difference in hydrostatic pressure between the top and bottom of the bath should not exhibit itself to a noticeable degree.
Seite 27 - Hia education and experience as a civil engineer, his thorough knowledge of all the details of railroad construction, operation, and management, gained by long...
Seite 16 - You are requested to procure all additional information that may be needed, sparing neither time nor any necessary expense in doing so, for I am sure it is not necessary for me to say that, in view of the magnitude and great cost of the proposed construction, and of the novel engineering questions involved, your studies should be thorough and exhaustive, and should be based upon absolute knowledge of the conditions.
Seite 3 - The Glendale Cut-Off of the Long Island Railroad. 9. — New piers and docks in Newtown Creek at its confluence with the East River. 10. — Electrification of the United Railroads of New Jersey Division from Newark to Jersey City. The parts sustained by these elements in the work of transportation and distribution are briefly as follows: The New York Tunnel Extension is essentially a passenger line, although the Company has not only the legal powers but also the facilities for tasking it a through...
Seite 27 - Garvin mine, one on the east side and the other on the west side of a little branch which flows north into Trough Camp branch.

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