Annual report of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company and its leased lines being for the year ending September 30th ...

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STATEMENT
 

OF  KECOXSTRUCTIOX  AND  REPAIRS COMPLETED OR IS  PROGRESS,

AND ISX'LUDED IX OPERATIONS OF THE YEAR ENDING

SEPTEMBER 30, 1887.
 

Passenger  and Freight Station  Buildings and Facilities,
Engixe-IIouses, etc.

New two-story brick and stone office building, 42nd street and 4tli
avenue, 100 ft. by 146 ft.

New brick, stone and terra cotta passenger station, 37 ft. by 165 ft.,
and paving, curbing and flagging carriage court at Mott Haven,
138th street. New York (paving, etc., in progress). The expense
of this work is provided for by the New York and Harlem Eail-
road Company, under tlie contract of lease dated April 1, 1873.

New brick and stone passenger station at Suspension Bridge, 28 ft. by
19G ft., with new sewer and man-holes for the station yard drain¬
age. Tracks in terminal yard remodeled and relaid with new
switches, frogs and crossings, and a new double track passenger
hne built around freight yard; also 1,400 feet of pipe laid to con¬
nect water-works Avith yard.

Freight sheds on piers 5 and 6 East river. New York, repaired.

Engine-house at 70th street. North river, partially rebuilt, and thor¬
oughly repaired.

New freight shed built of iron on pier Gf, GOth street. North river
(in progress), 62 ft. 6 in. by 440 ft.

New freight shed built of iron on pier No. 61, at 31st street. North
river (in progress), 70 ft. by 490 ft.

Three-story brick grain elevator, with complete " elevating" and
" milling plant," and new boilers and engine, corner 34th street
and 11th avenue. New York, 96 ft. 5 in. by 101 ft. 6 in. (in pro¬
gress).

Three-story brick hay slied, 56 ft. by 579 ft., with steam mechanical
hoisting apparatus, on 33rd street, North river (in progress).

Brick sewer, etc., built for improvement in drainage of West Albany
yard.

One-story brick hay shed, 56 ft. by 228 ft. 7 in., on 34th street and
11th avenue. New York (in progress).
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