Letterbook and mileage book, 1884-1896.

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Letterbook and mileage book, 1884-1896.

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Letterbook contains letters written 1885 by various engineers to R. J. Sloan, chief engineer of the Manhattan Railway Company, in answer to his request for a meeting to hear their views concerning the strength and condition of the elevated railway structures in New York City. Letters mounted in a note book. The mileage book, kept at the chief engineer's office by H.J. Latimer, contains reports on track mileage built, 1884-1896, as well as notes on the heights of station platforms, and a blueprint of the lines near South Ferry. A few loose papers dated 1901 and 1905 are laid in.

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New-York Historical Society

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Sloan, R. J

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Manhattan Railway Company

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The Manhattan Railway Company began operating elevated railways in New York City in 1875. In 1879, it leased the lines operated by the New York Elevated Railway Company, founded in 1872, and the Metropolitan Elevated Railway, established in 1878. The Manhattan Railway Company's lines and operations were then leased by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company in 1902. From the description of Vouchers, 1881. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 779542761 From the descri...

Latimer, H.J.

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