id sid tid token lemma pos 18548 1 1 AMERICAN AMERICAN NNP 18548 1 2 SOCIETY SOCIETY NNP 18548 1 3 OF of IN 18548 1 4 CIVIL CIVIL NNP 18548 1 5 ENGINEERS engineer NNS 18548 1 6 INSTITUTED institute VBD 18548 1 7 1852 1852 CD 18548 1 8 TRANSACTIONS TRANSACTIONS NNP 18548 1 9 Paper Paper NNP 18548 1 10 No no NN 18548 1 11 . . . 18548 2 1 1151 1151 CD 18548 2 2 THE the DT 18548 2 3 NEW NEW NNP 18548 2 4 YORK YORK NNP 18548 2 5 TUNNEL TUNNEL NNP 18548 2 6 EXTENSION EXTENSION NNP 18548 2 7 OF of IN 18548 2 8 THE the DT 18548 2 9 PENNSYLVANIA PENNSYLVANIA NNP 18548 2 10 RAILROAD RAILROAD NNP 18548 2 11 . . . 18548 3 1 THE the DT 18548 3 2 NORTH NORTH NNP 18548 3 3 RIVER RIVER NNP 18548 3 4 DIVISION DIVISION NNP 18548 3 5 . . . 18548 4 1 BY by IN 18548 4 2 CHARLES CHARLES NNP 18548 4 3 M. M. NNP 18548 4 4 JACOBS JACOBS NNP 18548 4 5 , , , 18548 4 6 M. M. NNP 18548 4 7 AM AM NNP 18548 4 8 . . . 18548 5 1 SOC SOC NNP 18548 5 2 . . . 18548 6 1 C. C. NNP 18548 6 2 E. E. NNP 18548 6 3 These these DT 18548 6 4 observations observation NNS 18548 6 5 are be VBP 18548 6 6 written write VBN 18548 6 7 with with IN 18548 6 8 the the DT 18548 6 9 purpose purpose NN 18548 6 10 of of IN 18548 6 11 outlining outline VBG 18548 6 12 briefly briefly RB 18548 6 13 , , , 18548 6 14 as as RB 18548 6 15 far far RB 18548 6 16 as as IN 18548 6 17 the the DT 18548 6 18 writer writer NN 18548 6 19 was be VBD 18548 6 20 concerned concern VBN 18548 6 21 , , , 18548 6 22 the the DT 18548 6 23 evolution evolution NN 18548 6 24 of of IN 18548 6 25 the the DT 18548 6 26 scheme scheme NN 18548 6 27 of of IN 18548 6 28 bringing bring VBG 18548 6 29 the the DT 18548 6 30 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania NNP 18548 6 31 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 6 32 and and CC 18548 6 33 the the DT 18548 6 34 Long Long NNP 18548 6 35 Island Island NNP 18548 6 36 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 6 37 into into IN 18548 6 38 New New NNP 18548 6 39 York York NNP 18548 6 40 City City NNP 18548 6 41 , , , 18548 6 42 and and CC 18548 6 43 also also RB 18548 6 44 , , , 18548 6 45 as as IN 18548 6 46 Chief Chief NNP 18548 6 47 Engineer Engineer NNP 18548 6 48 of of IN 18548 6 49 the the DT 18548 6 50 North North NNP 18548 6 51 River River NNP 18548 6 52 Division Division NNP 18548 6 53 of of IN 18548 6 54 the the DT 18548 6 55 New New NNP 18548 6 56 York York NNP 18548 6 57 Tunnel Tunnel NNP 18548 6 58 Extension Extension NNP 18548 6 59 of of IN 18548 6 60 the the DT 18548 6 61 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania NNP 18548 6 62 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 6 63 , , , 18548 6 64 to to TO 18548 6 65 record record VB 18548 6 66 in in IN 18548 6 67 a a DT 18548 6 68 general general JJ 18548 6 69 way way NN 18548 6 70 some some DT 18548 6 71 of of IN 18548 6 72 the the DT 18548 6 73 leading lead VBG 18548 6 74 features feature NNS 18548 6 75 of of IN 18548 6 76 the the DT 18548 6 77 work work NN 18548 6 78 on on IN 18548 6 79 this this DT 18548 6 80 division division NN 18548 6 81 , , , 18548 6 82 which which WDT 18548 6 83 is be VBZ 18548 6 84 that that DT 18548 6 85 portion portion NN 18548 6 86 of of IN 18548 6 87 the the DT 18548 6 88 work work NN 18548 6 89 extending extend VBG 18548 6 90 from from IN 18548 6 91 the the DT 18548 6 92 east east JJ 18548 6 93 line line NN 18548 6 94 of of IN 18548 6 95 Ninth Ninth NNP 18548 6 96 Avenue Avenue NNP 18548 6 97 , , , 18548 6 98 New New NNP 18548 6 99 York York NNP 18548 6 100 City City NNP 18548 6 101 , , , 18548 6 102 to to IN 18548 6 103 the the DT 18548 6 104 Hackensack Hackensack NNP 18548 6 105 Portal Portal NNP 18548 6 106 on on IN 18548 6 107 the the DT 18548 6 108 westerly westerly JJ 18548 6 109 side side NN 18548 6 110 of of IN 18548 6 111 the the DT 18548 6 112 Palisades Palisades NNPS 18548 6 113 , , , 18548 6 114 as as IN 18548 6 115 an an DT 18548 6 116 introduction introduction NN 18548 6 117 to to IN 18548 6 118 the the DT 18548 6 119 papers paper NNS 18548 6 120 by by IN 18548 6 121 the the DT 18548 6 122 Chief Chief NNP 18548 6 123 Assistant Assistant NNP 18548 6 124 Engineer Engineer NNP 18548 6 125 and and CC 18548 6 126 the the DT 18548 6 127 Resident Resident NNP 18548 6 128 Engineers Engineers NNPS 18548 6 129 describing describe VBG 18548 6 130 in in IN 18548 6 131 detail detail NN 18548 6 132 the the DT 18548 6 133 work work NN 18548 6 134 as as IN 18548 6 135 constructed construct VBN 18548 6 136 . . . 18548 7 1 It -PRON- PRP 18548 7 2 may may MD 18548 7 3 be be VB 18548 7 4 stated state VBN 18548 7 5 that that IN 18548 7 6 , , , 18548 7 7 since since IN 18548 7 8 shortly shortly RB 18548 7 9 after after IN 18548 7 10 the the DT 18548 7 11 year year NN 18548 7 12 1871 1871 CD 18548 7 13 , , , 18548 7 14 when when WRB 18548 7 15 the the DT 18548 7 16 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania NNP 18548 7 17 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 7 18 system system NN 18548 7 19 was be VBD 18548 7 20 extended extend VBN 18548 7 21 to to IN 18548 7 22 New New NNP 18548 7 23 York York NNP 18548 7 24 Harbor Harbor NNP 18548 7 25 through through IN 18548 7 26 the the DT 18548 7 27 lease lease NN 18548 7 28 of of IN 18548 7 29 the the DT 18548 7 30 New New NNP 18548 7 31 Jersey Jersey NNP 18548 7 32 Lines Lines NNP 18548 7 33 , , , 18548 7 34 the the DT 18548 7 35 officers officer NNS 18548 7 36 of of IN 18548 7 37 that that DT 18548 7 38 company company NN 18548 7 39 have have VBP 18548 7 40 been be VBN 18548 7 41 desirous desirous JJ 18548 7 42 of of IN 18548 7 43 reaching reach VBG 18548 7 44 New New NNP 18548 7 45 York York NNP 18548 7 46 City City NNP 18548 7 47 by by IN 18548 7 48 direct direct JJ 18548 7 49 rail rail NN 18548 7 50 connection connection NN 18548 7 51 . . . 18548 8 1 The the DT 18548 8 2 writer writer NN 18548 8 3 's 's POS 18548 8 4 first first JJ 18548 8 5 connection connection NN 18548 8 6 with with IN 18548 8 7 the the DT 18548 8 8 tunneling tunneling NN 18548 8 9 of of IN 18548 8 10 the the DT 18548 8 11 North North NNP 18548 8 12 River River NNP 18548 8 13 was be VBD 18548 8 14 early early JJ 18548 8 15 in in IN 18548 8 16 1890 1890 CD 18548 8 17 , , , 18548 8 18 when when WRB 18548 8 19 he -PRON- PRP 18548 8 20 was be VBD 18548 8 21 consulted consult VBN 18548 8 22 by by IN 18548 8 23 the the DT 18548 8 24 late late JJ 18548 8 25 Austin Austin NNP 18548 8 26 Corbin Corbin NNP 18548 8 27 , , , 18548 8 28 President President NNP 18548 8 29 of of IN 18548 8 30 the the DT 18548 8 31 Long Long NNP 18548 8 32 Island Island NNP 18548 8 33 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 8 34 Company Company NNP 18548 8 35 and and CC 18548 8 36 the the DT 18548 8 37 Philadelphia Philadelphia NNP 18548 8 38 and and CC 18548 8 39 Reading Reading NNP 18548 8 40 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 8 41 Company Company NNP 18548 8 42 , , , 18548 8 43 as as IN 18548 8 44 to to IN 18548 8 45 the the DT 18548 8 46 feasibility feasibility NN 18548 8 47 of of IN 18548 8 48 connecting connect VBG 18548 8 49 the the DT 18548 8 50 Long Long NNP 18548 8 51 Island Island NNP 18548 8 52 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 8 53 with with IN 18548 8 54 the the DT 18548 8 55 Philadelphia Philadelphia NNP 18548 8 56 and and CC 18548 8 57 Reading Reading NNP 18548 8 58 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 8 59 ( ( -LRB- 18548 8 60 or or CC 18548 8 61 with with IN 18548 8 62 the the DT 18548 8 63 Central Central NNP 18548 8 64 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 8 65 of of IN 18548 8 66 New New NNP 18548 8 67 Jersey Jersey NNP 18548 8 68 , , , 18548 8 69 which which WDT 18548 8 70 was be VBD 18548 8 71 the the DT 18548 8 72 New New NNP 18548 8 73 York York NNP 18548 8 74 connection connection NN 18548 8 75 of of IN 18548 8 76 the the DT 18548 8 77 Reading reading NN 18548 8 78 ) ) -RRB- 18548 8 79 by by IN 18548 8 80 a a DT 18548 8 81 tunnel tunnel NN 18548 8 82 from from IN 18548 8 83 the the DT 18548 8 84 foot foot NN 18548 8 85 of of IN 18548 8 86 Atlantic Atlantic NNP 18548 8 87 Avenue Avenue NNP 18548 8 88 , , , 18548 8 89 Brooklyn Brooklyn NNP 18548 8 90 , , , 18548 8 91 under under IN 18548 8 92 the the DT 18548 8 93 Battery Battery NNP 18548 8 94 and and CC 18548 8 95 New New NNP 18548 8 96 York York NNP 18548 8 97 City City NNP 18548 8 98 , , , 18548 8 99 and and CC 18548 8 100 directly directly RB 18548 8 101 across across IN 18548 8 102 the the DT 18548 8 103 North North NNP 18548 8 104 River River NNP 18548 8 105 to to IN 18548 8 106 the the DT 18548 8 107 terminal terminal NN 18548 8 108 of of IN 18548 8 109 the the DT 18548 8 110 Central Central NNP 18548 8 111 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 8 112 of of IN 18548 8 113 New New NNP 18548 8 114 Jersey Jersey NNP 18548 8 115 . . . 18548 9 1 Surveys survey NNS 18548 9 2 , , , 18548 9 3 borings boring NNS 18548 9 4 , , , 18548 9 5 and and CC 18548 9 6 thorough thorough JJ 18548 9 7 investigations investigation NNS 18548 9 8 were be VBD 18548 9 9 made make VBN 18548 9 10 , , , 18548 9 11 and and CC 18548 9 12 the the DT 18548 9 13 Metropolitan Metropolitan NNP 18548 9 14 Underground Underground NNP 18548 9 15 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 9 16 Company Company NNP 18548 9 17 was be VBD 18548 9 18 incorporated incorporate VBN 18548 9 19 in in IN 18548 9 20 the the DT 18548 9 21 State State NNP 18548 9 22 of of IN 18548 9 23 New New NNP 18548 9 24 York York NNP 18548 9 25 to to TO 18548 9 26 construct construct VB 18548 9 27 this this DT 18548 9 28 railroad railroad NN 18548 9 29 . . . 18548 10 1 Mr. Mr. NNP 18548 10 2 Corbin Corbin NNP 18548 10 3 , , , 18548 10 4 however however RB 18548 10 5 , , , 18548 10 6 was be VBD 18548 10 7 aware aware JJ 18548 10 8 that that IN 18548 10 9 , , , 18548 10 10 in in IN 18548 10 11 the the DT 18548 10 12 transportation transportation NN 18548 10 13 problem problem NN 18548 10 14 he -PRON- PRP 18548 10 15 had have VBD 18548 10 16 in in IN 18548 10 17 hand hand NN 18548 10 18 , , , 18548 10 19 the the DT 18548 10 20 Central Central NNP 18548 10 21 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 10 22 of of IN 18548 10 23 New New NNP 18548 10 24 Jersey Jersey NNP 18548 10 25 and and CC 18548 10 26 the the DT 18548 10 27 Philadelphia Philadelphia NNP 18548 10 28 and and CC 18548 10 29 Reading Reading NNP 18548 10 30 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 10 31 were be VBD 18548 10 32 not not RB 18548 10 33 as as RB 18548 10 34 important important JJ 18548 10 35 factors factor NNS 18548 10 36 as as IN 18548 10 37 the the DT 18548 10 38 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania NNP 18548 10 39 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 10 40 , , , 18548 10 41 and and CC 18548 10 42 , , , 18548 10 43 in in IN 18548 10 44 consequence consequence NN 18548 10 45 , , , 18548 10 46 he -PRON- PRP 18548 10 47 abandoned abandon VBD 18548 10 48 the the DT 18548 10 49 scheme scheme NN 18548 10 50 for for IN 18548 10 51 a a DT 18548 10 52 tunnel tunnel NN 18548 10 53 to to IN 18548 10 54 the the DT 18548 10 55 Central Central NNP 18548 10 56 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 10 57 of of IN 18548 10 58 New New NNP 18548 10 59 Jersey Jersey NNP 18548 10 60 for for IN 18548 10 61 a a DT 18548 10 62 line line NN 18548 10 63 direct direct JJ 18548 10 64 to to IN 18548 10 65 the the DT 18548 10 66 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania NNP 18548 10 67 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 10 68 terminal terminal NN 18548 10 69 in in IN 18548 10 70 Jersey Jersey NNP 18548 10 71 City City NNP 18548 10 72 . . . 18548 11 1 Meantime meantime RB 18548 11 2 , , , 18548 11 3 the the DT 18548 11 4 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania NNP 18548 11 5 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 11 6 Company Company NNP 18548 11 7 , , , 18548 11 8 as as IN 18548 11 9 a a DT 18548 11 10 result result NN 18548 11 11 of of IN 18548 11 12 its -PRON- PRP$ 18548 11 13 investigation investigation NN 18548 11 14 of of IN 18548 11 15 the the DT 18548 11 16 matter matter NN 18548 11 17 , , , 18548 11 18 in in IN 18548 11 19 June June NNP 18548 11 20 , , , 18548 11 21 1891 1891 CD 18548 11 22 , , , 18548 11 23 thought think VBD 18548 11 24 that that IN 18548 11 25 the the DT 18548 11 26 most most RBS 18548 11 27 feasible feasible JJ 18548 11 28 project project NN 18548 11 29 seemed seem VBD 18548 11 30 to to TO 18548 11 31 be be VB 18548 11 32 to to TO 18548 11 33 build build VB 18548 11 34 tunnels tunnel NNS 18548 11 35 for for IN 18548 11 36 rapid rapid JJ 18548 11 37 transit transit NN 18548 11 38 passenger passenger NN 18548 11 39 service service NN 18548 11 40 from from IN 18548 11 41 its -PRON- PRP$ 18548 11 42 Jersey Jersey NNP 18548 11 43 City City NNP 18548 11 44 Station Station NNP 18548 11 45 to to IN 18548 11 46 the the DT 18548 11 47 lower low JJR 18548 11 48 part part NN 18548 11 49 of of IN 18548 11 50 New New NNP 18548 11 51 York York NNP 18548 11 52 , , , 18548 11 53 connecting connect VBG 18548 11 54 there there RB 18548 11 55 with with IN 18548 11 56 the the DT 18548 11 57 rapid rapid JJ 18548 11 58 transit transit NN 18548 11 59 systems system NNS 18548 11 60 of of IN 18548 11 61 that that DT 18548 11 62 city city NN 18548 11 63 , , , 18548 11 64 and and CC 18548 11 65 also also RB 18548 11 66 extending extend VBG 18548 11 67 under under IN 18548 11 68 New New NNP 18548 11 69 York York NNP 18548 11 70 on on IN 18548 11 71 the the DT 18548 11 72 line line NN 18548 11 73 of of IN 18548 11 74 Cortlandt Cortlandt NNP 18548 11 75 Street Street NNP 18548 11 76 , , , 18548 11 77 with with IN 18548 11 78 stations station NNS 18548 11 79 and and CC 18548 11 80 passenger passenger NN 18548 11 81 lifts lift NNS 18548 11 82 at at IN 18548 11 83 the the DT 18548 11 84 main main JJ 18548 11 85 streets street NNS 18548 11 86 and and CC 18548 11 87 elevated elevated JJ 18548 11 88 railroads railroad NNS 18548 11 89 . . . 18548 12 1 The the DT 18548 12 2 late late JJ 18548 12 3 A. a. NN 18548 12 4 J. J. NNP 18548 12 5 Cassatt Cassatt NNP 18548 12 6 , , , 18548 12 7 then then RB 18548 12 8 a a DT 18548 12 9 Director Director NNP 18548 12 10 of of IN 18548 12 11 the the DT 18548 12 12 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania NNP 18548 12 13 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 12 14 Company Company NNP 18548 12 15 , , , 18548 12 16 and and CC 18548 12 17 previous previous JJ 18548 12 18 thereto thereto NN 18548 12 19 as as IN 18548 12 20 General General NNP 18548 12 21 Manager Manager NNP 18548 12 22 and and CC 18548 12 23 Vice Vice NNP 18548 12 24 - - HYPH 18548 12 25 President President NNP 18548 12 26 ( ( -LRB- 18548 12 27 and and CC 18548 12 28 later later RB 18548 12 29 as as IN 18548 12 30 President President NNP 18548 12 31 ) ) -RRB- 18548 12 32 of of IN 18548 12 33 that that DT 18548 12 34 company company NN 18548 12 35 , , , 18548 12 36 was be VBD 18548 12 37 deeply deeply RB 18548 12 38 interested interested JJ 18548 12 39 in in IN 18548 12 40 obtaining obtain VBG 18548 12 41 an an DT 18548 12 42 entrance entrance NN 18548 12 43 into into IN 18548 12 44 New New NNP 18548 12 45 York York NNP 18548 12 46 City City NNP 18548 12 47 , , , 18548 12 48 but but CC 18548 12 49 was be VBD 18548 12 50 not not RB 18548 12 51 satisfied satisfied JJ 18548 12 52 with with IN 18548 12 53 the the DT 18548 12 54 proposed propose VBN 18548 12 55 rapid rapid JJ 18548 12 56 transit transit NN 18548 12 57 passenger passenger NN 18548 12 58 tunnels tunnel NNS 18548 12 59 which which WDT 18548 12 60 required require VBD 18548 12 61 the the DT 18548 12 62 termination termination NN 18548 12 63 of of IN 18548 12 64 the the DT 18548 12 65 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania NNP 18548 12 66 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 12 67 trains train NNS 18548 12 68 at at IN 18548 12 69 its -PRON- PRP$ 18548 12 70 Jersey Jersey NNP 18548 12 71 City City NNP 18548 12 72 Station Station NNP 18548 12 73 . . . 18548 13 1 Therefore therefore RB 18548 13 2 , , , 18548 13 3 upon upon IN 18548 13 4 his -PRON- PRP$ 18548 13 5 request request NN 18548 13 6 , , , 18548 13 7 in in IN 18548 13 8 September September NNP 18548 13 9 of of IN 18548 13 10 the the DT 18548 13 11 same same JJ 18548 13 12 year year NN 18548 13 13 , , , 18548 13 14 another another DT 18548 13 15 study study NN 18548 13 16 and and CC 18548 13 17 report report NN 18548 13 18 was be VBD 18548 13 19 made make VBN 18548 13 20 by by IN 18548 13 21 Joseph Joseph NNP 18548 13 22 T. T. NNP 18548 13 23 Richards Richards NNP 18548 13 24 , , , 18548 13 25 M. M. NNP 18548 13 26 Am Am NNP 18548 13 27 . . . 18548 14 1 Soc Soc NNP 18548 14 2 . . . 18548 15 1 C. C. NNP 18548 15 2 E. E. NNP 18548 15 3 , , , 18548 15 4 then then RB 18548 15 5 Engineer Engineer NNP 18548 15 6 of of IN 18548 15 7 Maintenance Maintenance NNP 18548 15 8 of of IN 18548 15 9 Way Way NNP 18548 15 10 of of IN 18548 15 11 the the DT 18548 15 12 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania NNP 18548 15 13 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 15 14 , , , 18548 15 15 on on IN 18548 15 16 a a DT 18548 15 17 route route NN 18548 15 18 beginning beginning NN 18548 15 19 in in IN 18548 15 20 New New NNP 18548 15 21 York York NNP 18548 15 22 City City NNP 18548 15 23 at at IN 18548 15 24 38th 38th NNP 18548 15 25 Street Street NNP 18548 15 26 and and CC 18548 15 27 Park Park NNP 18548 15 28 Avenue Avenue NNP 18548 15 29 on on IN 18548 15 30 the the DT 18548 15 31 high high JJ 18548 15 32 ground ground NN 18548 15 33 of of IN 18548 15 34 Murray Murray NNP 18548 15 35 Hill Hill NNP 18548 15 36 , , , 18548 15 37 thence thence NN 18548 15 38 crossing cross VBG 18548 15 39 the the DT 18548 15 40 East East NNP 18548 15 41 River River NNP 18548 15 42 on on IN 18548 15 43 a a DT 18548 15 44 bridge bridge NN 18548 15 45 , , , 18548 15 46 and and CC 18548 15 47 passing pass VBG 18548 15 48 around around IN 18548 15 49 Brooklyn Brooklyn NNP 18548 15 50 to to IN 18548 15 51 Bay Bay NNP 18548 15 52 Ridge Ridge NNP 18548 15 53 , , , 18548 15 54 thence thence NN 18548 15 55 under under IN 18548 15 56 the the DT 18548 15 57 Lower Lower NNP 18548 15 58 Bay Bay NNP 18548 15 59 or or CC 18548 15 60 Narrows Narrows NNPS 18548 15 61 to to IN 18548 15 62 Staten Staten NNP 18548 15 63 Island Island NNP 18548 15 64 and and CC 18548 15 65 across across IN 18548 15 66 to to IN 18548 15 67 the the DT 18548 15 68 mainland mainland NN 18548 15 69 , , , 18548 15 70 reaching reach VBG 18548 15 71 the the DT 18548 15 72 New New NNP 18548 15 73 York York NNP 18548 15 74 Division Division NNP 18548 15 75 of of IN 18548 15 76 the the DT 18548 15 77 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania NNP 18548 15 78 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 15 79 at at IN 18548 15 80 some some DT 18548 15 81 point point NN 18548 15 82 between between IN 18548 15 83 Rahway Rahway NNP 18548 15 84 and and CC 18548 15 85 Metuchen Metuchen NNP 18548 15 86 . . . 18548 16 1 Mr. Mr. NNP 18548 16 2 Cassatt Cassatt NNP 18548 16 3 also also RB 18548 16 4 had have VBD 18548 16 5 in in IN 18548 16 6 mind mind NN 18548 16 7 at at IN 18548 16 8 that that DT 18548 16 9 time time NN 18548 16 10 a a DT 18548 16 11 connection connection NN 18548 16 12 with with IN 18548 16 13 the the DT 18548 16 14 New New NNP 18548 16 15 England England NNP 18548 16 16 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 16 17 , , , 18548 16 18 then then RB 18548 16 19 independent independent JJ 18548 16 20 , , , 18548 16 21 but but CC 18548 16 22 now now RB 18548 16 23 part part NN 18548 16 24 of of IN 18548 16 25 the the DT 18548 16 26 New New NNP 18548 16 27 York York NNP 18548 16 28 , , , 18548 16 29 New New NNP 18548 16 30 Haven Haven NNP 18548 16 31 , , , 18548 16 32 and and CC 18548 16 33 Hartford Hartford NNP 18548 16 34 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 16 35 system system NN 18548 16 36 , , , 18548 16 37 by by IN 18548 16 38 means mean NNS 18548 16 39 of of IN 18548 16 40 the the DT 18548 16 41 Long Long NNP 18548 16 42 Island Island NNP 18548 16 43 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 16 44 , , , 18548 16 45 and and CC 18548 16 46 a a DT 18548 16 47 tunnel tunnel NN 18548 16 48 under under IN 18548 16 49 the the DT 18548 16 50 East East NNP 18548 16 51 River River NNP 18548 16 52 , , , 18548 16 53 which which WDT 18548 16 54 in in IN 18548 16 55 later late JJR 18548 16 56 years year NNS 18548 16 57 , , , 18548 16 58 as as IN 18548 16 59 the the DT 18548 16 60 result result NN 18548 16 61 of of IN 18548 16 62 further further JJ 18548 16 63 consideration consideration NN 18548 16 64 of of IN 18548 16 65 the the DT 18548 16 66 situation situation NN 18548 16 67 , , , 18548 16 68 has have VBZ 18548 16 69 been be VBN 18548 16 70 covered cover VBN 18548 16 71 by by IN 18548 16 72 the the DT 18548 16 73 proposed propose VBN 18548 16 74 New New NNP 18548 16 75 York York NNP 18548 16 76 Connecting Connecting NNP 18548 16 77 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 16 78 with with IN 18548 16 79 a a DT 18548 16 80 bridge bridge NN 18548 16 81 across across IN 18548 16 82 the the DT 18548 16 83 East East NNP 18548 16 84 River River NNP 18548 16 85 and and CC 18548 16 86 over over IN 18548 16 87 Ward Ward NNP 18548 16 88 's 's POS 18548 16 89 and and CC 18548 16 90 Randall Randall NNP 18548 16 91 's 's POS 18548 16 92 Islands Islands NNPS 18548 16 93 . . . 18548 17 1 As as IN 18548 17 2 a a DT 18548 17 3 result result NN 18548 17 4 of of IN 18548 17 5 these these DT 18548 17 6 investigations investigation NNS 18548 17 7 , , , 18548 17 8 the the DT 18548 17 9 late late JJ 18548 17 10 George George NNP 18548 17 11 D. D. NNP 18548 17 12 Roberts Roberts NNP 18548 17 13 , , , 18548 17 14 who who WP 18548 17 15 was be VBD 18548 17 16 then then RB 18548 17 17 President President NNP 18548 17 18 of of IN 18548 17 19 the the DT 18548 17 20 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania NNP 18548 17 21 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 17 22 Company Company NNP 18548 17 23 , , , 18548 17 24 authorized authorize VBD 18548 17 25 an an DT 18548 17 26 expenditure expenditure NN 18548 17 27 of of IN 18548 17 28 about about IN 18548 17 29 $ $ $ 18548 17 30 25,000 25,000 CD 18548 17 31 for for IN 18548 17 32 soundings sounding NNS 18548 17 33 to to TO 18548 17 34 determine determine VB 18548 17 35 the the DT 18548 17 36 nature nature NN 18548 17 37 of of IN 18548 17 38 the the DT 18548 17 39 strata strata NN 18548 17 40 for for IN 18548 17 41 tunneling tunnel VBG 18548 17 42 under under IN 18548 17 43 water water NN 18548 17 44 . . . 18548 18 1 These these DT 18548 18 2 soundings sounding NNS 18548 18 3 were be VBD 18548 18 4 carefully carefully RB 18548 18 5 made make VBN 18548 18 6 by by IN 18548 18 7 Mr. Mr. NNP 18548 18 8 Richards Richards NNP 18548 18 9 with with IN 18548 18 10 a a DT 18548 18 11 diamond diamond NN 18548 18 12 drill drill NN 18548 18 13 , , , 18548 18 14 bringing bring VBG 18548 18 15 up up RP 18548 18 16 the the DT 18548 18 17 actual actual JJ 18548 18 18 core core NN 18548 18 19 of of IN 18548 18 20 all all DT 18548 18 21 rock rock NN 18548 18 22 found find VBN 18548 18 23 in in IN 18548 18 24 crossing cross VBG 18548 18 25 the the DT 18548 18 26 waters water NNS 18548 18 27 of of IN 18548 18 28 New New NNP 18548 18 29 York York NNP 18548 18 30 Bay Bay NNP 18548 18 31 from from IN 18548 18 32 the the DT 18548 18 33 west west NN 18548 18 34 to to IN 18548 18 35 the the DT 18548 18 36 east east JJ 18548 18 37 side side NN 18548 18 38 and and CC 18548 18 39 extending extend VBG 18548 18 40 from from IN 18548 18 41 the the DT 18548 18 42 Narrows Narrows NNPS 18548 18 43 to to IN 18548 18 44 the the DT 18548 18 45 Jersey Jersey NNP 18548 18 46 City City NNP 18548 18 47 Station Station NNP 18548 18 48 of of IN 18548 18 49 the the DT 18548 18 50 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania NNP 18548 18 51 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 18 52 . . . 18548 19 1 After after IN 18548 19 2 these these DT 18548 19 3 investigations investigation NNS 18548 19 4 had have VBD 18548 19 5 been be VBN 18548 19 6 made make VBN 18548 19 7 , , , 18548 19 8 early early RB 18548 19 9 in in IN 18548 19 10 1892 1892 CD 18548 19 11 , , , 18548 19 12 Mr. Mr. NNP 18548 19 13 Roberts Roberts NNP 18548 19 14 expressed express VBD 18548 19 15 himself -PRON- PRP 18548 19 16 as as IN 18548 19 17 being be VBG 18548 19 18 favorable favorable JJ 18548 19 19 to to IN 18548 19 20 the the DT 18548 19 21 undertaking undertaking NN 18548 19 22 , , , 18548 19 23 with with IN 18548 19 24 the the DT 18548 19 25 definite definite JJ 18548 19 26 limitation limitation NN 18548 19 27 that that IN 18548 19 28 the the DT 18548 19 29 tunnels tunnel NNS 18548 19 30 must must MD 18548 19 31 be be VB 18548 19 32 for for IN 18548 19 33 small small JJ 18548 19 34 cars car NNS 18548 19 35 doing do VBG 18548 19 36 local local JJ 18548 19 37 suburban suburban JJ 18548 19 38 business business NN 18548 19 39 , , , 18548 19 40 and and CC 18548 19 41 for for IN 18548 19 42 the the DT 18548 19 43 transfer transfer NN 18548 19 44 of of IN 18548 19 45 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania NNP 18548 19 46 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 19 47 passengers passenger NNS 18548 19 48 to to IN 18548 19 49 and and CC 18548 19 50 from from IN 18548 19 51 New New NNP 18548 19 52 York York NNP 18548 19 53 , , , 18548 19 54 Brooklyn Brooklyn NNP 18548 19 55 , , , 18548 19 56 and and CC 18548 19 57 Jersey Jersey NNP 18548 19 58 City City NNP 18548 19 59 , , , 18548 19 60 and and CC 18548 19 61 not not RB 18548 19 62 in in IN 18548 19 63 any any DT 18548 19 64 way way NN 18548 19 65 to to TO 18548 19 66 be be VB 18548 19 67 tunnels tunnel NNS 18548 19 68 for for IN 18548 19 69 standard standard JJ 18548 19 70 steam steam NN 18548 19 71 equipment equipment NN 18548 19 72 , , , 18548 19 73 the the DT 18548 19 74 expense expense NN 18548 19 75 for for IN 18548 19 76 terminals terminal NNS 18548 19 77 and and CC 18548 19 78 the the DT 18548 19 79 prohibited prohibit VBN 18548 19 80 use use NN 18548 19 81 of of IN 18548 19 82 coal coal NN 18548 19 83 for for IN 18548 19 84 fuel fuel NN 18548 19 85 in in IN 18548 19 86 such such JJ 18548 19 87 tunnels tunnel NNS 18548 19 88 not not RB 18548 19 89 warranting warrant VBG 18548 19 90 any any DT 18548 19 91 broader broad JJR 18548 19 92 consideration consideration NN 18548 19 93 . . . 18548 20 1 Under under IN 18548 20 2 such such JJ 18548 20 3 instructions instruction NNS 18548 20 4 , , , 18548 20 5 the the DT 18548 20 6 interests interest NNS 18548 20 7 of of IN 18548 20 8 the the DT 18548 20 9 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania NNP 18548 20 10 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 20 11 Company Company NNP 18548 20 12 for for IN 18548 20 13 effecting effect VBG 18548 20 14 a a DT 18548 20 15 physical physical JJ 18548 20 16 entrance entrance NN 18548 20 17 into into IN 18548 20 18 New New NNP 18548 20 19 York York NNP 18548 20 20 City City NNP 18548 20 21 in in IN 18548 20 22 that that DT 18548 20 23 year year NN 18548 20 24 were be VBD 18548 20 25 turned turn VBN 18548 20 26 over over RP 18548 20 27 to to IN 18548 20 28 Samuel Samuel NNP 18548 20 29 Rea Rea NNP 18548 20 30 , , , 18548 20 31 M. M. NNP 18548 20 32 Am Am NNP 18548 20 33 . . . 18548 21 1 Soc Soc NNP 18548 21 2 . . . 18548 22 1 C. C. NNP 18548 22 2 E. E. 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M. NNP 18548 30 5 Am Am NNP 18548 30 6 . . . 18548 31 1 Soc Soc NNP 18548 31 2 . . . 18548 32 1 C. C. NNP 18548 32 2 E. E. 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NNP 18548 101 21 was be VBD 18548 101 22 built build VBN 18548 101 23 with with IN 18548 101 24 cast cast NN 18548 101 25 - - HYPH 18548 101 26 iron iron NN 18548 101 27 segmental segmental JJ 18548 101 28 lining lining NN 18548 101 29 , , , 18548 101 30 but but CC 18548 101 31 the the DT 18548 101 32 work work NN 18548 101 33 was be VBD 18548 101 34 again again RB 18548 101 35 abandoned abandon VBN 18548 101 36 , , , 18548 101 37 owing owe VBG 18548 101 38 principally principally RB 18548 101 39 to to IN 18548 101 40 financial financial JJ 18548 101 41 difficulties difficulty NNS 18548 101 42 while while IN 18548 101 43 coincidentally coincidentally RB 18548 101 44 before before IN 18548 101 45 entering enter VBG 18548 101 46 a a DT 18548 101 47 rock rock NN 18548 101 48 reef reef NN 18548 101 49 which which WDT 18548 101 50 presented present VBD 18548 101 51 another another DT 18548 101 52 serious serious JJ 18548 101 53 difficulty difficulty NN 18548 101 54 in in IN 18548 101 55 construction construction NN 18548 101 56 . . . 18548 102 1 The the DT 18548 102 2 experience experience NN 18548 102 3 then then RB 18548 102 4 in in IN 18548 102 5 the the DT 18548 102 6 construction construction NN 18548 102 7 of of IN 18548 102 8 this this DT 18548 102 9 tunnel tunnel NN 18548 102 10 led lead VBD 18548 102 11 capitalists capitalist NNS 18548 102 12 and and CC 18548 102 13 engineers engineer NNS 18548 102 14 to to TO 18548 102 15 believe believe VB 18548 102 16 that that IN 18548 102 17 , , , 18548 102 18 owing owe VBG 18548 102 19 to to IN 18548 102 20 the the DT 18548 102 21 very very RB 18548 102 22 soft soft JJ 18548 102 23 nature nature NN 18548 102 24 of of IN 18548 102 25 the the DT 18548 102 26 ground ground NN 18548 102 27 , , , 18548 102 28 a a DT 18548 102 29 tunnel tunnel NN 18548 102 30 could could MD 18548 102 31 not not RB 18548 102 32 be be VB 18548 102 33 built build VBN 18548 102 34 that that WDT 18548 102 35 would would MD 18548 102 36 be be VB 18548 102 37 sufficiently sufficiently RB 18548 102 38 stable stable JJ 18548 102 39 to to TO 18548 102 40 withstand withstand VB 18548 102 41 the the DT 18548 102 42 vibration vibration NN 18548 102 43 due due IN 18548 102 44 to to IN 18548 102 45 heavy heavy JJ 18548 102 46 traffic traffic NN 18548 102 47 , , , 18548 102 48 and and CC 18548 102 49 for for IN 18548 102 50 this this DT 18548 102 51 reason reason NN 18548 102 52 tunnels tunnel NNS 18548 102 53 under under IN 18548 102 54 the the DT 18548 102 55 North North NNP 18548 102 56 River River NNP 18548 102 57 were be VBD 18548 102 58 not not RB 18548 102 59 looked look VBN 18548 102 60 upon upon IN 18548 102 61 as as IN 18548 102 62 practicable practicable JJ 18548 102 63 . . . 18548 103 1 The the DT 18548 103 2 writer writer NN 18548 103 3 devised devise VBD 18548 103 4 a a DT 18548 103 5 scheme scheme NN 18548 103 6 to to TO 18548 103 7 carry carry VB 18548 103 8 within within IN 18548 103 9 the the DT 18548 103 10 tunnel tunnel NN 18548 103 11 the the DT 18548 103 12 rolling roll VBG 18548 103 13 loads load NNS 18548 103 14 on on IN 18548 103 15 bridging bridge VBG 18548 103 16 supported support VBN 18548 103 17 on on IN 18548 103 18 piers pier NNS 18548 103 19 or or CC 18548 103 20 piles pile NNS 18548 103 21 extending extend VBG 18548 103 22 from from IN 18548 103 23 the the DT 18548 103 24 tunnel tunnel NNP 18548 103 25 invert invert NNP 18548 103 26 down down IN 18548 103 27 to to IN 18548 103 28 hard hard JJ 18548 103 29 material material NN 18548 103 30 . . . 18548 104 1 These these DT 18548 104 2 would would MD 18548 104 3 be be VB 18548 104 4 attached attach VBN 18548 104 5 to to IN 18548 104 6 the the DT 18548 104 7 tunnel tunnel NN 18548 104 8 itself -PRON- PRP 18548 104 9 or or CC 18548 104 10 would would MD 18548 104 11 pass pass VB 18548 104 12 into into IN 18548 104 13 it -PRON- PRP 18548 104 14 independently independently RB 18548 104 15 through through IN 18548 104 16 sliding slide VBG 18548 104 17 joints joint NNS 18548 104 18 in in IN 18548 104 19 the the DT 18548 104 20 tunnel tunnel NN 18548 104 21 shell shell NNP 18548 104 22 . . . 18548 105 1 This this DT 18548 105 2 scheme scheme NN 18548 105 3 gained gain VBD 18548 105 4 the the DT 18548 105 5 confidence confidence NN 18548 105 6 of of IN 18548 105 7 the the DT 18548 105 8 management management NN 18548 105 9 , , , 18548 105 10 as as IN 18548 105 11 it -PRON- PRP 18548 105 12 was be VBD 18548 105 13 believed believe VBN 18548 105 14 that that IN 18548 105 15 , , , 18548 105 16 by by IN 18548 105 17 adopting adopt VBG 18548 105 18 such such PDT 18548 105 19 a a DT 18548 105 20 plan plan NN 18548 105 21 , , , 18548 105 22 tunnels tunnel NNS 18548 105 23 could could MD 18548 105 24 be be VB 18548 105 25 built build VBN 18548 105 26 in in IN 18548 105 27 the the DT 18548 105 28 soft soft JJ 18548 105 29 material material NN 18548 105 30 underlying underlie VBG 18548 105 31 the the DT 18548 105 32 Hudson Hudson NNP 18548 105 33 River River NNP 18548 105 34 and and CC 18548 105 35 remain remain VB 18548 105 36 stable stable JJ 18548 105 37 under under IN 18548 105 38 all all DT 18548 105 39 conditions condition NNS 18548 105 40 of of IN 18548 105 41 traffic traffic NN 18548 105 42 . . . 18548 106 1 After after IN 18548 106 2 thus thus RB 18548 106 3 feeling feel VBG 18548 106 4 assured assure VBD 18548 106 5 that that IN 18548 106 6 by by IN 18548 106 7 this this DT 18548 106 8 method method NN 18548 106 9 the the DT 18548 106 10 tunnels tunnel NNS 18548 106 11 could could MD 18548 106 12 be be VB 18548 106 13 made make VBN 18548 106 14 safe safe JJ 18548 106 15 beyond beyond IN 18548 106 16 question question NN 18548 106 17 , , , 18548 106 18 orders order NNS 18548 106 19 were be VBD 18548 106 20 given give VBN 18548 106 21 to to TO 18548 106 22 proceed proceed VB 18548 106 23 with with IN 18548 106 24 the the DT 18548 106 25 great great JJ 18548 106 26 work work NN 18548 106 27 of of IN 18548 106 28 the the DT 18548 106 29 extension extension NN 18548 106 30 into into IN 18548 106 31 New New NNP 18548 106 32 York York NNP 18548 106 33 of of IN 18548 106 34 the the DT 18548 106 35 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania NNP 18548 106 36 and and CC 18548 106 37 Long Long NNP 18548 106 38 Island Island NNP 18548 106 39 Railroad Railroad NNP 18548 106 40 systems system NNS 18548 106 41 . . . 18548 107 1 [ [ -LRB- 18548 107 2 Illustration illustration NN 18548 107 3 : : : 18548 107 4 FIG FIG NNP 18548 107 5 . . . 18548 108 1 1.--(Full 1.--(full CD 18548 108 2 page page NN 18548 108 3 image image NN 18548 108 4 ) ) -RRB- 18548 108 5 ENGINEERING engineering NN 18548 108 6 STAFF STAFF NNP 18548 108 7 ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION NNP 18548 108 8 CHIEF chief NN 18548 108 9 ENGINEER ENGINEER NNP 18548 108 10 | | NNP 18548 108 11 CHIEF CHIEF NNP 18548 108 12 ASSISTANT ASSISTANT NNP 18548 108 13 ENGINEER ENGINEER NNP 18548 108 14 | | NNP 18548 108 15 | | NNP 18548 108 16 + + SYM 18548 108 17 --(CHIEF --(CHIEF . 18548 108 18 OFFICE OFFICE NNP 18548 108 19 ) ) -RRB- 18548 108 20 | | NNP 18548 108 21 | | CD 18548 108 22 | | CD 18548 108 23 + + CC 18548 108 24 --OFFICE --OFFICE HYPH 18548 108 25 ENGINEER ENGINEER NNP 18548 108 26 | | NNP 18548 108 27 | | NNP 18548 108 28 | | CD 18548 108 29 | | CD 18548 108 30 | | CD 18548 108 31 + + SYM 18548 108 32 --Chief --Chief HYPH 18548 108 33 Draftsman Draftsman NNP 18548 108 34 . . . 18548 109 1 | | NNP 18548 109 2 | | NNP 18548 109 3 Draftsmen draftsman NNS 18548 109 4 . . . 18548 110 1 | | NNP 18548 110 2 | | NNP 18548 110 3 Messenger Messenger NNP 18548 110 4 . . . 18548 111 1 | | NNP 18548 111 2 | | CD 18548 111 3 | | CD 18548 111 4 + + CC 18548 111 5 --MECHANICAL --MECHANICAL : 18548 111 6 ENGINEER ENGINEER NNP 18548 111 7 | | NNP 18548 111 8 | | NNP 18548 111 9 | | CD 18548 111 10 | | CD 18548 111 11 | | CD 18548 111 12 + + CC 18548 111 13 --Mechanical --Mechanical HYPH 18548 111 14 Draftsmen draftsman NNS 18548 111 15 . . . 18548 112 1 | | NNP 18548 112 2 | | CD 18548 112 3 | | CD 18548 112 4 + + CC 18548 112 5 --ASSISTANT --ASSISTANT HYPH 18548 112 6 ENGINEER ENGINEER NNP 18548 112 7 | | NNP 18548 112 8 | | NNP 18548 112 9 | | CD 18548 112 10 + + CC 18548 112 11 --Accountant --Accountant : 18548 112 12 . . . 18548 113 1 | | NNP 18548 113 2 Clerks Clerks NNPS 18548 113 3 . . . 18548 114 1 | | NNP 18548 114 2 Telephone Telephone NNP 18548 114 3 Operators Operators NNP 18548 114 4 . . . 18548 115 1 | | NNP 18548 115 2 Messenger Messenger NNP 18548 115 3 . . . 18548 116 1 | | NNS 18548 116 2 | | CD 18548 116 3 + + CC 18548 116 4 --(TERMINAL --(TERMINAL HYPH 18548 116 5 STATION station NN 18548 116 6 WEST WEST NNP 18548 116 7 ) ) -RRB- 18548 116 8 | | NNP 18548 116 9 | | CD 18548 116 10 | | NNP 18548 116 11 RESIDENT RESIDENT NNP 18548 116 12 ENGINEER ENGINEER NNP 18548 116 13 | | NNP 18548 116 14 | | NNP 18548 116 15 | | CD 18548 116 16 + + CC 18548 116 17 --Assistant --Assistant HYPH 18548 116 18 Engineer engineer NN 18548 116 19 . . . 18548 117 1 | | NNP 18548 117 2 | | NNP 18548 117 3 Chief Chief NNP 18548 117 4 of of IN 18548 117 5 Party Party NNP 18548 117 6 . . . 18548 118 1 | | NNP 18548 118 2 | | NNP 18548 118 3 Instrumentmen instrumentman NNS 18548 118 4 . . . 18548 119 1 | | NNP 18548 119 2 | | NNP 18548 119 3 Rodmen Rodmen NNPS 18548 119 4 . . . 18548 120 1 | | NNS 18548 120 2 | | NNP 18548 120 3 Chainmen chainman NNS 18548 120 4 . . . 18548 121 1 | | NNP 18548 121 2 | | CD 18548 121 3 | | CD 18548 121 4 + + SYM 18548 121 5 --Inspectors --Inspectors : 18548 121 6 . . . 18548 122 1 | | NNP 18548 122 2 | | CD 18548 122 3 | | CD 18548 122 4 + + SYM 18548 122 5 --Clerk --Clerk : 18548 122 6 . . . 18548 123 1 | | NNP 18548 123 2 Janitors Janitors NNP 18548 123 3 . . . 18548 124 1 | | NNS 18548 124 2 | | NNS 18548 124 3 + + SYM 18548 124 4 --(SUBAQUEOUS --(subaqueous NN 18548 124 5 , , , 18548 124 6 32ND 32nd CD 18548 124 7 STREET STREET NNP 18548 124 8 AND and CC 18548 124 9 WEEHAWKEN WEEHAWKEN NNP 18548 124 10 TUNNELS TUNNELS NNP 18548 124 11 ) ) -RRB- 18548 124 12 | | NNP 18548 124 13 | | CD 18548 124 14 | | NNP 18548 124 15 GENERAL GENERAL NNP 18548 124 16 RESIDENT RESIDENT NNP 18548 124 17 ENGINEER ENGINEER NNP 18548 124 18 | | NNP 18548 124 19 | | NNP 18548 124 20 | | CD 18548 124 21 + + CC 18548 124 22 --Cement --Cement HYPH 18548 124 23 Inspectors Inspectors NNP 18548 124 24 . . . 18548 125 1 | | NNS 18548 125 2 | | NNP 18548 125 3 Ass't Ass't NNS 18548 125 4 . . . 18548 126 1 Cement Cement NNP 18548 126 2 Inspectors Inspectors NNP 18548 126 3 . . . 18548 127 1 | | NNP 18548 127 2 | | CD 18548 127 3 | | CD 18548 127 4 + + NNS 18548 127 5 --Photographer --Photographer : 18548 127 6 . . . 18548 128 1 | | NNP 18548 128 2 | | CD 18548 128 3 | | CD 18548 128 4 + + CC 18548 128 5 --Recording --Recording HYPH 18548 128 6 Clerk clerk NN 18548 128 7 . . . 18548 129 1 | | NNS 18548 129 2 | | NNP 18548 129 3 Ass't Ass't NNS 18548 129 4 . . . 18548 130 1 Recording record VBG 18548 130 2 Clerks Clerks NNPS 18548 130 3 . . . 18548 131 1 | | NNP 18548 131 2 | | CD 18548 131 3 | | CD 18548 131 4 + + SYM 18548 131 5 --DISPATCH --DISPATCH HYPH 18548 131 6 BOAT BOAT NNP 18548 131 7 | | NNP 18548 131 8 | | NNP 18548 131 9 | | CD 18548 131 10 | | CD 18548 131 11 | | CD 18548 131 12 + + SYM 18548 131 13 --Captains --Captains : 18548 131 14 . . . 18548 132 1 | | NNP 18548 132 2 | | NNP 18548 132 3 Engineers engineer NNS 18548 132 4 . . . 18548 133 1 | | NNP 18548 133 2 | | NNP 18548 133 3 Deckhands deckhand NNS 18548 133 4 . . . 18548 134 1 | | NNP 18548 134 2 | | NNP 18548 134 3 Messenger Messenger NNP 18548 134 4 . . . 18548 135 1 | | NNP 18548 135 2 | | CD 18548 135 3 | | CD 18548 135 4 + + CC 18548 135 5 --RESIDENT --RESIDENT . 18548 135 6 ENGINEERS ENGINEERS NNP 18548 135 7 | | NNP 18548 135 8 | | CD 18548 135 9 | | CD 18548 135 10 + + CD 18548 135 11 --(CONSTRUCTION --(CONSTRUCTION . 18548 135 12 ) ) -RRB- 18548 135 13 | | NNP 18548 135 14 | | CD 18548 135 15 | | CD 18548 135 16 | | CD 18548 135 17 | | CD 18548 135 18 + + SYM 18548 135 19 --Ass't --ass't NN 18548 135 20 . . . 18548 136 1 Engineers engineer NNS 18548 136 2 . . . 18548 137 1 | | JJ 18548 137 2 | | NNP 18548 137 3 Chief Chief NNP 18548 137 4 Tunnel Tunnel NNP 18548 137 5 Inspectors Inspectors NNP 18548 137 6 . . . 18548 138 1 | | NNP 18548 138 2 | | NNP 18548 138 3 Tunnel Tunnel NNP 18548 138 4 Inspectors Inspectors NNPS 18548 138 5 . . . 18548 139 1 | | NNP 18548 139 2 | | NNP 18548 139 3 Surface Surface NNP 18548 139 4 Inspectors Inspectors NNPS 18548 139 5 . . . 18548 140 1 | | NNP 18548 140 2 | | NNP 18548 140 3 Clerks clerk NNS 18548 140 4 . . . 18548 141 1 | | NNP 18548 141 2 | | CD 18548 141 3 | | CD 18548 141 4 + + NNS 18548 141 5 --(ALIGNMENT --(ALIGNMENT . 18548 141 6 ) ) -RRB- 18548 141 7 | | CD 18548 141 8 | | CD 18548 141 9 | | CD 18548 141 10 | | CD 18548 141 11 | | CD 18548 141 12 + + SYM 18548 141 13 --Ass't --ass't NN 18548 141 14 . . . 18548 142 1 Engineers engineer NNS 18548 142 2 . . . 18548 143 1 | | NNP 18548 143 2 | | NNPS 18548 143 3 Chiefs Chiefs NNPS 18548 143 4 of of IN 18548 143 5 Parties Parties NNPS 18548 143 6 . . . 18548 144 1 | | NNP 18548 144 2 | | NNP 18548 144 3 Instrumentmen instrumentman NNS 18548 144 4 . . . 18548 145 1 | | NNP 18548 145 2 | | NNP 18548 145 3 Rodmen Rodmen NNPS 18548 145 4 . . . 18548 146 1 | | NNS 18548 146 2 | | NNP 18548 146 3 Chainmen chainman NNS 18548 146 4 . . . 18548 147 1 | | NNP 18548 147 2 | | NNP 18548 147 3 Rear Rear NNP 18548 147 4 Chainmen chainman NNS 18548 147 5 . . . 18548 148 1 | | NNP 18548 148 2 | | NNP 18548 148 3 Laborers laborer NNS 18548 148 4 . . . 18548 149 1 | | NNP 18548 149 2 | | CD 18548 149 3 | | CD 18548 149 4 + + CC 18548 149 5 --(OFFICE --(OFFICE . 18548 149 6 STAFF STAFF NNP 18548 149 7 ) ) -RRB- 18548 149 8 | | CD 18548 149 9 | | CD 18548 149 10 | | CD 18548 149 11 + + SYM 18548 149 12 --Draftsmen --Draftsmen : 18548 149 13 . . . 18548 150 1 | | NNP 18548 150 2 Field Field NNP 18548 150 3 Office Office NNP 18548 150 4 Clerks Clerks NNPS 18548 150 5 . . . 18548 151 1 | | NNP 18548 151 2 Cement Cement NNP 18548 151 3 Warehousemen Warehousemen NNP 18548 151 4 . . . 18548 152 1 | | NNP 18548 152 2 Janitors Janitors NNP 18548 152 3 . . . 18548 153 1 | | NNP 18548 153 2 Messengers messenger NNS 18548 153 3 . . . 18548 154 1 | | NNS 18548 154 2 + + SYM 18548 154 3 --(MEDICAL --(MEDICAL . 18548 154 4 DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT NNP 18548 154 5 ) ) -RRB- 18548 154 6 | | NNP 18548 154 7 | | CD 18548 154 8 | | CD 18548 154 9 CHIEF chief NN 18548 154 10 MEDICAL MEDICAL NNP 18548 154 11 OFFICER OFFICER NNP 18548 154 12 | | NNP 18548 154 13 Ass't Ass't NNS 18548 154 14 . . . 18548 155 1 Medical Medical NNP 18548 155 2 Officer Officer NNP 18548 155 3 . . . 18548 156 1 | | NNS 18548 156 2 | | NNS 18548 156 3 + + CC 18548 156 4 --(BERGEN --(BERGEN : 18548 156 5 HILL HILL NNP 18548 156 6 TUNNELS TUNNELS NNP 18548 156 7 ) ) -RRB- 18548 156 8 | | NNP 18548 156 9 | | CD 18548 156 10 | | NNP 18548 156 11 RESIDENT RESIDENT NNP 18548 156 12 ENGINEER ENGINEER NNP 18548 156 13 | | NNP 18548 156 14 Assistant Assistant NNP 18548 156 15 Resident Resident NNP 18548 156 16 Engineer Engineer NNP 18548 156 17 | | NNP 18548 156 18 | | NNP 18548 156 19 | | CD 18548 156 20 + + CC 18548 156 21 --Assistant --Assistant HYPH 18548 156 22 Engineer engineer NN 18548 156 23 . . . 18548 157 1 | | NNP 18548 157 2 | | NNP 18548 157 3 Instrumentmen instrumentman NNS 18548 157 4 . . . 18548 158 1 | | NNP 18548 158 2 | | NNP 18548 158 3 Rodmen Rodmen NNPS 18548 158 4 . . . 18548 159 1 | | NNS 18548 159 2 | | NNP 18548 159 3 Chainmen chainman NNS 18548 159 4 . . . 18548 160 1 | | NNP 18548 160 2 | | CD 18548 160 3 | | CD 18548 160 4 + + SYM 18548 160 5 --Inspectors --Inspectors : 18548 160 6 . . . 18548 161 1 | | NNP 18548 161 2 | | NNP 18548 161 3 Cement Cement NNP 18548 161 4 Warehousemen Warehousemen NNP 18548 161 5 . . . 18548 162 1 | | NNP 18548 162 2 | | CD 18548 162 3 | | CD 18548 162 4 + + SYM 18548 162 5 --Clerk --Clerk : 18548 162 6 . . . 18548 163 1 | | NNP 18548 163 2 Janitors Janitors NNP 18548 163 3 . . . 18548 164 1 | | NNS 18548 164 2 | | NNS 18548 164 3 + + CC 18548 164 4 --(METAL --(METAL HYPH 18548 164 5 INSPECTION inspection NN 18548 164 6 ) ) -RRB- 18548 164 7 | | NNP 18548 164 8 CHIEF chief JJ 18548 164 9 METAL metal NN 18548 164 10 INSPECTOR INSPECTOR NNP 18548 164 11 Metal Metal NNP 18548 164 12 Inspectors Inspectors NNP 18548 164 13 . . . 18548 165 1 Clerks clerk NNS 18548 165 2 . . . 18548 165 3 ] ] -RRB- 18548 166 1 The the DT 18548 166 2 organization organization NN 18548 166 3 of of IN 18548 166 4 the the DT 18548 166 5 engineering engineering NN 18548 166 6 staff staff NN 18548 166 7 is be VBZ 18548 166 8 shown show VBN 18548 166 9 on on IN 18548 166 10 the the DT 18548 166 11 diagram diagram NN 18548 166 12 , , , 18548 166 13 Fig Fig NNP 18548 166 14 . . . 18548 167 1 1 1 LS 18548 167 2 . . . 18548 168 1 In in IN 18548 168 2 the the DT 18548 168 3 beginning beginning NN 18548 168 4 of of IN 18548 168 5 1902 1902 CD 18548 168 6 and and CC 18548 168 7 during during IN 18548 168 8 the the DT 18548 168 9 period period NN 18548 168 10 of of IN 18548 168 11 making make VBG 18548 168 12 studies study NNS 18548 168 13 , , , 18548 168 14 additional additional JJ 18548 168 15 borings boring NNS 18548 168 16 , , , 18548 168 17 and and CC 18548 168 18 preliminary preliminary JJ 18548 168 19 triangulations triangulation NNS 18548 168 20 , , , 18548 168 21 and and CC 18548 168 22 prior prior RB 18548 168 23 to to IN 18548 168 24 making make VBG 18548 168 25 the the DT 18548 168 26 contract contract NN 18548 168 27 plans plan NNS 18548 168 28 and and CC 18548 168 29 specifications specification NNS 18548 168 30 , , , 18548 168 31 James James NNP 18548 168 32 Forgie Forgie NNP 18548 168 33 , , , 18548 168 34 M. M. NNP 18548 168 35 Am Am NNP 18548 168 36 . . . 18548 169 1 Soc Soc NNP 18548 169 2 . . . 18548 170 1 C. C. NNP 18548 170 2 E. E. NNP 18548 170 3 , , , 18548 170 4 was be VBD 18548 170 5 appointed appoint VBN 18548 170 6 Chief Chief NNP 18548 170 7 Assistant Assistant NNP 18548 170 8 Engineer Engineer NNP 18548 170 9 by by IN 18548 170 10 the the DT 18548 170 11 writer writer NN 18548 170 12 . . . 18548 171 1 To to IN 18548 171 2 him -PRON- PRP 18548 171 3 all all PDT 18548 171 4 the the DT 18548 171 5 Resident Resident NNP 18548 171 6 Engineers Engineers NNPS 18548 171 7 and and CC 18548 171 8 other other JJ 18548 171 9 heads head NNS 18548 171 10 of of IN 18548 171 11 the the DT 18548 171 12 Engineering Engineering NNP 18548 171 13 Departments Departments NNPS 18548 171 14 reported report VBD 18548 171 15 . . . 18548 172 1 The the DT 18548 172 2 work work NN 18548 172 3 was be VBD 18548 172 4 divided divide VBN 18548 172 5 into into IN 18548 172 6 three three CD 18548 172 7 Residencies residency NNS 18548 172 8 : : : 18548 172 9 1.--The 1.--The NNP 18548 172 10 Terminal Terminal NNP 18548 172 11 Station Station NNP 18548 172 12 - - HYPH 18548 172 13 West West NNP 18548 172 14 , , , 18548 172 15 under under IN 18548 172 16 the the DT 18548 172 17 charge charge NN 18548 172 18 of of IN 18548 172 19 B. B. NNP 18548 172 20 F. F. NNP 18548 172 21 Cresson Cresson NNP 18548 172 22 , , , 18548 172 23 Jr. Jr. NNP 18548 172 24 , , , 18548 172 25 M. M. NNP 18548 172 26 Am Am NNP 18548 172 27 . . . 18548 173 1 Soc Soc NNP 18548 173 2 . . . 18548 174 1 C. C. NNP 18548 174 2 E. E. NNP 18548 174 3 , , , 18548 174 4 Resident Resident NNP 18548 174 5 Engineer Engineer NNP 18548 174 6 , , , 18548 174 7 comprising comprise VBG 18548 174 8 the the DT 18548 174 9 work work NN 18548 174 10 from from IN 18548 174 11 the the DT 18548 174 12 east east JJ 18548 174 13 side side NN 18548 174 14 of of IN 18548 174 15 Ninth Ninth NNP 18548 174 16 Avenue Avenue NNP 18548 174 17 to to IN 18548 174 18 the the DT 18548 174 19 east east JJ 18548 174 20 side side NN 18548 174 21 of of IN 18548 174 22 Tenth Tenth NNP 18548 174 23 Avenue Avenue NNP 18548 174 24 , , , 18548 174 25 including include VBG 18548 174 26 excavation excavation NN 18548 174 27 , , , 18548 174 28 retaining retain VBG 18548 174 29 and and CC 18548 174 30 face face VB 18548 174 31 walls wall NNS 18548 174 32 , , , 18548 174 33 and and CC 18548 174 34 the the DT 18548 174 35 extensive extensive JJ 18548 174 36 work work NN 18548 174 37 of of IN 18548 174 38 underpinning underpin VBG 18548 174 39 Ninth Ninth NNP 18548 174 40 Avenue Avenue NNP 18548 174 41 with with IN 18548 174 42 its -PRON- PRP$ 18548 174 43 surface surface NN 18548 174 44 and and CC 18548 174 45 elevated elevated JJ 18548 174 46 railroads railroad NNS 18548 174 47 and and CC 18548 174 48 other other JJ 18548 174 49 structures structure NNS 18548 174 50 . . . 18548 175 1 2.--The 2.--the CD 18548 175 2 River River NNP 18548 175 3 Tunnels Tunnels NNPS 18548 175 4 , , , 18548 175 5 under under IN 18548 175 6 the the DT 18548 175 7 charge charge NN 18548 175 8 of of IN 18548 175 9 B. B. NNP 18548 175 10 H. H. NNP 18548 175 11 M. M. NNP 18548 175 12 Hewett Hewett NNP 18548 175 13 , , , 18548 175 14 M. M. NNP 18548 175 15 Am Am NNP 18548 175 16 . . . 18548 176 1 Soc Soc NNP 18548 176 2 . . . 18548 177 1 C. C. NNP 18548 177 2 E. E. NNP 18548 177 3 , , , 18548 177 4 General General NNP 18548 177 5 Resident Resident NNP 18548 177 6 Engineer Engineer NNP 18548 177 7 , , , 18548 177 8 and and CC 18548 177 9 Mr. Mr. NNP 18548 177 10 H. H. NNP 18548 177 11 F. F. NNP 18548 177 12 D. D. NNP 18548 177 13 Burke Burke NNP 18548 177 14 and and CC 18548 177 15 William William NNP 18548 177 16 Lowe Lowe NNP 18548 177 17 Brown Brown NNP 18548 177 18 , , , 18548 177 19 M. M. NNP 18548 177 20 Am Am NNP 18548 177 21 . . . 18548 178 1 Soc Soc NNP 18548 178 2 . . . 18548 179 1 C. C. NNP 18548 179 2 E. E. NNP 18548 179 3 , , , 18548 179 4 Resident Resident NNP 18548 179 5 Engineers Engineers NNP 18548 179 6 , , , 18548 179 7 including include VBG 18548 179 8 the the DT 18548 179 9 land land NN 18548 179 10 tunnels tunnel NNS 18548 179 11 from from IN 18548 179 12 the the DT 18548 179 13 east east JJ 18548 179 14 side side NN 18548 179 15 of of IN 18548 179 16 Tenth Tenth NNP 18548 179 17 Avenue Avenue NNP 18548 179 18 , , , 18548 179 19 New New NNP 18548 179 20 York York NNP 18548 179 21 City City NNP 18548 179 22 , , , 18548 179 23 to to IN 18548 179 24 the the DT 18548 179 25 commencement commencement NN 18548 179 26 of of IN 18548 179 27 the the DT 18548 179 28 iron iron NN 18548 179 29 - - HYPH 18548 179 30 lined line VBN 18548 179 31 tunnels tunnel NNS 18548 179 32 , , , 18548 179 33 and and CC 18548 179 34 extending extend VBG 18548 179 35 westward westward RB 18548 179 36 from from IN 18548 179 37 there there RB 18548 179 38 to to IN 18548 179 39 the the DT 18548 179 40 Weehawken Weehawken NNP 18548 179 41 Shaft Shaft NNP 18548 179 42 , , , 18548 179 43 New New NNP 18548 179 44 Jersey Jersey NNP 18548 179 45 . . . 18548 180 1 3.--The 3.--The NNP 18548 180 2 Bergen Bergen NNP 18548 180 3 Hill Hill NNP 18548 180 4 Tunnels Tunnels NNP 18548 180 5 , , , 18548 180 6 under under IN 18548 180 7 the the DT 18548 180 8 charge charge NN 18548 180 9 of of IN 18548 180 10 F. F. NNP 18548 180 11 Lavis Lavis NNP 18548 180 12 , , , 18548 180 13 M. M. NNP 18548 180 14 Am Am NNP 18548 180 15 . . . 18548 181 1 Soc Soc NNP 18548 181 2 . . . 18548 182 1 C. C. NNP 18548 182 2 E. E. NNP 18548 182 3 , , , 18548 182 4 Resident Resident NNP 18548 182 5 Engineer Engineer NNP 18548 182 6 , , , 18548 182 7 including include VBG 18548 182 8 the the DT 18548 182 9 rock rock NN 18548 182 10 tunnels tunnel NNS 18548 182 11 from from IN 18548 182 12 the the DT 18548 182 13 Weehawken Weehawken NNP 18548 182 14 Shaft Shaft NNP 18548 182 15 to to IN 18548 182 16 the the DT 18548 182 17 Hackensack Hackensack NNP 18548 182 18 Portal Portal NNP 18548 182 19 on on IN 18548 182 20 the the DT 18548 182 21 west west JJ 18548 182 22 side side NN 18548 182 23 of of IN 18548 182 24 the the DT 18548 182 25 Palisades Palisades NNP 18548 182 26 , , , 18548 182 27 all all DT 18548 182 28 in in IN 18548 182 29 New New NNP 18548 182 30 Jersey Jersey NNP 18548 182 31 . . . 18548 183 1 Paul Paul NNP 18548 183 2 A. A. NNP 18548 183 3 Seurot Seurot NNP 18548 183 4 , , , 18548 183 5 M. M. NNP 18548 183 6 Am Am NNP 18548 183 7 . . . 18548 184 1 Soc Soc NNP 18548 184 2 . . . 18548 185 1 C. C. 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