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Report: Proposal for Weehawken-Midtown [Lincoln] Tunnel; Preliminary Plans, etc.; March 6, 1930.

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Scope and ContentProposed Weehawken - Midtown Tunnel. Hudson River Vehicular Traffic. Preliminary Plans and Estimate of Cost and Method of Financing. New York State Bridge & Tunnel Commission; New Jersey Holland Tunnel Commission. Submitted to the Governors and Joint Legislative Conference of the State of New York and the State of New Jersey on Interstate Highway Facilities at the Hotel Roosevelt, New York City, March 6, 1930. Published (mimeographed; printed) document. 8-1/2" x 11" in printed report three-prong binder. Pagination varies by section; charts, tables, plates. No table of contents or index. PDF on file. Images on disk. Inkstamp on page [i]: Compliments of Ole Singstad (he was the Chief Engineer that completed the Holland Tunnel and continued as Chief Engineer in designing the proposed tunnel that when built opened as the Lincoln Tunnel.)

Entry/Object ID

2011.049.0124

Acquisition

Accession

2011.049

Source or Donor

Lukacs, Claire

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1930 - 1930

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1930 Date(s): 1930

General Notes

Note

Notes: Archives 2011.049.0124 This document has several sections, each paginated separately. ==== (Cover title and page [i] title are same) New York State Bridge & Tunnel Commission; New Jersey Holland Tunnel Commission. Proposed Weehawken-Midtown Tunnel. Hudson River Vehicular Traffic. Preliminary Plans and Estimate of Cost and Method of Financing. Submitted to the Governors and Joint Legislative Conference of the State of New York and the State of New Jersey on Interstate Highway Facilities at the Hotel Roosevelt, New York City, March 6, 1930. ==== (transmittal letter, as catalogued here named as section 1, page [1]) NEW YORK STATE BRIDGE & TUNNEL COMMISSION NEW JERSEY HOLLAND TUNNEL COMMISSION Canal and Varick Streets NEW YORK CITY March 6, 1930 To Hon. Morgan P. Larson, Governor of the State of New Jersey, Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Governor of the State of New York, and Members of the Joint Legislative Conference Committee of the States of New York and New Jersey. Your Excellencies and Gentlemen;- You have asked us to present to you the results of the studies we have made of the characteristics, growth and probable future trend of development of vehicular traffic between the Borough of Manhattan and New Jersey together with our plans for a second vehicular tunnel to meet the immediate requirements of this traffic, our estimates of cost and our recommendations as to a method of financing construction. We have the honor to present to you herewith the detailed information which you request. It represents the best judgment of the members of the commissions and technical staff, based not only on the experience gained in the construction of The Holland Tunnel but also an intimate study of its actual operation for a period of more than two years. We consider it our duty to the public and to you to place particular emphasis at this time on certain aspects of this discussion because an opportunity is here presented to the Joint Conference Committee ==== (transmittal letter, page 2) Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2012-10-26

[sect 1] Transmittal letter pg 6 [end of section]

[sect 2] pg 1 Statement Submitted ... by Ole Singtad

[sect 2] pg 7 Preliminary [budget] Estimate for Weehawken-Midtown Tunnel

[sect 2] pg 8 Prelimary [budget] Estimate for Bergen Hill Tunnels

[sect 2] pg 9 Preliminary estimate for Weehawken Midtown Tunnel by year

[sect 2] pg 11 Estimate of Revenue from Tolls ... Holland Tunnel

[sect 2] pg 12 Preliminary Estimates ... New York's One-Half Share

[sect 2] pg 13 Preliminary Estimate; Financial Plan; Executory Contracts

[sect 2] pg 14 Preliminary Estimate; Financial Plan; Repayments N.Y. State

[sect 2] pg 15 Preliminary Estimate; Fund Created ... Earnings of Tunnels

[sect 2] pg 16 Amortization N.J. State ... Bonds ... Holland Tunnel

[sect 2] pg 17 Weehawken-Midtown Tunnel, Redemption of N.J. Bonds

[sect 2] pg 19 Frederick C. Noble letter

[sect 3 plates] 1: Map of Routes to the Holland Tunnel

[sect 3 plates] 2: Weehawken-Midtown Tunnel Location Map

[sect 3 plates] 3: chart, Annual Vehicurlar Traffic Across Hudson River

[sect 3 plates] 4: chart, Annual Vehicular Traffic ... Ferries

[sect 3 plates] 5: chart, Monthly Income & Expense of Holland Tunnel

[sect 3 plates] 7: Proposed Tunnel, Typical Sections

[sect 3 plates] 8: Proposed Tunnel - Borings; Bed Rock Elevations

[sect 3 plates] 9: table, Schedule of Contracts

[sect 3 plates] 10: chart, Schedule of Contracts

[sect 3 plates] 11: plan, table, Real Estate - New York

[sect 3 plates] 12: plan, table, Real Estate - New York

[sect 3 plates] 13: plan, table, Real Estate - New York

[sect 3 plates] 14: plan, table, Real Estate - New Jersey

[sect 4] pg 1 Statement by Singstad re estimates Commissions - PNYA

Report: Proposal for Weehawken-Midtown [Lincoln] Tunnel; Preliminary Plans, etc.; March 6, 1930. picture number 50

Report: Proposal for Weehawken-Midtown [Lincoln] Tunnel; Preliminary Plans, etc.; March 6, 1930. picture number 51