Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. Outline of proposed new railway system.--Views showing present street conditions.--Map showing proposed belt line.--Details of proposed belt line.--Approximate estimates of cost of various plans.--Summary of tonnage statistics of the principal rail and water carriers serving Manhattan Island.--View in Manhattan showing the suggested subway system for the distribution of freight in small cars beneath the sidewalks.--View of West street, Manhattan, showing a suggested elevated railroad for passengers and a subway for freight distribution in small cars.--Bibliography of transportation facilities on waterfront, Manhattan Island, p. 29-31.--Report of Board of consulting engineers to Department of docks, November 11, 1895, to December 15, 1897.--Correspondence between Board of rapid transit commissioners and N.Y.C. & H.R.R.R. on the West side problem (con't)--Preliminary report on improvement of terminal facilities of the port of New York, by Committee on foreign commerce and revenue laws of the Chamber of commerce.--Report on improvement of terminal facilities of the port of New York, by Committee on foreign commerce and the revenue laws of the Chamber of commerce.--Extract from the report of the Public service commission, relative to tracks of the N.Y.C. & H.R.R.R. on the West side of Borough of Manhattan