New York City of the Future 
sideration by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 
connection with its great terminal to be 
placed at Thirty-first Street, and by the 
New York Central in its planning for the 
new and commodious terminal at Forty- 
second Street. The fact of the City’s re¬ 
stricted area forcing these freight terminals 
to be placed beneath the street surface will 
possibly necessitate in the near future their 
connection with the underground system as 
planned by the Rapid Transit Commission. 
It was shown that the proper handling of 
freight traffic will lead to the eventual im¬ 
provement of the water front. The plan now 
being executed on the North River between 
Christopher and Twenty-third Streets, which 
will secure wharves one thousand feet in 
length, is but one of the many improvements 
contemplated by a comprehensive treatment 
of this question. 
The freight terminal at Communipaw 
would call for docks and enclosed basins 
similar to the dock system of Liverpool and 
would also compel the eventual reclamation 
of the Newark Meadows, much to the bene¬ 
fit of the surrounding districts. A great 
tract of land lies here which could easily be 
reclaimed. It would give ample space for 
the necessary manufacturing interests of not 
only the Greater City, but of Newark and the 
surrounding sections, and, at the same time, 
by reason of its location, could be easily 
pierced by canals, thus allowing the ready 
transportation of freight to either railroad or 
steamship terminals. 
It was demonstrated that the canal, which 
has fallen into disuse for the time being, will 
be restored and its usefulness increased. A 
scheme for freight transportation would not 
be complete without contemplating a canal 
connecting the Communipaw terminal with 
the City of Newark direct. 
The suggestions offered showed that while 
a few years ago the bridge was considered the 
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THE ANCHORAGE OF THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE 
As designed by Messrs. Palmer Hornbostel, Architects 
