Excerpt from Report of the New York State Bridge and Tunnel Commission to the Governor and Legislature of the State of New York, 1921 Following the transmission Of the last report the Commission has continued its studies as to the best type of tunnel and the most practicable method Of con struction. Public meetings were authorized to be held to which were invited all persons who believed they had valuable ideas to suggest relative to the problems Of the Commission. The hearings were held in New York City in the State Of New York, and in the cities Of Newark and Jersey City in the State Of New Jersey. They were largely attended and aroused a great deal Of public interest. All suggestions submitted, either orally or in written briefs, were carefully considered by the Commission, the chief engineer and the board Of consulting engineers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.