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Card #67 - Secret: NY Subway
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Stolen Archive file 67: Minutes from Lucian Meeting about Proposed New York Subway Line

(Lucian letterhead)

Lucian American High Council
Meeting Minutes
November 14th, 1899
Subject: New York City Lucian Tunnel System

Taking place in a back room of City Hall, prominent members of the Lucian branch meet to discuss building underground tunnels in New York City.

Minutes:

- Augustus Hightower began the meeting by discussing the importance of building a Lucian Tunnel System in New York City. Hightower explained that such a system would be incredibly important for transportation, surveillance, covert operations, and storage.
- Hightower introduced Fentible McCafferty, the engineer who designed and oversaw the construction of the recently completed Boston Subway/Lucian Tunnel System (1897).
- McCafferty's proposed plan for Manhattan and Greater New York is much more extensive than the Lucian Tunnels currently operational in Boston. His plan calls for more than a dozen tunnels all over Manhattan that extend into the other boroughs.

(diagram of tunnel with adjacent Lucian room.)

Minutes Pg 2.

- After McCafferty's proposal, committee member Benjamin Smith noted that it was important to get started right away because the Ekats and Janus had also started construction of their own tunnels under New York.
- With all four branches invested in subway tunnel construction, Hightower suggested they find a way to monopolize the business and gain control of all of New York's underground. Hightower then opened the floor to suggestions.
- After a long pause, committee member Charles Hunnington suggested that they pressure the local government, "by any means necessary," to buy out all of the tunnel lines and hire the Lucian Company to operate and control them.
- Hightower, concerned about giving up ownership, asked Hunnington whether the government would interfere too much.
- Hunnington replied, "We are the government!" which was met by hearty laughter from all in attendance. The meeting was then adjourned.

(map of Manhattan, with labels at 42nd St., 34th St., 14th St. and Wall St. Lines in black: elevated rail lines circa 1899. Line in red: first subway line)

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