New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-15
CITY RAILROADS. ;.

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citizens than the heavy dull Numbering stages that hrorg
and seriously obstruc the principal tnc-cughftres Net
vii standing the strenuous opposition made by thousands
against the establishment. OF Railroads through
the leading avenues Of the City the projectors win one
Jrception carried the day, and since Their cortruc-
ton they are better patrnzed than The stages ever were
or ever would have been, had the roais not oeen
,ouilt As speedy and convenient mode OF convey
suce the cars cannot be exeeled by omnibuses The
exception referred TO is the Broadway Railroad wnlcn
would doubtless at his time have been in operation but FOR
the singular and suspicious IN which /: was attempt
ed 10 force i; into being. Although the prcec; has been
abandoned the present yet there little doubt but that
the road will eventually be built and cars take tie place
of the stages that from morning III night drag slowly
through that fashionable thoroughsare
The Harlem Railroad is tie oldest established road in
this City ihoughis nearly well parcnzed as either
te Third Sixth or Eghi-av. roads which were es'sb-
bed only year or two ago. This fac, is shown by the
average receipts per day of the several roads The ar-
lem road commenced running eary twenty-five years ago,
ard s daily receipts average only about $3.50 whereas the
Sixth and Eighthsv roads, which commenced running in
August 1882 average $3.50 per day. The Ird-av road
which began operations year since, now averages $3.50
ror day. Tie why the Harlem City cars receive
no better patronage s doubtless in consequence of the
comparatively short distance which they and also of
the uncomfotablouess of said cars:hs majority of them
being narrow and badly ventilated. With view, how
ever add 10 the comfort Of tose who pGtronze the
roed the Company have fitted up several new care Of
more roomy dimensions than the Old ones. Were this
Company to keep up with the times, they would beyond
doubt receive better patronage.
The following statistics present TIE namber OF cars run
ming number of conductors and drivers employed and
the number OF Lorses worked, the various railroads
throughout the City:
HARLEM RAILROAD.
This Cornrnny have M present % ccrs running II of
which are new % conductors and Sc drivers are em
ployod. On the City road 1870 horses worked daily
being worked in running the train cars in and
out Of the City This road at the foot OF the
Park opposite the Asor House and thesce along
tie eastery side of the Park through Centre and Broome
sts to the Bowery, up the Bowery and Fourth-sv TO
Tweny-sevenh-st. To prevent confusion an extra track
is laid down the Bowery from Broomest. 10 Grand and
through that street Centre. The going out take
the Broomes track while those coming in through
Grand-st. The length of the road is three miles At
O oclock in the morning the running and
continue until l2 o'clock at ngh-leaviDg either end Of
the route at intervals of five minutes during the day.
Tie stables located Thirty and the depH
at Twenty-sevenhs st.
Since this road commenced operations the fare has been
6 cents but within few weeks past has been reduced
10 cents.
SixTII-Ay. RAILROAD.
the City, commenced operations the llh of August,
1852. The building Of the road begun the lst of
April in the year, but not fully completed until
the following winter 1t commences at the corner OF Bar
clay ard Churchsfs., and extends thence through
Church Chambers West Broadway, Canal Varick and
Carmine-st. to Sixh-av and up said Avenue 10 Forty
fouiihst the total distance being estimated al three and
hreeq quarter miles. The coming down pass from
West Broadway through Colege-pace and Barcay-st to
the corner of Church-st.
For the accommodation OF many persons whose busi-
ness calls them daily to Broadway, the Company con-
sructed track from the junction OF West Broadway and
Canal through the latter street TO Broadway The cars
start at intervals Of three minutes from FIVE clock in the
morning till twelve o'clock at night from either end Of the
route. AT midnight start from each end of the route
and continue running at intervals Of half hour during
the night.
The Company have in their employ sixty conductors,
three to two The average labor of these men ten
hours per day. They have also sixty drivers
employed. Three hundred and forty three pair
of horses, aud nineteen pair of mules worked
every day; each pair OF horses mules making three
trips per day. The weight Of each is about three
tuns. The greatest amount Of travel this road is
between the hours of and A. NJ, and and p. d.,
although during the day the generally pretty well
filed both the trip. up ard down. The fare is cents
and the average receipts per day $3.50. The stables
and Forty fourh-sts. The buildings 200 feet square,
and two stories in hight On the Of sxthav. aud
Forty hird are located the apartments for the Supern
tendent Receivers ard Conductors and Immediately adj
;snipg is large depot for the storage of On this
floor which is level with the street. is stable extending
the length Of the building with two drive ways twenty
feet wide used for cleaning, harnessng, and hching
the horses These drive ways extend from street to
street The basement is used entirely as stable
and extending through the center, large sewer for
drainage beneath the drive way On the first floor are
four tiers of stalls and in tic basement tiers afford
ing accommodation for COO horses. In the stables
large number of constantly employed, each man
having Is horses TO take Of -Four employed
in the feeding department The hay and feed storedin
the second story where two constantly engaged
in cutting the hay by means of machine, and in mixing
IL with the meal In that portion OF this story fronting on
the avenue and extending from street TO street; is spa
spacious hall designed for meetings. balls soireee &C.
In the rear ere separate buildings in which shops for
blaoksmiths car makers, &c
Throughout tn, building great precautions taken
AGAINST tie Of fire. numerous buckets con-
,tsnty filed with water being hung along the beams in
the lofts In addition there several hydrans in the
upper and lower portion Of the building to which
antlv attached several hundred feet of hose This road
!. under the superintendenee OF Mr. William Ebbs who
has his Office in the depot ct Forty third-st.
EIGHTH-Av. RAILROAD.
This road the construction of which commenced
about the same time the SIihav. Railroad par
,.Iv COMPLETED on the alst of August ls52 when the
cars were put upon the track The road is four miles and
ouarte in length and the corner of Church
and B.rcay-sis., running thence through Church st.,
Chambers West Broadway Canal and Hndson-sts to the
r;.b,iox and ND the Eiehth-ay 10 Fortv.nin,h.,