New-York tribune., 1870-10-04
ELEV4TED STREET RAiLWAYS.

HARLEM TO CITY HALL IN FIFTEEN MINUTEo-
MELTING or A CITIZENS ASSOCIATION TO
CONSIDER PLANS.
The Twelfth and Nineteenth Ward Citizens
Association held public meeting at Masonic Hall, in
last evening, to present plans OF pro-
posed new railroad to convey passengers from Harlem
to the City Hall in 10 minutes The meeting opened
with q large number in the Han. Mr.. Foley was the
first speaker. He presented two plans, one for Third
ave. and for FOurthave For more than IL months,
he said our organization has given much attention to
this subject and it affords the greatest pleasure TO
assure the people OF this city, especially my neghDors of
Yorkville and Harlem that If they VIII stand by me as
heretofore will have the road finished in II months so
that they can go from Harlem TO tEe C9ty Han u ia
IL minutes The preferable plan Is that for FOurthaVe,
because IT is more central and combines sntiaee as
well as an elevated railway. To begin az idicm Bldge
over the Harlem Railroad with iron arches 10 the BILL or
high point at Ninetehst then run on the surface 10
tieth-st then the surface for a lew blocks and
continue the bridge TO nigh point AT foiLetst theh
will not interfere with the Harlem Railroad nor the iree
use the at present They can run the cars
lust IA usual From Thirty sccOudSt. down, have an u
dcrgrOund railroad under F1urtEdNe 70 our
then under Broadway 10 the Battery or N lc people
prefer IT, tine iron arches from ThlIy-second-
st down FOIrhyc. oven the center OF lLe present tlt,
10 Lafayettepace, and cut through to Maronj ana 80
on TO City Hail. win double using AR or steam
mower The plan for ThiriNc. Is 10 have road All Gle
Yated on IRON columns using dorDIetrac air or
power and 10 built right the present track OF the
hrd-aye not to interfere at all with the present
bnre railroad All stations will he one mile apart, fare
cent. for any distance. Some Of our best engineers
have pronounced the plans perfectly safe substantial,
and feasible. The estimated cost of the route on Fourth
ave- from Harlem 10 TLiTysocOnd-s, Is Sl,2jOOOO and
to continue the plan to City Hal, >20OVQ-S{25O
600 i'm all. The Thrdave. plan would cost about the
same But II the underground plan Is adopted from
ysecOndst 10 the Battery, the estimated cost IRON
Harlem TO the Battery viii be S',00nO00.
Mr. 4. G.. Hubert an engineer who had surveyed me
road, exhibited sketch O1 the two plans. lie admitted
that the construction OF such road would necessarily
iurc 10 some extent the which they 10
run; but # but on Third-avn the pillars would
have least co feet apart, 20 clear the tracks
and Al would he difficult To bid road with such vide
spaus substantially. There would have to be space OF
20 feet between the pillars and the curbsOne on each
side Of the road Or carriages to pass ana accidents
would constantly be OccuT ng from collision with the
pars These considerations put the scheme out OF lhe
Question FOurCayC. nc saiI, already spoiled Tor
travel by the passage upon it Of steancars On this av
cnue the pillars would have t0 be only 20 feet apart
which would Of course make the road cost much less
and add little 70 the security Of passerS and passen
gers. -, ,..., d. .
building OF the road in terms Ot umcasuTed admiration
Money he said. would accomplish everything The OBJ
lection To the elevation OF the road unfOunded They
could build road from Harlem Bridge to the Battery 100
feet high and make il just as tney now
He the roads Of Mdrsees and other European
cities where similar plans have been successfully carried
ont and are to-day honor 10 the men who built them
He would make the road 20 feet high at every cross
street circular stairs to ana down III the most
proved manner. Mr.. Melville &. Smith also made few
remarks commenting the scheme and urging its perfect
feasibility. The meeting then, without further action
adjourned.