The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-26
THE CITY RAILROADS.

Unfh1r Dlstrfbatiou Of the LInee- COmpIatnta
OF Second Avenue Property Owners-A New
General Depot at Tryen Row Number Of
Cars Running, go.
The property owners along the r0u1e west OF Sec
ond avenue complain loudly OF the want Of railroad
accommodations they are now laboring under. A
petition Is being gotten up. signed by the most nnu-
entail parties who complain that should they have
business to transact down town In the lower portions
OF The cty-he great centres Of which are the Astor
House and City Hall-they are obliged to travel
blocks out OF their way 10 reach the Second avenue
cars or else subject themselves to the surerngs aud
trials OF ride on the Third avenue line. THIS latter
never has on suiciency OF cars, and these are not
OF the most perfect kind. Tie company has such an
immense monopoly that Its directors deem 1t not
worth while TO submit to dlcaton or listen 10 sug.
gestions. They have the undivided control OF the
greater portion OF the passenger traic OF the east
side.
THE EAST AND WEST SIDE RAILROADS.
or the many railroads running through the various
avenues we find that the west side has fve lines
the Broadway, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth
avenues-and these besides other lines, cover the
entire ground. Tie east side has avenues ana
largo district below to supply, yet there are but
four lines OF cars-the Fourth, Third, Second aud
Avenue b. Again. the population on the east side
s far more numerous than that OF the west, ana the
east side has two lines running far as l3oth street.
while the west has but one running above Fifynlnth
street. The people or the west side are therefore bet
ter on, as regards railroad accommodation, than
those OF the east ana nave the nrther aavaaaSe OF
WHILE OF the main lines OF the east sde but one mas
Its starting point from the City Hail. The Fourth
avenue certainly start from there, but they run
far only as Thirty-fourth street, and so do the
Avenue cars, but OF those that run to Harlem but
as this advantages S itse while the Second starts
from an out Of the way place for the working ana
business population-Peck slip.
On examination or the condition and CONJUNCTION
OF these lines 1t must be admitted that the Second
Avenue Company have done more 70 convenience
decent cars. within the past twelve months
than the Third have done within the last three years
nopoly the Third Avenue Company never put on
number OF cars proportionate TO the number OF
passengers The result IS that the business or the
working man or the tfred-out working GIRL return
ing from their work, have either to choose between
crushing on one set Of cars or tramp through the
A CENTRAL DEPOT SUGGESTED.
over the AFFAIR, and 30 DO the property owners tho
value Of whose estates Is deprecated by this total
want Of railroad accommodation for people living
up town. Indeed, the owners say they are deter
mined to expend any amount OF money to further
their interests and those of the public 1t Is sug-
gested by them and many others that street rail-
roads, like steam railroads, should be Obliged TO pur-
chase lands ana build themselves. The merchants
and others in the vicinity OF the HERALD once
they are such now what Will they be when the new
Post ONCE Is erected and the numerous mail wagons
are constantly passing at all hours OF the day There
ia no doubt whatever that the fated to give
, up their ground opposite the HERALD Building
as their starting point but the question comes then.
as answer the suggestion OF an old. experienced
dealer In real estate-let all those companies whose
cars now start from tina HERALD Building COM
bine for the purchase OF ground In the vicinity,
and thereon erect suitable building, with rooms,
&c, for the protection OF passengers from the
severity OF either extremely hot or cold weather.
This would DO an immense advantage to the public
It would take idle cars '1aying on las at Grand
street ferry or the street. and would save the COM
panies from the Just ridicule brought on them by
allowing their starters and others to be sitting out on
the sidewalk on small stools, with shrlu whistles
continually In their mouths For this purpose, II
1t could he Obtained, the block OF buildings known
ground In front lot present devoted to the boot
blacks and 'pitch and toss') would be most avail
able. This IL q matter worthy Of the consideration
Of the authorities and Of the public.
Distribution or THE CARS.
The following figures show the number OF cars
running on each line IN the city during the month
Of April 1t Is as near an average as can be approx
mated:-
Line President No. OF Cars.
Third Avenue. Robert 6quircs.. 1Sl
Fourth Avenue. ........ Cornelius Vanderbilt. Al
Seventh Avenue. John Kerr. ,.......... 90
Fourteenth Street and
Avenue d tDry Dock. William Wh1te........ 80
Blocker Street. John r. COnover. 500. 81
Belt Railroad. ......... Cummings II. Tucker. 70
EAST side, 80; west side, 49,
Sixth Avenue. ........... ............ 70
Eighth Avenue.......... .......... 95
Ninth Avenue. .......... ............ %
Second Avenue Montgomery Queen.... 81