New-York tribune., 1871-04-14

T,,, 81 l2 O.a g23l7 O;O ~ 56sC 1915 9lsmo l35l9S29
rgi In t wears 4gi 27s52G. The increase in 1896 was
l3 - uel cont in 1867, As per cent; III 1865 % per
cent iu 1900 por cent Full reports iof 1871 nave uot
br, IN shcd bat some OF the roads Tor mat year nave
not tualn aimed corresponding increase. WIN ,te the
Opcuu he iadison-aye line and me cTossto%n @ me me
~ Prince and Hou~tonsts', the tO'1i ih @ 80 o @
wear nj n br abOGt per cent, making nsCRGO passe
r with an eLuU3l increase Of per cent the nulnOer
o ra.s nr> W city cars for 1870 tG year OF our Sene
r al national anniversary Will redch lboOWVVV; lOt looO
N Will exceed 2o00OC0; and ddII the 10 years Ilou
1865 to lg. inclusive, VIII lIctuce gfhu % dESgEv %
IrOr than $4,000 OO0 or nearly twice the popu"oh VI
: showing the paramount importance of this rapid
transit lrorn II may be here noted that although hVe
Would no counted trlde indeed, but those very iye
minutes during either 1869 or 1870 make nOfe ai iOO
wear. All tiuc spent in streetCaTs is time absolutely
lost Five nute gain to each passenger lol the eSfs
1856 10 1870 would make an aggregate saving Ci 1000
wears: ana Il e average time OF transit by each pas
stEV ,eI @ at lie dnring that short period an aggre-
gate of not less than 5000 years Five minutes saved 10
r ma during the period fIOm 1855 10 1880 would
,ake total gain of over 2OOOO years and the average
newt on inc rack or straps Of sreetcars, appa us
Itb an einiou- aggregate OF ZOO years. All persons
& Sor n sdries OF wears must this mode OF transit
from their homes above FOrty-secOnds 10 business
below aual. pass upon an AVERAGE one month O eac a
,r I'm nor Gears in "a years of busy life each must
i6ciare throw away two years this wretched exist
cncc. How many millions does the cy ihuS al1oSNy
lo-e il, valuable time and wasted energies.
WHAT EEw-YoRK NEEDS.
with an due Difference to the opinions OF many able
,.or. who have pronounced against one system and
II ,ayer Of another system OF roads we MAINTAIN the
Fsf. WHAT is most needed tcecc0nmOdate our metro
f, i qie culaI gcd facilities Tor transit along the
t,1 rlt on which street cars are run. The keen
eve aud ready hand OF capital nave iOcatu ana cO,
.t1cted thc-e roads just WheiS Pdpno IOSfS % tb @
pusJic p4 rOuagC was greatest The dlncuy Wild Iheh
now Is that ev cannot, either III eapa,ly or teeu 9e
made adequate 10 he increased ana IeIe8Ss eeNA""S
ySSe9,iG: Quick relief is mperativey demanded
paa wanted which VIII admit OF sPceuy @ & f
the On, an to Harlem within the year lo1l ana Ueiole
second Winter comes around must warrant the e1ten-
eflu of e. al
Tild. A sy,trm Of construction must be offered which
viii invite capital by reason OF its economy capacIy'
I,d |r - ,c IN d,ta1 which with equal facility can
be operated as different sections are constructed, ana
vii ciI .uay be extended as necessities require WI u
pavf is ne universal solvent for all plans or systems
Fof: Various lines OF city transit required, by
which an uptown Tesidcuts-thOse Who hNe on eltnSr
eide Of the island not less than those more cehlauy
Ocatcd-can without delay De transported TO the lower
part Of the city; by which, also, the vast thfOhgs OF
people IRON the suburbs that hourly arrive upon the
numerous ferry railway, and steamer lines can reach
Other portions OF the city without difficulty, aud which
shall never De interrupted by mud deep SHOWS, CIVIC Of
military prOcc..Ons, or blockade OF vehicles.
run: As along every thOrOughfare for rapid transit
persons there Is demand for equal facilities Tor
quick transportation Of baggage, parcels, pae kages
express, ANA mail matter no plan for the city raway Gi
which does not fully relieve bOth these public necess
Vice. pneumatic dispatch should be an integral part
I. Tie avenues form the great routes Of travel for
.hc million residents OF Manhattan Island. In the
growth Of the city nOrthward the tendency OF trade OF
shOps, stores banks. and business houses s upon these
lia OF IIlNdit ichlutnc5 Dtlug ilc cross
streets The relief 10 be sought IL not by cTOwdng more
travel into, over or under Broadway, but by improving
thc capacity OF All these avenues, aud accommodating
transit upon lines nearly parallel with Broadway
THE ELEVATED ROAD THE PROPER SYSTEM.
Not Of these considerations viii any underground
Or tunnel road proposed, fully meet All may be
speedily realized by elevated roads constructed upon
substantial and graceful iron columns and Grches with
iron oT steel beams aud rails; marginal line betting
the island and two moro central lines traversn9 THESE
sHo.ne ana me streets leading inOst directly 10 the W.
IfetnWlch-st has ITejudced the public mind aganst
s.-t,a So,J y, I4&ays Whenever pan for an elevated
W. M4Ada ~ Yes revert ~ tDal style VI e0ustruc 0n,