The New York herald., 1871-02-14
VOICE OF The PEOPLE.
Quick Tranait.


To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:--
stranger standing at any OF the ferries for two
or three hours In the morning. and evening would be
astonshed at the immense loads of human freight,
counted by the thousand, on each boat-cabin In
side and deck all fun, hardly standing room. Some
day the community Will be appalled, by IN accident
terrible In its results, TO one OF these
boats, In which hundreds OF lives viii be lost
Why is this soP The reason is that business
men havegone TO live IN the cities, towns and vii
lagos adjacent TO New York city, even twenty miles
away, as they can get TO their Offices places OF
business much more expedltiousy than II they lived
up town only lar as tiftieth street. The REMEDY
give them quick transit TO the distant parts of Tho
island and cstchester county, and the result would
be that tue upper part OF the City from Forty
street would increase III value ten times the cost Of
an elevated road that would give them the facilities
for speedy transit from their homes to business.
road OF tnis kind would benefit ali classes The
mechanic could have j home OF his own, and yet get
TO his work In season. Buildings would spring up
kinds Of trades industry would thrive, aud the haf
OF our clly Wnic1 Is now vacant lots would soon be
leemng with hle, our population would be In
creased to an Immense extent by those who live now
in the suburbs and alter the road had been built
one year the wonder would be where ali the people
came from tlat would ride on the elevated and
face roads The surface roads need not fear reduc-
ton in receipts as there would be sufficient traffic
for all. A gentleman OF acknowledged ability as
engineer and inventor has Invented an
elevated railway to be run over. the centre
siron Of the na streets 1t is light and graceful
light, takes away the unsigItly telegraph poles,
awning posts, street lamps &C., has fast trains and
tWenty-ltsS hours with as much safety q surface
road, cannot get OF the track, speed twenty miles
per hour or higher II necessary would cost less to
run 1t than the expenditure in horses on scme sur
face roads, cars Tor fast freight, express packages
letters, &C., independent OF passenger road, which
would be a large source OF revenue: can be bult
without interfering with the traiic ODstructlng
the streets through which it may be constructed,
and would not cost SO 000. 600 TO bud two roads
one from the Battery TO Harlem the east, one
from the Battery to the extrenlity OF the island
the west, each road to have the facilities 10 carry
the number u passengers above mentioned.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:--
Having been resident Of the British metropolis for
seyeral years thoroughly appreciated the conven.
fence or its internal railways, which comprise q so.
called Inner circle and an outer circle. And knowing
1t Is under consideration have steam cars for tins
Western metropolis beg space In your columns
to put forward project dlssimilar to any scheme
have seen proposed, VIA metropolitan railroad
making circuit within tho city upon an elevated
road fronting the piers or the North river and OF the
East river, with central depot at Castle Garden
cross junction in the neighborhood OF Fifty ninth
street, ana extensions to desirable points up town.
The elevated road 10 be constructed OF bricR piers
cornefed with stone, and elliptic iron girders which
formation, ! understand, gives the maximum or
vantages Of this plan. imagine, are--Firsl, not
many valuable buildings would have to be removed.
nor much hinqrance TO Traffic caused by its con-
structlon; secondly, 1epots could be close to the
ferries, 70 the great advantage passengers from
the Jersey or Brooklyn shores; thirdly the erection
OF passenger and freight depot at Castle Garden
would the alteration OF ugly spot to practical
purpose; fourthly, by the OF draw sidl ngs Freight
cars could be Loaded or unoaded direct from on to
the piers thly should the bridging Of either both
rivers for railroad purposes be d future enter
prise, here would be u line In operation
ready to connect. l would also suggest book
ing offices in prominent parts OF Broadway,
with iree stages TO and from the nearest depots
which is plan found profitable IN London; also
the erection OF q footpath on nearly the same
level. but on the outer side OF the railroad track
so that the Inhabitants of New York city may have
all through the summer and fall evenings, a far
more picturesque. cool and peasanter promenade
than the Parisians have along the banks OF their
muchloyed seine, or the pent-up denzens OF Cock
neydom have h2d lately along the shores oil that
worli-wide.known stream, The Thames.
STEAM CAR.