New-York tribune., 1874-06-12
THE FOURTH-AYE. IMPROVEMENTS
WORK NOT YET sTOPPED-wILLIAM H. VANDERBILT
QUESTIONS THE MAYORS SINCERITY,

QUESTIONS THE MAYORS SINCERITY,
A TRIBUNE reporter called yesterday on j.
G Buckout the engineer OF the FOurth-ave Improve
ment IN reference the present state OF Work on the
avenue Mr. Buckout stated that the depressed track
from the Harlem River to ne-hundred-aud-twenty-
fourth-st will be completed IN 80 days AT this point
the track will be open, and each street strong iron
bridges are erected for the teams and passengers to
cross over. The wall rises about SIX feet above the
street grade and on the top handsome railinga.
From One-hundredandtwenty-f to One-hnn-
aand-ffteeuth-st there deep-rock cutting and
large force Of blasting. The refuse from
this excavation If carried down to MI up the space
within the viaduct. This portion Of the work will not
be completed until November or December. From one
hundred-an fteeBthst. TO One-hundredth-st is the
stone viaduet which Is nearly completed with the
exception Of the flhng in. The walls nearly fin
ished and all the arches the streets are com
pleted In two months the interior will be filed
in and the tracks laid. and then the trains will
run over the stone viaduct instead Of going over
the wooden one. From One-hundredth-st 10
Eighty sixth-st. the rock tunnels are nearly
finished addition 10 the one now used there are low
others cut through each sde and on the Elghy
sxths end outside the they already bricked
over This work being rapidly pushed forward and
will be completed IN SIX months. From Eighty sixth
81 IN seyentv-nintl-st the is very much behind
but as the upper portions OF the road are completed the
men will brought to this spot and the worK pushed
on From seventyninth-st. TO Fifty sxthst the cover
ing is about half finished The track here Is under
ground and has TO be covered over From Fiftysi7tn
AZ IN Fortv-nipthst where the tunnel will begin. the
removal OF earth and rocks has been Degl ana te
walls viii be started IN a few days MT BucKout tbiks
that the entire work Will be finished aud the rails lal
before the OF January next AT present ABOUT Soo
men employed. 80. -,
sThe reporter next william H. Vanderbilt, Presi-
dent OF the Harlem Railroad Mr.. Vanderbilt would not
whether the work would be carrsi on or NOT lie
SAID that the Harlem Road had lease Tor Is yeArs
longer. The improvements were esiablshe 1 az com
promise with the uptown residents when the schemes
for rapid agitated two years ago IL was
understood that the city would pay one-ha OF the
cost and this authorized by the Legs
ature About s. OO0 has been already expended and
the work nearly finished and he thought that the city
should not withdraw from the agreement Personally
be thought that the city would II snort Time pay
whatever demands made and that the present ac
ion OF Mayor Havemeyer IL the matter was nothing
hut buucOmD he claimed that the road, having lease
for years could retain the present track and
answering everyhin that could De expected
of IT, the Company did feel troubled They had en-
tered into the improvements with a good will, and
wished 40 all they cou@ to secure rapid transit and
safety TO life, Li they expect tbeclty W ln !ts
\ part OF '.e contract,