The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-27

I once corner buildings arcaded over the elevated
road the prac cabliity OF such 4 proceeding viii
al once become apparent 10 property owners ana
In all cases In the city gam or room Tor building
purposes Is not only a gain 20 the city but also
10 the company which has 10 dispose OF such room
for building purposes. The sidewalks below would
promenadeFs would be sheltered from boih snn
and rain, ana the situation Tor stores would be
an advantageous one ioS these stores would be-
city, and these side walks would DO the favored
promenades for the walking population.
DESCRIPTION or MYERS 4 wIDhAYER's DOUBLE
TRACK ELEVATED RAILROAD.
me roadway Is supported about fourteen feet
above the surface OF the street oy wrought IRON
columns. special has been taken 10 proper
ton the several parts so that the smallest amount
OF material wlll give the required strength We
employ but few pieces in our structure. and the
respective parts, being formed alike, are inter-
ebangeabie, and IN a possible case OF accident or
Dreakage IN any part can instantly without any
delay be replaced.
The several parts consist in:--rhe foundation.
street surface and be constructed OF granite
In The moss substantial manner. The cast
columns, 10 which also are attached anchor
rous firmly loaded into the foundation. Five COL
umns OF wrought IRON which possess the advan-
tage over cast lroA OF occupying less space than
tue same, ana four OF Which are curved outwardy,
curved ribs, which rest upon the columns and
are prevented from spreading at their bases by
Nat tension RODS. tightensd up by turnouckles as
well as by lorked braces, when at the same time
help 10 counteract the pressure upon the roSa-
bed which tends 10 force the columns lnwardy.
The CAPS. which are placed upon the columns ON
rubber cushions, are provided with two Tugs, be-
tween which longitudinal beams or grGers are
placed and held nrmly In position by TIVE screw
bolts passing through tue Jugs and pressing upon
beth sides OF the beams.
The caps are also provided with grooves into
which round tension bands and large forked
braces are placed aud frightened up by means or
turnbuckles, ali OF which hold the columns AT their
proper distances from eacn other, and keep tue
whole structure firm and lmmOVaOly in place.
Three wrought IRON beams are employed or
SUFFICIENT strength to span forty to sixty feet
openings, the centre beam being or extra
by three transverse Rlroers, INTO which the beams
Longitudinal cold rolled IRON tension rods, watch
are drawn W To any desired tension by suitable
The sleepers or ties are Of wood and notched in
upon the beams TO keep the beams rom spread
ing AT the top, and are SO held mmoyaoly in tier
The steel rails are spiked to these sleepers. A
saiety ran midway between the rails. ana attached
10 Ine sleepers Is SIX inches by eight inches, OF
! wood, ana TO both sides OF the wOod is pressed
| lightly TWO whees front and rear OF the carl, and
! AT the TOUR corners oil the cars are placed .our
! wheels which, in case or breaKage Of an axle or
wheel come IN contact with the track and thus
| make IL Impossible lor the train or TO leave
! the track.
TINS system has the advantage OF lphtness,
/ oheapnsss, elegance OF construction and COM
! parallve ease with which 1t can be raised. The
parts oeing small and interchangeable, require no
great skill or labor TO put them int position,
! the same time possessing, as has osen proved by
numerous experiments, all the required strength
/ miles per hour winch is all that be asked for
! rapld transit in the city OF New York
! 10
| the street surface, and II placed over one OF The
! present horse car tracks as will ultma5 ely be the
case. allows the other horse car to run along SIDE
| vi same, leaves the whole OF the present roadway
! OF the streets or avenues unobstructed and does
! not. IN any manner interfere with the public
/ traflc wnlle constructing. This structure ca u be
but very rapidly, and at cost OF aoout $500. 900
! per mile
DESCRIPTION OF wENDrs ELEVATED RAILWAY
Proposed ROute.--From City Hall through Elm 10
/ Canal, crossing through the centre oI the next
/ block into crosby, thence crossing two blocks
INTO Lafayette square, past Cooper Institute ana
up THIRD avenue. Above Cooper Institute the
road is placed IN the centre OF the avenue: below
The columns are placed at the curDstones.
The design consists OF \ wrought iron super
structure, cast being excluded as the vIDra-
tion would soon render 1t crystalline and brittle
-Four longitudinal ORDERS lorty-dve TO nifty feet
span, OF an section, three feel deep at their CEN
tire two feet heir DIS. are strongly bra ed
every four leet by L irons rlVeted 10 and extend
ing from girder TO girder. The grders rest in
shoes, allowing expansion, on / box-shaped cross
glrder OF ample strengtA. Thls in turn Is sup
po ted by TWO sets OF three sLar-shapea inclined
posts, bracing the roadway both transversely ana
longluolnany. Near their base the posts dVerge
AS the legs of tripod aud are recsiyed py three
cast IRON sockets OF the base plate, and secured
I by pouring type metal into tue lnterstce between
/ the sleeve and the post The base plate is firmly
| Doted 10 concrete foundation.
The two OuIer long Orders are placed directly
the posts, ana the distance to the next glrd.
ders Will be eigkt leet. The braces act a. hear
ers, supporting an OAK stringer which the rail
/ is spiked. Gaoge, four feet eigat and hail
! inches.
/ me Rolling Stock-Locomotires The heaviest
not to exceed 10 tons weight; cynaer
/ IL 1eel; extreme height, 10 feet; capacity IOi
tons on grade OF 100 eet TO the mile. rpe en-
glnes WIN be nlted with smoke Consumers, air.
brakes, &0.
me Passenger oars.-They rest on two low
trucks running between the longit udlnal Orders;
each car seats lorty passengers aud weighs ten
tons. The trucks turn Oh centre pa ana
through I slides bol5ed TO the car. whicn act as
supports IN case OF derallment. Opposite TO and
parallel with the trucks tue cars, when are az
inches wide Pennsyvania Railroad standardl,
overnang the girders. ln front and behind eacn
truck the bottom OF tne cars are fitted with a
sci OF wide hanged car wheel IRON rollers, az
shown In the drawing. The result OF these pre-
cautions Is that in case OF deraumenL tRe car
drops only lew inches and Is arrested Iy the
Orders, which then rails. with the rollers
as wheels WINE the overhangng sides remove
the remotest possibility oil tue leaving the
Orders. Thus perfect SAFETY is secured with a
trining expense. The locomotives are similarly
htted The wheels OF the trucks are paper. TO
prevent noise and jar All cara are fitted VITA
/ AR brakes.
Statlons.-lt is proposed to have two main sta
tions-one at cry Hall, the other At Harlem. Here
/ irains made up ana starteG anu a stock OF
cars and engines Kept on hand to oil any sudden
demand for passage. Branch roads are 20 run TO
the Seventy-seventh street bridge, Grand Central
Depot East River Bridge ana via Frankfort and
Front streets 10 south Terry. Below Flfty-ninth
street station every i've blocks. over our To
a MILE VIII be requires. Above that point from
three 10 four per mile win suffice. Automatic
electric signals Sre paced station no train
will DO allowed to leave until the next station is
clear. Running at speed or thirty miles an hour
will require thirty seconds running time between
stations; allowing iorty nve seconds for the stop
page wii give Total OF one ana quarter min
ties IL viii therefore, be absolutely safe TO
start q train every one and a half minutes. Dur
ing the day lgnt locomotives and a tram OF two
cars every three minutes will probably carry all
the travel Between live ana seven =. NJ. the
road VIII be taxed 10 It's utmost limit. which. vita
trans OF SIX cars every one and a half minutes,
10 1900 through passengers per nour. At the
speed proposed the run to Harlem, including
stops, will not take over thirty-nve MIN
utes. | would call special attention TO the
necessity OF running trains OF cars TO accommodate
the enormous business in the evening hours Any
scheme found wanting IN this essential point Is
Improbable and can never pay. II must oe The
ann OF the managers to distribute the traflc Over
several hours In the evening, and therefore
workmen trains will be run, but the fare Will la
sufficiently low to be within the means OF all
classes. No attempt has been made 10 decorate
the structure, ana thus add 70 Its cost yet from
the plan It will be seen that by Judcious use "
materials pleasing efiect can be produced.
The cost OF the road, inclusive OF all way sta
tions. z he built irOn ana glass exclusive,