The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-04

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Tsis shows an actual increase Of forty per cent
This Month Il eyeg been greater ON July l. 1874.
tue number OF passengers carried was 2 49, en- July
$50 l4l On Juiy ls,4 ,st ana On jay = 1872
This proves that people Ike 20 travel on 90 ele-
NaIed rQad-ah the enemies OF rapid ranslE %
tie contrary RotS outstanding.
FURTHEK IyPkovEMESTs IvD EXTENSIONS.
While the road Is exrcDdeu In Botnt OF length
the double track WI also be gradually LAID me
nrst section along which the double track Is 20
be laid is between Fulton and rsrty fourth
streets. BIT IN order % Be enabled 20 run sun.
cent number 2l tfains IN october. when the road
viii be g1lshed 70 the Park, ''turnouisn are COW
being placed at various points, and NJ. Cowlng
expects that by means Of these trains will be run
both ways every seven minutes. This Will be
great Improvement. FOR now maay people are de-
tered from riding on the road OWING 10 the long
Intervals Ia tne running or the traips. WRen the
road 10 6nisDed TO the Park tie question VIII
arise, "Why NOS nnso II to Klngsoridge" and
thus nnaiy solve the problem OF rapid tran ST. as
Tar az the west side IS concerned. IL will
then depend upon the iafge real estate
owners OF the upDfr western portion OF The ls2na
whether the road is 20 be promptly built 20 tnat
point Mt. COving says that only 5000, o0o VIII
be needed 70 extend the roaa nom Futy
street 70 kingsoriage WITH single Track, ana
only s. 600, 900 vito double track. II those real
estate owners ard the company 10 raising the cap
ltal and Mr.. Charies O'CcnOr, MI ". 3. ogden and
Others living IN tuaL Locality have already gwen
positive ASSURANCES Of their readiness 70 do 80,
she sxLenslon can be ouilt az tne rate OF mte ia
> month ana the whole road be completed 20
Klngsorldge BY the lst Of July, 1870. Trains
could then be FUN rom the south ferry 10 Kings
bridge III nah hour, Inclusive OF stops every
oPKH UP ORR sUBUEBsi
IL can scarcely D. doubted that the capital re-
uuisite iot the completion OF the ROAD 70 the eX-
IRENE northern end OF J0e Island Wlll be lortiL
coming without much oelay. Wat an I'm pc Jus II
would give 10 gae building up OF the beautiful
washington Heights, ana, IN iact o. taat entire
carHns distTet me Ggsness n ~ bs cgt az
hOuri IL opens VISA OF lnprOveme ms and em-
belishments Of New YORK winch must be deiight-
iui 70 every VINO las the greatness and pros
Ysrisy OF tAis city AZ nears. Tne suburbs OF New
srs have been so t0ng and 50 shame uly
heglecGed, owing TO the want OF rapid transit
fOad, walie New Jersey ana Long lslana ave bee a
cunt up aud Improved VITA New YORK capital,
ta.g properly owaers 10 that district vii gladly
innow toe excellent example of such meR IA
Aessrs. O'ConOr ahh ogden and Go ali ia thetr
lower 20 make the speedy completion " tue
road 70 KinGoridge ey me LIST OF July, 1870. pos
siDie. We could nave Il BY mat time Aud We ousnS
DETAILED PLAN or THE srEUcrvRE.
To return, however, 20 the extenail "a Of the
road rom Thry-sixsh 70 Fif.y ninth street
which ~ - De completea ~ Octooer l. NE Prin'
ton OF toe companJ's road recently constructed
between Thirty -lourth and Fnirty sixth streets
1here Will be SIX spans 20 each block, Averaging
asout IS feet one over esch sixty foot street 81
ABOUT a. feet ana one over eaca lOoioot street o.
zssul % fcet IN length. The extreme lengths o
fse spans viii nos PROBABLY exceed 20, 30 and 81
feet respectively. TIE columns will be Wnat Il
KNOWN As NE 'cluster eolumnn composed Of foul
in depth, naRErs inohee broad weight OF each
post ter 20 ieet spans apd under about 30 pound
40 the ilucI 1891 lof spAkAn FOuhCA sAn ~
uae columns ~ tne corners Of the streets, abou
AZ pounds 10 the lneal feot properly proporuonec
10 give the required weights. ana connected 70
carer AZ suitable Intervals in order 70 preyen
Vibration OF the separate posts ana secure thel
combined strength. 1he POSTS constituting thes'
Columns Will be set into east iron sockets, eI
ending Two to-tnres ieet below the surface OF M
sidewalk. The orders Will be combination o
anrIe IRON WITH plate web or open lattice, IN.
.ngie tron 20 be strengthened when necessary Will
s5rprcssiOn and tensioR plateS II made VIII
flate weD they viii nos exceed 70 inches 10 ceptl
tfa u NJ
streets, the latter brought 10 30 20 ncnes on tn'
Sca1 a open iatt,ce lheI maj save = nnborH