New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-08
PLANS OF THE GILBERT COMPANY.

DIR. Gilbert of the Gilbert Elevated Railway
Company stated yesterday to reporter of THE TRIBUNE
that the Commissioners had selected the entire route that
g1aned his Company by special act Of the Legisla
ture in 1872 One main for their choosing this
route he thought was owing to the fact that his Com
pany, by ts charter, entitled TO the night OF way
aud q long delay In securing rapid transit TO the
upper part Of the city was thus avoided "The
route he said "begns at BowlnS-green and
passes up West Broadway and sxth-ave. 10 the Park
thence mp Njnthavc to the Harlem River Returning on
the East passes down Sccondave 10 Twen
ty-thrdst; thence down Avenue and Pearlst to Bow
unggreen again As 1t will not be necessary for more
than train out Of to far down town as the
Battery cut of along Chambersst connects the East
Side with West Broadway In addition TO this, the Com
ssioncrs have provided for short lines connecting
track with Astoria Ferry Thirty fourths Ferry and
other points For these short lines We shall have to OBJ
tain the night of way before building but over all the
main right of way secured with our charter"
1--WE have made mutual agreement In writing with
the Greenwich Street Elevated Railway Company"
added Dr. Gilbert in which 1t is stipulated that in all
cases where both companies the same street. the ex
pense OF building and maintaining that portion OF the road
ehaI b. borne equally by the two companies and tie
tracks shall be used by them in common We shall prob
ably not make of this agreement except
over portion Of Nnth-ave We have agreed with the
Commissioners IL our plan Is accepted, 10 construct
road from the Battery the Park In from OctO
Der 1875 Whether not this line VIII be built how
ever before that the East Side AIN unable to say.
Personally have no preference although that through
the cnter of the city will probably secure greater num-
Der Of passengers the start IL will doubtless he nee
sssary TO train every two minutes during the morn
ing and evening hours, and not often during
the middle Of the day and late In the evening
Our idea is to run trains with few and them
pften Ihsve Just learned that pneumatic tube which
has been constructed upon plan similar to that pro-
posed IN connection with elevated raway-the de-
tails Of which were given some time ago In THE TRIB-
UyE-has been successful operation between Paris and
Versailles for some time. Now II pneumatic tube
he made b. operate successfully for IL miles, by the aid
Of our supply along the route be operated
Ten times that distance and shall be able TO bring the
mails to the Central Post0ce from any part OF the city
10 very short time. Regarding the building Of an eo
Gated railway and te successful operation have had
doubts for years money could be procured but the
success Of the pneumatic system OF transmitting small
parcels special triumph for me, and OF course feel
els'ed over It,"
WHAT THE GREENWICH STREET LINE PROPOSES
Dir. COPYRIGHT, President OF the New fork
,r 0reeDvich street Elevated Railroad Company said
sestedsy that an had been made between
that Company and the Gilbert Elevated Railroad Com
many whereby only track, u be eccupeA by both
u 10 be built IN the streets where the two routes
nanaded-that Il from the Battery TO Chatham square