The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-20
RAPID TRANSIT.

ACTIVITY OF TIE GREENWICH STREET xLEvATKD
RoAD-AcTIoN OF THE NEW YORK Assoc1A-
TON.
1t surely one OF the strangest evidences Of the
short-sightedness OF the people who desire the
means to travel speedily from end to end OF this
city that they do not put into use those things
which lie at their disposal They look over q wide
field to see what elements they can md to combine
into harmonious system OF rapid transit railways,
but seem TO throw their gances beyond what
ought to be the initial line OF that system. That
initial line Is the Greenwich Street Elevated Rail-
way, and there Is no one who has studied the prob
lem OF rapid transit but must say that this railway
Is the most important factor OF ITS solution. 1t is
certainly not perfect railway and ITS trains carry
passengers BY no means as fast as people ought
TO travel in New YORK; yet 1t is a beginning. and
to make 1t very near akin TO a first class
rapid transit railway would cost, in time and
money, very much less than the value OF the time
which will be lost by our citizens new ele-
waited railway can be finished or even begun.
Those anxious citizens OF the upper west side OF
the city, who deplore the lack OF facilities to go
rapidly to and from their homes and business
places, appear to have the providing OF such iacl-
ties at their command; yet they throw their op-
portunity to one side and come down town to talk
about rapid transit. Certainly II they talk long
enough they Win spur on somebody to effect some-
thing which VIII be an impulse to the completion
OF a thorough rapid transit railway; but would IL
not be better for them to act instead OF talkingY
THE GREENWICH STREET ELEVATED RAILWAY
now runs It's trains to Thrtyfourtn street, but n
It can procure the means to construct and equip
River. For some time past the stockholders OF
TINS company have been intent upon extending
its roadway to Fifty-nlnth street, and tor that
purpose they have been making up necessary
sum OF 100000. That amount Is now nearly sub
scrlbed. and 1t Is expected to begin the WORK OF
extending the railway IN about two weeks. About
the same time the co.1rany VIII commence
the construction OF turpouts at different points
along the line or Its roadway such length that
train may run upon each while another train IS
passing 1t on the main line. BY means or these
do at present. 1t is expected that when these i'm.
provemrnts nave been made TO the railway the
trains VIII run With ten minutes Roadway from
eacn Of Its ends.
The work OF strengthening the roadway with
and that OF replacing the present iron rails with
others OF steel Will be pushed on with
Gals of the company say, from the Battery 70
fiitv-ninth street, bY,the LIST OF July After that
permost sections OF the city TO subscribe to the
capital stock OF the company enough money TO
permit IT TO extend the Elevated Railway to the
| Harlem River III that appeal is successful 1t is
likely that there Will be rapid transit railway
running along the west side OF toe city before
the discussion now going on decides as to the
means to construct railways IN other sections.
1t was expected tnat meeting would be held
yesterday afternoon IN the rooms OF the
METROPOLITAN TRANSIT COMPANY,
No. 152 Broadway, al which Mayor Wckham,
other city officials ana interested ciIlSens would
OF that company. The meeting did not occur
however, because the Mayor was unable to al.
The Committee on Nominations or the New York
Rapid Transit Association met Yesterday after
Broadway. Their deliberations were private, OF
course, but their selections OF men to be the
Of the HS WIN b. DO
the rooms OF the Board OF Insurance.