The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-05
RAPID TRANSIT.
THIRD SIXTH AND NINTH AVENUES THE PROB
ABLE ROUTES

ABLE ROUTES.
The secretary OF the Rapid Transit Commission Ar'
Harrison was busy yesterday writing out me report o
The Commissioners They say that he viii probably not
finish this task until Monday or Tuesday next "hen
will be given the public Monday IS the last aay' out
As the resolutions bodying the routes were passed
,rovious,v the Commissioners have fulfilled the literal
reauirements Of the law, even II their report is not
rivep 10 the press before Tuesday next The
reoor, win on about three columns and
contain ali the contracts concluded with the
cotnpanies and the reasons stated at length for
their choice The Commissioners are confident that the
public viii their action fully, and In view Of the
routes they adopted this expectation appears rea
youable enough. Although their agreement not to
diyuge the routes until The formal report gwen by
Mayor the press strictly carried out yester
day despite the severe Interrogation il yet be
announced what the principal routes The east side
route despite the frantic protests Of the Third avenue
horse car company, has been Axed on Third avenue
70 the Harlem River; the west side route will
be along Sixth avenue up Fifty ninth street.
and along Ninth to High Bridge in con
lnuaton Of the Greenwich Street Elevated road The
Commissioners knew that public sentiment and good
common pointed the Sixth and Third avenues
those best adapted for the route, and acted accord
ngy What the downtown routes are could not be as
rertalned but the resolutions regarding the Greenwich
street road embrace also the side extensions TO tho
Grand Central depot the South ferry the routes for
both of which had been 6xed.
Mr. Brown, one of the Commissioners, was greatly
slated at the splendid success Of the commission
that all the stories about the lack or har-
mony IN the commission were fabrcatons, and
That Rhing had married their perfect unity OF thought
Ind dwellings, Housed the significant expression that
hey all expected "to have 10 fight the horse com
panies, but when they FIRST met none OF them antci
paed that they would get through their work so
harmOniOuslV
public would be satisfied with the routes they had
adopted As 10 the practical realization Of the enter
PRISE could not be doubted The capital was all
ready and he did doubt that the people would have
rapid transit for some distance by next summer
Mr. Canda was also greatly eated at what he
sidered the complete triumph OF the commission all
her obstacles He SAID he felt sure the public and the
press would be satisfied with their choice and
sustain them all through their work He gave
IL also AS his opinion that ''this time next year,
the people would have rapid transit up to Forty second
street In TACT, II can barely be doubted from what
these two Commissioners said that the work the
roads Will begin Immediately after the adoption of the
plan, within thirty days.
In regard tins point has been settled between the
Commissioners that the thirty days which they still
have for the adoption the plans will not be suffered
TO elapse they have already Fixed upon the main
points of the model structure One Commissioner said
That in all probability the plans would be adopted within
week or two. The commission has been in session
hfty eight working days, and will first indulge a |
Iew days vacation after having completed their first and
most important task and main points IN regard TO the
structure will then be settled in few days One of
The Commissioners said that there doubt the I
owners along the route would OBJECT uglt
them and this might delay but they all felt con-
vnced that these obstacles would be speedily overcome
The public sentiment this subject strong That
but few people would dare TO openly array themselves |
against the best the dearest interests Of the people Of
New York He laughed at the menace Of the Third |
road their 81 600 600 defeat them and
remarked" hav MT seen any OF their money their
property, except their cars which pay occasionally
i've cents for ride And he added significantly ~ sup
pose they would have given all free passes life If
had done their biddingl" This remark also confirms |
the statement that Third has been chosen for
the cast side route As To the west side, IL the
building OF the Sixth avenue elevated road should be
delayed for a time through the objections of !
selfish property and the hostility of the horse
Tar company, there Is certainty, at all events that
the Greenwich street road viii now be speedily pushed
forward. Next month we shall probably have rapid !
transit on this line to Fifty ninth street. and the work
Will then be carried forward 10 High Bridge with the
utmost rapdlty, as the wealthy gentlemen who at /
the head of that enterprise have already provided all
the capital necessary for this purpose The side
WILL therefore, possess in all probability lines
rapid transit roads; but in any case the problem will
be satisfactorily solved for those portions Of the west
side lying near the North River.