The New York herald., 1875-07-17
THE RAPID TRANSIT COMMISSION.
TWO MORE SCHEMES FILED YESTERDAY re-
MARKABLE DISCOVERY OF A CoNNEcT1cUr

TWO MORE SCHEMES FILED YESTERDAY RE-
MARKABLE DISCOVERY OF A CONNECTICUT
YANKEE
three hours session OF the Rapid Transit
Commission was held yesterday, all the commits.
sioners being In attendance. IL was not formal
session, the entire, time being consumed In exam
ining plans and models aud reading communica-
tions. There were but two additional plans SUD-
mitted although q number or inventors were
ABOUT the door during the day watching the oper-
ations OF the Commissioners and interviewing the
policeman and the reporters. Several of thesa
gentlemen VINO have submitted models or draw
Jugs express considerable concern that the Gill
bert and other schemes that have been for some
time prominently before the puolc have not been
sent IN, and they express ears that toward the
close OF tue COMMISSIONS deliberations these may
be put IN and ono OF them hurriedy adopted.
The plan or MI. f. b. Martin, OF No. 143 East
Twenty-eigntn n street, put in yesterday is q SEMI
claimed. 1t Will not interfere with the lights, Will
not lrignten hOrseS nor make IL necessary to re-
to taks W1tn M M papes o tsa
centre ol the street and sink the track 10 the
depth OF eleven feet and bridge II over In an
ornamental manner at the street crossings, the
whole 10 be rooied over, to have windows In the
sides, nxeu lights and ventilators on top. The
rails are to be laid upon the gcound
= rne inventor IN submitting his plan to the
Commission states that IL was
year ago
Gne otner plan filed yesterday was by q
Connectcut inventor. VINO accompanied IL by
drawing OF the most unique character. IL IL to
be run by hand power the same as handcars
used on railroads Dy track repalrers. Colonel
HARRISON gave this TO the reporters and iaceuously
remarked that the Commission had solved the
problem aud adopted the plan IL Illustrated.
The letter commencing 1t reads as toliows:-
soUrHINGroN, Conn, July lB 1873
To THE CoMMrssIoSERs Of RAPID iRASsIr;-
elevated handcar railroad, one thac dIspenses with
steam, ana also the terrible eiuvia arising from tia
GROUPINGS Of horses and rendering the where
they are used more Ike stable than se II
isgeneray thought that city people do not notice H. AZ
they ars SO aeensoed TO NJ but when the
Ing stencil caused by the many horses they in
their mouths a deodorIzer and pod along ana get
pack INTO the country as quick possDe the sta
every one tnat veS IN the cities OF l000O and
NJ plan Is 70 dispense with both steam ana horses and
use manusl or hnnd power on the OF double
Snr Sn h down vi sacn side OF single rail- suspended
sidewlse' ana relieved by friction roller, end
propose to have the man stand on the top OF the car
ne Is propeng and my place tor four
each end to t on the top OF the rail for driving wheel
A. also propose this railway TO be placed posts
curDslones and continuous set of passing up one
si1e "a ana i q Sown @ the other side OF the street
sN pian was gotten up some time you will
pv 'ne styles ana mad to take such artists
but the plan may be ntesibe and n tSe eommou
n any explanation further will call and give Il
Messrs. r. 4 s. BueI, Of No. 90 Broadway. nave
not submitted plan, but they sent to the Com
mission very elaborate drawings OF plans Tor rapid
transit, covering points that, IN their opinion.
suOuiu De carefully considered IN any system OF
raplu transit that may be adopted Wnile tney
are not competitors, the Conn mission feel tndebted
70 tnsm Tor tue valuable suggestions they have
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