New-York tribune., 1877-09-19
OUTLOOK OF THE ELEVATED ROADS.


WORK on BOTH ROADS TO BE PROSECUTED RAPIDLY.
The decision by the Court of Appeals con-
firms the right OF the NewYcrk Elevated Railroad Com
pany to extend its present track the Harlem River,
and also TO build aroad from the Battery he East Side
through Pealst the BOwery and TIirdave., To the Iar-
lem River connecting with the Grand Central Depot and
several ferries A meeting of the directors OF the
Elevated Railroad Company has already been called to
take immediate steps TO begin the construction Of the
East Side Line and the extension OF the present line
the West Side. representative Of the company said
Yesterday a tribune reporter: The extension and
Improvement Of the road The West Side the con-
srucion Of double track railroad through the Bowcry
and Thirdave have been dependant upon this decision
The capital has been ready for time, awaiting the
clearing away OF legal distractions Work will be
at once and carried rapidly as iron be manu-.
factured and the road constructed. The decision OF
the court afIirms the legality Of the acts Of
the Commissioners appointed unoer the Rapid Tran
sit Act 1nis Act provided mat III case ol failure To OBJ
tain the Of the majority OF the
along established by the Rapid Transit Com
mis,iones, il competent for the company 10 apply
to the supreme Court for the appointment OF Commits
sion, which should determine upon the necessity OF
the construction Of such road along such a
route. This company not having succeeded IN 0bt,in-
iD the Of the majority OF the prop ryhOlders
upon the assigned TO II by the Rapid Transit Com
mssioucrs, made application 10 the supreme court ana
a Commission was appOmted. The Commission deter
mined that the construction Of this road was public ne
cessty, and SO reported From TINS report the op0-
neus Oi rand transit appealed 10 TIE Court OF Appeals
all legal Instructions is not supposed that any court
VIII grant njunetons upohex parte ahdayits to re-
tayd rapid transit"
Milton COurtwriglt VicePrcsident Of the NewYOrk
Elevated Railroad, said last euiDg 10 a TRIBUNE re-
porter that he could not form satisfactory opinion Of
The decision until be had learned its iull lie
felt certain, however that 1t meant victory for rapid
transit projected by the road which he repres ned
He had called meeting OF the directors TO be held on
Thursday. and th'n IL would be decided what steps
should be taken. The immediate object OF the company
was 10 extend the West side road Manhattan
square, with q dOube-irack, and afterward to push
forward the ThId-Aveu Road The latter work would
trobaby be begun in a short time. 81 tcel confident"
said Mr. Curtwuzht, that the decision Will stop all
future nuncons upon the road for the Judges OF lower
courts Viii be unable 10 grant them upon the questions
now settled by tho highest authority | fully believe
that way and mat shall soon be able 10
give people genuine rapid transit from end To end Of
the island. This do when our double track is
built That work Will DC pushed forward quickly
possible"
Cyrus ". Field. President OF the Eew-York Elevated
Railway COMPANY, said that the work would be pusbcd d
rapidly forward lie wished II could be begun to-day
Dr. Gilbert, Engineer OF the Gilbert Road said 10 q
TRIBUNE reporter last evening" that from The partial
and confused reports Of the decision which he had
victory bad been. "But / fnd," be said, "that
verdict when the New-York Elevated Railroad
is spoken ot some disscnsOn the judges Is men
toned whenever the Gilbert Railway spoken Of
see the remark Of dissenting. For this reason
am inclined to feel much pleased at the suit but my
long experience OF defeat has tended 10 make me con
serVatlye. In the main point at issue, am sure can
saw that the Gilbert Elevated Railway has been
aned in the decision, aud hope TO be able TO begin
building in q very short time.'