The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-01
THE RAPID TRANSIT ROADS.
THROU0H TO THE CENTRAL PARK ny
THE FIRST or MAY NEXT
Rails from, the Battery 60 the Uptown Ter
mini on Roth side. ~ the Ctty-Tracks on
the Ground Level In the Annexed District.

Rail. from the Battery 60 the Uptown Ter
r,,ri on Both side. "f the ttty-Tracks on
the Ground Level in the Annexed District.
Inquiries made yesterday In the Offices OF
a. two elevated railroad companies elected the
foll wing Information as TO the progress OF tho
work actually begun and plans for the immcdi-
ate future:
BY May l. 1878 tho Now York Elevated Rail-
rond Company will complete n double track on
it, present working line from South Ferry to
SiN,y-frst street,. and will extend both trncks to
Eighty lrst street in Ninth avenue. within tho
same time It will build double track on tho
cast sidc of the city from South Ferry to Sixty
first street. There may be delays hut the COM
panv hopos To have trains running to Sxty-nrst
street carly In MAY. II was designed 20 havc n
shorter section Of the east side division COM
rletcd 10y tho first " January noxt; but that will
be mr ossibl" Whether the company will make
nm effort to complete shorter section earlier in
tho spring than May has not vt boon definitely
decided Workmen are rapidly sinking foun-
daiions for the structure at various points along
the route.
This new east slde route extends across
whitehall street. the down-tow terminus. into
Front street. along which it extends to Coentcs
slip. II runs up Coentics alp TO Pearl street,
and then - with only slight curves up Pearl,
Nov Bowrry. Chatham square. Bow ry. and
Minus fir ~ INV hrst street Branch roads win
extend down John street. Burling slip. and up
f onth s s,rs, t, 20 the s TS 1u Hw ,rct
end westward in forty-second street to tn.
branch. however, will be a loop extending from
Chatham sInnrr. down Chatham street. AROUND
streets ttravcrsing tho Fiyc Points. and through
priyate property in the block bouniod ny Mott
cry. Alter passing half way through this
block. the tra'hs VIII run into the northern part
Of Chatham squire through narrow alley
This IL the pat Of the New York Elevated
Railroad that Y III immaculate contemplation.
trnck h from SiNty-nrst street in Third avenue
g l29,h street, with branch eastward IN
l2Gh street tho road viii branch eastward to
Second avenue, and thence along the Harlem
river 70 First avenue where IT ~, pronosed to
cross the rivcr into the new wards 81 the city.
Westward tho limo will run in l29th street to
IcNirgion avenue, and thence up the avenue TO
river pank 10 High Bridge, where II VIII double
upon itsglf, returning along Nc river 10 point
north AZ i59th street, thence it will run down
{ishth ay,nmc g. ilmh street; Te,s ,M IN IL
ward in Ninth avenue 70 Tishty first street. the
proposed northern temporary terminus.
nc company las Tho night g. tuild a surface
il Is rcaIy 20 do 80 Il Viii extend it, ecvnt. d
lin, from Hlgl Brdgc e hings1ridee. ,.,.
IL Tho ucNt ninety day. to have trains running
from Worth street 10 Forty second on the we-
sde Tn sGIs sirs o! its SropoiTS1 TG%d w
South Llnh avenue 10 MC-t Third street. along
Wet Third street 60 Sixth avenue. and vi
north side Of Reservoir square. Workmon mr.,
setting tho foundation plates at frequent inter
Nas along. the line aad cvgn south OF Worl
slrc,, in Wet br9adwqy, The foundations II
sixth avenue viii probably be completed by
Thar DAG nrXt Those Ia South Ffth avenue ar,
nearly all completed only the section spcc.lict
4 actually undcr contract but il i no, unlikely
that other paitsot the proposed route viii be- Iu
undo contract Immediately. Syuthward tn
goad will cNtcnl from Worth street, il
Nc-i broadway "a Murray street, wh"r'
itw.i' gun eastward g. Chur n street. Ii vii
contir uo down church street ard New Chnrcl
sire, 10 nnr,s street. VI Viii h Il Will uin
From More str, 4 Il Will run through UriNat
nrop riy To Ecwlins Green. al round Bowling
Grccg To- BclycI s,tDci or the ,rst side %
iiroadway, II, win q en- run through Boafe
street 20 P~rl street along which a. We'll q
through Now Bowogy. IT. route will ran side b.
sid with that q the New York Elevated Rail
road 4 ne northern gyir'mi'y - CLIAan
road running castCTl, through Division stree
10 Alirn. and thcncl ny Alien and Eirst aN.l.d
o. Twenty-th.rd street along Twenty-thir
10 liarlcm iiycr WHORE il VIII follow the south
west bank 10 Eiahth nyrrue n this point
will run side ~ eide With the New YORK III,
thlru.sn ilo'h street md Town Ninth avenue {
fihy-third street a'cns Ilny.third street. {
Sixth avenue down which i viii 10" "ontlnu
o. Forty second street w" present PROVO
temporary northern terminus A line VIII ais
be- eN'tnd.d in sixth avrnan from foriN.sccon
street 10 Central Park , conn citing line II 7
he built from College rlHc. g. Chatham squar
thr"agh Chambers and Cnanam street,,
On. side 81 tho louu Of fie N'cw J orr J.! vat
kaironl Company'e iin' 'r',ge described ais
lies in Chatham street. ald Il has been \, .d'
t. build only cnc double track. al viii IA ga.
company VII own half meeting ~ III. 4
rc-;crs Of the two companles 70 arrangc dctai
Wa held Yesterday