New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-03
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ELEVATED RAILWAY PROGRESS.

ELEVATED kAll4MA1 IhOUhL1S'
OPENING OF BIDS FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
on THE MOTION IN THE SIXTH AVENUE RAIL
ROADS SUIT.
At the meeting of the directors or the Ne"
York Elevated Railway yesterday, after report n"u
heen read showing that the travel during the last month
was 46 per cent larger than during September Oh ''
wear the bids for the construction OF the ro"u WV
opened. There were eighty-one OF these anu .n.'
for all the wood iron and steel Work useu III
road except the foundations and bedpm'es, WIZ" W.
he mt in by the company. The bids were Tor TIC co
,,.,a =, ,no dorbie track between the Battery and
si~, ers,st beinc about three miles OF single uacH
tho double track extension from sixty rstst 10 sn'
frst-st about one mile, aud the double track I'o'"
whitehall through Front and Pear-sts', lhe bo"
erv and Thrd-ave. TO Fnty-nmthSI' i"0'uOi's
branches TO Fulton Ferry, Thirtyiowth steeV
Ferry. the New-YoTk end of the East hN'r
pridse and the Grand Central Depot being IN all over
eve miles OF double track. As as the bias can DO
tabuated aud examined. the contracts Will De aWaiu'u
and the work begun This will probably De Oh AhuiSU
next when the Board win again meet 49,
ais estimated that the cost of the construction VI ~"
additional tracks on the West side, with Inc necessary
now cars dummy-engines, aud stations VIII DC "oo"'
60 goo and thar the increased trade will result IN
not roa Of . per cent annually upon the whole oOs'
of construction The Chief Engineer, Mr.. Cour'risn.'
estimates the cost OF the East side oonstrucuoh' WIZ"
eouipments stations, and all the appointments 49,
sary 10 its FUN operation, CT Sl,62oOOV' OF apu'
600 mile To the total cost should be added SZIo'ooo
,or real estate. car-houses, mschne-shops ana ma
hipcrv making il about 81 100000 In return ior TINS
outlay it ia expected that 1l70oOO0 passengeT6 VIII NC
carried each year, with recepts AT Fl'~Ut tio nor
,natine the working at 10 per cent ~
Innings viii he S7I2 800. 393ss per cent on me
,i1 iiities for travel before January, 1873 Inc
Directors do not anticipate any lu'n'i 's"-
lions. -, .-os.or1,- before Judge
Van Worst, In suneTof Sor' ne Raroad Company
against the Gilbert Elevated RAILWAY Son'nS; t ~
defendant stay all proceedings unaer M. IN his neg
alive notion il granted. would leave Tue GI t 90 On
waited Railway Contrary pI5eto ai Term alirms or dis
9ltirms Judge Sedgwick's decision u 4. 10 d.
am fiJavit of William Foster. jr, PresIdeni OF the nc
SnSsnt5s rad mat there was no contract or comma
tinu Of those interested in tie GuDtr Eli o. fr
Company its detment to D uu lt of tIe cowpany
Tie stockholders OF the defendant loal ia" S,r, ts
nnite All their stock in Joint ownership haNs M
Tpactiai enect Of partnership 20 as 10 commune th 'L
capital nd labor and To eject liS n'J bter ~ t6e
certain capitalists, organized uiluet ~ V1 throgb
Sew-York Loan aud Improvement COMPANY it "a
~ 70 p tic~ t6e stoc or bonds Of the defendant
The result would be that an the Ioi' un
contracts would enurc 20 the GeIt ~ ~ nam and
ConnaI,y NE result Of tue contract WIN NE "n it
Improvement COMPANY WtuW 10 ~ cV ot6inq exceut
IN possession Of a completed IOau' O"i"A A9 49,
10 its own Stockholders o,s.-i. o,d Trdra soer-
MIR L0wery arguing this affidavit anu J..'so %
vcirts decision claimed mat the real glOuU oI 'Ie
uliptla company that an elevated Iai"'3 Nc IN
law nee and in that m COuii oi i.s r,,d
riir civ months after the liunctious were removed
II was rrerared TO go ON II, however me S,lClaI
rerrn shold not decide the case unNl tue .hu 81
her ar the MIDDLE Of December, only Wcch OF w I
six months would be Left IN Spring Nj SAoa,c ~
ceiIn mat tbe action asked virtually eYtIsi Oh
INDIE srdsyy cls de crmnation,T men ue pe
his dnGiucs and not by his opinion IXJudEe SoiSoo
ionWcd On Inc me silc bat viii close lhs Wsulneut
To-day when eX Judge Porter viii close the argument o'
S,ha of tue Gilbert Elevated Railway. -. ~.
Tie smt Of RUFUS II. stony AGAINST te W IN
Elevated Railroad Company came up Nes'tIuh44
before jude Robinson IN Common 1 Ci1 SPt tlt
Term. on motion. The efendlnt asked taSt
l. should 20 over for two or thee weeks, As tA-
Jnegr C,flstock was engaged ID the artUN gI~..-
800 ~ IN c,.e and expected 20 go immediately 10
lie trirnual convention OF the Ep scopa tAucH b' ~
Dudley Field objected to amy al'uihmen', ~ ~ ~
fp,ueiate oDracemont OF JId-c CunsiOch ana ti, 4o.
t. vas sd down to-day, the Adjournment 10 Oo 'ei
settled.