The New York herald., 1878-03-10
RAPID TRANSIT.

THE OF: sTIoN OF LOCATING THE LINE OF THE
NEW YORK ILEvATED ROAD ABOVE ONE
HUNDRED AND TENTH sIREsr.
Mr.. Lawson n. Fuller ON behalf OF the New YORK
Elevated Railroad, yesterday carried party Of jour
naiists Messrs. David Dudley Field, James Mon-
teith and s. IL. Knapp the uptown portion OF the
luo Of travel Intended to be followed py that com
pany. The parry met ut the South ferry station
OF tho Elevated road, aud left there Tor
FIity-nintn street soon after twelve O'Clock. AT
this point a capacious four horse drug re-
ceived the cxcursionists and carried them during
the remainder or the DAYS explorations. the route
taken along the Boulevard 10 ll0th street and
thence across TO Ninth avenue II will be remcm-
bered that cnarter oi the road defaes its course
be Sixty hrst street, along Ninth avenue 10
llOtn street. AT this poEt the question Is what hus
the road ought ioilow up 10 High Bridge.
The law allows the corporation erect its
tracks Ninth avenue, or any other streets
avenues west o that avenue, excepting
the Broadway and the ST. Nicholas boule-
var S. Tue company also possess the qualified riSht
TO 60 eas. oI Nutn avenue oy running along Ninety
second Eighth avenue, and thence across 10
the Harlem River But tue exercise u this right de-
pepds upon the consent oi u. least one halt Of the
property owners tnat portion oil the roai or ial-
my TO obtain this, tuen ny an order OF tho supreme
favorable report Of comn'ssion appointed W that
Court.
ho consent OF the property could not until
now Ue ubtained and the commissioners app0tnie cd
by supreme Court reported adversely 10 INC pro-
postion OF running through Aioe,y-second street
nue., the road would ~ ulong ono the
boundaries OF Central Park. IL tuougnl, however,
tuat this OBSTACLE the progress OF the road De
removed by the appointing OF n new commission by
tue supreme Court, winch might report iavoraDiy 10
tho scuems OF ruuuing the roau IN the direction
mo not
properly owners. ihc company do not seem ~ care
about me Ninety svcond street and Eighth ave.
portions oil tne route aud appear TO believe tLat
reQuIt euents o the west side popuiuton should
take the hue more toward .ns HUDSON River.
THE ROUTE NOW PROPOSED.
At present the New York Elevascd road could run
along llOtu street aud Ninth avenue ightn
Gilbert Elevated roaa up to High Brldse Mr. Fuiier
uues not lulnk THIS would be desirable route, as II
elevated roads were to use Eghin avenue above
IlOth street. that part oil the cty winch VIII up
on the backbone o. The isand and between there aud
the Hudson river would be deprived ot the advan-
tagcs RAJ transit For tins reason hc same gen
l.inan VI OpInlon that IRON Ninth avenue aud
IO.n street the route ought 10 Oe etn,r
over the new avenue, which lies between
Morpingsiie Plrk and Eightn avenue along
Tue eastern slope OF that purk La either case the
road Would 90 IN astrygnt uc from t05tu street
Manhattan street. But IN case OF passing along the
new avenue the rOaa would have 10 MAKE at HON
stree, angie oi bo,k toward the east, whereas
II me line uopg the slope oi Moininssice Park couia
be- followed the routo would Ue straight Que all up
Nintu avenue IRON Sixty nrst street 70 Manhattan
party at 1l0th street, pointed out the advantages oi
tuis air route, showed tndt considerable
rise IN The ground .ut NorniugsidS Park through
which Mr. Fulicr thought tue COMPANY would ike 10
tho rignt OF way, could be overcone by grazing
the heiknt the pillars that support tie track.
In the vi passing across Morninssidc Park, ur
good deal OF grauing were done, the road would
distance tue surface Oi the ground ut
the most elevated part OF tue Park. On the New
avenue tins would DC the case, the ground is
much lower and more level Manhattan and l25n
streets form acute angle AZ Tenth avenue, lhe
north side OF Moruingsido Park. Mr. Fuller
showed, IRON his point VI view, how advantageous
would be Tor the travelling pubiic n the
Elevated Road could be made 10 run along Manhattan
street TO Tenth avenue aud themes IN straight line
up that 10 Hign Bridge Here again no pro-
posed that the should mako angle 10 tho west
along l73d the old KingsOrid2c road wuich
he ana other gentlemen Interested the work be-
lieved should be followed to K,ugsbridge.
The party arrived II: Hsn Bridge alter two O'Clock,
after dinner drove over most picturesque part
the island anu passed several OF the charitable IN
stitutions whose familiar TO New Workers.
Niles OF gradcd anu macadnmiZed, or paved streets.
passcu over winch lacked but the houses 10
make the traveller believe himself Town.
On the way down To Eighth avenue
cooperative buldna societies the theme OF con-
vcrsation II was ciamed that The London aud Ph'la
dclpn,a systems could De prohtabIy worked ON tho
upper part Of the leland.
The cx:ursionists having spent a delightful day,
returneu 10 the Guy alter SIX O'Clock.