The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-09
General Dissatisfaction of People with
The East Side Road.
UNFINISHED AND UNCOMFORTABLE
Poor Stations insufficient Accommodation
and Noise Denounced

10 the east side II will be remembered that last win
ter. when the New York Elevated company was
sailed tor It's Incidence while the Gilbert Company
strained every to get their road ready to the
Park by May i, the excuse OF the always
son, when begin to set up the iron we'i do
il lar quickly than the Gilbert people, for
have a simpler aud easier structure TO put up. Wen
be at the Park by May l5--anywsy we'll be there
as they WILL" In view OF these promises, which
were continually held ou the greatest dissatisfaction
is Inhibited along tho line Of the east side road at tho
exceedingly slow progress that been srhey
always prom ed TO DO tho Park as the
Gilbert road would b, there" prominent resident
o. Third said Saturday. and here II Is Sep
.cmber and Third avenue road is not evea up to
the PARK while the Metropolitan road been run
ming there Tor over three montns-since the 5ih Of
June"
SERIOUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ROAD
Not only is there much compisint at tho snail like
progress made by the road but there many other
points 1t is being severely censured by those
who patronize It, The writer, who sent along
the hue heard perfect chorus OF complaints
about the stations. Not only the road
now--on September 9-stil running only to
Forty-second street. but tho general compliant is
that even this part OF the road Is with
every possible inconvcneDce 10 the public The last
tram leaves at eight p. NJ and at quarter past ep ht
numbers OF people may De seen climbing the stairs
and vainiy looking Tor train rhen four of the must
impo rsnt stations on this short section OF the
oven exist as yet, no. ,vsn in that wretched
temporary condition in which the others have
to be used--that lie, the Chatham square, the
Houston street, Eighteenth street and Forty
second street stations. The people living adjacent
TO these stations have to walk many blocks be-
fore they eau reach the next station, and many OF
these persons havo been dsgus,cd tho failure OF
tho company 10 put up at least temporary stairs
and platforms Tor use that they declared they
would never the road at ALL When II Is consid-
ered that temporary stairs and platforms can be put
up IN very lev days. as was shown on tho Metropolis
tan road II seems very nard 10 hundreds Of people to
be tn US nconven ienced.
UNCOMFORTABLE STATIONS.
But, most remarkable OF all. OF the stations which
are oens used now only three are properly ready,
namely, Fulton street. Hanover square and Grand
Centrai Depot. The others are merely temporary
aud in the most uncomfortable CONDITION, no
provision being made for passengers against rain or
pad weather II Is also seriously planned mat tho
stairs owing to the very peculiar arrangement Of tho
stations are extraordinarily high and most iatguing
10 climb. so that many ladies', alter partially
ing, have turned back again in disgust TO take the
horse cars. he stations which ready, Hanover
,auare and tho Grand Central Depot station Fulton
street has no sta.ion buildings proper the waiting
appear 20 please the pubc ut ali, perhaps
because they have been spoiled ny the great
elegance comfort lavisned upon tho Sixth avenue
stations. The writer met at least twenty travellers
on the Third Avenue Elevated road who shought that
as parca WITH ,soss on tns SIKH ave.
| nue. They compainod that, unlike those on tho
wes. sue, stations washing apparatus anu
ladies thought very poor piece OF economy herd
both sexes together IN onc room, inscad OF having
waiting room Tor ladies and another for gentlemen,
rs is the case on Sixth avenue People coming over
from tho west side also grumble that, while the Met
ropolitau Elevated Railway places pitchers Of icc-
water and clean, nice tumDicrs every waiting
which Oh hot day ~ certainly great convenience
nix ana mucn more Laughing stairs OF the THIRD ave.
| nue. road, caunot hud even drink Of water where.
| with TO sake his THIRST. The writer, Who was
nj
| they were all well rounded At the Hsnovcr square
station no iouud stained windows, which give tho
waving room quite churchiy arr but as they break
| the lsut, they impart rather dim and gloomy APP
p,arancs 10 the depot. Oae OF the directors met
here and asked Why stained windows had been put in
the stations, aud ne jocosoy replied ION. we may
want 10 mold pray se:ings here" He said that
water closets would Ie put in except for the OF
the employees only. and access 10 which tor passen-
| gers would be strictly prohiSIc
| THK NOISE THE THIRD AVENUE
| Tho writer made many inquiries on the line Of tho
Third avenue yesterday IN reference to he noise and
| resdents declared mat The noise much worse
than on the sixth avenue, and that whsn the road
There IS n loud, hard, grinding noise, peculi-
ariy grating to the ear, which seems 10 be
So more OF genera, rovsrpsra.on. As far as sissp
ing concerned the experience OF tho residents
sasn IN Ss nn so . 81 pr ~
sixth avenue except that trains are not yet run ut
night People are greatly disturbed who do not i've
lhird avenue AZ all but la houses quite distance
away IRON tho avenue. They say thai now, when no
trains are run at nian,, It is bvarsbe, but ih1t It Is
Sun dreadful TO be woke up regularly every morning
at hve or haf past ave O'Clock. Some OF the persons
IN tue gentcci uptown BLOCKS between Inird avenue
ana Lexington and between Third and second ave-
pucs who have always been In tho habit OF sleeping
ti eight or nlnc o'clock. are particularly lurious ut
Do.ns awakened after nve O'Clock, for alter
that they say the diu ana roar Of the trans prevent
them from gong TO sleep again. "What blame The
company particularly tor, said ono gentleman
the corner Of Thirty fourth street aud Third avenue,
aud VINO said he lived In the block between THIRD
al
nothing about the noise ike tho other road who have
empoJ Ell Edison aud who made at least show OF
aoiug something; but these men In IN company
not dong anything al all and, what is worse, they
say openly ihat ,hey wo.'t DO anythngn The writer
poiui, aud asked, What are you going to do about
tue Doise ~
'rusro is no noise the director rotorted, aud no
argument could shake that conviction.
KoUSD rRiP TICKETS WANTED.
ianit street. 10 Hanover square has 10 pay twenty
ccDts aud tns exacton Is generally denounced AS an
inpositlon upon tao pubic. IL will DO remembered
that Tue ofioers OF tho road the columns OF tho
HERALD, repeatedly promised that trains should be
rSn continuously IRON inc wost side over 10 the east
sue pce Round trip tickets from ono ter.
minus oil road TO tho other, at reduced price, and
Tor suvrt distances al toe ordinary price oil tea and nve
cents Just what tho puDc on botn lines demand;
out Dotw outstanding these promises tue company
have tDus Tar refused to accede to the popular Wish,
aud compel patrons oil tncIr roads TO pay twenty
cents tor gesn from one SIDE OF the city over TO the
other. one Of tue directors said coupon tickets"
IRON Franklin street, on me west sue, ~ Franklin
tquirc on the east side, were talked shout" Ia tho
company, put for any greater distances no continuous
trans would be run
now rnE WORK GoKs on.
The iron supcrstructurc Is stan up only TO Seven
cth street, where IL was several weeks ana even
very incomplete up To tual point ia rails guard rails,
woodwork, painting and switches The work here IS
progressing wth truly model sowncss. The columns
nave BEEN sci up to Eghtyioortn street, WINE the
foundations are IA 10 Ninetynih street on both sides,
and most OF the ioun ious have also been put Ia
from l2gtn stre-t lOSth street IL viii thus
DO mat spite Of tho nne weather tno founda-
en- mn 4 AZ l-eQ n Wuul he M