New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-13

Rapid transit to the Grand Central Depot, urol
the East side, is now promised upon August 20
Work is advancing upon the extensions OF Doth ee-
waited roads on the West side. and It is believed
that the cars will be running to EiGhty-tirst-st'
by October 10. +. w. Schroeder has patented an
invention which he claims will deaden the noise
made by any railroad and tine Metropolitan Com
panyis negotiating with him for its USE Work VIII
be begun soon on surface road through West
chester County. ...s.
EXTENDING THE ELEVATED ROADS.
THR WORK ADVANCING ON BCTH THE EAST AND
WEST siDEs-TBE THIRD AVENUE ROAD TO BIZ
OPENED ON AUGUST 26-PLANs OF HE NEW
YORK CITY AND NORTHERN RAILROAD COM
PANY. f . .
The charters of the two elevated railroad
companies authorize them to build about forty miles OF
road About ten miles completed thus far-a
distance 1t stated suoentto comply with tho re-
quigemens OF their charters With view OF ascertain
ing exact condition OF the work and what can be ex-
peoted in the near fuure the officers OF the two com
panies visited yesterday, and trip was taken
along the road TO what progress Is being made
The New-YOrk Elevated Railroad Company is running
its ears on the Ninth Avenue line far as Fifty-nns
having tmn-table at sIy.arst-st. The Metropolitan
branches Off from sixth-ave at Ffytbrdst, to connect
with the Ninth Avenue line, ana from Fftythrdst TO
Eighty the road Is 90 be Jointly owned and used
by the two companies From Sixty-irst-st TO Eighty
rst-s the work Is being pushed forward at fair rate
and prospect that this part of the road VIII be
completed ~ October John Rooney has the contract 20
lay the foundations. and bound 10 have them finished
time for the irOn-wOTk. TIE ron-wor this part OF
the road is under contract 10 the EdgemOOr Iron Works,
which is bound to have It completed by October l. The
officers OF the Metropolitan Road, who have given ont
for this portion of the work. stated yester
day that they believed the structure would be completed
m ri chi af.af ts,rf he nfd Ia ~
Above Eighty arst-st however, the prospect IA
promising. The population Is sparse, and II Ia not
thought kely that the roads wOud pay dividends from
that portion &C present The surveys ore not u com
pleed and in places the exct line OF the road has
yet been selected AT the Office Of the New-York Ee-
Road the offers could state when they would
begin work this portion Of the road but stated that
the surveys were being made The work would be
pushed 10 completion "a rapidly possible though no
contracts probably would be let for this section Of the
road until Spring Great difficulties would be eXpe-
renoed IN the construction. and at Manhattanye there
was hollow TO be uridged at elevation OF 17s
feet Tue two companies haze right to build Jointly
to Observation-Disclosures, but the New-York Com
pauy's officers state that they will probably build
through Eighty-third-st to Tenth-ave and up Tenth
ave- 20 the KmgsBHdge road.
Of THE EAST SIDE
The public have been disappointed two or three times
in the promised opening OF the Third Avenue limo. The
date set the opening Of this line 70 the Grand
Central Depot was August IS, and now this has been
further postponed 70 August 30 Mr.. Brewster one Of
the directors stated yesterday that the road would be
nearly ready 10 open by August TO- but II had been
decided 10 order that there might be accidents
delays 70 wait few days longer. He said that
the caTs were here and the engines ready, but they
desired test them all before putting them IA daily use
He said OF delay was thai some Of tue foun-
dations which Laid in the Winter tine were not
hl. 10 le nau oi
had 20 be taken up and put down. aud that the
public did not appreciate The difficulty OF this work The
road would be an ready by AUGUST GO and experimental
trains, with invited guests would be run on August 10.
He stated that this branch OF the road WAS nader
tract to tho Harlem River aud that contractors
WORKING both ways, All the foundations were laid u
Eighty -nrstst two months ago and 200 out OF the
naming 600 were now completed.
reporter went over the line to the Harlem River
Yesterday and found the work advancing, but appar
entity very rapidly This part would BIO opened, Mr.
Brewster said by January 1879 Upon that portion OF
the road below Fftynmthst there Is not single sta
ton completed aud only three mat approach anywhere
near completion Tn, stati0u-hOuse az HanOyeFsquare
IA about tothirds completed the one Ia Fultgnt IN
ths United states Hotel Ia about ready; az Franklin
square there sign OF station yet; at Chatham
sauare the wOOd-wO has not been begun at Canast
the rOu-wOrk all up vet the one between Fourth
aud Fifth-sts been begun at NIBthst the wood
work ~ Just started, aud at Fourteenth, Eigh
tenth, Twsnty%mrd aud Thirty-fourtb-sts. they
are "a similar condition The depot st Portyseeond
e. will bio ready for the opening and &c Fftythrd aud
Flfty-Dnth-sts the stations are half finished. Above
That point there Ia no WORK being done statiou-
houses The irou.VOTk II completed to sIxiyseyenth
st. and the pests 70 siKty dHt-sL, while The
laid to siKty-nfth-st The foundations lad 10
seven h-st aud work 10 IN progress side
OF the avenue rs far one-huRGred-and-tWelfth-st
Mr. Brsgs ter stated that II was possible fix any
date for the opening Of the City Hall branch Of the
road The nearest date he could nx would be, perhaps
November I. The foundations were all lard and con
tracts we're ont tho work. though there speei
fed time Tor its completion. There few men nc
work on THIS branch yesterday. The posts are not
the ground. The station for this branch will be in the
second story of No. IL Chatham-st. lT
TIE METROPOLITAN ROAD.
The route Of this ROAD on the west side from Sixth
ave. is through Fftythrist to Enth-aye.; through
Nnth-aye. 10 one-hundred-and-tenthst through One
Observation-Disclosures TO Eight-ave and thence The
Harlem River and along the river line to KngsbrIdge
The lower portion 70 FItyllnlhsi g nOwip operation,
TnG GiatioDt irsi 6hlui-6i..5a 3 Rhtr-dshihs a.;
nearly all cGmPlsted. bat wall not be form
which viii not DO until October /. These
stations quite elaborate Structures the Interiors be-
ing eOn posed OF maple, ana woods, aud
toe floors being laid cut with marble ceDtre-peces Al
the stations NIll 90 snted vita gas, and probably
heated by ghe eKfor0Ys are a east-irOn cast
aud panied Ia Imitation OF carved wood The passenger
this the Weeks TIE duIlest
The wear, has been aOdHt 40O0Oa day Tue as
hrst ortEaSd Tor FB0OOJO mtie aud m1le recently
for 5000 900 mile. MAKING total Of ST5OO,OOO.
The Onmch OF this TOBd through fiflyiaIrG-si from
sixth 90 Ninth-ayes hHs been la progress over four
Wee5s Thafe were ab0ut htF men az work yesterday.
On lie nfth 1de OF the street, from hlxtliaye. TO
Eighth the excavations were al done aud NUMBER
the foundations down. On the south side OF tue
su Get ngtIe bias been yet This portion Is uhder
contract 20 completed October Above Biglry first
st. where the Metropolitan DIVORCES irOTh the NeN-IOfk
Elevated Road, there work apparently under way.
AT the once az the company IL was stated that 10
was ali under contract t0ORs-hundred-nd-hty-i fth
ST., and wOpd5e hnisned BY next spnng II not sooner.
The COMPANY seriously considering the erection OF
the Second Avenue branch OF It's limo, tnong the officers
can 1ivo no certain nnornation upon the subject.
KEW-YoRK CITY AND NORTHERN ROAD.
There is no work contemplated above Harlem River