The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30
RAPID TRANSIT.
CONNECTING TRAINS.


The New York Elevated Railroad Company
pected have It's trains running to the Grand Gen.
trail Depot, at Forty second street. by July l. They
accordingly made arrangements with The Hudson
River Railroad its Tarrytswn special trains In
connection With their trains ON tho Elevated
road. Tomorrow was appointed for tho Hud-
s %e,, A't "a. l M inc New YORK Elevated
Is away behindh and and not ready to carry out tho
arrangements contemplated II becomes necessary TO
make = change In the programme. II the Tarfytown
spccas tney have been TO the Thirtieh street
depot, were TO be run exclusively 10 the Grand
below spay,en Duyvel, on Inc North RIVER
would suffer grea. inconvenience. 10 provide
trains will be from rnrlieth street to Spuy
ton DuyvI stopping al all the stations on the way
crossing and rccrossing the Harlem River twice. Six
OF these wii be run during tho day, anu whie
provided Tor in The mater Of rapid transit those be-
low not TO BIO neglected amt inconveniencsd The
time schedule Of local cnangcs on the road goes into
effect Tomorrow.
THE BROOKLYN COMMISSIONERS HEARING THE
VIEWS OF ENGINEERS ON THE RIVAL SIS
TINS.
Alta meeting of the Brooklyn RAPID Transit Com
mission, beid Yesterday afternoon in the Mechanics
Bank Building Montague street, a discussion was
hold 10 the single rail system proposed by General
stone General H. G. Wright UnItea States engineer,
said that had General stones plan tried at
Ph9nixvie, Pa, and he satisfied that !. was the
safest cheapest plan Of the elevated road, with
less obstruction to tho street, vel produced. Pro-
fcssor II. Thurson, of the Stevens Institute OF Tech
nology also approved Of General stones system OF
railway, and SAID there was very little noise and no
danger in II.
From an extract that road from the report OF
the Rapid Transit Commission Of this city IT was
shown that the road safe IN operation and
mical In construction. The cost per mile OF this
would be, wnen thoroughly equipped, S165. 647.
The oars, which would iy persons, would weigh
$500 pounds each. Judge Bond, OF this city, WHO
the road III questions IN operation IN Derrick City,
remarked that II had gwen satisfaction there Gen
crai Roy Stone remarked that hts pian Of single
rah would have been adopted throughout
the grounds az Philadelphia during the Elk
hibiton II IL mad been brought 10 the notice OF the
Commissioners before tho plans the other
were accepted II his plans were adopted In Brook
iyn he would have the Commissioners 10 Tx tue
royalty. The road could DO operated with profit at
five cents per passenger.
General A. Doubleday. Unued States Army. also
spoke Iavorxby Of General stones plan. MI Camp
bell, President Of the Rapid TRANSIT COMMISSION, I'D
ina. the Commissioners had promised nothing. aud
sioners will meet again MONDAY, and Will prepare
their report Tor the Common Council.
GENERAL xEwroN's REPORT.
General Newton, IN his report, consulting en-
gneer OF the Brooklyn RAPID Transit Comm isson,
OF orders brought together along the top chord,
upon wuicha siugie rail supported and separated
certain interval AZ the bottom Chords which arc kept
apart by horizontal braces from CHORD 10 chord.
Ihs forms what might be called Triangular
grdcr. The side compartment OF tina and
motors beng below rail- about level Of the
bottom chord. rhe cars run up0n wheels support ed
the rail- and steulied either side by
horizontal wheels acting against the sides OF the
grdcr at the level o the boitom chorus. The
accommodate the passengers distributed
tiers and below the central rail.
Great Stiffness Is giscn In the frame Of these by
the peculiar shape vi tho part enveoping
the grdeE On tho New York Elevated road the
cight wheel engine weighs p, 500 ana the tour wheel
engine 23, 900 pounds. II grade were 1875 feet,
which gwen maximum grade IN tine Brooklyn
system the weight would bc fifteen aud
gro tons, equal to "a O0O pounds IL
trai system the gne would weigh u.s. 600 pounds
to overcome grade OF 1876 feet and moving four
wnh 200 passengers. On central ran plan tho
expenses would amount 10 about Sos, SOL 0s, anu
the receipts al five per cent per head Tor 900
passengers TO $3.50 900.