The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-04

do OF October will soc the srructurs erect as
lar as Eishty-drst street 10 the one mile section
IRON Sxty-drst TO Eighty hrst street work has
been pushed with reasonable speed tor about month.
In that time the foundations have all been
appearances would be to FAY that the structure
will be up by The time specified The ground above
tho intersection OF the Boulevard and Ninth avenue
is exceedingly rough and rocky and the avenue has
never been graded. considerable amount OF blast
ing has been found 10 be necessary, and the loose
rock lies IN the unfinished Roadway Ia such prousion
hardly to leave single wagon track. The neigh
borhood built up, lew blocks OF city houses at
long Intervals and great numbers OF sbantiss being
the only edIfces In the neighborhood
NOTHING ABOVE EiGHr-FIRsr STREET.
Beyond Eiguty-nrst street nothing has oeen done,
ana excepting paper nothing has projected d,
that the only thing which guarantees TO the pubic
speedy conl,n uation OF the work. Is the saying OF
Inc company;s oicers thaI the work viii be pushed
along without regard 70 the Limitation Of time I'm posed
by tne charter II remains, eviden however that
IL has pushed, ana that wne II would have
been easy 10 have contracted tor TIE whole oil the
road from Sixv drst street to the Harlem River at
the same Time, only one mile OF that distance is IN
actual progress. IL is certain, however, that road
from Fitynnth street 10 Eighty first street, along
the line OF Ninth avenue, would be worthless practi-
caiiy, unless it should be coutinu ed further, so
that contract Tor an additional mile may be ex-
OF the road along Eighth and Ninth avenues should
not be built al once remains unexplained As 20 the
upper part OF the roao, howevsr, or two-thirds oil
the length OF the whole line, specific promise has
been given ana no contracts have been made.
AZ the lower ond OF The route aud on the east side
oil the city 1t seems apparent That the Metropolitan
company will DO htuc nothing for time, aud
II the New York company pushes lis work properly
great loss Will the public by delay OF
the Metropolitan, The two will be in closer
rivalry Tor traffic on the west side when
both are complete The Metropolitan com
pany has 10 cut in curve through tho
lower block oil Broadway buildings IN order
10 reach Bowling Green, and has surveyed the ground
carefully 10 ascertain the line of least damage. 1t
has been found that by DETECTING little IRON the
charter line considerably less damage would De done
following tue charter line closely. This portion OF
the road Is one on which tho work is siiil In the
stage Ut negotation and IN that stage t 10 likely to
remain tor some time. Nothing ut all Is In progress
ON the east sde not oven "ncgotiation Nett her 10
anything protected Tor the north and cast sides Of
Harlem River, where rapid transit is perhaps a
greater need than IN any other part OF the cty The
probabilities ars that the line oil both roads from
Third 10 Eighth avenus, az the upper end Of the
island will be a.ong the bulkhead ana pier ne Of The
protected Harlem River Improvement
WHAT Is DONE on THE EAST SIDE.
The New YORK Elevated Raiiroud Company, on the
other hand, Working tor compilation OF tner road
the side, and been widely published, will
probably in the course OF two weeks more, 10 run
ming trains from Tie Battery At the junction OF their
west side hnn, up as iar as FLY ninth street, on
Will be on equality with the west, SO lar As RAPID
transit facilities are concerned The road, Of course,
Is complete far FIftyniuth street. ana work is
going on IN the upper part OF Third avenue, ana
Chatham street. wnerS The most Important branch
OF the road will be. ride from one end to the
other OF the Third avenue horse route owed
the condition OF AFFAIRS along the portions of the
road now building, aud little inquiry among the peo-
pie dong business along the line al different poiuts
confirmed the impression gained that the work was
donc none too rapidly
In chatham street the foundations, from Printing
House SOU 10 Chambers street, are all down. aud
above that point Chatham square they varI-
Gus stages oil progress Nearly months work has
proved insufficient TO complete the ninety founaa-
lions necessary here, and IN the meantime ona OF
the most crowded streets In the CITY has been
ougniarc Tho work Is being done, however,
as rapidly as most rapid transit work
10 done, and the business shrug their shoulders
and say " Is 20 10 complain. III tney would get
the plaguey thing done and stop breaKing up our
one" said well known saloon keeper on this street.
"Bat they won't even do that. though suppose il
avenue Think not? Well, perhaps II wont be as
noisy, but I'm be NOISY enough, and s'pose I'm be
just as dirty Friend ., nine nsd new coat ruined
Of tho sixth avenue trains. But u amt That Pm
growing about now. Time enough tor that when it
comes. object because they come and tear
up sns Sidewalk and d,g . big hole and throw up
the dirt the sidewalk and street both. ana Ihen
60 away and leave It. they'll come around aiterw.rd
~ intervals OF day or two and DO little work on It
aud tuen 90 10 anotusr hole. Dou't tell me It's be-
cause s1sy want 70 giye the mortar TIME TO set !
the NOES open aud the place IN demoralizcd con-
dMion TWO or three times as long as they need 10:
Why can't they build their road 10 sh0rt sections aud
have the holes nnishei up quicker? you have con-
tractors enough It Is as easy TO Keep twenty men ut
twenty days"
'soomon says there are several things past finding
out f" said long bearded gentleman with prom pent
nose, who stood near by, "and If he had lived
Chatham street no would have added ono moro thing
to his list The way oil contractor with section oil
clevatoi railroad " passing strange"
Tho Gu ,tnam street branch however, 1t 10 believed
by tho officers OF tue Now York Elevated Company,
VIII he done In about three mouths. Ttore
twenty Three foundations laid out OF ninety
are requisite, and the Contracts have been Tor
the iron work. rhc Forty second street branch run.
ming TO the Grand central depot, Is done or nearly
done, and trains will begin running there
tme Tho Third avenue road 10 Fiity ninth street.
now THIRD AVENUE LOOKS
Above Fiyninth street the pillars are up 10 Sixty.
ninth street, ana nom Sixty street to EIghty-
Eighty hrst street to Tooth street, which comprises all
OF one section under contract the west side OF tue
street Is torn up at regular ana frequent inteivaG
Men we're lound 70 be at work on about one-third Of
these holes, ana we're largely employed yesterday in
oAhna out the water ana mud deposited IN thsm by
tants, being QUESTIONED, said they were coptcntcd.
To DO sure, there were twice as many holes open ~
seemed TO De necessary NJ once they said
that the work on each Que was so slow but tho
tractor much more considcrate than the most OF
his KIND, for SIDE OF tho street lett undis-
turDed while tho work gong on on tho other
They had expected, IRON the experience OF their
neigLbors that all the holes would DO opened arst,
ana then lett open while the work OF laying iounda.
tons would be done IN one hole alter the other aud
Then, when these were all completed, tho holes would
lu the next section, or between Io0,h aud 1lO,h
streets, work seemed ccptioualy brisk. There was
an average OF about one man TO each hote working,
and about Two 10 every three holes locking on
with an air OF being connected with the work some
laid From HON street TO tue bridge the street
was pretty generally iorn TO pieces ani spc-drving
machine IN full opera ION showed the nature OF the
soil Tue same disproportion between the humber OF
hoos open ant those IN which work was going on
noticeable here, but tbe people wore not morally
Disposal to IND fault 'Yc, dom Know" said an
easy going German gentleman who was asked " he
did not think the work vas rather slow. II dom
know think II vas pooty good. Not SO SHOW"
"Nobody seems TO be workog around mere" said
the reporter, Tor oniy one workman visible Tor
over block and tbsre wero at least dozen holes in
winch no working
No." saia tho German gentleman looking sur.
prised. "Dot's TO- Vel. guess they're down the
shtreet ~
RETicExT OFFICIAL
Mr. Walter Kate, the engineer OF the New York
Elevated road, was ut rst pciincd to give nc
information about the ict state oil Affairs. saying
that there VAS nothing new 10 say. The company
would bs running trains TO Fiy nth street ABOUT
the 10th inst, and IRON Fity-uinth street TO the
river the work WAS In progress. That was all there
was to IL.
'But tnc public is anxious 10 know" urged tho re-
porter "whnt the pro pect 10 OF rapid transit to the
Harlem Bridge, aud with all that has been published
That point has never been clear. How soon shall we
b we that"