The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-14
RAPID TRANSIT.

THE GILBERT ELEVATED ROAD AND THE
TELEGRAPH wIEEs-MEN SEEKING EN-
PLoYMENr
The elevated iiways have encountered consider
able difficulty with the telegraph poles tnat nave
stood in their way. To prosecute their work hum
drcds OF these poles had be removed. Mr. William
orion, President Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, when questioned yesterday In reference 20
tho subject said that arrangements had been maao
between the Western Union and the elevated railways
by which the latter were TO move inc
poles out OF their way at their own ex-
pensc. ave have still The option" Mr
Orion saia, later the elevated railways arc
completed to put back our poles under ncath the
structure and interfere with the elevated
roads" Mr. orion remarked that while upon the
west side the removals OF poles were not material on
The THIRD Avenue line the poles would have to be
tran splanted TO a considerable extent In answer to
the query Why the poles not beng placed under
tho structure now Mr.. orion replied that the road
TINS little story:-"You remember there Was Board
OF aldermen in certain town VINO resolved, hrst, 10
bud court house; second, that the materials OF
the old house should be used in building the
new tncn, third, mat they would occupy the old
court house until the new ono was ready" Mr..
Orton asked whether IL would hot be better 10
put poles under the ground, US was largely being
done IN Germany now, but replled that the company
were confer plating no changes OF this character.
Al the Offices OF the elevated railways IL was also
learr ed thai the agreement spoke OF by AIR orion,
had already been made. The Two companies WIN
have spend from SO 900 10 $4,000 before all the
poles in their way shat, nave been removed
ELEVATED TELEGRAPH WIRE CABLES.
An important prof. CT which has been broacned be-
tween the Western Union and the elevated railways
is the proposition that all polcs which are go gen
orally regarded as eyesores snail be dispensed WIN
altogether, and that tho wires snail be carried IN
cables along side the elevated railway tracks, either
above the projecting crosstes or between the upper
and lower chords OF the Orders resting upon the
heads OF The columns An Official oil the New X ork
Elevated Railway stated yesterday that they had
sufficient their structure Tor carrying nve
hundred wires in cables. This arrangement, no
remarked, would obvi3te the necessity oil telegraph
poles and remove these great eye,ores from Inc
streets He believed the time would come when the
Western Union would have 10 dispose OF thcIr cuni
brous aud ungainy Telegraph poles either IN TINS or
in somc other way.
There appears to be excellent reason for stating
that travel upon elevated railroads Is continually in
creaAing popularity. In March, 1877, The New
York Elevated Railway, carrying people Tor tue Same
distance ana providing precisely the tne same accom-
month It carried 31047s, showing au increase OF
e. 654 passengers In month or over 1000 per day,
and wnicn, the ACCOMMODATIONS IN both years beng
tae same may be solely ascrioed 10 graauai chanxe
IN pubic opinion N favor OF elevated railway travel
EMPLOYMENT.
Both elevated railway companies are just now De-
siegtd by army OF applicants for employ ment As
the New York Elevated Company already mas work
ing staff the greatest rush IS directed toward the
Gilbert Company. Mr. Martin Van Brocklin, Tor
merry In charge oil the Eagemoor Company's work.
has been appointed superintendent vi the Gilbert
Elevated Railway. rhe MINOR appointments, such as
oil conductors, brakesmen aud staton agents Will not
be made until a low days before tue opening OF tho
road
Wnc the Third avenue structure has already pro-
gresseu TO Twenty street upon the avenue actvc
Work 10 at last beiug done III hoistng the
girders In Trout street, where the east side
road connecis with the west side. For a
short distance here there are three track =
instead OF to give room for switching of
aud the Orders beng raised In Coenties'
sup. Here and alt through Pearl street up TO tho
BQwery the Columns have boon standing Tor the last
bor three months, anu IRON some awkward hitch
the girders nave not been ready uutil nov.
Mr.. David BOWS, one oil tho largest shareholders OF
the New YORK Elevated Railway, yesterday confirmed
Mr. Cyrus W. Fields statement that the THIRD Avenue
Elevated Road would DO opened 10 the river durlng
the coming summer. lie only qualified II little by
saying that certainly before the next frost set I'M
tue people would nove rapid transit on Third avenue
up 1 the Harlem River.