The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-30
RAPID TRANSIT.
PROGRESS ON THE EAST sIDE-TRAINs TO
sIxTY-FIRsT STREET IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS

PROGRESS ON THE EAST sIDE-TRAINs TO
sIxTY-FIRsT STREET IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS
To HARLEM By DECEMBER.
Rapid transit the we'll as on the west
size OF tho CITY, oast within certain limitations Is
NO longer remote. The promoters Of the line are
avowedy most anxious tor such a consummalion, aud
there Is better spur TO prick the sides OF their
intent" than seli-interest there is every TO
suppose that their protestations sincere. At
present they are iosine-a high Official OF the COM
pauy informed HERALD reporter-$1, 900 day, and
they are, Of course, desiro to stop such leakage
by getting the line into working order AZ speedily al
possible
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trains The entire distance until month later " 10
different Of course IN respect to portion OF the line.
Those parts of 1t extending TO Sixty street and
branching off TO the Grand Central Depot, Will, they
expect be open for travel by the 18th oil August l! ID
ntcipaled that the stations Will be completed BY
that time the stairs anu platforms Will DO flushed
and thcy will be at least in sufficiently forward con-
dition " enable traffic TO BIO begun. Those most ad
vanced at present the stations at Franklin square.
Fulton street and FOrty.sec0nd etreet All the new
stations VIII DO at least tnree times US as
general appearance aud structure Will resemble the
buildings the Metropolitan or Gilbert road There
will however, be u departure when feasible from the
plan OF having Two Stations ono for the up and the
other Tor the down train. This will be effected by
building tho station between the tracks, as at Hanover
square, tho junction Of Fulton aud Pearl streets and
several other places alone the line. Mr. Katie. the
chief sngineeE informed the Herald reporter that all
the stations Are now under contract, and that they
will probably b completed IN = moAsh Of six weeks
RUNNING AKRANGRxENfs
The running OF trans VIII be guided altogether by
tho exigcncies OF the travel In view OF the large
number Of persons residing along the line OF Third
it Is proposed 10 run trains at very brief In
tervas. fit should be found necessary train Will
be despatched every two minutes. Under the cir
cumstances II is supposed that 1t VIII be necessary
10 than two cars to each locomotive; but
here also should arise, liberal arrange
monts will DO made for the public accommodation.
and third Will be added. These cars Will DO OF
solid aud OF considerable elegance in design,
pui, as frankly confessed by an Official,
not quito so expensive as those on the
Metropolitan road. In brief, the prospects
Of rapid transit on tho sast side, SO
far as they can be forecast present Irregular
first street by the 18th Of August point BE-
tween Sixty first aud Harlem early date
ms possible, which not yet be Determined aud all
the way to Harlem by the LIST OF December
SATURDAYS TRIAL TRIP.
In reference 10 tho trial TRIP OF last Saturday Nj.
Cownq, secretary OF the company, said that ~ had
been In every way satisfactory. Everything was
found to be excellent condition, and the company
had received many congratulations from citizens re-
siding along the route concerning the little noise
which tho train had made In passing. Although. of
course, this may be greatly increased by the rapid
moving OF heavily frame still, owing 10 the
absence OF complicated system OF Orders, aud In
consequence OF impact being directly on tho pill
lars tnerc suppose that the noise Ill be
much less than on SIKH avenue