The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-03
ANNOYED BY RAPID TRANSIT
ITS PRESENTATION BY THE GRIND
JURr rs 4 NUISANCE.
Omcers who believe TINT they can Apply
Something that win Diininish the Noisc-
Their Views of the Jury aud the ppcni

Their views OF the Jury ana the Appeal
The prcscntmcnt Of the Metropolitan Elc-
waited Railway ns 1. nuisnncc Jy the Grand Jury
n, Tuesday cnusrJ thc u,nun,,rrs of that road
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nous In tho opinion that tn" road would III no
,yny be affected by H. Mr. Grcsvrnor T. Inwcry
co,,rs,i for ,h., rn,, s,id ,h.,, 4, ,,,., l,.,,,,
V"""S'' W. WI" io".'' s''o '''" ~ war N"p"h
That an aiiack would I've made on the road when
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i Nv c'"'"o'ur VI '"o Juror" anu III" ni'urc Oh
their business interests hc said. led the COM
unny 10 susncrt thrir bnstiIr frrlIny 'rhcrc
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was one Juror. Mr.. I0wcry said. VINO hui been
u bitter opponent OF tho Gilbert road from lts
inrention This man o,vnnd "a housc md lnt
H. 80. 80, '',' ~, 100
III AhllV s'rccl' anu WHEN ulc rp"u WIS
building he determined to stop IL with
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the coming OF the builders Of the structure, aud
when thoy brunn fan di,, for tho fouu,lniinn of "A
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column III front OF his house she was 10 let MN
know I'm time To- got AN Injunction Tho Jurors
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wOrkmcn, ana when the house was rcachcu he
kent the attention Of the woman attracted while
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the owner 81 tho house was wrathiul over AS
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Iowcry took up the different grounds on which
the prunl iurnrs hnd declared the rold tn be- "A
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nuisance rs W ''u "'"pp'n" VI y" an" III
lcrs, there had been none Tor two months. The
locomotives had all boon provided with double.
bO,totned ash boxes. and other appliances hal
been used which entirely OhNia;rd the trouble
complained Of The generation OF unwhule-
some gascs. spoken Of In the nrescntincnt. MIR.
Iowcry regarded ny purely Imaginary.
The public knew. he said. how earnestly
the company had strivon TO lessen the
noise nude 10y tho trains. Experiments were
being tried continually. and the company would
leave nothing uudonc to dCadrn the sound.
After all. lie thought II must be admitted that
10000 pursuns could not be carried every day
WITH less nose Fancy. hc said. the Jim
that n line OF stages sufficient To carry that
number uf persons would make In our streets "
NO notion would be- takcn 10y the company, Mr.
Iowrry said. hrcnuse none was called tor. The
prrsnntmcnt affected nothing. and was only the
opinion VI body OF biased men. Tho company
ar gS w wH s Shh IN bgNcry rS e
Grand Jury alleged. requiring trains 10 bc run
in such manner ~ to cause the least inconyr-
niencc To- those who occupy promises HdJnc.nt.
What the charter did require WINS that the route
Of the road should bn located through strncts
whore the least Inconvenience would be- caused
60 tho people. II anybody wis to b. indicted
Mr. Lowrry thought II should be- the Rapid
Transit Cn,unissioners who marked out he
linz of thn rund and The hubble and the
prrss who hnd urged i,s speedy cnnlulctiun
Mr. Lowrry said that the public ought to- know
when they wanted TO get evidence before tho
Grand Jury They were given n part of one
luN = IA IA ItAx lli 4
been hcarl although they had nnny others To-
ofi p thn furtunn ~ tho iiiry shut thnul OF and
refused To hear any more saying that they had
ain the ryidcnc,. they could digest. The milruud
,nn,unnv Lud intrnil IL Ia ri IN the ,,.timony
Of persons living IN and near SiNth avenue.
Win Womb saw tint thrv LnI brcnn1e n,,ri.i,,r,.
eel l., ~" n"is'' AMI YER. mn iisttri.,I i,y il
They Intended also 10 nut in evidence, the testI.
ninny nf experts.
Ni.n. President Unird said that the companV
hnI not, rcnseI In IL fI,,ris to lessen The noise
which wns the princps, cnuso OF complaint.
Tho columns Of HE strttdur. were nlird with
sand and cement, the trucks were firmly fast.
cm"i Nj" trucks were mostly of wool and filled
with don sning rial and the ear wheels were
OF PAPER with a steel tire. Tho cars OF the road
mr., n,nrrr l,rinu nuisUlrss thnn amy thnt hAy,,
ever been built before. Passengers riding ia
inc sounds TX" efforts 81 The conltnuy were
now heing directed 10 freeing the residents
living along the line from the cattcr, mud They
half nj lrnSt The pnny had not the expert
encc Of other rnnds 10 profit 10y Mr. Baird con
ih,. nr,,ii.m If 'l,sJnnim. Ills iinI II sound
| and III. books on engineering shed no light on
the subject. TWAS an entirely new question. and
! ton. Tho frst step takon 10y the company wiz
! 10 got Prof. Edison 10 accurately locate the
sound. This done they could intellgently NJ.
| ply the dcadcning material. Appliance with.
| out number had been tried. Rubber leather
! lead. wood felt. and other materials have been
| have been thrungcd by crAck-nrnined inventors
| with worthless articles. or all tho experiments
| urea there arc TWO liM PROMISE 10 W SUCCESS
| iul. The irst WIS that tried on section OF tiIt
| road between Twentieth and Iwcnty-sccont
| streets. brohd iron rail was Put down over
| u inyrr OF strips OF rubber, leather, lead. ant
| wood. and tho space between the slecIers w's
| illed with wood. This was slow ana ehpcn
| sivc process. and, as the work could only b,
| done on sunday. when the trains were not run
| ming. II would take long tiinn 10 reconstruct
| the entire road oh this plan. The experiment
| however. WAS 70 successful that II ~ 10 be car
| RED out eventually II othcr plans iail. -
| \ moro speedy relief is looked Tor 10y Mr.
Baird from an experiment that Is 10 De trlnd II
| II few days. This Is tho invention oi llauc
and ms the article Is not yet patented, Mr.. Barre
| declined To explain It's constTuctlon. II is as9r
| oi convex cap applied 10 the broad side of th'
car wheels. and Is Intended 10 absorb the sount
| generated 10y III. jar OF thnwhoels IN" con
| cavn surface OF the cap IN illcd with deadcn
| Ing substnnce. On the model cxhihitcl by til,
| inventor the noise was lessened fully MY p"l
| cent Tho Invention u To b. tried ON u train %
| cars as soon ms they can hc got III readiness
President Garrison said Yesterday that 1t WA
| the ilrst invention mat ne had any lnith ln ahC
| he Was confident OF It's success.
The members Of tho West Side Propert!
| Owners Association are lubilant over the Gran,
| Jurys action, although they would nave pre-
| irrr"d 10 have had tho managers oi the roa,
| actually indicted. They thnh that they vii
win thor suit enloining the building OF the rOa'
| through West flity-third street
Messrs. Edwin II. Meade and John l.. Law
| IakV fnI nm.