The New York herald., 1878-03-01
RAPID TRANSIT.
IRON COLUMNS RAISED ON THIRD AVENUE
PROGRESS OF THE WORK ON OTHER ROADS.

IRON COLUMNS RAISED ON THIRD AVENUE
PROGRESS OF THE WORK ON OTHER ROADS.
The nrst iron columns of the Elevated Railroad In
Third avenue raised the avenue between
Eighteenth ana twenty first streets yesterday morn
ing. The work proceeded with surprising rap'dy.
Beginning at eight O'Clock In the morning about
twenty columns already In position by three
O'Clock in the afternoon. The time actually occupied
in putting up each post was not twenty minutes
Messrs Cornell. who have the contract Tor the
ironwork on Third avenue from Sixth TO Sixtynrst
street, including the branch Forty-second
street depot report that they have Tho iron Tor
sixty spans ready and that this section Of tha road
Will now bo erected as fast possible. The iron is
holsted by Of derrcks moved upon trucks, and
similar those used on West Broadway by the Gii-
railway For the next ten days or two weeks no
orders will be laid across the columus the work
being for the present. condned to the raising OF the
posts. Messrs Cornell say that owing TO the great
facility with which the structure can be put up gang
oil forty VIII probably comprise the entire iorce
employed thor section. Yesterday large crowds
gathered on Third avenue, near Twsnty-nrst street.
to watcn the long expected raising oil tnese first fow
iron Uptown residents OF the east SIDE, VINO
had become impatient ut the long delay of the work
sin ce The dalons were completed observed with
pleasure this unrnistakable .vdence that the IRON
superstruciurc oi the cast side Elevated Railway was
Ut last 10 be built
TWO IMPORTANT PROMISES
Mr. Cyrus ". Field, President OF the New YORK
u
ence the of The Third Avenue Elevated
limo above Sixty-hrst street TO the Harlem River
Mr. Field mnde the important statement, which Will
be accepted In tho welcome light oil promise by tho
residents OF Yorkville Harlem and Morrisania, that
the lnird Avenue road will oe completed to the Har-
lem River In course oil This summer, and though
he could fix any date because the contracts had
not yet been gwen he declared hat II was sale to
say 1t would certainly be ready by SEPTEMBER Tho
detailed surveys were being prosecuted now TO the
Harlem River ana bids Tor contracts would probably
be advertised Tor next week. Ihe next important
promise made by the President OF the New York Elc.
waited Railway his statement that as soon as tho
road was ished TO the Park ''nght trains
would certainly be run"
PROGRESS or THE GILBERT ROAD
The Gibort road has now prog in It's downward
way to Warren street What remains 10 be done is TO
comp mplete the road IRON Forty-socond street up to
minus at Morris street-two short distances
ana TO the stations Mcssrs Cornell,
the contractors for the stations OF the Gilbert road,
state that the FIRST instalment OF tho ronwork now
beng uiact ured Tor the stations Will arrive next
week. On Wednesduv next they expect to put on 100
men to construct the Fourteenth street station, which
Is the first TO be built Next Will follow The Twenty
third Thirty fourth and Forty-second street dopots,
ana all stations to be ready for use ny the 10th
OF April. The ornamental portions OF the stations
will be adued alter the railway is in opera
tion. In building the stations the first work WILL
be to set up the columns and place the glrders
porting tho Platforms then erect tho stairs and
platforms and finally to construct the station buld
ings.
THE NINTH AVENUE SECOND TRACK.
The second track On Tho Ninth avenue road, now
beng built, Is progressing well. IL IS now almost
complete from Iwenty.ourth TO Thirty-sccond
street Ninth avenue, and also partially from
Franklin to Christopher, on Grocnwcn street. The
new track presents a marked Improvement upon the
DID, winch, however, is TO be entirely renewed alter
the present work is completed.