The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-23
RAPID TRANSIT.


CROWDED CARS ON Tag ELEVATED RoAD-
REMEDIES PROPOSED.
Since the Gilbert (or Metropslitanl Elevated Rail-
way has been opened 10 the public the newspapers
weh the officers OF the road have bsen almost nun
dated with complaints reference tho terrible noise
made by the trains the dangerous ovsfero~ding botk
inside the cars Well as outside the platforms and
the dropping Of eindsrs setting Are to awnings Ast
the noise there seems 10 be but expressioi
among The residents SIKH avenue-ins
II prevents Their sleeping, silonces their
conversation every time IRAN comes rush-
Ing along with its Tremendous uproar and
makes their homes almost intoicrsblc. A gentleman
residing in Twenty sccoud street, near Eighth avenue
was actually kept awake yesterday morning by what
no described as the 'ipiernai du" Of Tho trains on
Sixth avenue! During the nrst days OF the travel n
was said that tho noise would gradually diminish
but, instead OF diminishing. IL has positively tn
creased Engineers, It Is claimed, have become most
reckless Ia .etng Oh the steam that the pulng Of
steam certain is fairly overpowerlng. Il Is
doubtful even II many people can read newspaper
quietly without being startled when This putting,
snorting. rushing and Visiting accompanied by
the duh, roa-ing reverberaion through tho whole
IRON structure, dina all at once IN their ears.
The HERALD insisted from the hrst that lhs
road should be made noseless possible. aud
pcated interviews with Mr. Pullman ana other owner
Of the enterprise viii be remembered which Il
promised that the running Of trims should be next
poiseess. IL Is now conceded all hands that the
road makes iar noise than the old Ninth avenue
elevated railway Notwithstanding that the Gilbert
Company claim that these complaints about the hor.
riulc noise aud other evils emana.e from people IN
the employ or interest Vi the horse compnnieA Is
Is easy, however, 10 mud hundreds oil ompiainants
not ouy on sixth avenue, but on the side streets be-
tween Skin ana Fiih aud Sixth aud Seventh 10
L "A q n cun
Do attached ana the wrers investigations yesterday
were absolutely convincing an 10 tue genuneness OF
these complaints
SUGGESTIONS or REMgDrEs.
Mr.. Navarro, the wee president OF The Now York
Loan and improvement Company, showed tho writer
yesterday arse number ofictcrs which nad reached
the company's once EN- odying either complaints or
suggestions for remedy the evis complained or
Que writer said he was almost "craxsan by
the noise, aud implored the company 10 adopt
prompt remedy Mr.. Navarro sali that the
officers oil The company wore now thinking over
the matter aud cnaeavoTng TO ascertain when Of
the remedies proposed would DO the best lie uis-
cagded ths suggestion OF rubber pads beng placed
under the ties, rs tho rubocr would wear out worry
soon and the company would thus be only put 10
needless expense. A suggestion which the company
had received iavoraby he said, ana which would
ably DO adopted was 10 place ie or some other wooy
substance under the to absorb The OF air
ana stop their rcverDeraton Al present tue bottoms
OF the cars over the track acted a. ~ were. IKE
sounding boards, ana concentrated we'll as spread
the rsvorbcration. Mr.. Navarro said that the
wooden guard rails enclosing The rails prob
ably also increased tho no,se but yet they were
required Tor safety. In regard 10 The sugsestion
to lay bed OF earth upon the track, which, II
claimed besides esssning the noise, would receive
dropping frequently from the loco motives, Mr..
Navarro Thought would interfere IN tue winter.
ice. Tho paper wheel, with steel tss) used By the
company, although very costly indeed, mad not real,
Navarro and Mr. hsird tho managing director agreed
that the inoriinatc putting forth OF steam trsm
certain locomotives was duo TO the eAieessness and
Inc Experience Of some OF their engineers Employing
sucn large sumOer Of new hands a. they ana II wal
not 10 be expected mat all should acQuii themselves
rxE DAxG.nous ovxaogowDlxo.
In reference 70 the ovsrcrowdiMg Mr. Navarro
thought there was no means 81 preventing !hs psopA
powered tho ductors, who were helpless Against
the superior physical strength o. cro.d 9, passed.
gers Ana yet II 10 well known iact that the
ductors on the Metropolitan hne do NOT evea
attempt 20 shut OF The passengers until the cars
have already been uncomlortably 0vcrcrowded,
aud the platforms are already damned. The only
remedy, IN Mr. Navarre's opinion, 20 ran Hxins
sixty running. Ten additional engines and
twenty additional oars had been ordered, ana the lat
compAny were aware thai even eighty cars would b
insufhc,snt 10 accommodate the traffic twenty add
tonal will PROBABLY Do ordered 50 that there VIII
be thirty-hvc engines and huudIed cara
10 ALL But the last named twenty cars wiIl
no. be ready Tor co,.ls Of months
is the gates and the stsnchions on
the roar platforms TO greater height 90 a. TO prevent
people IRON jumping over them. M. Bard thinks
that the bAiustrade the SIKH avenue sHuo
undoubtedly concentrates and thereby Increases
the noise but that - necessary Tor safety. IL
jumped tho rai he argued would tall sideways, and
The balustfads would MAINTAIN u and prevent "
toppling down 10 the street One OF tue rofImsnu
made by Mr.. Baird In reference 70 Toe wheels Is "a
place manila packing between tho tire and tho rim Of
the wheel Whether this Is an Improvement and ics.
the noise IL not Yet determined.
No TRAINS on SUNDAYS.
Mr.. Navarro announces that Tor tho present no
trains will no run sundays. as tue road not yet
Ia sufficient running order 10 arrange trains tor sun
day travel Trains Will continue 10 be run from half
past nve A. ". iilI midnigut Thore are two sets Of
employee Ono set OF The conductors ticket sellers
ana gzlsmon DUTY from i've A. N. TIL three p.
NJ, ana tho other from three +. NJ. 10 Midnight. As 70
the engineers ana nremcn, one sci are duty IRON
six A. N. TO SIX y. NJ ana the other from SIX Y. N.
I'll midnight aud from TOUR TO six A. N. the cooling
aud general ovcrhauing oil the engines requiring
them 10 70 duty early as four o'ciockL
KLkMkSr
the absence Of headlights on the locomotives OF the
Metropolitan road at sht tune has beon pointed out
a source Of danger Whenever oostrnctions should
be placed upon the track. Mr. Bard when ques-
toned on THIS point said there had been delay IN
getting ready the lamps. and he promised that the
oversignt should be icmedicd.
rnE SEw kLkvArED Road.
Tho work on tue New YORK Elevated road proceeds
with its wontod siowness The pleasant Fourth OF
July excursion promised by Mr.. Cowine. tho score
tnry OF the company, from Elgbty nrst street and
Third avenue TO Eignty first aud Ninth avenue will
have 10 DO deferred Tor couple Of months
the very least, owing 10 tno diiasorinsss
OF the contractors. rpe IRON work 10 up 70
sixty third street aud partly conpisted on Forty.
second street TO the depot tho foundations are nearly
aia 10 Egnty.nrs street, and by The lst OF January
next IL Is hoped that trains VIII be run 10 tue Harlem
RIVER Sir. Cowing expects that the passenger uanic
on tho New Yvrs Elevated road, w1en tho outs do
branch Is In operation TO the parksbouf tho middle
per day. Tue side road " carrying aboat thr-