The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-07
TANGIBLE RAPID TRANSIT.
THE PROGRESS mat THE ELEVATED
ROIDS IRE MIXING.
Opening the Enst side Track to Yorkviiie-
Finishing the Work 10 Harlem ttridgc-
III the west Side 60 Etghty-thtrd street.

III the west side 60 Etghfy-thtrd street.
According TO the representations OF ON
cars 81 both The elevated railroad companies.
hc long desired extensions of their roads VIII
now. In all probability be completed at q very
early day. With single cxcoruon-tho build
INK oi u, Chatham street branch work is
going forward with gratifying rapidlty. The
Metropolitan Elevated Railroad Company win
by the LIT of January havo lts trains running
regularly through the Flny-thrd street cxton-
sion to Ninth avenue, whore u will connect
with the Jointly constructed line from that point
TO Taghty-third street which will also be- COM
plctcd by that time. Tho two companies will
run trains Independently Of each other to
Eighty third street and, for timo at least.
passengers by the Metropolitan line will b.
taken through from tho lowor terminus Of the
road to that point without change Of cara.
=, Tho roptc,ol the Mctropoitan road beyond
Eightv-fhirl street will he through Ninth ave-
nue.. Hon street and Eighth avenue to 125th
street For that extension the surveys have
b"en made. All tho plans completed. and tho
iron work IL In urocese of construction. 40 that
IN the engineers department there IL confident
homo Of its erection by tho end OF February.
Aiter that part OF tho road is finished. another
il tn bn begun
Fares nrc 10 he uniform over the entire lcncth
NJ tho road. "a they are now established. The
experiment of a dendened roadbcd OF asphalt
tum and sand which has been tried on the up
track of the Metropolitan line between Twenty
sixth and Thrtieth streets. hns been so entirely
successful in reducing 10 a minimum the noise
Of the trains that the system is TO be- carried
necessarily be somewhat slow. NJ the work can
be- prosecuted on only small part at time.
The erection of the car shops engine house.
main depot and compnny's offices ia o. he be-
gun at nm early day. They will occupy the two
blocks bounded by Eighth and Ninth avenues.
The New York Elevated Railroad Company
has not yet determined upon the route It's road
shall pursue above the section OF Joint construc-
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avenue. Apparently no effort IL 90 be- made to
hasten the completion Of the extension Of its
line on that side Of the city. On the east side.
however the rond IS advancing toward the lIar-
lem lsiyer with great rapidly. Tho cousiruc-
Ton OF tnnt part OF the road between sixty
seventh street and l29th street WINS given ont in
two contracts. They were 20 meet at 10Th street.
! ana thcir connectiun has been made or 50 nearly
| made that the iron supcrstructure will BE- con-
| tnuous and ready for the ties and rails before
! the eud Of ahothcr week. The track laying can
be done NJ the rate 81 two blocks day. and IL Is
| expected to be finished within fortnight to
! Harlem Bridge
| Work l. at the same time vigorously prose-
| cutcd on the stations which will be at Seventy
| sixth, Eighty-tourth, Eighty-ninth. Ninety
ninth. l06tn. ll6th. l25th. and l29lh streets.
II was expected that trains would be run on
! Monday last rs lar up as Eighty-ninth street
| hut there were some unforeseen delays Ia the
! Chiei Engineers office yesterday II WAS an
nouhcg1 tHW ne trains VIII run ON Monday
! next by New Years. trains Will probably be-
running rom the Battery TO thn Harlem RIVER.
The extension through 10th street Ia First
| avenue, Ia make connection with a projected
| bridge across the Harlem River at that point
! Il not To be begun before the bridge h. made.
/ UnhHppily there seems 10 be no hope Of an
! early completion OF the highly important branch
/ through Chatham street 10 the City Hall In the
] engineers department IL was said yesterday
! that % may possibly be effected by the lst OF
! FEBRUARY. but nobody is willing to affirm posi-
/ lively that IL may not be delayed beyond that
/ time. Seven cross giricrs are lacking. but q
| lew sample track eirdcrs have been hoisied into
| place, and there Is no indication of a station
/ The officials say. however that the station Ia al
| rrndy buit IN parts. IN Philadelphia, and Is
! ready TO be run w very rapidly.