The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-12
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Speedy Progress Of Work on All
the Lines.
ECU LIZIN RADES.
Iron Columns Raised on the Third Avenue
Elevated Road.

on the line Of the Third Avenue Elevated Railway
last rejo,ce. For the last two or three night
the IRON columns have been laid at the beginning oi
the side road, tho FUNSTON of Front and White
hall streets, where the west side, or Ninth avenue
line, terminates and connects with the Third Avenue
Elevated road. So silently and impercoptibly have
these posts gone up during tho night-day work being
avoided account OF the obstrucons to traffic which
1t would produce-that very lew people IN the
city are even aware that this part OF tho Iron
superstructure is already being built. The posts,
which from II to 20 feet high differing according
to the grade OF the street. are 10 inches square aud
weigh, at an average. 5000 pounds Like those used
by the Gilbert road, they are hollow, but unlike those
are permanently and not to be filled with
cement. The engineers Of tho Third avenue line
claim that when the pcnctrates 10 the cement,
which may be probable contingency, the iron -
likely TO rust
WHAT HAS BEEN ALREADY DONE.
The posts, up to midnight were already raised from
the terminus OF the west side road through Front
street Coentics slip, through the slip across Water
To Pearl, and thence passing Hanover square, along
Pearl across Wall and SO to John street. In
places the posts 10 be OF differ
ent design are not ready yet, and
these points have been skipped. Tho columns ara
considered strong by engineers. They arc made Of
channel bars atticed together for the purpose OF a
ford!ng the greatest amount OF light ana air. fha
iron is about ,hree-quarters OF an inch thick. The
openness OF these lattice posts gives them deceptive
AR oi lghtncss and ariness, ana most people VINO
have seen them will DO surprised 10 learn that they
700 pounds heavier Than the columns Skin
avenue hich, according TO statement furnished as
the Engineers oihco of the New YORK Loan ana lm-
provemeut Company yesterday, only weigh
$500 pounds. Inc posts on the east side
line are put up even moro rapidly than
they have been the sixth avenue road, tho
average limo consumed in erecting thcm being only
fifteen minutes. The work begins ut about hai-past
SIX III The evening aud ends at one or two IN the morn
Ing, aud In hat ,ime the engineers claim nity posts
Can DC eosy put up. ms WORK VIII now steadily "a
on I'LL all the posts are up 10 the Junction oil DIVISION
street and the Bowery, and IN ABOUT two weeks tha
supersructure w'ii also DC raised along the Bowery
and Third aveLue. Mr. Cyrus W. Field the president,
stu MAINTAINS That the road Will oe running 10 tne
Park ny the LIST OF May.
THE NINTH AVENUE LINE
Along Ninth avenue III the vicinity vi Iwcnty-iourth
street posts OF TIE same lattice construction were
being spread ABOUT yesterday, ana the work oil putng
them up Tor the second rack s 10 DC begun In u lew
days WINE lhe lattice posts nave doubtless the adj
vantage tiat any interior Law or rust Will DC easily
diseovereu ia tneh ny s"py pcep'ns ID, yet WIN lucy
not assureuy give rise 70 Tue nuisance oil invng, as
~ we're, all the mischeVous street boys " ciimo upon
themY
TO EiGHTY-FIRsr STREET. on THE WEST siDE
IL VIII DC remembered tnat irom FHiy-thrd 10
ll0th street the sixth ana Nnth avenue roads arc
ooilsea 70 ouu ~ eo"lnon aiohB Nin'n uVehue anu
run the,. ioau Jo,nty rug oiAn Ioau wiz oon.
meet ut Fty third street with the N'ntn avenue o
ID now awaiting the action vi Tue Legislature 10 cohps
Tue cieValeo i""o"us W oomPc.e 'noso Po.t'ous VI
their ROADS ABOVE W. fnrk. at. ruiimah, VINO con-
ths company mean' 10 ouiio their road aooVe ine
fark. Ae replied That arrangements htu oeen made
WIN the Ninth avenue Ioao W compe.e .ne,l Joint
ROAD on MINI avenue 70 Eiunty -nrsl street WITHIN lou!
Moatns, or eoI.siniv W 'ue ISL VI mex ouy neyoho
E'shty-nrs. srce' no aIr.usemen,s uuo us yet oeen
msdc' ana wouia no' oe lor some t.ie tne % come.
rko'hhss oS TIE oLhhkr ROAD.
Great progress has oeen made IN pushing forward
tns o'Ath Asenue Eos"'cu Ioao, ana IIo~as oI huI-
areds anu hunureus OF people nave peen Watching
oay aaa n'sn'y tug wo'A =. .ne .nreo aineren
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