The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-10
RAPID TRANSIT.
SLOW WORK on THE EAST SIDE KLEyATEI
EoAD-THE GILBERT ROAD TO BE oPENEI
FOR TRAFFIC. IN Tuv oOru rNsr = nfGu1

SLOW WORK on THE EAST SIDE ELEVATED
EoAD-THE GILBERT ROAD TO BE OPENED
FOR TRAFFIC on THE 20rH INST. NIGHT
TRAINS DECIDED UPON
Much impotence has been manifested by cast side
residents at the apparently slow progress Of the Third
Avenue Elevated Railway. 1t will DO remem bered
that the President Mr. Field and other officers OF the
New York Elevated road had repeatedly promised thai
Tho road would DO opened after Gilbert road.
Tho Gilbert road Is now virtually finished and will BIO
opened In ten days. whic tho Third avenue road is
yet far behind 1t should not be forgotten however
that while the Gilbort road was being built tho New
York Company, besides onstructng tho Third
road, also erected nve miles OF track on Ninth
avenue. Tho Third avenue road 10 making fair
progress az last. Both tracks nre nearly finished
10 Chatham square, and thence up the Bowcry
to Cooper institute tho west side track IS COM
pleyo 'fhe sido track ON the Bowery cannot be
put up until The numerous telegraph poles
moved, which may cause considerable delay. From
Cooper Institute both tracks. including sloepers
rails, are ready up TO nearly Thirty eighth street DO.
low Cooper institute, and between Thirty third ami
inrtyhth streets, there three tracks Tor switch.
Ing OH Trains The irst coat of paint has boon applied,
anu the dark maroon color OF the structure forms i
decided contrast with the light olive green OF the GIL
bert MI katie says TINT the rst section Of the
siie elevated road which Is TO no opened
Will DO 10 Hanover square, and tho second
70 Fulton street Trains Will run continuously from
tho west sido TO Hanover square III Two weeks. The
road, Mr. Katie says win not be open TO the Grand
Central Depot before July IL. What becomes, then,
II Is asked. OF Mr. Cowngs pleasant promise to have
an excursion tram run from Elghty1rst street and
Third avenue to Eghty.lrst street and Ninth
July a? Mr.. Katie makos no promise of
opening tho Third avenue road 10 Sixty-hrst street
before August !. He says the foundations on three
blocks beyond Sxy-rsi street have already been put
IN. and they will all DO completed 10 Eighty -nrst
street within month. Foundations also being
put IN beyond Sixty-urst street on Ninth avenue.
THE GILBERT ROAD.
1t has been a isappoi tment to many people that
the Gilbert road was not opened tho FIRST days May,
as repeatedly promised by tho officers OF the road.
Tho principal delay arisen from the TACT that
contractors for the stations also building large
portion o. INC ihlld avenue elevated road-iu faci,
inc argest-and that the stations nave thus re-
NAMED tar behind the time when they should have
been completed according TO CONTRACT. OF the sta
lions there are several notably Morris street, Rector
street and Chambers street, which yet III so I'M
finished condition that they cannot be even
poTary used. At Chambers street yesterday neither
Of the two platforms was laid, nor wero
even the starways on the ground. II
will take least ten DAYS before the stations
are sufficiently advanced to DO used, aud MIR. Van
Brocklin, tho superintendent OF the road thinks
there Is little prospect new OF It's opened
public before the zOth OF this month. 1t must be
derstood that even then the stations viii DO in
enIirey unfinished condition, being only sufficiently
advanced Tor necessary use. Only one stairway has
been placed on each sac OF every station, instead
1.-TWO None OF the ornamental station buildings
or ladies' and gentlemen's waiting rooms have been
even commenced. All there is or the stations now
are tho stairways, platforms and the rudo ticket
boxes After tho road Is opened work Will be con-
timed on thc stations, anu three months will proba-
bly, enpse before tnoy completed Nil their orna-
mental and elaborate details.
now THE WILL BE RUN
A. present only twenty cars aud ongiues are
here. Mr Van Brockiin expects forty more cars dur
Ing the latter pirt OF next week. All these will be-
OF the cheaper description and adapted Tor use AZ
,'tommssion" Tor 1vecont) cars Four additional
Engines viii arrive next Monday and the remaining
njneteen--there will ba twenty five engines in ALL
Wi min week thereafter. Twenty al cars Ike
those here now. ana which have already been de-
scribed, arc also expected arrive within tho next
to-, days MIR Van Brockiin says that tho Gilbert
Structure will probably DO illuminated with electric
lithts at night, in order that accidents may bc
Avoided. In reference to tarcs Il has been
concluded 10 issue packages OF Ito tickets
Tor Sl0 Other suggestions by way OF re-
dtcing the iares are also discussed by
Ills Board Of Directors The running time from Nor
ry street TO the Park, Nj. Van Brockin says will be
rpm eighteen 10 twenty minutes Inclusive OF stops
DprIng tho busy hours, wnen people come down town
totheir busi0ess Places when they return TO their
htInes in the afternoon aud during thoairo hours IN
tie evening, trains Will be every three minutes,
and during tho remainder OF the day often re-
CURED Between midnight and half past i've A. 81.
Trims will BIO run every halt hour only. Mr.. Van
BocKlin IN reference 10 evening trains that
will be paid to satisfy the requirements OF
tteatre traffic, which ho expects 10 be quite large
TIP Gilbert. Road AS u passes SIX OF tho principal
tucatres in New Y0rk-the Lyceum Booths, Helier's,
In Twenty iourth street; the Fth Avenue the STAN
dard and the Aquarium--and three Of tbeso-Booth
the Standard and the Aquarium-almost AZ their very
doors.