The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-01
Nh AaVuros Explanation Of The Charges
Against the Metropolitan Road
NO CREDIT MOBILIER.
The Bonding of the Road an Ac-
tual Necessity.
FUTURE PROSPECTS.
70 CREDIT MOBILIER.
FUTURE PROSPECTS.
Work To Be Pushed Forward as Rapidly
as Possible.

90 OSSiOtCs
There Ii an old proverb which says that tho proof
Of the pudding Is in the eating thereof, and SO
there 10 naturally better way Of asccrtainng
whether the Metropolitan Elevated Railway ID really
making any progress above the Park than by going
over the line OF the road above that point. With
Tins view the writer yesterday inspected Fftythird
street, between Sixth and Ninth avenues, whore the
connection between the Metropolitan and the joint
road Ninth avenue is to established, and also
Ninth avenue, from Fifty ninth 10 Eighty-third
sirest The last named street marks the terminus Of
the second section. The condition OF the work
found to be encouraging than It had been pre-
vously, far tho prospects Of rapid transit to
High Bridge and TO tho immediate vicinity Of WASH
inGton Heights are concerned The foundations In
Filtythird street found 20 be all complete. and
they were also guile finished 10 Eightyhrst street
IN Ninth avenue, where the iron bases have also
pson put II stated By the forsmsn Of the
work that The iron superssructure would be raised
Vsry quickly next month. In order that the road
might BE- In running oroer 70 Egh;y.third street at
o Inc earliest possible DAY. As Eghty-lhird street
seems 70 be leading practically nowhere. and this
short extension woua bring the company very little,
II any, increase OF travel, the conclusion seems
be nreasttbis tnat the COMPANY, even II actuatsd by
no motives for tine public good, but By their own
ssnsh Interests only, IL absolutely compelled TO
push the work to Hghbridga This seemed to
be the prevailing opinion In the vicinity Of the
tension, although IL was agreed that the progress
above the Park had not boon 30 rapid az It was to
Fnty-unth street. ~ hi
In order TO ascertain the explanation given by the
company OF this tact and also of the other charges
recently made aganst them, the writer called Mr.
jos4 r. Navarro, the Vice President OF the New York
Loan and Improvements Company and q prominent
director Of the Metropolitan Railway, who, Ia the
temporary absence OF Mr.. Garrison, the president,
iecarcd himself chserfuliy ready TO fully any
ana all questions which the HERALD might desire to
put 70 him., .s t.r
fssi THE PROSECUTION OF THE WORK.
Mr. Navarro was first questioned A. to the charge
that the road be pushed completion, and
was asked whether the company really meant to give
The city only rapid transit 10 the Park, pays
most
81 cannot understand, :" he replied, snow anybody
can make such charge against US. Are wc not build.
ing now 10 Eighty third street? Aud surely nobody
can pretend hat Ninth avenue, between Fiity-ninth
and Eightythird Streets IL q crowded thorou ghfars
and that TINS extension viii pay us Is not the fact
That building 10 Eighty third street conclusive
proof that we honestly and faithfully mean 10 push
IN 70 High Bridget The HYRALD has been such q
warm and Invaluable friend Of in this question
ierlain such charge even for momsnt-a charge
which is industriously circulated By enemies in
order 10 raise popular clamer against us, and defeat
rapid transit 10 the upper part OF the side. Why
don't you 90 up to Eighiy-third street and satisfy
yourself by personal inspection that the work Is pro-
gressipgf"
81 have doneso. But Is 1t not progressing rather
slowly, Mr. NavarroW -
awe are ANXIOUS that IL should 20 faster but have
been hampersd BY the difficulties OF the ground and
many other obstacles. Some OF these foundations
had TO be dug twenty-five feet deep, and sewer
con nections had 10 be archsd quite sabo-
rate manner We build our road to last forever and
with the utmost regard Tor safety, and II will not do
70 be In too great hurry There are other sound
reasons (which am sure the HERALD, with It's usual
Justice. will sppreciate) why we have not built the
secoud section vi the road with the rapdity
the nrst II Is The common habit Of people to speak
Of our road As having been 'compissso' the PARK
In June. and 70 represent us having done nothing
nuIsnsd or 'compieted' 10 the PARK last June, aud
was only opened so early In obedience 10 the popular
Psssu re- expressed " The hs..sD We had 70
- there are twentycight costly and highly orna-
mental buildings, that alone was work OF NO little
magnitude Then NO had 10 pay close attention 70
put the road 10 perfect running order ana
people should have not only rapid bat also safe transit
Then We had vast trouble about the which took
up much oil our time aud atten ton, and sthl
prsoccupieo with examining trying the numerous
remedies suggested TO US This We have also done In
poed,snce 70 pubic necessity expressed by The
HERALD, and 0f course capnot do sverysbing at
I'M same time assure you that We have all worked
vsry hard this summer TO bring the road as far as we
have brought H. wnh all the MANIFOLD difficulties that
Ne have encountered"
WORK TO BIZ DONE WINTER.
~wih the IRON supsrs.rueturo TO Egny-,hrd street
BE- raised sSoD, M nsvsrrop
1.-THE york Tor Fifty Mr.. Garrison
stated IN bis letter has boon mAnufsctursd by Clark
Reeves Co., OF PhGnixvills, Pa and beng ship
asxt month, the foundations having been all com.
pleted On Ninth avenue tho foundations are CON-
Heie with Their Iron bases from Ftvninth strc,t to
street, asd next week they will DO done 10
kighty-third street. The iron columns ready Ia
the snops Of the Edgemoor Company, At Whining
Ion and are also beng shipped here AS MIR. Garrison
says there 10 reasonable doubt that the section
81 ROAD 10 Eghtythrd street will oe IN operation in
little over Two months, little doubt there Is OF
yur earnest and stcsdIast purpos. to push road
further along to 1loth street Ninth avenue as fast
~ praeticabs and thence branching or 10 Eight
nue. give the people rapid the Harlem River
with the least possible delay"
"Do you mean TO work all tho winter to accomplish
Ihis workYn y ilas s5. asr 4t.I I.H
.Undoubtsdly. We mean to take advantage OF the
a NOT mean % snsn me ro.a .sua WY
foolish ana mere wssto Of money our part TO 70
70 kss.y.hird street. which every body must kuowis
PUBLIC Durr nuooosrrEp
ave ID st 90 on" Mr.. Navarro cou,inusd. "rhere
work, a. n 10 nos situated, that we must auish our
side line the Harlem R,vor. As 1 have said
duty to the pube, and 1 assure vou there Mr. Navarro
SPOKE vith great ssrnestnsss ,oas
never ior moment has the thought crossed
our minds TO shirk to ovade this
iuty. Ia proof OF this assertion 1 need
pnly remind yoa and tho public OF tho fact that the
,ontract for the IRON Fifty-ninth Eighty
thru given nut before the road the
Park opened. That Is work involving an outlay
Of nearly thrsc-quartcrs OF miiop, and we expect
re,urn upon ~. ior do NOT anticipate that the
road above the Park viii pay us for years TO come.
IL that convincing proof OF honest determine
ton TO iuni our duty 10 the pubIcf"
.'Whsn will the contracn Tor the work above Eighty.
Third street be given our"
~ cannot tell Al present. We have been hampcrcd
great deal, have already explained to you, and
not least Of AL by the great many newspaper attacks
shat have boon made upon Va These attacks, which
suppose are well meant nnd INTENDED 10 spur US on
In our work, really defeat he object they have In
view, aud are very hurtni 10 the progress of rapid
transit they raise popular prejudice against US,
tney brighten away capital, they sngross and divert
our sttention.r
Nr Navarro, you see irsm the editorial Ia to.day's
HkRALD that IL accsptsd Mr. Garrisons statement IN
reference 10 the progress Of the work without cav
hut the HknALD n the ma tiue \ with