New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-02
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
p.pIn TRANSIT sTILL ADVANCING.


THY rxpFRrNEyIs TO LESSEN THE NOISE DECLARED
PARTLY Observation-Disclosures OF BOTH LINES.
The recent experiments on the METROPOLITAN
Elevated Railroad to the noise are considered pS
many TO be satisfactory. Alcng one section OF Tue
road where the rail is laid IN trough made OF OAK pa
more than foot wide, and filled around Win nouuiDt
sand which is coverec with asphalt to Keep IL III Po
and protect it RAIN the noise Is declared ny 'no
residents 70 be reduced all Of one-haf The track 10
Fiftythrist. Ia all to be laid In this manner Ino
company declare they have spared no cost In TEST
ing the methods prepared for essPning the noise ana
that this one has proved the most successful so far
proof Of the way this experiments Regarded ny pp
erty-owncrs along the road Is said TO he found III tno
fact that weeks one could see on sx'h
ave. numerous notices "To Let" Ind For SALE, no"
these placards have been nearly all removed. promf
nent business said recently that he was unable 10
nd any desirable property for sale that thorougnare
lie further that regarded 1t the best shop
ping street in town: hat the best retail trade WON
come to and streets the stations OF the
Elevated Road.
The work the extension through Fifty third-st TO
Ninth-ive. Is approaching completion Large force OF
men Was engaged yesterday In laying the cross rails,
frogs and switches which will connect the branch with
4 q main line at SIxhave. and FIftythlrdst. Toe on
gineers in charge said that very nee calculations WfIe
would not allowed at this point Nearly all the rsls
and ties have b en placed on the structure IN FLY
whicn regarded an important one by the company
is ON the ound and will sooa DO placed III positpn
n eYuected that Trains will DO to this station by
New Years Day. Connection Will then be made Win
the New-York Elevated Road In Nlnth-aye and the
company will b. prepared to run their trains on the JOINT
structure. II is somewhat doubtful whether trains WIZ
be seyentysecond-st, 10 wnich the road wl DC
urSt completed before the road u further extended
Only fey passengers Will befound before One-hundredt
st. Is reached The contract for building this part OF
dr.I-anJ-tw nty-iiftlI->t. by July 81. 1879.
The inteuOn the ohio and directors OF the Me
EXPENSE il Is said, been spared III procuring every
tang necessary for the comfort aud COW enlence o.
passengtrs Ine company was recently OHer'd hT-e
nuunt of money Uy advertising agent for the prlyI-
ege placing the cars and stations adytr sements
printed in attractive and elegant sly But the ofcr
was refused. The number II passengers is Increasing
and at hours Is In excess o. the Recommendations
Ifty burglarprVO safes have recently been placed I'D
the stations Tor me use Oh te ctsblts anu asee.
rxpermc ~ with indicators To show the name OF the
station beng approached nave not resulted III the anop
IAr rcsidents IN the Bowery and Third-ay" along the
line OF the New-York Elryated Roao. make little com
paint OF excessive noise In iact ".o IadY tcis the
company that size Aes the passing OF the ears by her
WINDOW md MISSES them wnen they do not run; and
one WAC tnongHt at hrt tncy would De krei,
nui-ancr. Persons expect 10 use The CITY Han
branch u This road becoming somewhat impatient
mucn RETARDED by the difficulties und which the com
pany has abo-cd IN having Ia do much "f the work at
night. II II conditioua.ly promised that the fret
IRAN shall run iron the Cha. hlin-,t sa-
1870 1ne work on This sJaton I.
now ia pTOgT. The eX,eusOh OF The line
Harlem uuHiitd Trans Will uc
Ia ElgLty-ulbthst within zen Gays. 1h3 tuul ct OF
building branches To TIE ferries wUch the conpa ~
charter gives the ght do na- uccn under discussion
cyrus W Fed, pTc-IuCnt OF tue road recently t0trd
that = contract had been let to build branch to the
Ihty-iourh street Ferry, and n was proposed Ia do
fhe same 10 the or I'd ANA SuctysecOud street Fer
rcs Roosevelt and Fulton Fcnic7 are near to tue road
Tine Fuou--t. station o, tue best patruuZcd al any
along tne liue. lt, platform II IhrOugrd especially be-
tween The hour, Ui and .. y stop Ol seventeen
seconds longer than that any other station II mace
here A new station appeals 10 be utedei M twenty
rlghtlsi and will accordingly oo biil; Alh"ngh thc
comp ny has right, according Mr. Field, to charge
Ii cents iHte Tor through ptsseng IN, when tho
nuc ~ completed to Harlem, tue directors nave de
ended False the rat" from nat IL L. demand
Tor traus al uigut has been made aud the ,iirvc-
r- have decided to t.tm AT all early date, prUDIby
Al nltreu-mnuie Intervals. As soon as the new rolling
stock which ua. ordered arrives, trans VIII be
carted al one minute intervals during tue Two busiest
hours. morning and evening
Field that n some one would devise means 10
erTra-e tho Of travel the managers would Oo
glad for tney uad tuan they could conveniently
Ir,nnmoaatr. The number U1 Passengers daly
H. sad To 10000; when the cNcusi' ma are completed
ihe company tx ect 10 carry 100000 a day.