New-York tribune., 1878-12-25
LONG ISLAND RAILROADS.
PROJECTED AND COMPLETED LINES.

PROTECTED AND COMPLETED LINES.
CONDITION OF THE NEw-YoRK AND SEA BEACH
ROUTE - THE EASTERN RAILROAD - RETURNS
FROM THE PROSPECT PARK AND MANHATTAN
BEACH ROADS FOR 1878.
The completion of the New-YOrk and Sea
Beach Railroad will afford new and short route TO
Coney Island This company organized about
eighteen months and under the terms OF its charter
was empowered 10 build au independent line from the
beach to NewYork Bay The road built and equipped
three and tbreequarters miles its junction. near New
Utrechtave. with the Bay Ridge Railroad. contract
had been made with the latter road for the use OF It's
track from the junction TO Bay Ridge.
After the execution OF this contract the Bay Ridge
Road came into a new management, by which its iage
was reduced TO three feet The failure Of its contract by
this change Of OF the cOnDectng%oad made neces
sary the extension OF the road TO the bay The company
has choice Of lines. but is probable that IL Will place
its bay station the foot of Brooklyn
about onealt mile north Of the landing OF the Manhat
tan Beach Railroad Bay Ridge The cost of the ex-
tension has been estimated at about Sl15 0O0 which
will include the expense Of dock property The distance
10 be built about two oneQuarter miles, and the
total length of the completed line will be six miles The
money necessary TO complete the road VIII be raised by
subscriptions to its and work will be begun as soon
as the additional has been subscribed The road
has no bonded debt and floating debt outside that
held by It's directors fourteen OF land at
Coney Island which Sea Beach stationa large
building, 400 feet square, which VIII be htted up as
It isl expected that the road will be in operation early
complete the road last year in time for tho Summer
business, and thought preferable TO lose the In
tension under adverse Crcumstanc The cost OF the
present line and equipment IA given at s2lo 600 and
Boats Will from the Battery TO the BROOKLYN end.
ard the time from NewYOrR to the beach will not ex-
ceed IL s said, thrtyfve niButes the line being tho
most direct to the centre OF COney Island The
Of the rOnd hope TO make II the fayore route
for
Additional subscriptions to the stock of the Eastern
FosS FSna oS OF ESs to BSon
scared. The subscriptions now amount TO about S7s-
oTS G Wo has agreed to take OF every 300
600 First mortgage bonds viii be issued 70 the
snS be stock ia ssSSciptions w be ample It is said 70
build and equip the entire road. Surveyors were placed
I'm the field last the line Will DO run and thc maps
made and filed within short time The risht OF way
for nearly the whole distance mas GSen gwen onixh ~
building OF the road Will be awarded, aud the WORK VIII
The annual report of the Prospect Park and Coney
Island Railroad, which has been forwarded to hs state
equipment was l,2lS,23 OF. The capital Stock is
$4,000 The Igrgdh Of the man % pe from fTn n IN
BrooklyD) is ten and One-,hird miles. The number
of passengers carried during the past year was 327l
the payments were S2I6O57 7s. Several accidents
killed while attempting TO board moving engine and
by an accident gravel train on May 20 five persons
TIE cost of the Manhattan Beach Railroad and it's
equipment, shown by its annual report was S90O
geo H. The length OF the road is fifteen miles, and
1O56S71 passengers carried during the year The
gross earnings S29S.l47 10; the total cost OF
operating the road S150,2S0 IS, and the net
earnings S139SS6 18. THIS company Is now
grading double track along its entire line from Bay
Ridge and Hunters Point. The double track will DE
completed in for next Summers business and
has been made necessary by the 1ranic OF the road
superintendent Barton said yesterday tnat he did not
wish TO run the road another season with only one
track is. he declared, too trying TO my eyes Inc
following persons yesterday elected directors OF
the NewYork, Bay Ridge and Jamaica Railroad Com
rany: Austin Corbn, q. s. c. Dow, j. Il. UphaiD, ID. G.
tOrbn, G. s. Moulton, +. w DnntOD, G. L. Flint, C. s.
Faulkner NJ. g. johnson, W. B. Kendall. j. Phelps Put
nam, L. ID. Barton and j. X. o. Sherwood. The present
directors Of the Marine and the Marginal Railroad were
,..sla oil