The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-24
RAPID TRANSIT.
THE OPENING DAY ON THE GILBERT ROAD
POSTPONED FOR A wEEK-PRospECrs ELSE


POSTPONED FOR wEEK-PRosPEcrs ELSE
WHERE.
The opening day Of the Gilbert Railway Is like the
stone OF sysphus-every time you have brought u
down Ito certain dateI 1t rolls back again
Unto the futureL First the road was 70
have been opened May /, then May 10,
then on May 10, then May 20, then on
May %, and the word Is that the opening Is to
take place June /. That would BIO week from to-
morrow, but the probabilities are that the read will
not actually be opened 10 public traic until June 8,
week from Monday next The officers OF the con-
struction company have hurried ON the great work
with tho utmost energy and speed. but OF lato they
have been obstructed by the excessive sowness and
tardncss Of tho contractors for the stations These
contractors have wasted tho ,ime that even now
no wooden ratings have been placed around the
platforms OF most Of the stations such ncces-
sary to prevent people from tumbhpg down TO the
sidewalk. Considering that every days delay IN
opening the road represents rlfng pccunary loss
10 tho company, u may be regarded as toleraby Ger.
that II there Ia considerable amount OF hard
swearing IN the Gilbert road Offices II is only because
the officers OF the road gentlemen who are not ad
dcted to that falling
Mr. Van Brockn, the superintendent, Is stl en-
gagged In perectiDg the time table The running time
iron Morris street 10 Fifty -eghth srcet-vistors TO
the Park VIII have TO walk "a block-wi DO twenty
three minutes to begin with. BY and by this
time wn probably DO reduced. but Tor the
present anu until tho capacities OF the
road and all the running arrangements arc
thoroughly tested II Is deemed safest not to
exact the maximum oil speed WHAT the road can do
IN point OF speed already bcen illustrated by the
trial trips, which were accomplished In eleven min
utes IRON Morris street 10 Fiity.eighth street-of
course without stoppuge. In reference to the Ire
tween hai-pust live aud haii-past SIX A. NJ they Will
be run every i've minutes and then every three min
utes until hall.rast nve +. NJ. when the i've minute
intervals WIN be resumed until nine O'Clock. Then
there Will DC traus every live or ten miuutcs-as
eleven or alter the theatre traic u over From half
past eleven ii. till half past i've A. III. night trans
WIN 10 run hall hourly. Being started al the Same
time IRON both ends OF tho limo the trains going III
opposite directions Will pass each other the Of
tue road. which is ut the CLINTON place station There
being an abundant NUMBER OF engines and cars to
moot tho hlsncst cxigencles OF the traffic tho ,mc
table will be experlmented with until u meets tho
| demands oi the public
rnE TICKETS AND FIVE CENT CARS
The tickets are being printed now they will
not be up by the conductor the car but DO
Gelvcroa by the passenger exit There viii DO
no separate iare Tor cniidren All cnildrcn above u
| certain age-not yet agreed upon-wiI be charged
tuiI fare the others WIN rido Tree AT present iorty
and hilcen engines are here ready Tor USE and
twonty additional cars as well as ten engines,
expected to arrive This week. Ii expected that
tho smoking or commission cars, which only Two
cent lures Will DO charged, will prove almost, II not
quite, as popular as tho saloon The rattan
seats oil the cheaper cars and the solid wooden sLut
keeping out The hcat OF tho eIectuaily
| DO preferred during tho summer by many
who could Afford 10 pay ten cents. The dii-
| ference IN the Two cars IL mainly oi
ornamcntaiion. Alter issuing from the sucking
with their light rattan seats aud plain ceilings, and
entering the saloon cars with their rich red Deco
upholstery, and their delightful decoration, the effect
Is naturally rich, warm, pleasing. So light aud simple
In construction are the smoking that tho seats,
their backs and tho mating may be taken up d
minute aud hose turned upon the interior to give u
| quick ana efiectual cleansing.
SWITCHES AND SIGNAL APPARATUS
Tho system oil switches and signals adopted by the
Gilbert road affords sone novel points OF interest.
Tho road ~ diviaod into SO many sections, the design
being that no train shall enter upon
the train ahead has cnectually cleared IT, aud OF this
fact tho engineer OF the train followin g
behind is accurately informed ny auto
matte electrical signal, which raises q red
! disk before his eye. This Ia 10 prcvent
any train IRON running INFO that preceding IRON
bringing the undue pressure OF too trains upon
|. any ono portion o. tho track. Al tho upper and
lower emf vi the road there Is an nterockug switch.
ing aud signal APPARATUS worked by ono man, Win
series OF levers so arranged TO render II Impossible
| TO set a wrong signal or u wrong switch.
| Tho WORK on INC Third avenue elevated road con
ti:ues with It's wonted siownoss, aud tho Bowery
tue recent irghtiu, accident has even increased H.
IRON the gingery caution winch mas now taken the
place OF tho former rcckessucss Of tho
| Unless Tho directors hurry up tho contractors Tho
prospec.s Of having rapid transit on the east sido
even to the Grand Genital Depot this summer vii
continue growing beautifully lessh all tho tine.
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