The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-01
RAPID TRANSIT.

THE OPENING OF THE GILBERT ELEVATED
AGAIN pEFgREED-woRK ON THE NEW YORK
ELEVATED PROGRESSING RAPIDLY.
As the time approaches In which the long looked
for boon OF rapid be givon to the citizens
OF New York spirit Of impaiienco Is developed.
Tho managers OF the Gilbert road have been very
careful not commit themselves TO any fixed day
on which they intend to commence running, and
consequently tho overanx have cssayed to satisfy
themselves by selecting day for them. When that
time arrives and runntng another day has
to be selected, and tho repeated disappoinlmcnts
have caused very decided uncertainty the subject.
''PKEHArs NEXT WEEK"
HERALD representative called upon Dr. Gilbert
yesterday and endeavored 10 obtain reliable In
formation but that gentleman not prepared to NIX
upon the exact day Tor the opening. he said II
impossible Tor them to say. Possibly they might be
able to June but In his opinion It would be
nearer June s. and perhaps even later than that.
They wcrcalmost certain, however, 10 start running
some time week. IL also not easy say cx-
actly how oficn tho trains would be run, ana they
probably would not arrange their time table on
any reliable basis until about month after they
,nsncc. Tney bavo got tho latest improved system
o; switching At each emf Of The limo, and
ming occasional trains so as 10 test its working.
TRAINS.
II Is the intention OF the company 10 do everything
In their power toward tho modaton OF the pub
lie, AS their opinion accom- modation makes travel
They have now OH hand sufficient rolling stock TO run
trains every vc minutes ana before the end OF
week they viii have enough To run trans every three
minntrs Trains will be run from ten r. NJ to about
one A. NJ. every ten or fifteen minutes, and IRON
A. NJ. TO ave A. NJ. every hour or possibly every hall
hour These night trains will probably leave up town
at the hour and down town at the nall hour Nothing
has yet been sctlcd to The exact lnrcs on tho
road, but there VIII be none above ton cenls. Dr.
tiiioert could not say whether there would be i've
cent cars every train. He thought however, that
there would be more done IN tue way OF accom-
mediation Tor inc public on inc Gilbert Bic.
any railroad before. There ~ also some talk
about issuing excursion tickets GOOD Tor certain
stations on the road, and system Of communication
will ass probably DO arranged A. present. however,
~ is Impossible say what will be done Ms after
road is rvnning new points may present themselves
evury day, giving the management valuable sugges-
tions rs to further improvements Inc report that
tickets viii be taken up rs the passenger leaves tho
depot is correct but that Will not do away with the
position OF CONDUCTOR, AS every TRAIN viii be run
The charge OF an ofciat IN thst capacity The road IS
equipped with all the latest inventions In relation to
switcnes and signals. The switches at New Church
street, Rector, are very neatly managed as one
man stationed on small platform works sixteen
levers. there Is also an electric signal station
wnicn 10 worked by the wheels ms they pass over a
ccr,an portion OF the raiL The sisnaIs are painted
and greer tor use during the day. and NJ night the
same colorcd lights VIII be used.
ELEVATED ROAD
Tho work the New York Elevated Railroad, al
though not quite so Tar advanced MS that on the Git
bert, Is progressing very rapidly The contracts have
been given out tho com pciion OF the road as fsr
as the Harlem River ii is IN two coutracts-one
from sixty nrst street 10 Eightyrst street. and tue
otner from Eighty hrst 90 the river There will be
double track all the wey. Notuiog definite mas been
settled MS to what the fare viii be TO Harlem River,
although by law the company mas the right to charge
eighteen cents. Asystcm OF ION aud reduced
isrcs for certain distances w probably, be arranged
and possibly hall iarc trains may morping aud
evening.
on the west side the double track Is progressing
rapidly, ara the running on il as TAR as
Twenty-third street IL viii be opened as fsr as
Thirty. street on Monday. The company expect
to commence running ON the east side somewhere
about the LIST OF July. fwcniy.onc engines thirty
nfno cars have already been received, and seventy
more arc now In course Of construction