The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-05
THU ELEVATED ROADS.
Report Of the Railroad Committee
Of the Assembly.
A COMPLETE SURVEY.
When the Roads Are To Be
Completed.
FARES AND REGULATIONS.
Commission" and Night Trains
Demanded.
Revival Of the Rapid Tran
sit Commission.
Commission" and Night Trains
Demanded.
Revival Of the Rapid Tran
sit Commission.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. |

lbx IE4EohAfa ~ The hEhALD
ALBANY, April L. 1878.
Tho resolutions Of inquiry recently introduced by
Mr.. THAN sud adopted by the Assembly instructing
the Railroad Committee OF chamber to inquire into
the proposed action or the Now York elevated rail.
companies bore fruit TO- day in the following lucid
report. This document, better than any other when
has been published since either OF the two companies
operating received their charters explains the
why's and whcreores Of their origin, their
operations and their delays. II viii be OBJ
served that the committee who make this
report do not share in the public apprehcnsions re-
speeding the companies which have been lately ex-
pressed and advise that tho whole subject and super
Of rapid in New York city shall DO ree
gated 10 tho original commission appointed in 1875
KEPoRT
ALBANY, April g. 1873.
To THE LEGISLATURES
Your Committee Railroads. to whom was referred
the resolution introduced by Mr rhan under date of
February O. 1878, report as iollows:-
Resoved That the Committee Railroads he and ,h.y
otherwise. within thirty days. such legislation Il any
Railroad Company and the Hilbert .lssassd Rail
s to %s above sA ss nn IN
the city Of New York and otherwise that III
that said railways 80 operated
the interest Of the people.
Your committee would respectfully report thereto
f1,st-Ast to such legislation as may DO necessary
completion oil their lines above Fitty-niuth street
By the provisions OF chapter 500 or The Laws OF 1876
mission to carry out the Of that act as lar
MS the same were applicable TO tho county Of New
York.
POWERS OF THE COMMISSION
The Commissioners were clothed under the act with
full power TO lay out routes TO lx ana determine the
time within which such railways were 10 be con-
sruced the rates fare to be pad aud the hours dur
ing which special cars or trains shall be run at rs
rates Of fare In determin ing tho limit OF timo
for the completion OF the lines IN the case OF The
roads the Commissioners made the following rcserva-
tom
deemed limit aJrdge any tight. privilege
legislature company.
This, then. brings 10 examine all the special
for each Of SAID company aud to determine what
limits OF time they PROVIDED Tor.
GREENWICH srREET RoAD-wEsr SIDE or TOWN
tho West slde ana Youkers Patent Rriway Com
the General Railway laws passed April 2, 1850, Sc
cured 10 1867 an act authorizing the con-
suu".ies Ns% YORK nms TINS
organization became, by purchase under oreclosure
Elevated e ksliroad Company In 1875, by chap,er 5o5
OF the Laws of that year. we Ind the following Sec
tom
SECTION The said New York Elevated Railroad Com.
pany hereby authorized and required 10 and
complete ~ least one track with tnnous and I'd. tracks
NJ any tune within hve years after th1 passage o this act
beyond ths control Of the company.
Tho line Of such road extends IRON Greenwich
street. nj the Battery, TO and along Greenwich street
AMI the Ninth avenue 20 the Harlem River. rms
provides Tor the route the west side. As Tor tho
route on the east side, by a resolution adopted
ny the Rapid Transi. Commission, on sep.
complete the road IRON tho corner Of
the battery aud Greenwich street 10 the corner Of
rhird avenue and Fifty ninth street bv or before
September /, 1876. win further grant OF eight
months time BY subsequent resolution adopted by
the Rapid Transit Commissioners OF October 4 1878.
Taking into consideration tho delays Caused by legal
proceedings, the time TO commence operations and
IRON which the limit OF time TO complete sections OF
ALL a I.s.ls
WHEN THE ROAD MUST M FINISHED.
We find that the section from the Battery to the
corner oi Fifty .nntn street ana fhrd avenue
be completed on or before Juae l. 1919 Tue next
tho Harlem River With the dorchester branch Of no
New York ami New navsn Railroad 10 bs CON-
pieted within fifteen months thereafter Inc
Il, to INSIST upon any limit OF time
Tor the construction Vi the lines otncr
than that provided Tor by the SPECIAL acts OF tue Legs
laturc, although In their proceedings they ana
limit The reservation before quoted, however, sets
such limit ABIDE.
rHR ROAD on rnE EAST SIDE.
on the east sid. the limit as TO time mentioned
above Is a. the question stands to-day aud the New
York Elevated Railroad Company rs bound ny the
same. AT tho time OF the decision OF the Court OF
Appeals on tho question OF tbe constitu,iooAlty
OF tho Rapii Transit act, made about Ssptemoar
Is 1871 the New York Elevated Railroad Company
had IN operation the west sidc i've mss OF stag
they have n,ructcd for aud nearly compiet a
doupe track IRON the Battery 10 Sixy.hrss
street. Inc line tbat sue IN i0calcu 70
ll0tn street, aud your committee are IN
formed ths, contracts have been awarded Tor
tho completion OF double track northwara 10 Eighty
hrst street On tho east sioe they are now building
i've miles Of double track, from Whitehall 10 sixty
nra street, when Is to be completed about May Of
TINS year. Your committee are informed by the
officers OF the company that u Is their intention 10 90
aud complete the whole liuc wtnoat delay.
Tng GILBERT ROAD.
As for the Gilbert elevated Railway Company, this
road rporated act vi the Legislature, chap
ter SIS OF the Laws Of s72 BY an as chapter 275 OF
lu l.aw nj ue lut of pr on
sections was prescribed n ioows:rwc years TO ccn
to Forty second street. six months IN add'uon
To Fnty-nnlh street, one year IN additon 10 kigbty-
sixtn street anu SIX months In addition TO Harlem
RIVER, with the following provso IN the act
AID ,ss o%.',es :. any eses ;ss .ors
tubuiar ways aud railways whish may hAv, been CON.
eesainss shall ~, TO counted parts which 10
complete tue sections OF the rad
rux roR COMPLETION
Computing from october 4. 1877, as thc time, all
legal o,ner delays are set aside The scctivus "
lows:--ro Forty second street by October 1, 1873;
To FIFTY ninth stree, by April 1850; TO hghty.sxtn
street " April 1, 1881 TO Harlem RIVER " October
1851. Tho condition OF things al present shows that
this road ~ marry completed TO Fii.y ninth street.
aud has entered Into contract Tor the extension OF
the same 10 Elrhy nrst street This coinnany since
October 4, 1917. have nearly completed I'VE and one
hail miles VI double tracx.
ON rng EAST SIDE.
AS regards the CONSTRUCTION vi tneir road on tho
east side We quote you portion OF resolution
adopted by the Rapid TRANSIT Commissioners on tho
Alb of OctoDer, 1si5:--
Sso,nd-fhe Gilbert Elevated Railroad Its suc
cessors Or asxnecs al complete rail-
aud raN the routes the l0cs
sorc said determined within tne and
ia the manner snail construct aud complete the
raj tions raiiw rail-
within the
W this Board ~ Commissioner heretofore required,
aud said agreed 10 the consideration aud
conditions npsn which said coiucident route was DE-
saa r..Sassa sse,os ans on OF ss"a, The "a JAY q
september 1873. adopted BY the ssaid company ~ IT'S
Board OF Directs being the same presinoin and rcso
lusions Of sad company mentioned aud referred
u
aforesaid W this Board the I'd day
sept snb.r 1870 adopted Pf0vided however that the
said shall elect to
uruct aud complete the railway Tor not less an three
mites the side OF CITY, runnins soLtn from
West Forty second street. within ten months from
the ist day OF October, 1870 lsuOjest oaiy to the
proviso and evsous ny said company reserved AMI
provided In said rcsoutons Of tue company Of sepembe
1870 comp.tionl there and IN that the
time for much OF SAID railway 10 be
that portion OF the when extends from Boz
linz 6recn along certain prescribed streets 10 FIRST
nues theme. along FIRST avenue 70 East 1~ent,.thlrd
street. theme. acng hast street 70 Ne sud