New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-03
RAPID TRABsIPS PROGRESS.
EXTENDING THE ELEVATED ROADS.
THE WORK ADVANCING sLowLY-PLANS OF THE
TWO cOMPANIFs

EXTENDING THE ELEVATED ROADS.
THE WORK ADVANCING sLowLY-PLANS Oh THE
TWO COMPANIES.
The East Side Branch of the New-York
Elevated Railroad is now running 10 FOrty-secOndst
and viii be opened to BiEyseYenth-St by September TO-
according TO the statement made yesterday by Mr.
Brewster one Of the managing directors The Grandst
and Frankn-square stations opened to the public
yesterday, and the one Canast will be ready for
temporary use to-day The Chatham-square aud Hous-
tOnst stations will be opened next week None OF the
stations the East Side completed yet, and some
OF them, notably the one at Fulton-st., are com
planned OF as being too small TO accommodate
the public at the busy hours Of the day. The delay in
completing these stations is sad be tho art Of the
contractor who had also contracts the metropolitan
Road and had work than he could properly attend
in the time specified. The company intends building
triangular switch extension to the South Ferry to ac
commOdate the trains from tho East and West Sides
This win be built at early date, and when completed
the Board Directors will take into consideration the
question of running trains continuously from one side OF
the city to the other fare perhaps issue cou-
pom ticket Under the present arrangement II passen-
ger desires go from side OF the city to tho other
double fare has to DO paid This" Mr. Brewster said
yesterday ia according the laws laid down by the
Rapid Transit Commission aud II we make any change
it will be concession the public. Under our present
facilities unable TO trains continuously. The
board has not considered this question yet but Twill
DO taken up when our facilities admit Of running con-
tinuOus trains"
Work the City Hall branch advances slowly Three
foundations been put down recently leaving four
yet to DO completed. Mr. Brewster stated that this
branch would be running order by November is. as
work would be pushed forward very rapidly when once
the foundations were completed. This road has the
privilege by It's charter Of building branch from Third
ave- to Thrtyfourth Street Ferry and it understood
that work will be begun this extensOn before long,
Above foundations will be completed
to One-hundIedth-s by Saturday night. The cOntrac-
tor who has the foundations to build betwen One-hul-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
said they would be ready TINS week, leaving gap
of blocks yet to BIO completed, when the
road VIII be ready for tho suDerstructuro TO Har-
lem River. leading officer OF the road sald
Yesterday that the contract called for the completion
OF November 49, but there could 6o no doubt
that it would be in operation before January l. The
company that has the contract for the trOnwOrks turn
ing the OF 100 tons day and 1t IS being
received in the city and placed along the line OF the
road lumber used by the company Is brought from
Southern ports and there was fear that yellow fever
might interfere in some way with the timber supply, but
as it has large quantity of treste wood hand this
trouble will be avoided The branch to second-st,
now IN operation carrying about 10000 passengers
day. The rate OF fare TO sXtyseyenths has not been
determined but viii probably be than 10 cents
Regarding the West Side extension Of the road. Mr..
Brewster
sometime in November 1t is understood that the four
engineers who were reported DO surveying tho ground
Tor the extension TO Harlem River have competed their
report and will have 1t ready TO lay before the BOARD ~
It's meeting next week They recommend that the road
At Eighty-thrdst and Hnth-aye. instead OF dyergng
TO The left going up TenthaYe as originally ldld out
straight line up Nlnthaye. TO tue Harlem River THIS
would nroessltato the purchase OF me llght OF way
through private property but II Is regarded The most
practicable and perhaps the cheapest route IN the end
waited Railway to Eightyhird-s Is advancing SLOWLY.
The foundations in FftYthrdst are all complete. ana
two elevated road companies 10 Eightythird-st, the
iron bases been put in The iron for the super
very quickly Mr.. Navarro prominent director said
yesterday, that tho road would De running 20 EShy-
Eighty TO Harlem River he honght would DO
ticaIIy bs useless above Fifty-thrdst" said Mr.. Ma
yarrO ought 10 be evidence enough That We Will push
~ rabdly forward 10 Harlem River aud KingsbrIdge
We Will not have to encounter above Eighty
thrdst and good deal Of tho road viii be butt on
piles so that be- pushed forward rapidly, anu work
will be continued during the Winter season OF course
do not expect tins par OF the road 70 pay US hut We
intend nevertheless TO fuln our duties TO the public
Regarding the East Side brunch Mr. Navarro said
it wnot be begun until me branch 10 Harlem Rivers
turn the fact OF there being one road on that sioe
already would subject US 10 criticism were we 10 Desln
another before completing INC harien eAtcnstUn. IN
reference the noise can say that we are coutlnuay
experimenting and think we have new plan no"
that viii meet tho case We SNAIL give u az once
Tue travel keeps up well on the TCaO averaging 4OOOO
SO 900 passengers day some days ftd@lhg OUOOO
We have been asked reduce be iaTes 10 CENTS hut
this Will be impossible az u would not meet expenses
The is SAID to have cost about S4OOOOO Inlle
cost exceeds $SOOOOOa mile, including
rongsock statiOns real estate and the cost OF nga
ton. When the curves are strengthened through th6
blocks as we intend To do the first live miles VIII nave
cost us So 100000. Covering this property there are
issed DO issued fret mortgage per cent bon1s
So OOO, 900 second mortgage %4,JOOiOOOi STOCK, ~
10000: total, $l0,0OO,OO0. II they were put
on the market to-day they would not realize 30
cents ON the dollar, except tho fret mortgage
bonds. II It should pay Interest on inc whole Issue
ffOn IL would only amount to $67OOOO equal
1910 cent on the actual cost Whlcn Cili not
70 be an return our investments ana At
tepdant risks been claimed In interviews recently
published. We obliged 10 bond the road 10 complete
continuation OF tho road above the Park represents an
investment OF S2,50OOOO on which we 30 not e1pect
any return for years come" Mr. Navarro said that
IL was true the road had been mOTgaged Tor S3OOOO
he said these mortgage bonds viii only DO issued ON the
part Of the road already completed ahd tue entlIe
amount Will issued until the roId Is completed
The stations this road viii be completed Nv OctO-
soon as ready. The Fourteenth and Twenty
third-st. stations opened for the nr5t
time on Saturday. The road Is being furnished
throu ghOut entire length with automatic electric
consisting red and blue flannel stretched on disks
about eighteen inches IN diameter They are placed on
each section the road, ana operated by large
electric battery placed liz The general ONCE OF lhe cOn-
pauy They work automatically each tram as IL passes
causing danger signal TO up, which remains set In
that position until train reaches the next Section
when the same that the next one 10 go ~
Will operate TO pull the first down The rules OF
allow ono train 70 each track on sseuon
al the same lime
THE SAHTO DONINGO REVOLT