The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-28
RAPID TRANSIT.
The Companies Determined
to Extend Their Roads.
ENCIRCLE THE ISLAND
Views of Directors. Engineers and Intel.
Iigent Citizens.

3s''S - SuuJeSt which mo people OF NOW
York city take deep interest. Any hallway policy
that is OF building tue roads to certain point
returns in passenger traffic will prove surely remu
neraiive, and OF holding back before venturing on
carrying out tho remainder Of tho chartered designs
because OF apprehension that dividends will not
be so quickly forthcoming must excite disgust and
disappointment The people do not care so much
about an elevated railroad that terminates on Sixth
avenue vt the Central Park or an elevated
railroad that terminates Oh Third avenue at
Sixty-ftth street. What they looked for In these
rapid transi: experiments was q means OF getting
clear away in the shortest time possible from the
built up limits OF the CITY to whero land Is cheap and
rents low the abomination OF tenement houses
Is left behind. To get place whore the mechanic
workingman can go in brief space of time from
the OF his daily labor and call the root above
his head his own or Tho advantage of dwelling
in cottage the rent will exceed that Of
tho sitting quarters no occupies In the downtown
regions OF New York, the hope OF tho great mas
OF citizens when the project OF rapid trnns rst
agitatcd. a4.a
DONE.
Tho Metropolitan Elevated road is now completed
tho Central Park and work 10 being carried be-
tween Sixth and Ninth avenues TO connect the track
with that Of the New York Elevated road at the in
terssotion OF Fiy.hird street. Contracts have been
20 Eighty first street. Each road pays halt the ex.
pense OF building up this point II is pleasant
relate that both companies fred with equal am
btion 10 carry their roads forward to the Harlem
River without delay. At about Egnty-tnrd street,
Ninth avenue. they will part company The charter
Of the Metropolitan Elevated road eompes 1t to pur-
Tue she line OF Ninth avenue 10th street, then
east 10 Eighth avenue proceed along that avenue
TO the Harlem River The charter of the New York
Elevated road permits take choice of any avenue
west of Eighth above Eighty-lhird street. The en-.
gnecrs OF this road engaged In making sur
veJs 81 the best to Harlem River. II unde-
termined at what point TO leave Ninth avenue, aud
conferences between the property holders and the
managers and directors OF the road have been held
satisfactory understanding on this mead. 1t
Is also undetermined ~ what point north to leave
Tenth avenue TO strike the river The Will meet
the Harlem River at point near High Bridge SUM-
GENTLY elevated to permit the construction OF
bridge which will afford the same head
room tor vessels passing under IL as the CEN
trial arch Of High Bridge. Where the present
grade Of Tenth abrupt dip OF the land
occurs and this it Will be necessary TO bridge with
probably stone or brick and IRON viaduct The CON-
pnny Is full OF confidence that " can accomplish all
this and strike the Harlem River Within year.
The Metropolitan Elevated road 10 now working
away with us ncction Fifty third street with
Ninth avenue. me managers una directors OF
this company express themselves doerm to sarry
out the iuli design oil their road 20 tho complete
encirclng OF the ci,y-up Eighth avenue 10 Kings
bridge aud down the east side by Second avenue TO
Bowling Green. 1t Is unlikely they will be able to
carry their project OF reaching Kisgsbfdge within
the next hve years, but there Ii doubt that
shey can reach the extreme limit OF Eighth
avenue within the year. An eminent eng necr sug-
gcsts that with The pressure OF can DO OBJ
famed IRON The High Bridge reservoir at the end Of
Eighth avenue powerful by uc mr. for train OF
three cars be organized without any trouble,
aided, OF course, by auxiliary pumping power BY
that means high levei bridge can be constructed
across the Harlem Rivcr by which the transfer OF
trains from Aanhattan Island TO The Westchsster
shore would BE- rendered naspendent OF possible Ice
distractions IN the RIVER tlllt.
TEE WEST SIDE ExrExsiox
Mr. Cyrus W. Field, President Of the New York
Elevated road, In regard TO the probable time t
would take Tor the extens0n OF the road the
sue 10 tue Harlem River SAID -"It hard TO fix ON
aspeoilc eate. All can Say IS that We working
rs hard as we can TO get onr road up to the river
quick aspossible. We appreciate The por OF It,
but we want TO 40 everything proper shape. We
couerring with the properly as to The ques-
Of locating our route above lhira street
Some would like break on from
Ninth avenue at one pom, aud some at another aud
We desire to satisfy all parties, II possible. We have
crowd OF engineers out over The territory surveying
DAY after day, and We shall do our utmost TIE
wishes OF ai parties. II will DO necessary Tor US 10
bridge the cleft IN the ground at Manhattanve, but
That VIII not deter US from carrying on the work,
tnou9n IL may DO I0rmldaUlc undorthStnR'
Colonel w. T. PeltoD said:-''Wo are busy we
can be pushing forward lines the and
sides. We are giving quite as much attention 10 the
one rs 10 the other, but caunot say how
route Will lie on the side, awaiting tho
reports OF renginsers 1t 10 certain we shall pur.
sue the line OF Tenth avenue above Eighty third
street Eleventh avenue Is closed TO because It
constitutes one OF the bouievards but shall loso
NO time IN urging the road forward to the RIVER"
ENGINEERING DIFFICULTIES
hf. waiter knite, engineer OF The New York e.
evsted road. said ave shall have nothing to with
or ksh,y-nith street. Their line - prescribed Tor
them. With US II optional 10 take any aver Ne west
available. and that We intend to possible.
The engineering difficulties IN The way very
Hreat Inc bridge over Manhsttanviis Creek Is quite
feasible aud will not take very long 10 co1str uct.
Who're We quit the limo of Tenth venue Is not yet
Dottied AZ our surveyors have yet TO report"
MT. J. Ii. Hail, one OF the directors OF the road,
said -srEc company is s,raning every effort to put
tins cast SIDE road through 10 Harlem arick pos
s,oe, aud hope 10 have wy baosst,ons down and
side they equally sobcitJhs, and nothing delays
them but awaiting the reposs OF their engineers.
St;l however, the work rs gong ON anu The founda-
lions being rapidly sunk above Fiity rcet.n
Mr. Foster second vice president Of The MetropoIi-
extension OF our road 10 B,ghsyrst street. and II is
I'M pcrstive that we should nave IL completed to tho
Harlem River within yoar from now, because
charter demands IT,"
TO HARLEM WITHIN A YEAR.
''fhore Is an ,nsnustion afoat that you don't
10 extend beyond Fniy nin,h street. as you
are doug SO well aud don't care TO risk going up
furthor2n
There is nothing In that rho law compels us to
build our road 10 Harlem River within year from
this date; but even " II did not It would DO
isrsst TO 20 on with inc work, because we knowus
A director Of the Mctropolitan road, who was dts
Inclined 10 give hs name. said :--'You have every
insurance that this company means what Il says.
II has done an unparalleled Isat LA building within a
lew months one OF the elaborate structures In
Amcrics. IL has smploy cd the beat engineers, the
best acbiniss tbs best iaborers tho best painters
Inc Dcst vi everything. and . unlikely n
that has been generous It's expenditure and that
has striven so hard to deserve the best thanks Of
the public, would end It's Accommodation Tor
The people at the Central ParK. Above FIty.
ninth street the expense OF building will
be much less, for there will be fewer
lawsuits aud the road will go through comparatively
unoccupicu territory, but will buiid that territory up
aud secure patronage that viii last ~ forever That
is all nonsense about this road gong TO be lett at Cen
Ira Park. Our ambition Is greater. anu We hope 10
make the influence oi the Metropolitan Elevated road
considerably eIt, one oil these days, IN Wsstchester
aud Putnam counties"
Mr.. Hubert o. Thompson, Deputy Commissioner oil
PUBLIC works, SAID reply TO the question whether
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