, 1879-06-16

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| ELEVATED RAILWAYS.
Objections to Their Introduction Into Chi
cnen-Exprrieuco or New York.
To ths Edttor NJ The 7rtbuns-
Nav YoRK, june 12.--IInvng been M of,
rcafdent Of Chicago, and being at present intcr
csted In real estnte along tho line Of the pro
posed elevated raIlroad there, and having hccl
an observer of tho working md effect OF TIL
elevated roads hero ever since their completion,
wish 10 say few words. whatever they ma,
be worth,in regard TO sueh a railroad in Chi
caro-.
When In your ctr a few weeks ngo l noticet
tic subject was being agttatcd considerably
and, as nearly as could judge, manv Ut III,
owncrs OF the property likely 10 be Affected die
| not think Of seriously opposing It. The reason
for this vas probably owing to tl,s fact lila
most OF the landowners at that time i,ad nu
given tho matter mitch attention, lm,
not inquired Into the effect e.lrh
| road would hayo upon tha value oI
tlietF property, and had been governed to Ger
tain extent by the tone Of eomc Of the ncwspa.
per iLcms,-ona Of Which. l remember, stated
| ".'"V 1a] i4A" PAoAV9EA ~ H9 auQptGA AQE 0LAt1
street was ona by which the tratns, while Ii,
! motion, would DO " perfectly noiselcss."
Noise Is the one Great nuisaHce,
Every other objection dwindles Into tnsfg.
n!acnnct compared with IL.
Ii the ncwspaper it1m alludcd to was correct.
or even 1t trains eau he Operated lnaltur no
! moro uolsc than that Of The stFcct-cnrs thcra
can be no serlois objection, provided, OF course,
tho superstrltclnre Of tho elevated road be OF
slightly appearance.
Indeed. such road might bo n benefit TO a
business strect, inassnueh as 1t would brug the
more pcoptc tato It. and where tllu most peouie
are there the most business will likely be trans
acted.
hut, as the managers of the Motnopollton
Elevated here hayo tried experiment a[ter "
pertinent for about year, AI;tI have mt Us ret
percoptby 1cssened 1t, II Is hard to bclieyc that
the btate-strcct road can be built upon nriuei-
pics 4oV1atlny oil, or contidcraolo part, Of the
sound. -
Unlcsa road can be constructed as iutlicated
aboVe,-that iB, as no[soless rs surface ru!lways
aad m upon slltcEetr1esuro that will not dutsact
e e. atasz e ~ ss,s't s, will SS 1
ora conscntfhg to the erection Of such a road
Mill regret their action forever.
No plan Of an elevated road should bc aioptcd
until ne citizens shall have been convinced By
actual experiment (howcyer thut mar bo I,ai)
mat IT cuniorms tn oTery rtApect to tho proper
requirements. nian may bc shown gu paucr.
OF working model he operated, which NAV
seon to be rerfcct, but 1t shnuld b. rcmeni-
ocrcd tint the actuAt LOCOMOTIVES to run Weighs
twelve tons. and tho cars in proportion, ind
that 4 toy Tor Inodel) locomotive eas, rive but a
Ia!nt idea VI tic nossn Of 4 real ono.
:, The wheels Of tho cars used here arc OF piper.
Great strcss WAS laid upon this fact beforn lin
roads weso completed, und doubtless many
property. .ownera supposed tint un this arco,,nt
there could hc but tsi1lug noise, and with.
drew their opposition.
But theY discovered their mlstako-to their
AFnFlAAtjnft HDrr1}Y.-fHn ffNv lin rnA
The obicStlon that te onsratins of pIu snrnt o,<
railroads searcs horses, and Jas touIsucy to 9ti ~
drive carriages and other vehicles Into rival
streets, amounta to but littIc at present. Ilnr.
Ing the tlrst week or 80 tho horses tiia somc
lfttlo pranclng and capcr!ng, but they soon frot
used to the strange stghta and sounds nnI Il ia
now rare thing to seq one act uucasily. Even
noticing the quiet behaYlor Of others. makss
but little fuss.
Tho next great objectiop-thoueh nnthInr
compared with the nolse--is TIC disi]purcmr,.;
uf tt'a street, parttcusafly when tic road is tn
the centre OF 1t. Tako Sixth ayonue. f,r IN.
stance. one OF the broadest and Hnost rctnil
thosougbfares in this CITY. Hero tho
tracks aru constructed upon what nteht
be called QUO long .troa bridge, absut
tic centre Of the street. and aunnnrtcd hv ~,
posts planted ench slde OF the horss.r,i,lrnod
tracks. When riding in . vehicle lInder iii
bridge :" It appears like an ea1less tunnel, md
1GGlueY W4En 1QTHA{u. uGhftY Klttil1F,s
None Of the bulldsrge can po seen gxcsnt fsn,m
a direct side glance. When on lha sitlewn,ir In.
yicw Ut the structures on tho nnnnsite ~. 'H l.;
greatly interrupted, This ID tiscournginp tn th,,
owners Of some Of the hunIsome Gnii,l,nrs " ~,
tint ayunue, and viii ntmrafa n "I,nlE ~. ~
building OF many moro such. -AssA '''
Then, by reason of tho POSTS heinz n,,nta1
each slde Of tho horae.rattfpad trsrks ps..sn
gers alighttng hutrIedly from Tho enrfoc" cos.
aro In gfcat danger OF setlously infurnT ,hssna
selyca By bong thrown vIoleutiy a,!ain.t onm ~
them. '"'s e"S VI
Thp road on Third ayauue ia sonrvb., r,<-.
graceful 10 appcsrnnco: mi Il f. m avss,.n -
on thnt ayent,s. =" ''''o'o ~
But tho :9featcst oblcCtiun nf nil, ,b. mn.
which causes tho tnost ycxsiion. and s~S 1no
u tic tu;cryAIa.-a lin ,oi.s. ,s,i ~ na.
that no track can In lal ntmp y Ep.e = ssun
lyotd It. Witness how rrcati, io,,Isr ~ . aaa
II any fast raiironI trsin .yhan ~ stsi,l" @ no'o
bridge. Onn of liz. na,wr. hnra o,,., ~ sstAea .
,ixth ayenus road With Iii thn vlhrs.il,'. - tea
ountlcsa fou.rods Xiii nrucss ~ a., tm o. 10
,ut rudcy sol.ndIns' m.Icsi ~ ~ 1tnaehss,
,ottoms ~ ths r.rs i.ctin, na! :. !aS.1ument-tno
Any ona mi Havfno hs,ri 81 sutu'aas .t.' goan!s.
avs hn. nnnr Iirs ~ thst, ~" i',, eounos can
ookug ~ liz 49, cs,s "sa md ~ rn te'f ntaasiY In
nd win nonr asisf.c.ionseV W. ~ . W. nohofr-
,ly pva fprth such ,,,s"rt1ln Sues eau posss'
Whan ws,Itng % ~ hsatsuv ~" s,sua ioau NOISES.
bsu,av fm,so.siNs to convst. "sn ~, !, 1onu y