New-York tribune., 1879-06-10
RAPID TRANSIT IN TWO CITIES.

THE METROPOLITAN ROAD EXTENDED.
TRAINs RUNNING TO TY-FIRsr-sT.-PREPARING
FOR THE ROAD ABOVE THE HARLEM RIVER.
The Metropolitan Elevated Road was opened
yesterday for public travel in Ninthaye. as far as
Eishty-nrs,-,t. The first train the part
about and regular trains were run under four
ad seven minutes headway during the remainder OF the
day. The patronage light, and few passengers
were carried above Central Park The land from Fifty
nintst to Eighty yirst-, is mainly devoted to garden
Ing aud the travelling population is sparse. Su
porntendent Van BrockIn said that the company did
not look any great increase In travel until the route
was opened to One-undrcd-a cd-and-fOurth-st., which VIII
be in n week ten days. Then there viii be what is
called the brewery and public garden trade. The trains
ran very smoothly yesterday over the new track, but
the noise was more perceptible than IN Sixthavc.
At Fiftyhrdst. aud Ninthave the tracks Of the two
companies cross each other the same level To avoid
accidents the interlockug system OF switches is being
put in, and it Is proposed 10 have all the trains
come to q halt both below and above the station 1t
was stated yesterday thai for the present the trains of
the Ncw-York Road would not above Fity-ninthst,
leaving the NintL-ave traffic the Metropolitan Line,
and that passengers desiring 1t would be transferred
Finy-thlrd-st Tie stations at Fifty-ninth Seventy
second aud Eighty-frststs. are not vet completed.
The New-York Elevated Railroad Company has pur-
chased several pieces Of property on the Harlem River
fIout, at the northern terminus Of the road
us the right to the Harlem River, and to extend
our far Putnam County. II Is necessary that
We should owa the land each side OF the
river where the crossing is made, and we
have bought water frontage of it having
been purchased Winter. We anxious to extend
our road through Wetchester County but the residents
there must meet fairly, and all in securing
sonable facilities for a route" Mr.. CowHg stated also
that il was proposed to give out the contracts
short time for the river lne which is 20 connect the
East and West Side Roads at Harlem. 1t has been de-
c!dcd sell twenty of the old engines first introduced
the Ncwyork Road and TO replace them with larger
and more modern ones.
Ground has been broken for elevated road in Third
ave. running north aud south from observation-disclosures
thlTy- glth-3t., several blocks beyond the Harlem
some of the officers of the Manhattan Company said
Yesterday that sunday trains would be the
Metropolitan Road as the West Side line was
he done, it was thought, In about ten days.
About twenty ministers and lavmon, representing
trinity CAufcn and the leading churches SiXtl-aye
yestcTday in the Trinity Chapel in West Twenty
iith-,t to consult ABOUT taking steps to prevent the
running of sunday trains IN the avenue The meeting
was private one gentleman who was present said
after the meeting that various plans for pTeycAtg
day trains discussed. Some o those present
OF taking the matter into the Courts and eudcayOr
ing to enforce a law Of 1880 watch provides that
puDllc worship shall be intcIfered with
IL decided to have committee, con-
men from each church the avenue call on
the officers Of the Manhattan Company demonstrate
against the running Of Sunday trains. Thomas j.
Powers was appointed chairman of the committee. A
subcommittee was appointed also TO wait upon the
railroad officers and ascertain what day this week they
aIld u,apf he n from Z 10 chu