New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-04
ELEVlTED RAILWAY EX7ENjIONS.

PROPOSITION FOR THROUGH TRAINS FROM Ihh
BATTERY TO INTERCOLLEGIATE NEw-YoRK'
NEw-HAvEN AND HARTFORD RAILROAD 10 BE
UsED-No CROSSING or TRACKS TO BE PER-
MITTED
The presidents and other executive officers
Of the New York. New-TIaven and Hartford ana the
New-York and Metropolitan Elevated Railroad Compa-
have held several conferences on the eX-
tension OF rapid transit privileges from Harlem through
Weschester County without reaching as yet any DEN
mite results The proposition is that If the elevated
roads can cross the Harlem River either by an elevated
road or across q bridge the NewYork, Hew-Hayen and
Hartford Company will attach the 10 its trains ana
allow passengers to 90 through from tho Battery or
City Hall terminus to New-Rochelle and intermediate
stations without change.
"Of course" said an officer OF the New
Haven Road yesterday, the first thing TO be
done is for tine elevated roads TO reach the
Harlem River. The NewYork Road Is a full block
away by reason OF injunction, and the Metropolitan
is not yet within six months Of its Harlem terminus.
II the elevated roads cannot permission to
the river by bridge then the transfer of passengers
may be made by ferry. This proposed rapid transit
extension through Westchester County will probably
terminate at Stamford New Rochelle, where
the branch connects with the main line. This
subject has been under consideration for long time.
and has reference the travel OF both lines OF elevated
roads. 1t is not the result OF the recent Orgz iOn of
a company, but plan that has been under consd
Grafton since the NewYork Elevated Road completed
its East SIDE Line Should the bill now before
the Legislature, fixing the maximum rate for passengers
below New-BOchele at cents per mile, he passed,
there Will be profit for either Old new lines. We
DO not intend reported, to abandon our line to the
Graud Central Depot, nor have purchased addI-
tOnal property AZ Harlem present terminal fdCll
ties being ample"
At the Office OF the NewYork Elevated Road it WAS
stated that such proposition had been discussed and
under consideration. The difficult problem
was how TO cross the Harlem River. IL was known
that the Second Avenue Railroad Company owned
ferry privilege and the only question how mucht
could be secured for. As to reaching the Har-
lem River, 1t was stated that the route lWd
out by the Rapid Transit Commission gives the com
pany the right to not only build track TO the river
edge but 10 cross the stream and that the control tt
another charter gives building privileges through Nes
chester County. The company intends, IL was claimed
10 cumctc ll' iul iihe oi IvsS il 10 mo tle a
dents OF suburban towns in Weschester County rapid
IL was stated Yesterday by an officer OF the NewYork
Elevated Road that repeated efforts had been made 70
pOtau Company proposed that the crossings should DE
made at Beaver and Dyislon-sts; that the lneI-oek
system OF switches be introduced and that the
number OF trains that could be run with per-
iect safety should be divided equally between the
made The nublin and oyercroWd he cars II was also
argued that while the interock system had many adj
solely with the switclender ia the tower and the
gneers on crossing trains. Where trains were run
ming on one minute headway. it was held that
the switch-tendcr in the tower could not handle
the seven levers necessary 10 set danger sig
nails aud lock the tracks with any guarantee
of safety and the crossing OF tracks should he aban
dOned The New-York Company then proposed that
each company should appoint competent expert, they
To select a third and both companies abide by the
decision OF the arbitratOrs This was declined. The
NewIOrk officers claim that being warned Oy inc recent
collision at FortysecOndst., the directors decided TO
abandon all crossings on the New-YOra Road and in
making the necessary changes, had given up the City
Hall branch the most profitable OF all the stations
and also the Grand Central Depot route, thus turning
over 10 Metropolitan Road increased traffic. The
present position not to voluntarily permit crosslng-
IS claimed, has been taken after mature deliberation
and that il will not be abandoned Orders have been
gwen for the construction OF the nterlockng system of
switches at every point on the NewYOrk Road.
Yesterday before the Railroad Committee OF the
Assembly, at Albany Cyrus ". Field made an address
on the efforts OF the NevYor Road 10 prevent crossings
or the tracks the Elevated roads the main points
of which were gwen in interview with Mr. Field on
Wednesday .
MAYOR Cooper yesterday appointed Henry F. Spauld-
ing. Benjamin e. Arnold, Henry g. Stebbins, Lewis g.
Morris and samuel r. Filley commission 10 select
rap d transit routes in Westchester County.