, 1879-03-10
ELEVATED RAILWAYS.

cd Facilities far tn, Haul, ss--ihcFcsa' Tss.
of Pnsscnecrs-Chanrn On III. sn'sslon srst.
1srannl, W. LILO "ess slds
Ye,e ,orx 7r,,rr< ,,,r,,,
~! nu tese'p.' ~ rom INC sale OF tickets on the
NOW Yofk Elevated Road on Feb. u was al,ont
$4,000. At an average fare Of seven ccn,. o.
600 passengers were carrieil ovcr tho res,
larrer numher thnn IN orv M IL. ,ae ,oaa' =
~ -, ,aa. ,.,,s. s" W wy o"e aay previous.
lhe h'ost Important now worknoW In progress
IN connection with tho road is the construction
of the CIR md rcpatr slona, Thpee .rUi a....
tho two blocks bounded bv Th,rd ,n,, ~ r.a eu'ss
ovcrroa N,,ntr,.oi,h.t, III i,,,..a. a',. Eousfa
crossing over Lexington avcnuc This site |,
well flttud for the purpose, being nearly. IN .
level with tic road, md tta rocl,. 49,, w.
tim afrot1,nr a secnre fo,rS.t,', 49,, 'o'1na'
49,, ~. ,,,,sa;,..s >s, sosaa lounaaaon' Thu
4aAa ".' ,' paieiasea eueap'y, as IL would requ!Ee
building purposes. The geucrnl t,ennt for H.
rnnn viii he hcrc md roo,n viii ho ~ t.o
+1,n s,ororo ~ III ro,,,,. .t.,.t. Ano'ut" 1ot
~ ~ e.eako VI ~ ~ ,olps @tos"' ~" Numbering
NV engines and 2ou cars. Repairing, and Prob.
ably tue building ct new cars ns needed, wi)l ta
dono hero, furnishing employmcnt tor ,,-1s
nnnbsr Of rnechanics Tcmnornrr n.a~...,te I.iss
~ .sa,..stae 49,. nna ,..a"!, o"poat5 psosaioa
49,, Sass n .otooiases Aas already
'sfn SaS o%naon. 5 ot he bsns i M ted
York Road to Thirty-iourth Street Ferrr % a,,
hoing laid. It is doubtful whether traIns wili
run from the main lit.e down, to this braucb,
i - ~ ~ eJ ~, hn sn"s sa ss old
only the uno to Grand Street Ferry is likely to
be built. ltB length n,lll the torgc nufnbsr n
passengers likely TO bc secured would ullou,t.
edly make lnrEe returns for tue Investment: bc.
suss, IL "uu.u aecmr9 .s i1r anc ~" 10TH Noad
aet Gussp @ paa Msn /, sa,oa mau o.csM!se r o.
cul,y OF tic two roals crossing in ThIrty.fourth
str4et has bco1l met by tlle engineers, who hasa
arranged that QUO shal1 pass fourteen feet aboYu
te oter. f. To- aecomnolatc 3, ,!I. 'ls thtongs tha
to Z morning and evening, spurs, or "pocscts"
No tllcy arc called, arc bepg CONSTRUCTED he.
tween tue min tracks below Fii,h street, ono
having been finished at Franklin square. 10
support these, tic light girdcrs Of !, ,109 pound.
moved, md heavy oncs, Of twice tlat wctcilt,
substituted. Tf1is ia also being donc at tle,
Harlom end from no-nundreil-aIltwunty y.uIn!h
struct to tic depot 4. Nnety.c!gl.', street, and
a thlru track laid. Dr. extending these spurs tue
osnfess trains could be- Constructed, on xhich
tley might run in one direction durlng thc busy
hure In Lie tornll.g, nu.l tu the uppo.ttt dire
tIon at night, relieving the local trains Of
through passengcrs.
md tic curves oro slight bcluw Filth Street,
vet tic heavy grnles nlll frequent stops prevent
4 it'll rata of enech. THE running Tins from
sanih % Farry s to Harlem il torty-foar mir minutes:
during tho commission inurs tic time Is pro.
]onrea to iifty minutes, while. when passengers
are are few, tbs run can bo made casiiy ii iottY
minutes. The quickest time IA nlads BY the
4:l5 a. 1n,, aud, making, no stops, reaciles tho
upper terminus in twenty-iye minutes, papers
,,ood tien of the contour Of tlo surtacc on whtc,
t@is e!ty i bult may DO eaiasl ifo@ .,s r., g.;
nrna,1 na' IT, ~ rcssnn ~ lie "ra,lcs tic ensines on
e' tho East sdo orc 9 heaysr thaa thoso o. ths
West. md tic new ones heavier than those first
%e'ss ee7en toas and s hsavst ss1sa
'oua* NO. -,. T., .,,,,.o,,.,, ,.roo, I. so r.,
sometsd 4s ;snsS' tsss s. s s sa il :
foro 1t can ba used and tho old structure n Bat.
tery Paf rs%9ysd tan now stnto hS h. a'0Wsh WS
r." es.an""n,onte 1onnleted NJ ths uoint
t.a! may start ons on Gae ~ sau as SIe an s