The New York herald., 1879-03-04
SECOND AVENUE "L."

PROGRESS OF THE WORK IN DIVISION AND Al
LEN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. COMMUNICATIONS
WITH THE STATIONS on THE SIXTH AVENUE ''L.'
The work of putting in the foundations along
Division and Allen streets for the Second Avenue
IL" OF the Metropolitan Company. which was
begun only week ago. has proceeded with remark
able rapidty. Already about ono hundred and
entyive holes dug. and on Division street some
of the foundations the north side of the street
are well nigh completed. The brick piers are
built, and everything will be ready in a
day or two for the reception Of the cast iron
bases which the columns will be placed Yeser
day the number of men at work about five hun
dred. and on Thursday ground will be broken on
First avenue from Fifth street northward with
force Of men, Mr. Mills, one Of the contractors, will
have nearly one thousand men employed next week.
and he says that by the first OF next month the foun
dations will certainly be well under way on both
sides of the streets up to Second and Twenty
third street. BY next month large quantity of the
iron now being manufactured at PhHnixville, Pa,
for the supcrstructure will be ready and will be set
up fast possible
ALONG WORK.
Division and Allen streets present strange OF
chaotic confusion and disorder just now. The dirt
and stones dug out of the excavations banked up
in huge heaps alongside the holes, and the whole
though there had been volcanic upheaval.
What remains OF the roadway is blocked up with
carts laden with cement broken stones. bricks, sand,
planks and other material that there hardly room
to move along. The carpenters are busy pnnng the
the "templets and to make confusion worse
founded, crowd of curiosity seekers gather
round every hole to look on at the progress OF the
work Tho spectator has the greatest difficulty in
pushing his way along not only through these
crowds OF curious people. but through the serried
ranks of laborers search work. Suddenly there
a q
hundred men bear down upon one unfortunate tudi-
yidual This is Mr. Mills and hundred voices cry out
at the same time for work. Every OF these men
exhibits some letter. either from politician or an
officer OF the company or brother contractor and
apply ut the Office. Thirty-fourth street and First
avenue. Yesterday morning there was crowd OF
about one thousand men Ill front or the offico
clamoring for employment. and none of these would
leave until they were assured that they would get
W Vas sea e
dations. This Japanese is graduate OF Harvard.
and is said to DO one of the most efficient assistants
among the engineer corps employed in locating the
rHs TELEPHONE METROPOLITAN.
The Metropolitan IL" Company have adopted Of
late several improvements their Sixth road.
At tho Murray street and West Third street curves
tell at q distance that no is approaching curve
and slacken up accordingly. Another improvement
made by General Manager John mot Job. MS printed
the other day. Baird has been to establish telc-
phonic communication nearly all along the line.
The telephone wires have already been carried as
be extended to the Park This IL con-
sidercd to be great Improvement on
the telesraphc communication established
on the Third Avenue "L." If any accident occurs. If
a gatcman ticket agent suddenly becomes i'll and
wants to be relieved IL anything gets out of order
any other occasion arises for communication. the
SPEAK directly with the superintendent or
his assistants at Rector street. reporter of the
HERALD yesterday spoke to Fourteenth street sta
ton from Rector street, and the replies to his
queries were plainly heard. The telephone wire is
also to be carried to the station at Fittythrd
street and Eighth avenue. which has been doing o
very large business since its opening