New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-16

Bronx River thence along the line OF the SewrYoP6
and Harlem Railroad, aud incident with said railroad
10 the north shore of the Harlem River ana tnynSS
across Harlem River coincident with ssid New 1otk
| ana Harlem Railroad TO the south side OF harem
And also commencing at point the northery sice
OF Fortysecond-st., below the grade OF said street
thence under through and across Fortysecondst ana
tnenoe southeriy unde through and along me easery
side OF FouTthave. Parkave and below the surface
OF said avenue to the south side OF Thryourth-st as
cendnR to the surface OF Fourthavej then by a0 ele
waited road over through and along Fourth-ave, south
through block on the west side OF Fourthave
Eghthst and Astor.plsee, through Latayette-place
Crosbyst to Grand-sti thence through the block dag
36h snco to cro Paint m E F 9ear 70 Pear
thence diagonally across the block TO Duane
Cen,re-st and fark-row to a line drawn eastery and
westerly across the city at the south line OF the oy
And also with branch beginning at the intersection
OF the line OF the Sew-iork Central and hudson hVer
Railroad with norherly line of the City ofNewYork
near the Hudson or North River and thence southery
along the line Of sand New-York Central and Hudson
ton OF said Ncw-York Central and Hudson River Rail
road with the spuyen DuyvlI and Port Morris kar2ad
MeIrs Railroad and coincident herewith 10 the New
York and Harlem Railroad.
The Commission also suggests that the Manhat-
tan Company connection between Ninth and
sxh-avcs. should Fifty-nnthst Instead OF Fifty
third also specified along the south bank OF
the Harlem River from the terminus OF the sccond-ave
line to that Of the Thrdave nc and on 10 that OF the
present Metropolitan line IN Harlem. Routes are also
designated crossing over the Harlem River at Second
and E.gItL-ayes.
For Westchester County eight routes are laid out
three main lines, four branches. aud one crossing OF
the Harlem River The first OF these Is designated as
the Harlem River, KingsOrdse and Riycrdaie route 1t
begins at point Of connection with the metropolitan
Road in Etghth-ave. at Harlem River, crossing the
river and running TO tue city line OF Yonkers at
point a little east OF Broadway; also branch from
point Ryerdaeaye up TO kingsbrdge, 10 point on
the old Kingsbr1ge road, and there connecting with a
authorized by the Rapid Transit Commission OF
1875. Certain designated deyiations are permitted from
this route tie company constructing the road desires
to make them.
The Central route to run from the intersection OF
5econd-ave ami One-huudrod-and-tWeuty- nlntl-st.,
across the Harlem 10 Alexander-iye 70 Oue-hundred-
and-thry eightb-st curve brings II 20 One-hundred-
and-thty -nint-st. and Thrdave., them aud Nor
ris-ave into Eider-ave fourth
81. From that point 1t TO One-hundred-and-hfy-
tLrdst where II crosses the Harlem Railroad; thence
dagonay under Morris-ave. and One-lundred-aud-
-ixtyfthst aud to Fleetwood-aye. and ODe-hundred-
and-seycuty st. II enters Jerome Park little
west Of Jcrome-aye and passes through 1t TO Potter
place, where 1t connects with the East side route.
Above that point the CrOtOn aqueduct twice.
and terminates at the city limit llS5 feet east OF Broad
way
The third route is known ms Easside route It be-
gins point the Central route, and running
on the EastSde northword finally connects with the
Central route at Jeromeaye The Jeromeave. branch,
being the fourth route, begins at Eighhave at the
point for the first route and country,
Meeting with the Central route at Oue-hundred-and-
seventy-sxth-st The Fordham Avenne branch or nth
route, begins at designated point on the East-oie
route, makes wide curve PASSING It's way thrOughthe
grounds Johns College, at Fordham, and ends IL
connection with the East-Side route az the southern
Boulevard, about 100 feet east Of tue Harlem Railroad
side with the Port Chester branch OF the New
York NewHaven and Hartford Railroad, at The cross
ing OF The Spuyen Duyyil and Port Motifs Railroad
ME Westchester branch from the EestSde route
ana north and east TO the bridge over the Bronx
nroydes FOR route under that river, beginning One
hundredand-thiry -frst-st. between Brook and Willis
ING nnider the river near Aexanderave to Frstave
along that TO neutrality-suspicious., and
along that TO connection with the Metropolitan Road
TdSe Pratt listened on Saturday to the arguments of
counsel on the injunction obtained few days by
the city OF BROOKLYN resraining the Brooklyn Elevated
fom tearing up the streets without the consent Of the
city authorities Corporation Counsel Dewitt claimed
that under city ordinance adopted February 90 1877
no persons corporation allowed to work upon
railroad without the permission Of the local authorities
For the company, james THOMPSON argued that the
charter granted May &C. 1874, the Brooklyn Elevated
Silent Safety Railroad Company, under which the
present company was proceeding, empowered It to
break up and construct road without the
consent OF either G or the city aGthor
the proposed road had been exe9ded Two years Cy ne
An effort win be made 1t is said. in the Brooklyn
Common Council to-day to override Mayor H0Neus |
veto OF the rapid transit scheme which gives the Kings
County Company he right 70 construct elevated roads
I'm all the principal streets, but II is not believed that
the seventeen votes necessary eau be obtained. petit
ton has been circulated requesting Alderman Burnett
of the FIRST Ward vote for the passage OF the resOiu
lions over and their adoption before the
Board.
There is now in this city length Of elevated road
measuring about eighteen miles. II Is about year
since the Sixth Avenue Line was opened Since that
time the number OF passengers carried has been above
is 600 0OO the average daily travel being about 3d.
600 The receipts from these passengers the average
fare throughout the day being ceus nave been over
~ 100000 The distance run by the trains over this
rad four and One-balf miles long. thus far TO
about 900 miles The greatest number OF passen-
rprs carried IN any day was $4,000. The whole |
lumber of men employed the running OF trains is
800.
on the eight miles OF the Scw-YOrk Road the total |
distance OF nearly 100000 miles has been run by |
trans.