New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-25
PRESENT CONDITION OF TIE ROAD.


pshcd Is given herewith.
PRESENT CONDITION OF TIE ROAD.
According to General Wmslow, the first
ce-pyesident and general manager Of the Mania tan
Elevated Railroad Company, the Second Avenue Line
will be opened for traffic until the last OF
February or the first of March the latest The road
will then be opened far as Sxy-seventhst The next
extension will probably be made far as EShtysiHh-
ST.. aud it is hoped that trains will be running to tbs
point by May ], and possibly at an earlier date. By
September l the promise is made that trains VIII run
through to the Harlem River The delay In the con-
struction OF the road has caused It is said by the
inability OF the company 10 get the necessary materials
accident in the bay caused the temporary loss TO the
contractors of sevcntytwo iron Orders, and put back
the work considerably.
Chief e. giDeer skunk, in recent conversations sah
that the work placing the foundations for the columns
had been found much difficult and aborous than
it was expected to be. In many places on the western
side of First and secoudaves the ground is "made,"
and once was soft and Doggy. In other places on the
same side Of the street 1t was necessary 10
remove portions Of the solid rock that was found
In addition to these difficulties the workmcn had to
take extra precautions while digging around the hinge
gas and water mains all Of which IN Thus The
Work on the foundations was much slower ana more
costly than had bcen at frat ANTICIPATED
When tie road II operation to tho Harlem Ryertherc
will be fifteen stations along the route Cnalst, Grand
ST. Elvmctou-st.. Firstst., Niuth-st.. Fourtcenhsi
Twenty thlrd.st. Tmrty-fourth-s:., Forty-second-t
Fitiethst.. Fifys,yenth.st:, s'Xiy-ifih-st, EiGhW
sixth-si.. OueIu0 fref-and FL ventls ana Onc-Lun
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The last station ho"cVri
may be situated at Onc-hund red-'nd "cul
Provision hts been made Tor Tour icdIuondI
T,CeufV-clchttrs SeVcntyscco. DIT, Onc-huuircdth
= and Northumberland twentieth ST. ana u there is
a demand for accommodations ~ lh'se r4,eS. ~ VIZ
he hu The stations are further apart tuHn iho.o
lie rlave line. and when the rord is completed II II
the intention of the managers 10 run fsst trains ID
secondavc. and accommodation trans 10 Ihird-aye
sOLDITY or THE STRUCTURE.
Some idea Of the immense quantity of iron used
an the construction Of the road may be OBJ
tanned from a statement which Mr. Clark Of The firm
Of Clark & Reeves winch furnishes the iron, made 10
tribune reporter recently. The greater part Of the ore
i, obtained within ten miles Of PhGnixyille. Penn,
where the foundrles are small quantity OF Cham
plain ore i. mixed with The PhTaixv.Iie ore
The 900 men working day and nIght with the all OF
electric lights said Mr. Clark. iurn ont from mile
and half 10 two miles Of elevated railroad each month
Clar & Reeves furnished the structure for the SIXTH
ave road above Eichtythirdst, and for ne Second
ave line Thrtoai wei ehi OF the iron WORK 1lZVo IONS,
divided mic 071 miles 81 angle mons 81 miles OF bars,
,,nty miles Of Pnunix columns and over two acrc- ~
nI,ics There are 100000 rvcts and 2lcO1O"o
punched and drilled holes When these Ia q ar i+kch
mo consideration is little wonder that thc structure
OF the sccond-yc road seems rema kabe Tor rs si'd
e,ltl,,,, and auDarrnt strength. The columns are
Lrrsc6nal i'm lapc the six shafts In each column being
very strongly nyctcd together The cross slf'crS ar
placed IN pair, giving he structure tho appearance %
great strength 1900, ,,..,,.,
In Of THIS feature or the roau 'hic IlFl-
neor skunk SAID: The structure OF M Sccohd,alr
road Is Of the style the sixtnaye Inc above
Eignty thlrd-si, but II - much heavier ana stronger
than t4e latter. The East SIDE woiA up iit,I
and Sccdnd-ayes. would carry hcd chEihc
IN safety. Some folks have exprr.fc , r. wonder
because the cross glIccrs were so H,dNB, LLtl arg
rrohaby not that the road n designed Tor four
tracks a AL are ,rTctcd and the 6rI beveDn the
two only portion of which Is as vet land II ne liberty
il ever granted NAV lay the fonith track ana
TN, explains why the structure Is bult III 80 solid
nann'I' . -, tho rev limo will mako necessary
somewhat OF an addition 10 the rolling stock OF the
Manhattan Company. Genera Winso" stated recently
int in round numbers. % new engines ana 100 ears
,nnd he needed equip the road All OF the new ears
viii be built on the STANDARD OF The cars used on the
Srh Avenue Road but whether these or the ears nj
present ia use on the lhudaVr. VIII run on
the new line has not vet been determined
THE TRANSFER STATION AT CnAInAM-sQUARE
4 large force Of men work at Chathamsquare
b,ldi, the new station for the second Avenue Road
sout Of the one now ~ use When the Second Avenue
Koad begins 10 run trains they Will start at South
Ferry and will turn into Dvison-st. at Chatham
souare Passengers wishing 10 20 up rhird-ave. will
he able 10 take the trains at the other station Abrdge
with two angles IA II will connect tie stations.
and Will he bult over the downtown track on the
Second Avenue Line and the uptown track on the Third
onuo Inc which al that point laid side by side.
mo Thirdtyc trains viii start from the CITY Hall
park s alton and If desires he can take Second
az trafn M Chathan-square. The new station Ia
stuated lust at the point where East broadway IONS
Chataus quarc IL will DE i0ry lhfcc lett ~ lengib
and thirteen and half feet IN width ana VIII amply
arcnnInodatc crowds which use the Chatha-sqnare
,nnn work was begun the station on January 10,
oud the contractor allowed ninety days III winch 10
Gnish Two new tracks constituting what called
rocket" have been ald between the Two RACKS notih
Of the ThGavc. station which VIII give thc f"ad SUI
another terminus from which trans may ne SUR, IT,
Additional waiting rooms nave Desh puil' aHu ms
arrangement will relieve the trains arriving from the
CITY Hall station. Three tlcketsenerS VIII Dc "p'o 10
attend TO the incoming passengers
APPEARANCE OF THE WORK AT PRESENT.
| ATgrBUNE reporter recently walked up Division and
Allen-sts and Fist aud secondaves.' through when
rho road runs and found much that was interesting.
! The st,tjons are in all stages OF construction.
| The iron-work OF the Canast. station has
been DONE the woodwork remains TO be finished Al
Grand.st the station IL somewhat nearer completion.
The iron framework OF the RvngtOn-s station has been
erected but only the stairways aud platform OF the
station at Frstst have been built At Ninthst mon
are sheajhing the station, and at Fourteenth
ST., where there is third track for some
| ds,ance the roof OF tho station has Just
| heen bnit. The road at Twcnty-thrd-st. turns 10
the left and in Twenty thirdst, half way between FIRST
and Secopd-aves the station Is situated Only the plat
form baA vet been built Tao hill IN tne ncighb0ihOod
~ Tyenty-1t-st has made necessary the OF mar
rover but no substantial cross Orders so hat the
rOadbod may remain as nearly as possible on ie'ei
VIII Observation-Disclosures several solitary columns indicate
maj nj some day station may be erected there. AT
Tir,v nrsf-s the columns much longer ana braces
are used 10 make the structure steady Inc Ihlrly-
@rnst station Is divided into two stories. Two sta
,t"ns re bnidiug the upper for the Seconds
! road and the lower one Tor the IhiTty-
fourn-st branch OF Inc inlTaaVe: ,r 'e.
each other the one above the other al ms point Only
the iron framework has been pat N p2sluoh az the
| worImen were engaged In erecting the iron frame.
The station is high in the air ana Is fedSnea ny ,ong
FLIGHTS OF steps. Oly the PLATFORM OF inc sthtlOh at
| Fifty-seventh-st. has been completed. T., 1910.
| Atslxucthst. the workmen were seen III giea, '
nnmhers Some were laying thick coats OF paint upon
tue IRON work 70 III Wien ctng ne
.s1.aV nat