New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-24
RAILWAY INTERESTS.
DELAY on TIE ELEVATED LINES.

DELAY on THE ELEVATED LINES.
no TRAINS ON THE WEST TRACK IN THE BOwERY-
REMOVING THE THREATENING wALLs-RKDUC-
TIoNs THE NUMDER OF employees.
No trans were running on the Third Avenue Ele-
waited Railroad between Chatham-square and Ninth
St., yesterday, owing to the danger of passing the
walls of the large building at the Bowery and Hes
ter-st.. which was burned Monday. 1t was feared
that the vibration caused by the trains might cause
the walls to fall, and thereby greatly injure the
road or portion of a tram itself.
A Tribune reporter called upon General Manager
Hahn, of the elevated lines. yesterday and asked
when 1t was expected that trains would be running
to the CITY Hail again. Mr.. Hahn said that he did not
know; that superintendent Wilson, of the
Board of Underwriters, had declared that
the walls of the building were unsafe,
and that 1t would be dangerous TO run trains until
they were removed or strengthened " therefore,"
SAID Mr.. Ham, " we shall not run any trains over
that portion of the road until we hear from Mr.
Wilson,
DO Won not lose considerable money from the
cessation of travel from the City Hall BranchW
.'Yes: but many who have been used to travelling
over the Third Avenue Road are using the second
Avenue Road now"
"Then you will not stop the tralns at O'Clock in
the evening on the Second Avenue Read until the
Third Avenue Road is running again. will your
No. we will run trains right along all night. We
will in effect let the Second Avenue Road run for
| both roads until the otner track is reopened."
/ Crowds of people stood in the Bowery in the
| neichborhood of Hester-st., yesterday afternoon.
watching the workmen who werc engaged in taking
down the upper portion OF the walls OF the building
! occunicd nv The London and Liverpool Clothing
! Company Snperintendent Wilson found in
specting the work. When asked how soon 10 would
he possible for trains 70 pass over the elevated ROAD
| In front OF the building in safety, be replied
a. think we will have tho walls IN such cond!-
ton that 1t will be safe for trains to pass tomorrow
f. was reportod Yesterday that the recent action
nj the Board of Directors of the Manhattan Railway
CompaDv in reducing expenses. had cansed the dis
missal OF "A number Of mechanics. although MANY To-
comotive engines were IN bal condition ana In need
of rcnotry and that two bad broken down Yesterday
| on the Sixth Avenue Line. Train-dlspatcher MoHat'
AT the Rector street station, last nigh sald the re-
! ports were untrue.
down Is the fact that q small water pipe froZe III
motor coming from Harlem carly IN the morning.
The trip was made to Eghtb-5t. ana the passengers
transferred to the next tram 1t is NOT ,rne that
several engines unfit for service As TO cutting
down salaries. Mr.. Hahn, the General Manager, IN
structed me TO DENY all such reports. Nor Is there
| to be auy general discharge of mechanics from the
company's employment. We have discharged some
men because we are runnnR fewer trains FROM
10 to 3 o'clock and after p M, with the eAcep-
rion OF the hours when people are coming out OF the
theatres trains Will be al lnteryalsO OF iourmutes
instead OF three heretofore. Instead OF keeping
nineteen double crews lof SIX men each on the olXth
| Avenue Road. we keep twenty live single crews
fhree men constituting a crew. lhls plan Is an eA-
pertinent. however. and as soon as more Trains are
demanded more VIII be Tun. .
{" ihe new system OF heating is working WELL
continued Mr.. MOitat, " and Is now IN operation on
ali the lncs The Sixth and Ninth Avenue Llncsw were
fnrnished with il Thursday night. II consists OF
steam pipe y inches IN diameter, nclJsed !n tim
| pipe inches III diameter Inc intervennE space +
filled with sand, which holds tHe neat longer ahu
! radlates IL more evenly