New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-30
LOCAL RAILWAY SCHEMES.
OPENING or THE JEROME PARK RAILWAY.
A SPECIAL TRAIN TO THE PARK AND A LUNCHEON
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A SPECIAL TRAIN TO THE PARK AND A LUNCHEON
THERE.
special train, consisting of Two drawing-room
cars left the Grand Central Depot at IL a. M yes
tcrday, carrying the friends of Leonard w. Jerome
into the suburbs to view the Jerome Park Railway
Company's new road. Soon after arriving at jerome
Park the party partOok of luncheon in the dining
room of the club house. Mr.. Jerome presided at the
banquet, with Lewis G. Morris on his right and
Paul s. Forbes on his left. After the hunger of the
guests had been appeased William p. Travers pro-
pesed the, health of Mr.. Jerome. The host re-
spOnded, thanking his friends of the Rapid Transit
Commission, aud comphmenting the engineers and
suDerintcndents of construction Of his new road.
He also thanked the Harlem Railroad Company for
having aft rded HIM every facility in its power.
Messrs. Lewis g. Morris, William i. lravers, Com
missioner Lane. Noah Brooks W. p. Talboys, Mr..
Hecksher treasurer of the COney Island Jockey
Club Paul =. Forbes, James Millken and Francis
Morris successfully responded to tOasts, Mr.. Noah
Brooks spoke OF the building of the road in thirty
four working DAYS ms an unprecedented accomplish
ment in the annals Of railroad engineering. Mr..
Francis Morris said that all races should terminate
with a dinner, IN which occasions ladies' tho best
police force IN the world, should he invited TO par
tlcipate The train left for the city promptly at
o'clock
The new railway rms from the Jerome Park Sta
ton on the Harlem Road to the rear of the grand
stand at the Tace-cOurse. The company was
chartered On April 90 under tho provisions of the
Rapid Transit act and has paid-up capital OF
100000. L. W. jerome IL president, +. NJ. Jerome
secretary, and Theodore Moss treasurer The road
IS singe-track line about one mile IN length, with
half a mile of sIdings. and was planned by Walter
Jerome and l.. C.. Morrison, civil engineers who
also superintendent its construction. On all race
by the Harlem Railroad, but otherwise the new
road Will be OVeTated by the Jerome Park Com
pany. The fare for the round trip from the Grand
Central Depot will be 90 cents. Trains on the new
Inc will connect with all the Harlem trains which
stop at the Jerome Park Station. and the Sunday
trains which now stop at FOrdham will halt at the
IarOmn Park Station
RAPID TRANSIT CHANGES AND PLANS.
MORE TRAINS ON The NINTH AVENUE ELEVATED
RoAD-RECORDING A MORTGAGE FOR FOUR MIL
IIoNs-YONKERs RAPID TRANSIT STOCK ALL
TAKEN.
A new timetable will take effect to-day on
the Ninth Avenue Elevated Railroad which wilt lessen
the time considerably between Fiftynnthst ana South
Ferry Tie trains will begin 10 at $50 a. m and
will start thereafter at intervals of three
minutes until IL O'Clock at night. Trains on
this road, "a we'll as those the Second
Avenue Line make direct connection with the boats
OF the Manhattan Beach Road at the foot OF whitehall
and view OF this fact the additional trains were
added on the Ninth Avenue Line. Tie supersructure
FOR junction OF the Ninth Avenue Road and the Sixth
Avenue Road, NJ the foot Of MoIris-st. finished
time ago but owing TO the danger OF accident the
for running The trains OF the Sixth Avenue
Line TO the South Ferry has been postponed.
Many wOrkmen engaged on the bridge over the
Harlem RIVER and the lower extension OF the GewYOrk
City and Northern Railroad, which. when completed,
will connect with the Metropolitan Elevated Railway
The cOflrrdams have been finished aud the homework
pushing along rapidly as possible for the contract
demands that Il shall be completed by December !.
from Fourisentn.st. on the New-York Elevated Rail-
way the parade Decoration Day, to the Sixty
scventllst. station, near their Armory. -.
Among fhe instruments recorded IN the REGISTERS OF
fee yesterday mortgage given by the MetrOpoli-
Elevated Railway Company TO George j. Forrest aud
Arthur eary trustees 10 secure stcOhu mortgage bonus
m. denomination OF 81 900 each, and amounting 10
SiO00OOO, payable IN twenty years from November l.
1879 the date OF the lnsrnmenl, Win interest
nj the rate OF per cent This money II
Is necessary TO borrow, the mortgage ,rectes
10 enable the MerOp Ditan Company To complete its
road aud asO TO withdraw aud cancel series OF de-
bcntures amounting - 81 100000 issued at the request
~ and secured by the Manhattan Railway Company
Tno 90 ttal stnch ~ tbe Yonkers Randi Transit Rail-
way Company, 100000 has been subscribed BY forty
persona. The articles Of association have been signed
Tue commissioners have Issued call Tor the subscrOers
To meet June 3, TO organize the company.
II Il reported that the rapid transit scheme on Staten
Island in The interest Of the Lehgh Valley Railroad
whose object Ia 10 the road from Perth Amboy 10
T0iUpkiusyille where It viii have coalng station
II Is SAID that the directors OF the Sailors
Snug Harbor opposed TO this scheme.
supplementary map OF the route VI the Brooklyn Flo
waited aud Atlantic Beach Railroad Company was filed
yesterday In tie Office OF the Kings County Register
The rst map laid out route for an elevated structure
III Furmanst.. and caused great opposition among
there which resulted in legislative
ION prohibiting the building OF IT, By the map IL
Il proposed take width OF 30 feet on the SIDE OF
Furman.st. TO Columbia Heights between Fulton
a. and Atlantc-ave Il would require the destruction
OF the walls supporting the terraced grounds OF mum:
her well as the tearing down OF several
factories and other buildings.
Al "A meeting OF the Brooklyn Park Commissioners
yesterday morning, the matter was fully discussed OF
Street Rairoa Company 10 extend It's rOnte the main
par, OF which Is IN Franklin ave. along that avenue
HON the present terminus, near the MnK entrance 70
Prospect PARK TO the lower boundary Of the Park No
deClsOu reached