New-York tribune., 1880-04-03
RAPID TRANSIT IN wEsTCHEsTER.

The ronte adopted hy the Wcstchester County
Rapid Transit Commission is IL 'ae Iorih VI q io1p'
tersection of the White Plains road and fouTth-aNe,
I'm Mount Vernon. >. l.. l,,..
IJill crosses the New Haven Railroad and fEink-
lin-ayc running between Franklin ana rultUh- on,
avcs to point beloW IhlEl-st 'nen c,,r'g 10 ',lg
west. goes across the village a Ht,Ie north ot
Fourt st. to a point near the White Plains ROAD at
Waslingtonville. Then cMrying TO the south IL
rms nearly parallel to the White Plans ROAD 10 tlc
head of Fourth-st. in Wakefield, and continues on
the west side of the street 10 near Wiialsbrdge,
where slight curve brings IT across brigss,Mave' ave
ahout five hundred feet east of Briggs store Con
fnuing on the east side OF the old road iOr i,ilt
mile it crosses into the Loriard estate, liMttlc M
,est Of the corner of the Bear Swamp road ana FOL
LOWING a valley OIL the Lorllard place for about
mile terminates 81. Il crossing OF the Bronx hiNcT,
lust above the Pclhanave Bridge, where II Is pro
nosed to connect with the eastern route Oh me cu-
fnrhan Rapid Transit Company Ill the twenty
irI. irTh wcstcIn branch of the loop starting from
Cnreons Corners. passes through q ravinc to the
1Jorle,u RJilroad and crossing the Bronx about
idre-st runs along the soping hillside cist OF the
1lroItx for a mile and half TO tie north Iinc oil
NewYork City at Wocllawn Heights, where con
nectinn will be made with the Genital route OIL tic
su~eGrn connection it With the Ncw-laycn Railroad and
the H0usatonc Railroad is given to the east ii:e 1y
branch running east from unoiTo ~ anu rpi Wii
fSee Vew-Uavtn Railroad by short cut across the
pron% little north of Woodlawn Heights;
The total length Of the lines is about eIght miles,
MEETING OF TIE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
The Chamber of Commerce held its regular meet
inc Yesterday. 4 committee of hve was appointcd
to make the necessary arrangements for ne ll2th
anniversary banquet on May IL next William ID.
Woraan called attention 10 the bill now pending III
4he I erisaturp for the better protection OF sea-
men" Resolutions were adopted approving OF carly
action Oh the bill. . :,
y A. CorkiinQ asked what action had hocn taken
I'm reoard TO the communication of Secretary EYarts
asking for suggestions from merchants as to what
ncton was advisable in the extension OF the export
+,adc Mr.. BabcOcb who presided stated that the
Executive Committee was nearly ready TO make
report f. Il. Thurbcr offered resolution. when
urnyokcd considerable discussion before 1t was
adoptcd 1t declared that the widening and i'm
moving of the waterfront, which Las been steadily
advancing during the last few years, together with
fhe construction of the now type OF conmodionS
Ticrs which yield a large net revenue To the city
and afford improved facilities to commerce. should
he pressed forward as fast practicable.
In the remarks made, all the speakers agreed that
the subject was of great Importance to the COM
mcrcc Of the port, and that special legislation to
,lefcat the action OF the recognized courts before
which are several suits relating to tho matter,
should not he countenanced. Inquiry was made as
10 thc efforts of the Chamber to the old Post
fJffice site for a new building, when it was stated
that the House Committee on Ways and Means
would report resolution Mt an early day Offering
the ~property for SALE land allowing the Chamber
$50 600 which had been contributed by some of its
members in the purchase for the Government