New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-26
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
nm I'D ANs1T NoRTHWARD.

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sHH ROUTES NOW BUIIDINa-BY RAIL TO 'EHo@b
PARg-CoNNEcrIoSs WITH THE ROUTES o1 IN"
MANHATTAN COMPANY.
Residenta of the annexed districts and adlacesnnt
portions of Westclicster County for twelve or NJ
teen years have been dependent for conmunicatioa
Hudson River Railroad Company. which controls
fhe Harlem Road, the only route by rail mo new
York from the North Efforts R 70 pdrSueSo oSpany
to become rival in the interests OF res. res,
idents were not successful, and all l.! hope then
centred II the "a t neS @ the East and
West sides the hopes OF the " commuters reVlveu'
There have been various plans and various S rst
commission has been taken by company: Oh Ims,
however actual work has been begun. IL Is p Wnat
+ called tine Elnea The Harlem RIVER
site EEbthaye and along the orSnssi o TO%Se % to
Che New-York, Boston and Montreal KaIIoad i,O NO
and no Sawmill River Valley. The company now
preparing to operate this road from the haTi I
River the northern limits 81 the city is eaIea 'ns
West Side sd@ e. an viii f r%n to yonkers
This company has the right to build a 90. orldg N
across tho Harlem River to connect Win tne ere Ere
omndations for the bridge piers have until October
20 complete their work. but it will be so arranged
that by the time the stonework ls e S te
draw of the bridge will be unfinished. me toaa.
bed is ready and rails are laid for some distance
making to transfer passengers by boat across the
Harlem RIVER from the Eighth-ave. road until
The bridge is finished. This road Will cross tne Track
Of the Hudson River Railroad at fourteen
grade. A., ,uor,, ~ tho first
fapid transit Commission, and the belief that lCs
members had exceeded their powers, leo 10 Lhe
application for the second Commlssl0n Inns
was composed of q number OF wealthy. men
and in order that they might reap portion of the
benefit accruing from new road; lalo OUT LOueo
from Port Morris nOrthward. In the eastern poTCon
bf the annexed district This was unsatisfactory 70
many business men who still had no means OF reacn.
Ing these routes, and were no nearer RAPID transly
;. than before and third Commission was applied
for the main work of which was to hx upon That
IA called the East Side route running from the mar
lean Bridge in Third-ave. northward and cr9SSinR
much private property This route WI" tL
MANY beer vaults in that Delghborhood cut u the
rocks at great expense, and the owners ana tnelr
neighbors " ere greatly opposed to IT, Inc IouItn
and latest Commission altered this East sue TOuto
until it was more satisfactory, and connected IL
with the one building on the west sue Dy UUp
Park and southwest to connect with inc WesI
Side and Yonkers Road, at point not tar from tue
Harlem River. The first work upon this route was
begun on Monday. April 10, on the portion extend
ing from the Harlem Railroad, near JeroMe Stao
this in tune for the Spring meeting at Jerome
nd TO run trains there to accommodate the VISITORS
One hundred Italians will be put at work snortY'
The East Side route will be operated by the SuOur-
ban Rapid Transit Company The design dOr CON On
this side of the Harlem River, on the east sue OF
fhe city includes bridge over the river either at
Seeond.ave. or between Second and Ihlrd-ayes., at
which the lines of both the existing ROADS VIII
river TO meet this road the residents of Mount
Vernon propose to build branch 10 the city hne'
: The route for this is under survey.