New-York tribune., 1880-06-26
RAPID TRANSIT IN TIE SUBURBS.

CONNECTING YONKERS WITH NEW-YORK.
USING A PART OF A ROAD ALREADY BUILT-ROUrE
OF THE LINE WHEN COMPLETED-BRIDGING THE
HARLEM RIVER AT EIGHIH-AvE.
The YOnkers Rapid Transit Commissioners
completed their labOrs last week by transferring to the
ncvlyclcctcd directors of the YOnkers Rapid Transit
Railway Company the certificates OF the articles OF
association The officers and directors OF the new road
follows: President Robert NJ Galloway; secre-
tary and treasurer, Calvin Goddard directors r. NJ.
Galloway, jose +. de Navarro, GrOsvenOr T. Lowrey,
Egisto r. Fabbr AdophO HFgewisch, Thomas r.
Sharpe George A. saxer, William Allen Butler, jr and
A. Scherenberg
These represent company which two years ago
purchased the rolling stock and unfinished portions OF
the New-YOrk Boston and Montreal Railroad Company,
which had failed The work upon tho portions Of this
road New-York was continued, and the name Of
the ROAD was changed to the NewYOrk City and North
crn Railway. This road is now built from the Harlem
River Brewsters, distance Of forty miles, As the
law requires distinct corporation for constructing
road IN city, the West Side and Yonkers Railroad Com
pany was formed by members of this company for the
purpose OF building two connecting links, by which
continuous road from Yonkers to New-York might be
built which should include portion OF tie New-Y0rk
City and Northern Road These two links are, first,
from the Onehundred-and-ffty6 Street Station OF
the Metropolitan Elevated Road, across the Harlem
River, distance Of threc-quarters OF milo and,
miles from the Harlem River on the NewYork City and
Northern Road to the YOnkers city line distance OF
about Two miles. These portions arc now being con-
sucted aud. the company has obtained control OF
the proposed Yonkcrs Rapid Transit Road, h will thus
possess, when the road IS built, direct line from
Yunlcrs to the Metropolitan Elevated Railroad.
Tae through route Will then from the One-hundred-
and-hfty Of the Elevated road the
Harlem River to High Brl igc. This will be threequar
ters OF mile IN length, and will bo gradual descent
after tho rver to meet the surface road at the
High Bridge station II will tho tracks Of the
Hudson River Railroad at sufficiently high elevation
and unite "a span OF 90 feet From High Bridge the
rOuIc will DO to MOrrs's Dock, Kngsblidge Station and
Van CourIapds distance OF about Six miles on the
Nev-YOrk Cty and Northern Road. AT this point the
two miles OF the Yonkcrs aud West Side Road will con-
with the YOnkers city line IN nOrthwesterly drec-
ton Here 1t meets the Yonkers Rapid Transit Road,
which will run follows: Beginning at
point about 1,13j feet east OF tue east
crly siie OF Broadway. thence north
erly and skrtlng the western side OF Lawrence
st. crossing Lawcnce-st near the property line OF j.
NJ Bruce and John Taylor thence in nearly direct line
TO the of ghlandave and crossing this at about
43O feet from the casterly line OF South Broadway.
From this pout curyug TO the right the road will cross
the property line OF g. Mnzshemar aud the estate Of
r. Ludlow about 2l4 feet from the eastery line Of
Hghlandaye thence to the nOrtherly line Of the Lud-
low estate and beyond. straight line nearly paral-
lei to South Broadway to tAe property OF f. Bright;
thence curyng the left and crossing the intersection
Of Herrot and SchoOsts.. and by straight line and
curve To the right through private property TO Kel
lugrrst. crossing tbs aJOye grade about midway be-
tween School ana Masts thence TO the intersection Of
Morgan and BrOokts. and along and over Morgan'st;
thence curyng the left to the intersection OF Nepper-
ha-ayc ana New Mainst., crossing these streets above
grade TO land bounded by New Main-st on the east
and Ncpprrhau-ave On me S0nth thence on nearly
straight line easterly side of South Broadway in
tcrscctIn- the Ia, ter AT 10 80. 20.
HlrlrIn RIVER the road will be surface road. The
cicy portion Will he IN Y,nSrrs Tn" station Will
br Il Oadway next TO tue savings bank on Gettys'
square, ami VIII be elevated about twcnty.two Ieet.
through and trains viii be run dl eetly from Yon-
kcrS To TInity Church. New-York The several
not vel been decided upon Commission trains are
u b. ran dly. sundays excepted between 2:3O ana
u. and ani : y. M. betw ell April ana November
r. and between and 5 u. ~. and aud 6:3O ~ ~ from
November 10 April |. The rate OF fare within fon-
krI- on hr>e trains Is not TO rxceed cents on other
trains for any distance within tine CITY OF f0n;
krrS 10 cents. Authority has been given 10 the
company to acquire Land aid the public streets
ard place. iOr width OF 80 feet along the linc
shall br uCccssary The railway Is to be feet S9 lnches
gauge. Thr general plan OF the iron uestle,work Is
tudina orders supporting the tracks. Bridges and
ucSlcs to Bavr guard timbes, aud safety swtchrs
are 10 bI like those Of the Metropolitan Road Tue el-
tire rOut VIII be abou; half mile shorter than the
Inr company ~ been given until May /. 1854, to
cunplri tho road This has caused some compliant
among the residents of IOnk, ~, but IL was Thought
best by hc Commissioners, III case trouble shoui arise
IN obtaining the rignt Of way Now That The company
Is IN wuISing order thr next step will DO TO have the
land condemned. "ThIs Will be done at an early day."
slid OF tho directors To TRIBUNE reporter Mon-
day. adding II Is fr our interest To build IN" roah as
p0s,ble and We shall 20 right al work upon II.
delay three weeks has been caused by the fOnkers
BulId OF Aldermen which at first was inclined To make
s,yrre conditions. But after many nrgumrnis 1y our
counsel, William Alien Butler. IT,, the Board con
cudcd 10 max" the conditions the same a7 those when
the Commissioners Imposed upon u.s. We are OBLIGED
10 tcl an in this whole business Tor there is no iegai
precedent" Nj, :,
Tne work on the bridge across the Harlem River Is
advancing rapidly. IL under the supervision OF In:
sIurrr Alfred l.. BOcr Tie ml>On"y Will h" competed
bv \, pcmhrr aud the work by November l. its
Icngtn. beginning ~ Ghave.. WI be- lio0 ieet the
lc proper being 500 ct long. In the middle tnere
Will be span Uf 800 feet, ut an elevation Oh 81
feet above the hgn-wacr mark. Tr stone pier In the
crntIo of lho river VIII 40 feet sqare at the base
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