New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-28
RAILWAY INTERESTS.
A NETWORK OF RAPID TRANSIT ROUTES.

GENERAL YEILE's PLAN or CABLE AND ELEVATED
RAILROADS FOR THE CITY.
At the meeting of the Rapid Transit Com
missoners yesterday Robert II. Shannon testified as
old resident OF the annexed district company had been
organized he said build road Thirdave, and two
years ago commission appointed by Mayor Grace and
route was laid lie believed that the population there
would be doubled in two years II the road could be built
The directors were wealthy and able TO build
suitable road II the privilege were accorded them The
fare would be five cents all the way down at all hours
and the time to the City Hall one hour. The company
was ready to complete the road within year IL would
he an elevated road as far Fordh1m and a surface
road from there 10 the Bronx River The road would be
fyeand-ahalf miles long and would connect with the
Second Avenue Railroad
Edward Lauterbach made a statement behalf OF the
One-hundred- twentyhfth Street Railroad Company.
That company in 1870 he said had purchased TIE right
Of way on Tenthave. it opened 10 the
Harlem River above Observation-Disclosures fth-st.
Last year the charter OF the company amended
To give the company the right TO cable horses
mules as seemed best this road, and prohibiting
more than two tracks the avenue.
The ground on Tenth-avc, between One-hundred and
tventy-eghth and Northumberland wenty nintl-sts.
has been purchased for engine house. and the
cable road would be built rapidly as possible, begin
ming in the spring
Lewis LYON president Of the Third Avenue Railroad and
q, the One Hundred and Twenty6fth Street Railroad
ined the cable roads there and satisfied such roads
were needed here. He had obtained with difficulty the
consent OF his directors and the road would be built and
he thought would be running In June. The road was
81 ht miles long and its running time hour and twenty
minutes from the City Hall TO the Harlem River.
General Egbert L. Yele said that for half century he
had been acquainted with New-York City and 70 quar-
ter OF century had been identified with It's public I'M
,roverneuts What was needed was a harmo-
NOUS system OF transit for the city, aud that
which had been 20 successful the cities OF the West
was needed here He exhibited map showing the pro,
posed longitudinal and transverse routes ana Explained
| single arch bridge was TO Dc bnllt under
m cG R2et Without The ROAD %oad follow nc @
n the east SIDE he had selected route e1ngona,e
crossing the Harlem River at Seeondaye Another route
excluded by law from transit. but there uni
yerssl demand along the route for road and me Legs
lature would undoubtedly change the law. Along the
bulkhead line OF the city he pSPosed emile gsnslsd
railroad nEe or h. aTam@nts and in no ay detT
mental These roads would connect with the cable
roads on roads could be turned at night an
The first transverse road General yiele said would be
at Chambers tine great transverse artery Of the lower
part OF the city This road would through Resdc and
Chambers sts The next transverse road would be on The
next would be at fhreenth-st the fourth would lie at
Twenty secondst the NTH affinity fthst the at
FOryseconds and although that street had horse car
route cable road should be there and the legislature
should provide Tor tna ana one AZ
St -Four would be through the sunken
| roads under the Central Park. Al OnehundIed and
enths and at Onehundred and twenty fourth ST. trans
verse roads proposed On the latter street In future
time the greatest crosstown traffic would be- The fare
on the cable roads should be uniformly five centsOny and
on the transverse roads three cents The bridge referred
TO across the Harlem would be 125 feet span and 600
feet high. The cars the rdle elevated railroad on
the water line would carry freight well as passengers
N. f. Adams said that The plan proposed by General
yee would not leave anything for the horsecar com
panics. II would cover every part where travelling
facilities were required.
The Commissioners went into executive session and
subsequently adjourned 10 $3.50 to-day.
COTTON RATES REDUCED TO MEET CUTS.