New-York tribune., 1886-08-14
SUBURB1N RAPID TRANSIT.
WHY THE CONNECTION WITH THE NE"-hAVEN
ROAD HAS NOT BEEN,MADB.

ROAD HAS NOT BEEN,MADE.
A correspondent signing himself "West-
chester" writes;
The Manhattan Elevated Company has had granted
valuable privileges. condition that ~ ~ouiu TX
tend ts Second Avenue line across the Harle" tser
and mako connection with the Harlem Dranon ot @ .ne
road built north OF the river. ami II only re-
qnlres Jew days WORK to make ene & as scen At
work last woek. but even he has disappeared VIA IS
the nature OF the hindrancei Men, money or cfouh
stances
This note shown to prominent oinciai Oh the
Suburban Rapid Transit Company yesterday. After
reading 1t carefully lie said with considerable warmth
That man does not know what he Is talking about.
the Manhattan Elevated Company has never recelveu
privilege of kind in fact, II has nothng 10 40 win
our company further that OF It's stockhodrrs
own snares I'm our concern. TIE Suburban road Is
separate organiz ,tion entirely, ana smpy CONNECT,
with The Manhattan at tue Harlem River. IL regard
to our connection with the New-Heyen Eailroad S,d
I will say thst If Mr. " Weslehester .i hsa mao
already dono pari OF this work II Is Tor me NTM-
Haven people to 40 the rest but ,nis I ',rs
wolves considerable changes Ior tha Iodu an
time to bring them a1ont. However. their plans are
now about completed aud the work VII be done IN
short time go t1at paSsongcrs on me hae.n Va He t i
the road will be landed directly at the rss,cr station @
of second Avenue Elevated road at the river Tue
station which they Intend 10 al Oue-Iundred-
ond-hir y-sccond-st. Will DO very handsome one.
Work on the main Inc of the suburban, he added.
was being pushed forward rapidly. Trains are now
running regularly one und AMI forty thirds,
but by January the road Will be completed AS far
north One-hundred- !sixty y-'onrtA-st The coz
tracts for all work 10 that point have been let Shh
* Ilpcy Will lay tho found 1itlons and the Key
stone bridge Company will build tho iron work.
Tue original plan OF the road has been somewhat
altered of late. u was first Intended that ali the
ron'cs should through tn oentcs OF blocks. over
which the company had purchased the right of way
Propcrty-owuers along ThrI-ye., however on HIDING
the road was really gons be Dunt asked theconpany
to run ong that thoroughare. Alter thinking over the
matter for some tmo the company deci led
to yield to tneir wishes ana pur-
chased tho charter or tho NfW-l "fk,
Fordhan and BrOuN River Company which gives them
the night to run along TAirdave up to One-nuudreI
aud-.lxty Olrlh-sL Whether The ROAD will continue
along the above taat point or not has not yet
been determined
great de-. complaint has been made oy patrons Of
the suburban faro. whch IL teu cents except
I'm commission houri ThI- IS coast lcrei rather high
rates for half ride that is about the length
Of the line now built. Referring ths tho cal cn-
toned said:
We could well charge less considering the amount
csfueut. Nou must rctAculbrr that th- VIII
hn fare be r0at is entirely bulk No chfuRo
will bs maze. 4 to neglu VitA hro cents W.
should have To Keep u up. As 10 ~ now ~ are "hy
ruauing oblgr the punic. oar lre does not begin
10 lAy cAprn-'7 Low. nor dld "e expect u
20 iOf som, time New buildings r0-
iug up al along the Ire aut real ctfe
mp least - per cent n consequence oi ine
on fhr ~ecoud Avenue ue 50 that peopr iivn- IA Nor
T-.nia can now com down ataay uur tot - cents "-
fur 10 duIng comnl~s. hours uort tllHk huj Ole
larry hiy t.at isis ls GEAR riding "y any m"AO-