New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-31
MORE RAPID TRANSIT.
RAPID GROWTH OF THE ELEVATED ROADS


AvEs.-PRoJECTED EXTENSIONS.
Another link in the chain of rapid transit which
is rapidly binding various points of the city
together will shortly be welded, and new route
from the Bridge win be opened. This Is the
Myrtle-ave. extension of the Union Elevated road,
from Grand-ave. to Broadway, and like the other
lines of this company, it viii be leased by tho
Brooklyn company, which is composed Of practi-
cally the same capitalists The road in Myrtle
ave-, from Adans-st. to Grand-ave, was opened
about a year ago. and became the main route
from the upper roads TO the Bridge as soon as
the trains were run alternately over that route and
the old route Of the Brooklyn company. Already
a somewhat complicated system Of running OF
trans has become necessary by the amslgamation
Of the Union and Brooklyn companies, and with
the opening OF the Myrtle-ave. extension and
the route TO the Long Island station at Fhtbush
and Atlantic-aveS the system viii be more
involved. The latter route was opened few
DAYS before Election Day, but trains were run
on Grade crossing the Myrtle-aye. tracks Of Hud-
son-ave, and serious accident occurred from
the collision Of two trains To avoid such acct
dents IL WIS decided TO connect the
tracks so that trains would run from
Myrtlc-ave. into Hudson-ave, and so avoid cross
Ing No right angles but all downtown trains
,l bavn IN cross the uptown track The
running of the road has been suspended until
the new connection is completed.
With the opening Of the new route in Myrtle
ave. il is expected that trains from Fnlton
Ferry and the Bridge by the York-St. and Park
ave- route win branch of at Grand-ave. into
Myrtle-ave while all the trains on the present
Lexington-ave. route win run in the western half
Of Myrtle-avc., TO the City Hall and Bridge,
transfer station being built at Myrtle and Grand
ayes Then the Flntbush and Hudson ave. train
will run down Myrtlc-ave. Also leaving the sec
ton Of tracks in Hudson-ave., between Myrtle
and Park aves., useless except In case OF emer-
gency The trains on the tricks in broadway
will continue g. run heretofore, those ABOVE the
Gates.ave station gong alternately to the Bridge
and TO the foot of Broadway. The new section
Of the Myrtle-avc. rond has stations at the same
streets as the I.exington-ave. road, namely NJ
FranIyliQ, Nnstrand, Tompdns and Sumner aves,
and this fact will ie likely 20 cause confusion
with people not familiar with tho city.
The reason for the choice Of these
streets for the stations Is found
in the fact that they are occupied by orosstown
s,reet-car lines, and so serve as feeders TO ele
waited travel. But the increase in the elevated
routes near each other might well have led to
Myrtle-aye. stations thus serving public con-
yenicnce little more effectively.
When the Myrtle-ave. road is extended east
Of Broadway, toward the city limits at Ridge
wood, new portion OF the city viii be opened
IN 10 rapid transit and a great influx Of new
population may be expected. The road win be
completed 10 Ridgewood IL baseball is played there
on sundays the coming summer, for this would
make the traffic large. In time, doubtless, this
rapid transit route will be extended beyond the
city. perhaps rs far cast as Jamaica, TO which
tbc continuation of Myrtleave. runs directly, and
q ,viu he the shortest route from that village TO
the Bridge, and great field for the growth OIL
the city in Queens County will be opened up
Worl, has been resumed on the Fifth-ave. branch
~ the Union road, and unless some moro iegal
obstructions are interposed IL viii DC only le"
months before the road viii! be constructed 10
Greenwood. and this section Of South Brooklyn
nr Gowanus, will have the rapid transit which
e. has long sought and which vigorous opposi-
ton has endeavorcd 20 oppose successfully But
courts and commissioners have decided that inc
interests sf certain property owners arc not para
mount 70 those OF the general public. The struct-
urc viii be pushed from F1atbush and Fifth ayes,
~ which point it Is already constructed, with
all the yigor possible, and MS the foundations are
all Get IL will not take the contractors long TO
erect the iron work.
STbe Kings County Elevated Railroad Company,
which is successfully operating It's road in Full
bon-st 20 the former city line at East New-fork'
will shortly have an extension In the ne" twenty
sixth Ward, opening up large section Oh the
CITY now remote from rapid transit. Inc eN-
tension win be built by the Fulton company, nut
the trains over IL will be run by the hlngS
County company, and only single rare VIII Do
charged within the limits Of the city. TIE same
company will build branch road from Myrtle
ove in Kent,aye and Franklin-st, through the
Eastern District and Greenpoint to Newtown
,reck putting these remote parts OF
the city within easy reach OF the
City Hall and Bridge .v another Si,l s Ss 10
Flatbush and Coney Island, when tle needed
link Is secured 10 unite the tracks OF the bflghton
Beach railroad with the eieVateu aae HsS Ia
lin-eye, but the law forbids the building OF
an elevated structure in that street, so private
property will have to be taken FOR the pnrPoSee
OF uniting the two roads. Legal permission VIII
also have 10 be obtained 10 cross tho tracks OF
1he Long Island railroad with I'm elevated
sttructllre But this needed addition TO rapid
Iransit facilities is not likely to be long de-
isvcd as a great demand for IL exists. When it
is secured alternate trains can be run from the
Bridge 20 East New York and to Coney Island.
IN hall an hour from the terminus Of the Bridge
This will open up the entire lands along the
itsISbtnn Reach road in Fatbush Gravescnd
and Flatlands rs n suburban residence section
within easy reach OF the business centres oil Doth
This city and New-York.
When ali these projected lines Of rapid transit
40 comnIefed and in operation all parts OF the
CITY and suburbs will be comparatively close
w e. homes will be greatly increased. An
~ p'e growtb viii then follow which win be un
ex e. in the history Of this community, the
increase Of which n me history Of MUNICIPALITIES
PENNSYLVANIA LIQU0R MEN CONFIDENT.
pittsbure March 30 (speclaD.-John J. o'Reity,
dealer in disIIers supplies says that the state and
and county associations Of liquor mon have reached
the conclusion that majority OF the voters OF Penn
sS,vanla are onposad 10 tho prohibItory amendment