New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-12
STREET RAILWAY PLANS.
SURFACE RAPID TRANSIT COMING.
CONSTRUCTION IN BROADWAY AND THIED'AvE
THE REIGN OF CABLE CARS.

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before long the Broadway and Thirdave CONSTRUCTIONS
VII ell be- under ground. The other cable roads whch
ere 10 be built mainly In the upper part OF Me-"
York and the congested arteries Of business franc
will not be choked by their ill-smellne plies OF
earth and un,lghtly masses Of material PRESIDENT
Crmmlns OF the Metropolitan Traction Syndicate
said Yesterday that the paving blocks would all he
down again about Bowling Green In couple OF weeks
and that the entire work the South Ferry loop
rould be out Of the way by New Years.
II IS expected that the cable will be running IN
the uptown loop by that date. The loop extends rom
Thirty nlth-st TO Fiiy-nlnthst. II will be used as
q proctlce ground for the and apparatus. because
hc streets are wide and traffic light. The grip men
will be drilled here and every run back and forth
IN insure It's apparatus working well, before the men
or the cars are allowed 70 venture into the crowded
parts o, lower broadway. The conditions under which
tbe broadway line will operate are so novel and eX-
acting that IS probable that various changes ana
in,nrovcmcnt, In the old form OF apparatus may be
fou,5 necessary On experiment The power plant at
FifIcth.st is complete and soon as the steam
connections are put I'm the giant wheels VIII begin 10
| move They stand now In full completion In the
rbos;lv light Of the electric lamps, spectacle that
clutches the eye Of every ps'scrby at night All the
rarts OF the machinery FOR the Hou-ton-st power
house are also ready and Will be rapidly set up.
Tho Front T. power house. which Is 10 run the SCUM
Ferry cable +, also In process Of erection.
Tho Hou,t.n.st. power house will have a super
tr,ctur, eight stories high. This Is OF iron and rests
IN pillars entirely distinct from the foundations on
! htch ,ho machinery rc,ts. The pillars come up
through opening, The wall, and do not touch them
II IS expected that IN this Vay no Jar nor Nlpr'lo"
from IN, machinery will BE- felt I'm tie upper DuHd-
! , Tho first door hal been rented 10 d retail
c,o,b,or and he has been guaranteed that his Gus
| ,-. y.cu no, be annoyed by the grinding OF the
10 600 horse power engine and hundreds OF tons Of nh
| binerv beneath them. The engine, ana winding gear
-s on separate foundations Of concrete ana 'he "p"'
| e covered bv a bed Of dry sand which Is INC u'''
rossillo absorbent OF noise and jars Inc l"ot '"'
Ito, ronc Gearing e. 10 bc used in place OF me Oh
| ,, ..a ,,hoeis will also avoid much Of the
| r, oise aud vibration consequent upon the run
| ,. - coile driving machinery. me enlrc PHhl'
~ cocb mower house il duplicated In every "'e'' ",,
Ar,, ard engine so that any accident 10 one WI"
! go d.lov Tho orcratlon Of the road Lo'h INC h''''
| rav AMI Third ave. plants present inc "Is'S. ''
c,ntrations OF power and machinery ever
! cable railroad building ...
| ,i,, ,on NOW cars for The broadway line' It h''
49,. Lou, decided whether the re@i SHAH De uNI.' "'''
| lon :. Louis Tho cars VIII D." lrh'rd uN ''
! winch cas- system. which has been lh'r'"''d ."
| mann, - the steam roads Of the country. ''. ~
'' , r. cylinder, carried on tie car, and burned Ut
/ snail. bu ..cldy JOS in closed eL''' e'o.-''' ,,,
,,.,. battcrv people arc going % experiment W.
/ - -, po CAR. There VIII Dee no open cars. l"''
,,ii lie , blow 10 Size business mon VINO hoi'' 10 ''
., ,c,er hr,ahfi-, c-ar on their way "'"" '''"
! ll, cor I'm The morning. Their" u ray "l "'r' ~
! ,icu however iu the way u do"D' o', "''
,,.t,o,, Cr,,ui,s is anxious 10 use These II P''''c
'r,, ,ncrltv f. Tin, they won't 20 under the c'v"~'
| r.oa structure al Thirty.fhrd 4. II j. ONLY
..to,, ~ a fool or two. however and tn elevate"
Ionic NAV b. Induced 10 allow pl'e SN'r OF d"
'tr'rrb truss 10 lie substituted for the pr''r' urn
- dcr, tfss AT that span. and II So the '""O" '''"
| ,r-' con lc r'in. , ~,
n,. syudl-atc President Crimmins SAYS INC siA''
ave, rnc will usc h.~-es f'r some rme' ln7 u'''''.
M ..i',. ,,rCi.-t has made ID impossible NJ pi''I''
/ ~ s,l.ttu,. nnv other power. The 60 uinu'r ~ ~
aud all, the Len,x and Lexington ave. "a', WI"
/ 81, opo-ated by cable II the MeroP'I"" - ''',
, ,,,,-ol ., tl.csc franchises. The franchises VIII
! tn advertised fo- sale soon. TIE upset P'' - -
NOV c.,, u the co,s receipts f'r nye years ava D
! r .,,. . vcor aitcr,vari. s cro.sto7n ln' WIZ
! . ,r.tod I'm one hundred nd-siNtcenth -. ana 81
, olnoctcd that t.c desirable ncsh'rfi"' o' ''
! Harlem nat- where property is no" I'D JOY" WI" w.
po made poru.ou- by these improved iF'h'p"'"' +.
| fqcluic, The Green Gag Hnc "i" pc ''''"
rof,, % n. not TO lnorcIr with tar cable service
100, ,, car. ,,l,l De- rim from Thrfy 'hlrd 20 Twenty
,i.trt rs. over some other Iou'e. \ through lh' l'
,,. r,loi,r down University iiarc nud over ii' ''
/ .r,.ls i'm Caur,i.-t 90 South 'tiN IH' -'''''
op tlic Bct Line Road g. % DE- greatly 'mp'o''i "'
7 ID pt--c- under tie syndicate control h'\I j" '''
rbc main advantage ~ this Nn,. after nl. j. a' "
mean, Of communication from uc ferries - '"'
internal line, OF transportation. Tie N"h RIVER
,r., traffic is growing at "a tremendous rat" every
| ,o~ Tn, now uuc through Niac'y-eixth--t. uid'I
bc para. viii also De pu' n som. II NiI conn Pc
with both the NnGysccond and NineNn'nih ST. i''
rios, The transfer system viii be extended as I'p"'
a, possible
Inc rAiri ave pcopl, have net the customary
iu bee
tlor uermanen. way and Of their power plant. They
boo now 10 have their track and al connections down
by the first o. the year, ana To have TIE 'Hp'
! running by MAJ ]. 1898. The track i almost com
rlctc FROM Harlem 10 Grdndet There are ohF hAor,
1,,,ls ln n between these points. Along a great
nor ION Of fh- distance the ncw pavement is also
! laid from curb to curb, and the avenue is as smooth
os q bowling alley. Below Grant-t. the cars still
! nave 10 dodge around over all sorts and kinds OF
temporary track and through Park Row tho trenchr'
| still yawn for the cnhlctub"s ana the iron irHIne'
Much Of he delay In this part Of the work has been
caused b. the s1me difficulty That was encountered by
the Broadway people. mat l., me pipes OF th' sL'um
| nentiug cOmpnry. Thee have been removed now am
| the railroad company viii put In new set OF con
uecuons frcm the various buildings " Inc NaH"u o.
The nayarGst powcrhouse Is un to a level with
The street surface. and VIII now be rapliy pLshen
| forward. the ir nVork can be put together nucl
more quickly than "a' The case WIN me hti,v
The pOWcrhouSc ~ the rear of the present stable al
-xy'sxth-,t is further advanced tbnn Is the one at
| a,ari.st. An cnOrmuu, Pit yawhs IN IA" street III
front Of ii. The tunnels nlong which pc cable, are
10 1n from the winding drums % the street beins
driven through from this pit 10 the engine pit In th'
| power house. .,
| one hundred and seventy five gorgeous nov cable
cars have already been received. ana more ar" com
| ing The" resemble to tle popular cye. The
| cni, Which have been mp and down Broadway oi
trial trips bat there 80 several point. u difference
| which might be- noticed by experts. These Ike the
| Broadway carr viii b" lighted los th" Puisch gas
system. open ear, with cross seats and railing oi
the left hand side VIII be- run IN summer. They ar
IN the same pattern as thn.c already running on inc
! ,,uc hundred aud twenty nUh 81. Nnc. EHcn viii
! have = gf1p, aud trailer Will be- run, it 4
believed 30 be dangerous In the crowded streets n
| thc lower city to have more than one under The
| Gaze OF u single erpman.
| BTILEINGS FOR MUSIC AT THE FATR.
In Lln, hoc fini