New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-14
BRIDGE IMPROVED MAY /.
THE CARRYING CAPACITY TO BE
DOUBLED THEN BY MORE TRACKS.
TWELVE NEW CARS ARRIVE FROM THE PULL
MAN sHoPs-How THEY WILL BE TRANS
PORTED FROM BAY RIDGE TO THE
BRIDGE-PRoGREss on THE
SANDS-ST. STATION.


Twelve new cars for the Bridge railroad.
built at the Pullman Car Company's shops at
Pullman. H.. were delivered at Bay Ridge
Yesterday These cars are exactly like the
latest cars furnished to the Bridge railroad, and
are numbered from So to SO. They Will be
transported by means Of the Manhattan Beach
tracks Of the Long Island Railroad 10 East
New-York and thence by he Atlantic-ave. line
10 the Flatbush-ave. station. Here they will
ne delivered 70 the Smith Trucking Company,
which Will haul them on trucks 10 the yard OF
the Bridge railroad.
The last piece Of iron work used by the
Phoenix Iron Company. which is building the
extension of the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad
OF the Bridge station. was removed from lhe
temporary yard. occupying the eastern han Oh
the Bridge plaza. on Wednesday, ana on the
same day the work Of tearing down the last
Of the frame structures used by the constructor
comnanv was begun Yesterday most Of this
lumber was removed. and c. C. Martin. the
superintenden;. said that to-day or tomorrow
all Of the old material which had been stored
in the yard Will be removed. and theh 'he
fence dividing the temporary yard from tNe
finished portion OF the plaza will be removed
The work Of completing that portion OF the
nIaza which has been used as yard can not
AT present the upper part Of this portion Of
the plaza is above grade. while at Sands-s'' II
is considerably below the grade The work
Of grading this plot will probably begin some
time next week and. if the weather be favor
able the work Of paving with granite blocks
will begin about the middle Of March. Inc
publc will not be permitted 10 use TINS pO!-
ton Of the plaza. which embraces iuI'4 O.'o
half Of the entire area laid OUT oy lie ~
,r,etees until the work of paving is completed
The contractors FOR he construction OF tne
BROOKLYN Elevated road still have cohsluviao'e
work to do in the placing ~ cast IRON p0rtl IONS
Of the Sands-st. station, the rootng ana s! xI
work but they are working eneIgeNcalI! MI.
Martin said and Will have their loop terminus terminus
AT The Bridge station and both or the ralIiodu
stations AT Sands and High SIS. in WORKING
order bv March l. The widening Of the Old
structure Of the Bridge from point just aDoNe
Hgh-st 10 the point where the NV 1ei .ItaI
station is built Is also progressing saNsiac-
torsly. Mr. Martin says that ne hopes u
have IT completed by May l. os.
This widening % the structure was MADE
reressarv TO provide for the double system OF
incoming and outgoing ira ks. Inc Wluehlhs
Of the structure begins just at the END OF ,ne
curve over Prospect-st. ana increases 10 .mm
teen feet on either side # the old structure
ovar Sands-st Most 4 the iron Work required
Tor This new portion of the structure IS IN
mace but the work Of laying the bllcK arChes
The middle Of next month. when all danger OF
tntarruptjon by frost Is over. Then, wheh the
brick arches are laid. the asphalt covering W.
be placed upon them, and on THIS su,.acT u ' ne
rails for the adcltlohai ua0hS 4e4"''' wa
laid -, 40. ~ bo,ea ~
have all Of this work completed Dy May !, - an
that the work on the New-York stauoii' "hcn
e. Witnessing very satisfactorily. will be com
nlete3 AT about the same time: men ~
carrying capacity Of the Bridge VIII be douDleo'
ca ,Snrs vii be two incoming and two outgo-
as as .racks a, The station at either end OF the
Bridge.