New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-01
IMPROVED SUBURBAN TRANSIT.
INCREASE ITS FACILITIES BEYOND
THE HARLEM

The Manhattan Elevated Railway Company mas
plans under way for important changes In us ter
mnsl facilities at Thrd-ave. and -hundred-and-
twenty -nnth-st. which will not only do away win
the station that the avenue at that point
but will increase The transit facilities north OF the
Harlem River 10 Third-ave and e-hundred-ahd-
seventy-seventh-st.. the end Of what is now known
the Suburban Elevated Railway. 1t Is thought
by the general manager. w. J. Fransioh, tha' ="
will be possible to begin work on these cha"se'
within the next four months.
The company has acquire. title to nearly all OF
the block bounded by Second and Third ayes ana
One-hundred and-twenty-e and One-hundred'
and-twenty-nnth SITS. and the only thing that no"
stands In the way OF the Improvement is the neces-
sity OF bringing condemnation proceedings 10 Sc
about ifty feet OF property In Th!rd-ave from
Ore-hundred- a nd wenty-eighth- St north AS SOON
this Is done, 1t is proposed to increase the tracNs
and stations covering One-h indred -and-twen'y.
ninth-st. and now used by the Suburban Elevated
Railway. and to have all the terminal faculties.
such as stations In the upper half Of the DOCK
and the yard. tracks, etc. in the middle ana lower
half OF the block. This new station VIII nave -FOUR
platforms approached from either side ny the
Second and Third-av tracks. All South fer'y'
Chatham Square and Ninth-st. trains on these lines
will turn in at the centre OF the platform ana re-
turn from that point. while all CITY Han tdihs
will stop at the upper platform and then continue
on to fremont The extreme upper platform Will
be used for the suburban service or the Ne"-io'h
New Haven and Hartford Railroad and the ex-
treme lower Platform for Second-ave. trains. Inc
through trains TO fremont will be run under
four minu Roadway.
The four platforms will be connected by an over
head bridge. and the Second and Third-ave. tracks
vii, also be connected as TO form a loop from
only as occasion requires. Mr.. Fransion ~
timated. however. that In lime the trains may os
run around the loop connecting the avenues ana
thus avoid the changing Of engines or, IN 9tner
words. trains going up Thlrd-ave would run Gown
Second-ave and vice versa dis charginS passenger >
a. the new station In the middle OF the DOCK
Part OF the structures now covering one nun
drcd nd tyn.nth-st., and also at Inlru-dEe.
will be removed, so as TO give clear opening TOT
the east approach 10 the new Third-aVe Dridge'
which is planned 10 come out on curved me
through private property about the moore o, IN.
block between the avenues on the nor'h slae VI
one hundred twenty -ninth-st. ana open INTO
Th!rd-ave -, ca, ,.,o,.
members OF the Board OF Trade. visited George ):
Gould a few DAYS ago and he assured them that
these improvements would be made as soon as
pos sible He also said that the company $1,000
ready extend It's lines north OF the
nd -eeverty-seventh-st terminus ana IN otncr ol-
rections through the Borough OF the Bronx )ust IS
soon as .he necessary consents or properly-owHti
along the lines OF the proposed extensions col!d
he secured In this he asked the Board OF ITtdc
10 help him Mr Could said further ihat me cars
on both the Second and Third ave. lines would
within a few months be equipped with the fin'sch
gas-lghting system