New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-08
to-day judged by the words He spoke when on eartn
He would find himself more at home among US man III
any other OF the churches OF the modern world
TO CHANGE MOTIVE POWER.
PRESIDENT vREELANDs ANNOUNCE
MENT.
LINES THAT ARE TO BE EQUIPPED WITH THE
UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC sYsTBM-MR NiED-
LAND HOPES TO HAVE THE NEW PLAN
IN WORKING ORDER BY FALL.

LAND HOPES TO HAVE THE NEW fbAN
IN WORKING ORDER BY FALL.
President H. H. Vreeland gave out the follow
ing statement yesterday regarding the changes vi
motive power to be made upon the lines or inc
Metropolitan Street Railway in the coming year;
we have made the contract for the engines ana
the electrical machinery necessary to equip the
Sixth Eighth and Amsterdam ave. lines on the
West Side and the Fourth and Madison ave. lines
the East Side. and also the Fifty-ninth-st cross
town line The street construction Will begin as
soon as the weather becomes sufficiently settled 10
make 1t practicable 1t is impossible to tell ex'
actly when work Of so extensive character
can be fully completed. but unless we meet with
unforeseen hindrances. and II we have the reasona
bic cooperation of the public officials. we expect TO
have the lines In operation next fall. The prop
erty-owners along the lines have given their con-
sent the change very freely. promptly recognZ-
ing the great value OF the Improvement in general
to all property in the vicinity, no less than the
greater efficiency in service which will be made
possible by the substitution OF modern methods
"As so many different runors Of our intentions
have found their way into print the property
owners when asked TO give their consent. nave
manifested a very natural curiosity regarding the
exact system which expect TO inaugurate. IL
would seem proper therefore. TO say that we In
tend TO build the same kind Of underground
electric railway now have In operation on
LenoX-ave with the same high standard OF con-
struction and the quality OF equipment Tne
fact that have such road In actual opera
ton has been OF very great service 10 us In securing
| the necessary consents We have thus been able
| whenever the question has been raised. to refer
| the property owners the road now In operation
| on Ienox-ave and have been much gratifed by the
| fact that in every instance when a resident, 10
| convince himself OF the deslrabity OF the change
| has examined aid ridden over the Lenox-ave line
! he has promptly given his consent The system Is
! ,Io hac. n
! with the nuisance and the necessary tardiness o,
| horses as well as with the unavoldahle noise or
| the ca BILE and IS less likely 10 produce blockades:
! because each is Independent In operation OF
| the others " . , ..,
! From all that We have been able TO learn. this
system has certainly given satisfaction to the resi-
| dents along the line, and we have remedied minor
| defects from time TO time. until now We are sats-
fed that the large expenditure OF money necessary
10 Improve these longitudinal lines Is fully warrant
Cd by the operation OF our experimental line during
| the last eighteen months. The machinery Is now
being built and the work OF track construction Will
be pushed with all possible vigor as soon as II can
| be begun. ., -. At, ,.., &,
| very much simpler than that OF n cable road. as II
| IS unnecessary to make excavations for the innu-
merable vaults and wheelpits required for the ca
| bile: consequently under reasonably favoraple con-
| dons. shall expect to complete the work in all
| residential sections during the summer period.
| when the larger number OF people are out Of town.