New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-02

EACANA1ING FOX RAPID IRA
and has q uniform width Of about thirty feet
Vast quantities Of baggage can be handled ex-
peditousIy in this commodious room. and the
two express companies which deliver the bag
gage in the city-Westcott's and the New-York
Transfer Company-decIare their ability to de-
liver several thousand trunks a day.
The public viii get better service than ever
this year" said a Westcott agent, because they
seem TO be coming home more gradually this
season than in former years. The warm weather
Is responsible for this Those who can stay
away longer are doing so. and only those are
returning now who must In former years cold
weather coming IN the first week Of September
drove the people home with such suddenness
that transportation managers were sometimes
actually overwhelmed" Already express wag-
ons loaded to the utmost with trunks and BIZ
cycles are TO be seen IN the uptown streets de-
posting their loads piecemeaI at houses and
apartments. and only cold snap IS needed TO
multiply their labor many fold
SOME FAMILIAR SIGHTS.
The returning summer traveller who arrives at
the Grand Central Station this week viii not be
greeted by any strange or unfamiliar sights.
When he went away the station was undergoing
alterations. The process is still under way, and
VII be for another month, at least The great
new union waiting room is still full Of workulen,
bU@ II IS nearing completion. The marble floors
are all laid. and the carpenters are now putting
in the cabinet trim and other woodwork The
steam radiators eighteen big ones) have been
placed in rows down the centre Of the huge
chamber, and are now being painted In the
mean time outgoing passengers are still con
denned 10 use the temporary quarters provided
for them when the alterations were begun Work
on the ba gage subway. underneath the tracks
possible. By october / 1t is hoped TO have all
in readiness for the public.
Some innovations VIII be introduced in the
new union station. such as q tearOom ana SIX
deliberately fitted UP toilet rooms, for the use or
which small fee viii be charged The price
viii probably Dc not more than 10 cents and
perhaps not more than i've. These toilet rooms
are in addition TO large number Of handsome
free ones They are larger than the free ones,
however and are fitted up ike q well appointed
bathroom. with wash basin, mirror, brushes
and 2 fr1u slIuolv OF towels. Connected with the
wOrnen's waiting room viii be q bootblack stand
exclusively Tor women
Il is about settled now that a small charge IS
70 be made for the tea made in the women tea
room 1t was at first thought that the tea would
be served free, but later II was suggested that
there would be an endless string Of people TO
drink free tea, and that the only Way 70 MAKE the
feature a really welcome one 10 the patrons Of
the road would BE- 10 charge five cents for a cup
When the new waiting room is put into use
the passengers win not be- held in il pending the
arrival and departure Of trains, as they are now
The cOruru0di0us cOucOurse between the ticket
gates and the tracks will be available as a
pr0rnenads for both men and women, and men
viii be allowed TO smoke there Workmen are
now putting up the Orders which VIII roor IN
+ba go zrsce now existing between the incom-
ing trainshed and the main building OF the sta
ton. This space viii be included in the con-
course.
CONDITION OF FORTY-sECOND-sT
Emerging from the Grand Central Station. the
returning passenger will feel himself thoroughly
at home the minute he casts his eyes upon
Fortv-second-st. Early last spring this street
was ripped up TO allow Of change Of the motive
IN 81
tricirv The horses are stiu hauling the cars
and the street is still ripped up. though not 70
nearly so great an extent as IL was last mohLh;
before Acting Mayor Guggehle-llleL - -
Commissioner Heating into threatenlns me
tardy contractor with entire sloppaeS % -
work II II was not expedited. a IILg g -
porter who went over the street yesterday troLh
Third TO Eighth ave. found the Following state
A. Tbird-ave. and Forty-second-st- connee-
lions between the avenue tracks ana tfle cross
town tracks were not yet completed FROM
T-hird-ave TO Lexington-ave. the pavement haa
been relaid Between Lexington and Fourth
aH,es the pavement had been reIatd between the
tracks in the centre OF the street, Dut II VIZ
stu ripped I'D along the curb. Between + oui1i
and Madison aves. the pavement haa Deen t.
being made at the crossings Between AaII7oiA
and Sixth ayes. about % per cent OF the paw
ueut had been relatd. Between Slxtn-aFe, an
Broadway the street had been FePaVeu II ~ ~
centre but the cars were stu! running upon IiI
temporary track along the south cur. d. -
Broadway and Eighth-aVe. fofiy SCI ~ 81
was IN a state OF chaos. How soon IL VIII Dc az
reDayed no one could be found VINO cared 10
rrs5jrt There is only one thing certain about
= which Is that the rapid transit subway con
factors will soon rip II all up again, althousn
the sub-contract for that particular secuoh Oh
~ work has not yet been let
No change Will be noticed by the homecoILeis
- UPWARD aspect at least of the new Pub
a. ~ 7 fbrarv Building, the old reservoir site
a. Liant Park 4 tall, close fence still shuts
- -. tba view OF what Is going on inside me
e-tt,--a published recently an excellent Iilo1p-
L n the scene behind the fence. and since
Sbst time no appreciate change in the sitlauon
ma tsst--stooed although the work Of pulling
lias he Cd reservoir walls and constructing
~ foundation walls Of the library has gone
sN.r forward