New-York tribune., 1913-11-23
Bid for Extensions Being
ReceiVed-Route of
New Lines.
FIVE-CENT FARE
ON ENTIRE SYSTEM
This City in Westchester Has
Eight Railroad Stations-Its
Transportation Facilities.
BY Bert Earl.

Bids are now being received, to be
opened before the end of the month, for
the construction of the extensions TO the
Bronx Park subway and the Third avenue
elevated which will join in the vicinity
Of Gun Hill Road and run up White
Plains avenue to the Mount Vernon-New
York City line
According to the specifications upon
which bids have been received, the work
Of these extensions must be completed
within eighteen months.
This new line of transit out of Mount
Vernon will add materially to the at
tractiveness Of that city as a residential
section and will bring it practically into
New York City, as it will be possible to
travel from the Mount Vernon city line TO
the Battery for five cents.
Mount Vernon already has eight rail-
road stations on the New York Central,
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
and the Westchester E. Boston railroads.
Every section of the city is within
very short distance of one Of these sta
tons. and probably no city Of its size is
SO we'll provided with transportation ia
ciliues
The extension Of the Bronx Park sub
way is doubly advantageous TO Mount
Vernon. for it will not only provide the
southwestern part Of the city with direct
service to the Battery. but it will connect
with the lsOth street station OF the West
chester & Boston Railroad. giving TO the
eastern part Of the city equally direct
service via that road
Mount Vernon is also the trolley centre
Of lower Westchester, as it is connected
by trolley lines with all parts Of The
Bronx, the cities OF Yonkers and New
Rochelle and the villages of Pelham
Bronxville and Tuckahoe, and through
them TO every section Of the county.
The Mount Vernon Chamber Of Com
merce has been working for some time on
plan 10 create a loop system for trolley
service in the heart of the city, which. If
carried out, will not only make the service
better, but will relieve the congested con-
oition on 1st street, where the present
Starting point Of most Of the trolley lines
is located
The western side Of Mount Vernon is at
present served by the Harlem division Of
the New York Central Railroad from its
station located at Mount Vernon avenue
From this station eighty trains daily con-
meet with the Grand Central Terminal, at
42d street
The central and eastern parts of the
city are served by the New York, New
Haven Hartford Railroad through the
main station and the Columbus avenue
. station. Fifty-six trains daily connect
these stations with the Grand Central
Terminal
The eastern side of the city is also
served by the Westchester & Boston Rail
road through its stations at East Lincoln
avenue, Columbus avenue. East Sd street,
last 9Th street and Kingsbridge Road
from all OF these stations trains are oper-
sted in either direction on twenty minute
headway The East Sd street station is an
express stop. at which 2O3 trains stop
daily.
Mount Vernon, therefore. has 34e trains
each day, connecting it with New York
NY all OF which are operated by cleo
uicity. There are no steam engines Or
passenger trains stopping at or passing
through the city.
IL has been stated by excellent authority
mat no city Of less than 100000 popula-
uoh is so we'll provided with transporta-
"on facilities as is Mount Vernon
another improvement in transportation
facilities which will be Of much benefit 10
mount Vernon is the proposed construc-
uoh OF third track on the Third avenue
eie'ated. which connects with the West
snester Boston Railroad at 129th street.
ms Improvement will make II possible to
'un express trains from the connection
pOint TO the battery making few i'm
poI'ant stops and cutting down the run
"nk Time very materially.
IN the last year large parcel Of land
.Vesteo In the vicinity of Fifth avenue
s"o Stevens avenue. Mount Vernon. has
''eh purchased by the city. and is rapidly