Year: 1875

island ana tnen persuadng the Legislature to adopt laws
preventing any procrastnaion Of least the prelmn
AIRY steps OF building the structure for rapid transit
The HERALD deserves the honor for its influence has
caused so much interest be taken in the matter. All
classes Of people IN the advantage Of being
veyed from one part Of the city TO another more
conveniently than by our horse cars il confidence
in its safety is established, but there is a diver
sity as to the pracicablity OF tho structure.
| own property Third ayenuej am


resident Of the upper part Of the city and attend tn
my business down town. so would derive benefit II
could reach store from my home in nltecn minutes
instead Of one hour There appears TO be no doubt as
to the sodty OF the structure when the matter rs let
TO the discretion Of such excellent commission, Win
Joseph Segman at the head Their work thus far can
not be too highly commended for they have served the
public with phanthropical devotion IL is now TO DO
hoped that the adoption OF the plan will meet with the
appreciation as the selection OF the road; but IL
the structure will not be elegant and occupy the centre
OF The street. directly the present car tracks then
strenuous efforts will be made 10 prevent the road being
on Ihlrd avenue. Many OF my friends, VINO also OWL
property on the avenue, viii disfavor any plan whcn
provides for the structure on the sidewalks, as VIII De
annoying TO have cars pedestrians heads ana
IN proximity to stores and houses which WIN cause
trade To be detracted from the avenue, and then


materially decrease the value of real estate to the in
jury of the owners Many will make their purchases
elsewhere ana soreSeepers VIII object " have the cars
50 close TO their doors


In the HERALD Of last Friday appears statement or
Mr. Mcdonald, an engineer as follows:-He believes


that placing the tracks in the centre OF the street right
the car tracks would be productive of annoy
ance. especially the Third avenue, where the
carts and wagons, in passing out from the horse cur
tracks at the approach of street car might be OBJ
structed by posts Mr.. Mcdonald is certainly very
consderae for those who drive the horse tracks
and whose vehicles might come in contact with the
posts the approach of car; but the pedestrians es
pecally the ladies mot drvers), storekeep-
ers, and those drivers who are obliged
to let their vehicles stand the sidewalk are
entitled to the same regard Mr. Mcdonald gives 10
the genial drivers against posts. The side
walks should be free from any encumbrance, either on
above them ard the middle road should be used on
side for going up and the other for going down
The avenue Is wide enough 10 accommodate wagons on
each side of tracks crossings the posts be
far apart obsruct any vehicle which passes
from side street The commission should now oppose
any structure like the dapdated appearing Greenwich
Street Elevated Road and any other over the sidewalk
but If they do not then IL is probable that every owner
of real Third will endeavor to obsruct
the road that horoughtare 1t also probable that
the Supreme Court will recognize the feasibility OF their
objection If the is LETT that body to decide


New YORK. Sept IL, 1875 r. DONGALIES