Show f WESTERN MO VES TRACK Complies With Franchise on Fourth West Street BIG FORCE AT WORK Short Lino Track Laid Nearly to CarsGraders nt Work on Other Sido of Them Bio Grande Moves Track to the Center of the Street but Maintains Its PositionQuick Work by nival ForcesNew York View of the Local Railroad Situation Situa-tion Railroad Notes When the forces of Harrlman and Gould quit work on Vourlh West street last night every man was tired out for the day had been a rush The Short Line men early began to lay track right up TO the Rio Grande oars while a force of the city was at work changing the suwer to allow the track to proceed The Rio Grande soon plated at work a force of thirty men miner Uoadrnaster I Grove This force I began to pick and shovel In the center 1 I I of the Rio Grande track Seeing this il und not knowing what was up the i force under Kodmusler Dwyer of the Short Line redoubled their efforts and the rails were laid In quick order All told there were about seventylive men t at work In the vicinity and they played I to a large and noisy audience about I L j 200 person brlng attracted to the i scene Officials were on and off the 1 ground all day and the Rio Grande kept its tram on the track MOVING TRACK TO CENTER i The work of Us force was directed to removing the track buddy l to the center cen-ter of the street according to the order of the City Council The cars were moved while the men made the move but when the track was in the right position the cars were moved 1 back hut they could not be moved south on the street as large telephone poles are In the way and will have to be taken J up also It will be remembered that the Rio Grandefranchise calls for the 4 track in the center of the street and the company Is now complying with that order so as not to have to move LO its J track again when the crossing Is fj made The same action was taken last 3 week at the Second South Intersection where the paving Is going on I It IP expected that work will go on today Late last night all was at a standstill the situation being unchanged un-changed The Short Line has two lines curving i into the Garfield depot which will I straddle the narrow gauge track It i also has a broad gauge line projected down Fourth West to Second South It was the intention lo have the track In readiness for the Fourth of July Saltalr rush In the afternoon Rio Grande engine < < 129 pulled away two box ears which 3 had been there since Wednesday but 4 engine 12 was attached to the north end of the train and was kept there all I night with steam up ready fOt an emergency it emer-gency r |