New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-05
MORE CARS ABANDONED.
THE METRoPoLITAN TRACTION COMPANY Non
USING THE UNIVERSITY PLACE ROUTE.

THE METROPOLITAN TRACTION COMPANY Non
USING THE UNIVERSITY PLACE ROUTE
Economy rather than the convenience Of the pub
nc Is the new order Of things with the Metropolitan
Traction Company. 1t IS only few days-Monday-
Once this company abandoned It's Seventhave. tracks
south of Cnast. and made cheap contract to trsns-
fer its passengers at Thompsonst to another LOO.
Now II has taken another step toward earnipg In
creased dividends for its stockholders at the expense
Of a long suffering public-the University Place route
Is discontinued entirely the company acquires
the Broadway line. the University Place route has
been run at the convenience Of the management.
While Broadway was torn up By the cable construc-
ton company. the University Place tracks were used
for the Broadway at various points below Union
square.
The abandoned tracks extend along University
Place and WoOster.st to Canal-st., and then BY way
OF West Broadway TO Barclayst Returning from
Barray-st north the tracks run along Church and
Greene SITS. TO University Place The company for
time adhered the conditions of its charter. and
kept within the bounds Of the law by running twb
three cars a day over the route, usually at such
times most convenient TO Itself. This was
done for no other reason than to retain the rght
OF occupying the streets through which the roa6
was built. It Is declared that at all have
been run for long time over that part OF the tracks
In Greene and Wooster SITS. which lies between Spring
and Canal sts In spite OF all this the right Of
way Is still claimed by the company.
President Crimmins explained the action Of the
company Just as he did the abandoning Of The
seventhave line-"the public good
"What We want said he, /" is to make our routes
a. popular as possible, and that is why the new
arrangements have been made to transfer passengers
at various points along the line. The fact that
daily receipts averaging more than 81 900
a day more than they did last year at the same
time Is sufficient TO show that are making prog
ress IN that direction
In regard TO u violation OF the charter contract
by abandoning portions Of the route he said: We
have taken good that shall not lose right
10 "A single foot OF track which now control. Any
one who reads the charters OF the various companies
which are operating can See that there
no violation of any OF their provisions by disseminating
certain parts OF lines long the passengers may
be- transferred TO other lines and carried their des
nation. Naturally, we have taken legal advice on
nil these points, and nothing has been done which
are not absolutely certain Is sanctioned by the law.
Moreover | claim now, rs l have all along, that
the changes which have been made in the operation
OF the nnes in our system have all been for the
venence OF the travelling public. We have better
cars and better service than any other line in the
city, and We claim that We have made vast improve
ment In the service Of every road which has come
under the control OF SYSTEM
II the change proved unpopular. he said, the
company would go back 10 the old arrangement.
Persons who have been using the abandoned lines do
moi ngre. with his view that the change Is great
convenience 10 them; they say that II Is On outrage
or slxth-ave. car, which In already crowded to the
doors,