New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
SOME OF THE TRANSFERS.


The system is now complete so FAR as the COM
pany's present plans are concerned
SOME OF THE TRANSFERS.
Take the Fulton-st line as an Illustration. Sup
pose that passenger boards one OF its cars at
East New York. If he chooses when he arrives at
Tompkns-ave. he can transfer to the Tompkins-
ave. llne at Nostrand-ave he can take either
Eostrand-ave. Lorimer-st in either direction; at
Willoughby-st. he can take the old Crosstown line
and 20 either to the Erie Basin In one direction or
Hunters Point In the other; and when he arrives
at CITY Hall Square he transfer TO the cable
line in Montague-st.. to the Court-st line, or to
The new Crosstown- Meeker-ave. line, running In
Myrtle-ave.
The Gates and Putnam ave. lines permit the same
transfers; the Flatbush-ave. and Thrd-aye. lines.
those in the vicinity OF the city Hail. from Myrtle
ave- transfers can be taken to the Court-st.,
Montague-st., Nostrand-ave. and Tompkins-ave.
lines and also the Reidave., Ralph-aye., Broad
way and Jamaica lines Of the Brooklyn, Queens
County and Suburban Railroad Company. all these
last at the junction of Myrtle-ave and Broadway;
the Flushng-ave. line gives transfers TO the Nos
trand-ave and Tompklns-ave. lines. and likewise to
the Greenpoint line Casson have. the Unon-ave.
line at Thioop-ave. and the Bushwick-ave. line at
Craham-ave. and Meseroe-st. The Court-st. line
transfers to the Hamilton-ave. line at Hamilton
ave and Court-st. to the old Crosstown and new
Crosstown lines at the City Hail. and at the same
place to the Montague-st., Greenpont Myrtle-ave.,
Gates-ave., Putnam-ave. Fulton-st., Flatbush and
Third-ave lines. The Tompkins-ave. and Nostrand-
ave lines give transfers to all the other lines OF
the company which they intersect.
AN EXTENSIVE SYSTEM
The list here given does not purport to be COM
plete but the details mentioned convey fairly
fun idea of the extensive system OF transfers which
has been adopted by the Brooklyn Heights Com
pany The transfer tickets are, as rule, good in
either direction from the points named. That the
system should be carried still further Is the opin
ion OF some OF those who have watched the develop
ment Of the company In this direction with interest
1t has plainly been the intention Of the company
TO prevent the forming OF circuits which would en-
able people to travel all day for the payment OF
one fare, start from certain point and return
to It or near 1t for five cents. At the same time
one who studies the system with care may
that 1t Is possible the lines OF this company
as we'll az on those of the Brooklyn Elevated
road to travel forever for a single fare
The public convenience would be served by the
provision OF transfers between the crosstown lines
running to the Wnink entrance OF Prospect Park
and the Flatbush-ave. line running down through
the Twenty-ninth Ward. though It would not be
necessary to give transfers In the downtown direc-
ton from the point OF intersection. Then again.
transfers from the Fulton-st, Gates-ave. and Put
nan-ave lines should be given to the Flatbush-
ave. and Third-ave. lines at the junction OF Flat
bush-ave. and Fulton-st
The transfer tickets given out by conductors are
punched TO indicate the line on which they are
TO be used. and the time Of transfer is also indi-
Gated: the tickets are not good longer than ten
minutes after the transfer point Is reached but. OF
course. such rule has to be construed with some
elasticity.
FIFTEEN MILES FOR FIVE CENTS
1t is possible by the system OF transfers to ride,
say from the old city line at Sixty-ffih-st. to
East New-York or TO the terminus Of the Flat
bush line for a nickel. or from the same place to
Hunters Point OF Maspeth. These distances are
from twelve to fifteen niles. Thus far the increase
In travel account OF the new arrangement has
not equallci the company's expectations. but the
system has scarcely had time as yet TO be
thoroughly tested. The reduction In speed OF the
trolley-cars by the city authorities subsequent to
the strike last winter has had serious effect on
the company's receipts, and the transfer system
IL plainly attempt TO recover some OF the lost
travel
The arrangement OF the details Of the new sys-
tenn and the instruction Of conductors have fallen
mainly upon Colonel r. :. Williams. the new sec,
rotary OF the company and have Involved a good
deal OF labor. II all the more difficult be-
cause he unfamiliar with Brooklyn. and IL
Is not easy city 10 get acquainted with In "A
hurry He has been "A diligent student Of maps for
many weeks. especially OF map showing In detail
tho various lines OF the Brooklyn Heights Company
And whils ho haS not been able travel about