New-York tribune., 1901-07-03
BRIDGE SERVICE POORER.
FEWER TRAINS RUN BY HEIGHTS COM
PANY THAN BY THE CITY, THOUGH
DEMANDS ARE HEAVIER.

{. {. Martin. chief engineer and superin-
tendent or the New-York and Brooklyn Bridge,
in a report to Bridge Commissioner Shea made
public Yesterday, gives figures to show that
While the passenger traffic over the bridge has
largely increased in the last two years the
Brooklyn Heights Railway Company has de-
creased the train service since February. 1898
by about % per cent. He shows that the lessen
ing OF the service is partic ilarly noticeable in
the afternoon. Under the bridge management
in February, 1893, between the hours of and
., there were operated 16S trains: between and
q. 24O trains; between and Z, 2OS trains, and
between and s. los trains. Under the Brook
lyn Heights management during the same hours
when the official count made on November
90, 1900. the trains operated were respectively
1856, 22O, 1S4 and GA.
This shows that, while the bridge manage
ment operated 724 trains between the hours OF
and S. the Brooklyn Heights company oper-
ated 604. Mr. Martin finds that while the
bridge mana cement in February, 1898, regularly
furnished daily service of 1880 car round
trips, the Heights company, with a growing
traffic. in November. 1900 provided only 1,SO9
car round trips a day or just about % per cent
less than when the city managed the bridge.
Superintendent Martin finds that between the
hours of and 8 III the morning on October 81
1900 when the official count made. the
lyn Heights company carried 113 persons on an
average while under the bridge management In
1891 between the same hours, the cars carried
on an average only 10 During the evening rush
between g and T. the Heights company crowded
a average OF 100 persons into the cars Whlie
in 1897 the average only 80.
With reference to the various experiments
made by the Heights company In running
through trains over the bridge, Mr.. Martin after
citing all the successive dates, says:
The above shows that for seventeen days Fifth
ave. and I.exlngton-ave. through trains were run
over the bridge during the entire day; for twenty
two days these trains during the morning
and evening rush hours. then for hfty-seven days
the through train service limited to half the
ing and evening rush hours only: then for thirty
four days the Ffth-ave. and beXing ton-aVe trains
only during the day between the hours or 10
and p. m, and for Isl day the Kings County.
Fifthavc. and LexnEton-ave. trains ran during the
hours last above mentioned until the Brooklyn
Heights Railroad Company assumed control then
the daily through service continued for thirty days
as arranged by the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad
Company then II reduced and bridge motor
cars were substituted to haul through trains for
forty-siX days then all through elevated train
service was completely suspended until the present
time. period of about 533 days
No through trains were run on Sundays or during
the night
An inspection Of the above record shows that a
feeble and vaCllatinE attempt made to run
term Of the BROOKLYN Elevated Railroad Company s
control. but under the management Of the Brooklyn
HclghtS Railroad Company all through elevated
train service was discontinued.