The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-28
CITY Can STOP CONGESTION.
LACK or TERMINAL FACILITIES
THE GREAT DIFFICULTY.
Given These. 1t Onc.tenth a. Big Tunnel
Cost. says GrcatsiuEer. No Cars Need
TO he Packed ana u. n. r. Can Garry
-Four Times the Passengers II Now Does.

TO he Packed and u. n. r. Can Carr,
-Four Times the Passengers II Now Does
President J. l.. Grcatsingcr Of the Brook.
ign Rapid Transit Company yesterday
sent this communication to Mayor Low
In response to his recent suggestion for
tie Improvement Of the affic ia cilities In
Brooklyn;
DEAR Sin: l acknowledge receipt Of your
etter OF the ?3d inst. and heartily welcome
your suggestion of cooperation by the city
authorities In the effort to improve the
facilities afforded by the surface and ele-
waited railroad companies of Brooklyn. While
thor" ara undoubtedly many respects in
which transportation service under present
conditions can be improved, and to such
improvement on- operating officers are de-
voting their best energies. the funda mental
difficulty with WHICH We have to contend
u the lick of sufficient facilities for coii-
'cying passengers between tae boroughs
OF Brooklyn ant Manhattan
AS you are undoubtedly aware, a very
barge part Of tho population of Brooklyn
!nds daily occupation In the borough OF
Manhattan. OF irrse. an average Of about
100000 p.fsons ',,ily use the cars crossing
the Brooklyn Bridge II Il upon the lines,
elevated u"d surface. leading to the Bridge
that substantially all Of tho congestion OF
traflic now occurs. both In the rush and non
rush hours. While only a partial relief can
De Afforded by Improvement OF facilities
Tor the surface cars. very substantial and
Immediate relief can be Afforded by i'm.
proNemcnt OF the terminal facilities In Man
haitian for cur elevated lines
Our elevated railroads comprise nearly
tho same mileage of structure "a do the ele-
waited railroads Of Manhattan but they carry
less than one-auarter as many passengers :
the elevated railroads of Manhattan. With
out anr additional trackage and solely by
reason OF better terminal facilities in Man
haitian. the Brooklyn elevated lines can be
made 10 carry four times many people as
ut present. The fundamental solution of the
difficulty. therefore lies in furnishing such
terminal facilities
IL will he obvious to you at a glance that
such "A solution OF this question and the con-
sequent transfer OF hundreds OF thousands
OF persons every day from the surface to the
elevated lines will result In tremendous relief
to tn" overcro wded surface cars and enable
the bulk Of passenger traf'lc to be carried far
more quickly, safely and comfortably than is
possible under present conditions
! desire respectfully 10 cali your atten ii on
10 this root OF the difficulty. because Tor two
years this question has been awaiting solutio on
ny the CITY govern n,ent. In the meantime.
the Williamsburg bridge is approaching
completion and the million of dollars N
vested by ~" greater c.ty in that structure
will Dc absolutely wasted so far as the solu-
tion ofthc tran sportation problem is con cerned
nTonerlv co,ne"ted ai,b IA r., az ar
ways OF tran sportation which people must
use in order TO travel between their busnes 50
In expectation OF rea sonable and SYM
pathetic eco 1eraton OF the part OF the city
govern ment. without which this company
Condition. our eonpnnv has au, HHnrieaJ
the expenditure of upward of $1,000, 900
crease n, aeuinua,t appG ,hn 'odo,s' W.. IN .
OF other tran sporta,ion facites e'' Wbbi y
10 w,i,i1ad ~ mno IL ,,"t enpenuru s VII
Facilities for trayai Under nre,nt
,,,; Gio III part OF VIII remain "
,ns - n.,u r unri'pioSeu " autuuate iaclil-
sen oers t are not nhd s'e o. pas
serHi,,si are "o' iurhished at our Nahhattan
exWhhn,ha, ,.. ,o, ,, .,..,,.-
,hs s, w.; Wv Gu catLy our passengers ncross
iyn ns slae OF the East Riyer, compelling th"m to
~ 10 SUI. ~ n,e a. Oh .ransportatloh across
as ,he 81; vn n., ny tu,,eis OF pfiuses
~ aht e'a! nn". peInhl. anu ior an addltiona
tnroo,,,nb ns ttef vi uhttit, 10 US Only. hs
cnmyn,, nnd les 10, o,e dare means greater
the more rapid development t Of tha he tsrritorv
The inauuurn,ion III n nn.,Pr. r o.
IN parL Pnx has a 0 me ranria t u, ~ ouen
New York 50 SO on" ANNUALLY ond ,be ,hrn nvrb
trolley transi, ,yd nnrtinI tb,m,gh nyat
tronsi, accomranving ,b . boIi,nr eiosaa
Bridee fare have been followed nv N VI va e,'
and NTH pr u, sp' nr 0paiiH ii hro2H
elevated operation our throurb serv.ce car
he extended bv means nj evis,iry incIi,ns
connecting the elevated strurtures uith ,bs
surface lines 70 /, mnics, nv wav, ar Tho / ax
inQtnn avenue elevated and J,moica avenno
surface line: TO Rockawpv bv wnv az rho
Ieyin gton avenue elevated and Long Island
RalroId: to Brighton Beach by way of Fulton
street elevated Inc ard Bri phtou R,o,h
branch: to Coney Island by wav OF Fifth
avenue elevated line and Grayescnd ay,riie.
also to Coney Island by way of Fifth nv'nuc
and Third avenue elevated lines and the Sea
Reach Railroad also 10 Conev Island nv way
cf the Fifth avenue elevated line and The
West End surface line also to Fort Ulmilton
by way Of the Fifth avenue elevated line 10
Thirtv-ei chfh street and Firth avenue, surface
line, or bv way Of Fifth and Third avenue
elevated lines to SiXtv-ei ghth street and
Third avenue surface lines from Sixty-eighth
street to Fort Hamilton
But, IL the city govern ment deems IL wise
TO withhold adequate facilities for through
transit IL is fair That We Should receive that
no Ion ger be i'm tho position Of nt.empti,' q
10 perform n service which cor lions nak -
II absolutely i,npossibl. 10 perform sati.-
fact or ly 10 our selves or 10 the psorl,
Various of,icial ulins have been supres,ad
for terminnI i,nnroveme, = in Maj, b,t,on
whereby our facilities might no incroasej
lone of them In pnrt ocular ofr,rinp n ncssihlo
Increase of M Ierst Ioo Nor cent i md evcrv
reason ahlo ccGnorntjo, on onr m ~ towo "a
rensotediv Mod ynd ~ wv
I'm 10 10 nresort time nm MIA, NJ INV Lird
has received Tho nnnroyoI If Tie TiiSicinai
nj min is,rntjon win he ,yccn,ion NJ tho cn,'
t.,n, In ~ f,,,r !. a., n i e. ~. ~ III
~, cors n, ,In Na, ha,,a, r,,i,,,, - 81 :.