New-York tribune., 1903-02-14
TO AID STREET TRAFFIC.
REPORT OF COMMISSION.
Assistance of City Urged to Garry
Ont Recommendations.

Albany Feb l3-The report OF the state Na'i-
| road commissioners in the matter of complaints
diny ,ongastion of traffic on the Metropolitan
| street Railway lines in NeW-York was mace i'uph'
| to-day After short description OF 'fe eAi9'"e
| situation the report says:
New lines the surface are are out The o opIx pays
open 10 add to the trackage are by 3unins b nnssakfng
sbe elevated railway twostory structure ears Nor for
constructions s. would %nt,n efGsps noM ''''es
The hoard expresses the opinion that no h'e',
| of immediate relief during the rush hours Is o.
| present obtainable and that the nrs' ,s re re
| which the crush of passenger tfanlS n, Npu of
| Ueved would be the regulation o. Hefei
| independent vehicles in streets IL ssss
The ,pto,ersble ieeal traffic conditions Of ieaaT ~
are due to the Inexampled business upon the
1enant se Iehargic attitude of the munGlpai t ap
thorties for more than tTen1y Sermer cities ef New
9nFk and Broekiyn and that one complsea bat ga
pnt in ag gsf besnn and in
ton by RFystS afoss tha East River make the
landing and detrainment of large masses % n its
s1s;b sasy lssRa mae a'
neFfh and south lines q I fxsn iens
66istance of the night and morning The & addse S
shoia lost sight Of by the f,eT II IS
traffic within probably three ydsment ydSsrS Of this
psPd that IT two lines q md Rr"nS
gawaSy tSrs whoy s bIdges IN on tunnels Man
haitian and the Boroshs of Br9ekyn os and 9geens
beneiVe work along these lines is ferthWth unuS tbe
taken ttS Will hpd nd 5dFHsd sef e @
cuities and dangers which Will eenpiea arH today
| shadow even the hard conditions Whlfb aFe '"e'
| regarded intolerable
| REMEDY FOR CRUSH AT BRIDGE
is the beard hsrs isa,v to Rs3rsssne RGs Gns
dangerous conditions will sS be fe fft ffl ryon " Row
Bdge All of the bridge traffic from li Erookiyba tbe
II into to- 5 tTmnas sfef Of active
sr ass ena sr Of ffs the Manha
ah nify Ee4aed s Raway 10 sesthrg e. Son
nn Of tTa Of p the sPass avay 9d the
approach to the bridge will be emptied aa ana dpam p
and 5re sSg asg te6 this
Tes fSsd this Il Il hff
is no speculation ABOUT esIlab rasdy had dangerously
! worse , ou+, !; easv and lust as
The emedE i aheagh fesy T IS o Is require the city
New-Yerk. tho Manhattan Raway, SonPslS Pompany NV
n5 fe Transit
froon ts PnFehaTf on on olnRS
and SITS and the ranges s eo9esp eo9Hert the
Park Reg es end avste SeTah of ermnsi
and Loops l9r raWay At the
time freer movement would be aherdea ,e fer into
the new Eim-st extension and other tnorSSags ges
hH tbe civ as the owner of the Brooklyn Bridge.
The city has been for many & years eamsprsed nds in the
| Tryen Row or stats zetung' block
FORMER CITY OFFICIALS BLAMED.
And while this branch of The situation is pre-
senad it is not mopportune for this board 70 on sas
that everything hsarng up0n II 1a Years aT past has
been tardy undertaken and sothuy caafed @ dieh Gdt
cred over in matters costing only pary sums; the me
im-st widening has Jagged for years @ 1 shq brde Sh
| Between Manhattan and Long Island departments
ematicaiv H 'hd s STACKED the elevated railway com
| pany tried show that the structure Was fet.sii
! apde q
panys credit and play with It's stock - ~ desrve ma.s
and sa Is be sTrs S @ ii aefs esP n BsRtef
Park And with the surface lines . E'epg eagnes es
lion denounced & as Of hfs eix hs
BBeS Bet@eea see FIJI FS s0sr snd p Egh 90
the yqsn4g len 4 Of 5ag Eghasff s 29 hnfs
| of Fifth-ave Notwithstanding the street railway
s9gy oad fd he esgsS IN %his
company did seek to lay down b any on w frdGk beG
freer movement by giving greater "tnI ao9m roF 81
other Veni9esi emo Give some very SPECIFIC instances
| shnU that there has been petty. demagogic pol
icy persstsny PqirSPNse IN City probsby
by and dating e. q 6 snd n Fem The the
| has been to treat the corporations as ths pubic
enemy.
| The Merchants Association submitted fourteen
aoor,roenda items six of which dropped after
eonsuIta ton with board The eight propositions
| retained related to the extension OF the E-iehty-
| sixth-st crosstown lines, the recognized nadequacy
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| cars rsed on the downtown crosstown lines, the
need of shelter exposed intersectng or transfer
| points in The Bronx Borough, the removal OF un-
used car tracks from the payemeHts, under certain
| conditons the employment of two eenduGtors, OF
| a conductor and a collector each car; the mere
distinct marking of TO indicate their routes,
the proper municipal regulation of street srafhc
and the removal of distractions; the enforcement
| of proper sanitary regulations and Improved ven
| tilation in cars. The report adds:
The board is in accord with the association each
of these recommendations, except that requiring two
Tecfon to the fSterurban Street Railway Company
and the Union Railway Tompans re- respeotVeiy' @ IN
Among the recommendations for the improve
ment of the surface car service the board places
first those which promise the earliest forms of re-
lief available and in which the city can take an
| active part. These follow
The board respectfully recommends and urges
upon the mgnieipai authoriss les OF NeP5 lork CITY:
provement and the opening of that street to gen
eral traffic at
| The formulation. adoption and enforcement of
| code Of regulations for Vehouiar traffic III the
| streets. This reeemmeRdat ton is deemed the most
| largest and earliest measure of immediate relief
can he ohtaiqed The board has m ASSURANCES from r,
| their proper departments for the prompt apRliea-
! It is probable that about 25 per cent mere cars
can he operated on the ,eongested lines during RIM,
under proper traffic regulations, and when the
eonaon M are IRE sde bss such @ q 70 r4ars s
them to be put into T service Thare has been found
| a great discrepancy in the figures collected to
h seW cdnpes n at sroadwsy S
and ST & NYmer9ns % TALES @ At st these
ors b for this besrd aea e o sbea
thar Rsre aBGas Sg y the ear rs s ffsF
Of the situation show that The & rsheuar ons,r9s
! st are greatest between about $50 a. and p m