New-York tribune., 1903-01-06

.,- .s +o bovc the evil complained Of could be
-ec+i6ed and s. c. Mead, the secretary or the
association, explained that the great majority
of +be letters contained only complaints Of ex-
listing evils.
THE CONGESTION IN BROADWAY.
Lawrence ]. Callahan made a personal com
nIaint regarding the running Of cars on the
downtown crosstown lines. He said the conges-
ton in Broadway could be remedleo il those
crosstown lines were properly run
..1f Won can remedy the congestion in Broad
way" said Colonel Cole, ''you are the biggest
railway man in the State. I am sure you could
get Mr.. Vreeland's job
ct don't want his job put in Mr.. Callahan'
obut think 1 can remedy the congestion.
.Replying to an invitation from the commits
s,on Mr.. vreeland then began his speech, which
was in part as follows:
There IS nothing advanced here but what was
discussed at the meeting that our operators and l
facts and statistics The statistics of the company
open TO Inspection: Inc oniy ne ne" & TaesS10 Yoi,
have already given us 10 vaane the
bin er sny ASSOCIATION that viii get the
sents property owners TO run cars from Centta1
to build the road within month after the con-
oniv for three hours during the day there
not sufficient 1t is impossible under existing
RRssiGa RRSs cng and rc in Broadway prevent the
operation of more cars Before a m and after
5ackgd @ soaf of r Fu5ons IN Broadway
make the service any better to have 100 cars
blocked. That was the condition at Il o'clock this
morning. Fifty cars were blocked 1or nearly an
We have no schedule Cars with their crews
standing ar every stable. and the starters have
/ does not arrive another is sent out.
INTERFERENCE OF THE SUBWAY.
The commission must remember that for the last
fzza Of
service have been practically in the control OF
second-st- and the Fourth-ave. lines. AS matter
of fact, because Of the subway cut the electric
. two and a half miles hour faster than the
horse cars travelled
Then you blame all the trouble on the rapid
transit tunnel construction" Colonel Cole
asked.
THE trouble is mainly due to the want of
regulation" Mr. vreelaad replied. ''of the truck
ing traffic in Broadway. The tunnel construc
ton is, of course, only temporary. but so long
as the delivery OF ton of coal or a box of
merchandise is of more Importance in the eyes
of the city than the carriage of and half
million men and women there will always be
this trouble
THE HoRSEcAR LINES
Mr. Vreeland referred TO the crosstown cars.
and said that their continuance as horsecar
lines was due entirely to the impossibility Of
securing material to make the change. He as
serted that he spent all last summer making
the change in Eighth-st- and then was crampea
for lack Of material
Colonel Cole made this suggestion:
The commission will present the brief from
the Merchants Association TO Mr.. Vreeland
and ask him to reply TO it in detail Mean
while the experts for the commission will at
tempt to find some remedy for the existing evils.
We suggest that the Merchants Association do
likewise, and if It can devise plan"
do we understand" asked Mr. King that If
we present a feasible plan your board will see
that IL is enforced? p
IF it is the most feasible plan. yes" replied
Colonel Cole.
I'VE accept" said Mr.. King and Mr. Strong
together.
Mr. VreeIand pleaded great press of bus-
ness for the next two weeks. and by general
consent long adjournment taken. The
railroad commissioners said they could give
January D. % and 24 TO the work, and the date
first named set for the next hearing.