New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-01-10
MORE MEN FOR ELEVATED ROAD.
Belief That It Will Comply with Demand
for More Trains.

Much interest is being evinced as TO the acnoh
to be taken by the Manhattan Railway company
on the recommendations of the State Railroad Ooi-
mission On or before next Monday the company
,,,,s+ file with the commission a schedule for rush
hour service from the morning rush hours to MO
night. ,.
The officers Of the road refuse to say what lneii
action will be- but the number OF new men peins
taken on at the conpany's office gives strong
ground for hope that the increased service Is 20
be put into effect If the orders of the state ran
road Commission not carried out IL VIII De the
place of the Attorney General to take tie case ~
the courts.
The Merchants Association still keeps up Its hght
for better transportation facilities. William f
King yesterday telegraphed to Governor ooeH ask
ing for an interview for to-day Mr. hlng hopes
-o see Attorney General Cunneen within the next
few days.
A meeting of the legal committee which volun-
teered its services assist the Merchants Asso-
citation was held at the rooms of the ASSOCIATION
Yesterday afternoon AS the question OF proper
transit facilities contains many engineering prop
lens the association has formed an engineering
committee consisting Of c. NJ. Wickar. chairman;
S WINERY, Foster Crowell, H w BrinckerhoiI
and George A Soper, all OF whom Volunteereu
their services a number of other engineers nave
the subject under consideration and will give their
answer to-day.
The engineering committee will consider the sue-
gestions which have been made by the ASSOCIATION
RI the State Railroad Commission concerning the
sarzyice furnished by the surface lines study the
transportation system Of the city and recommend
extensions and lines Of development OF transporIa-
tion which shall best conserve the present anu
future needs of the city, far as can be foreSeen
The report on the suggestions to the railroad
hoard as to the surface lines will be ready by Mon
day. January 10
The association has sent a letter to the Board OF
Estimate and Apportionment- asking its assistance
at the hearing before the State Railroad Commls-
sion on January o. and suggesting that If neces-
sary. the city of New-York go to the State legs-
ature and ask that the power to regulate franc IN
the city be vested in the proper local authorities
1.-The Street Railway Journal for to-day prints
an editorial on the traffic situation here, which
says in regard to the surface cars:
The hearing in New-York on January developed
the fact that the Of hS fR nf o6
stace better service in New-York with the exist
mug nsb sree we're cted and Every Visitor resident
in the city will have no didat tr IN fVer or
wagon unloading merchandise has held up a long
Surface given by the rails for traction attracts the
trucks to 5h e f een Of a tes od ro
ding with the platform gong to make a driver turn
of the rms when all Of fhe trucks
part of the roadway devoted to the railway tracks,
but the practice congtitgtes serious evil f al the
there is municipal ordinance against the creation
of obstruction of this kind by truck drivers ana
number of arrests made and has appeared as com
plainant, no convictions have occurred III over
We believe that strict rules Furnishing the drivers
of vehicles who obstruct The movement or cars,
restrictions vehicle traffic over certain busy
streets and traffic regulations upon those streets
on which it is permitted would also greatly assist
in the amelioration of the present conditions The
traffic in London is much more efficient than that
in New-York, and the conditions In our streets
could be made much better by a vigorous police
supervision.
An attempt is being made to have more stringent
rules for the management Of street traffic adopted
and enforced. a compilation made by William P
Emo of No. III Broadway, called Rules of the
Road Revised" is being considered as the basis OF
vehicles shall keep to the right; on overtaking
others pass to the left; shall not stop the eft
hand curbstcne except at licensed stands, and that
surface cars shall have the right of way.
President Vreeand Of the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company, the State Railroad Commission
and the Merchants Association all quoted as
having declared that proper code of rules for
the regulation of traffic. If rigdly enforced, would
be one of the strongest agencies for obtaining the
relief desired from present conditions