New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-01
LAW IN EFFECT AT ONCE
Transfer Decision Makes RaiI7c0ys
Liable-Lehmaier Happy.

virtue of the decision OF the Court of Appeals
that a street railway must give transfers 10 any
&c oar lines or lines leased by it, the New York
.-,,v Railway Company IS liable for penalties in
suits brought failure to give transfers yesterday
or any failure give them to-day. According %
lavrers who are in close touch with the case the
minute the decision given its rendering or
the law was declared to have been the law always.
and nothing required to make the street
railway company liable penalties if il refused to
give transfers
at Broadway and Twepty-third-st and Sxth-ave
and Twenty-third-st at Broadway and Forty-sec-
ond-st. at SecoBd. Third and Sixth ayes and Forty
second-st at Third-ave. and Northumberland
Ip'entyfifth-st.. Nadison-ave. and One-hundred-
and-tweIty-hfth-st- going north. at one-hnndred-
and-siTteenth-st. and Madison-ave going north, at
Broadway and Fourteenth-st.. at Broadway and
Grand-st. and at West and Spring For time
transfers were given Broadway and Twenty
third-st and Broadway and Fourteenth-st.. but
these we're abolished because Mr.. Vreeland thought
they added TO the congestion those points. max
ing increased danger TO the travelling public
The hve-cent fare - Coney Island. which It was
hoped this decision would bring about. appears TO
ne as faT of rs when the burly bruisers Of the
railroad companies threw men, women and children
Unfortunately of the 'ars.
H H Vreeland. president of the New-Yorl City
Railway Company. issued a statement yesterday
saving that he did not yet exactly what effect
the decision would have that system He
went
In sny event. the decision will rot materially
pany in respect TO fre. transfers between lis var-
lines. although, of course, the company may
be required grant transfers at few points
where in the of the efecual handling OF its
atte of fact @I it has been the policy Of the COM
pany TO provide practically universal system Of
any Two points Manhattan Island for a single
ave lines which we're leased by the Metropolitan
company IN 1900 delayed for about tw1 years
because Of the contract between the Third Avenue
Company and the Manhattan Elevated Railway
pGInes and foToioains the Ihlrd Avenue COMPANY
10 transfer with other lines. Upon the expiration
to the Third Avenue lines. and for over year the
company has been transferring ar almost ever!
all The complaints from the public have been di-
;s,a zfr =, nc ex1sier ~ &c N.Y. Sion
to the Third AvcnUe iTes
The decision Of the Court Of Appeals to the effect
5ne same person IS tHSee 1 * gpstIyng; as coy
transfer penalties. and should put end to the
AS matter Of fact most of the pending penalty
suits were instituted by persons who had no in
accomplishing penalties.
President Winter of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company issued a statement virtually declaring
that the decision would have no effect his road.
He said:
The decision Of the Court of Appeals applies only
nv he Iss on one mn Inc Iaas5 70 and
operated by such lessee. Since the Nassau Electric
own railroads, the only situation 10 which the
decision is now applicable IS the intersection Of
Montague and Court SITS. where the decision re,
quires transfer from the MOntague-st line. owned
By the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company, 10 the
connecting lines OF the Brooklyn City Railroad
Company. operated by the Brooklyn Heights Rail
road Company, lessee. Such transfers are now
given at this intersection. and have been given
for several years past
James 5. Lehmaier, chairman of the executive
committee Of tile Transit Reform Committee Of
One Hundred. had this say:
While the Court Of Appeals has hy its decision
expressly stated that il has changed former de-
cisions Of that court which permit accumulation
Of penalties be sued for in action and has
declared that future actions be for penalty
only. II may be said that the large number of
penalty actions brought undoubtedly most
important factor in inducing the company TO make
fits have the right Of free transfers NULL
fed by the court There is nothing in the Court
of Appeals decision respecting the penalty actions
which win prevent citizen TO whom transfer Is
refused from bringing action day and
another the next day If n transfer is refused
again While the public viii have sympathy
with those who ser out deliberately TO mUlct the
railway corporations by accommodating penalty
suits. there Of course. be sympathy with
the railroad corporations if in the OF the clear
declaration Of the Court Of Appeals they continue
violate