New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21
ELM-ST. OWNERS ANGRY,
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posed that we would get back part OF what
we've lost because Of the vast delay in that
work in the increased value OF our property.
There won't be any Increase If they put cars
through and there Will be another long period
Of loss while the street is torn UP. Seems to me
we're entitled TO a little consideration. even
II only property owners and taxpayers
THE CONGESTION PRETExT.
Julius Henry Cohen. attorney for the Citizens
Transit Reform Committee OF One Hundred. and
chairman Of the Citizens Union committee
legislation. delivered himself yesterday relative
to the way In which the street railway company
is trying to avoid giving transfers. Said he:
50 far as Tweqt y.; ard Bread. Broadway IS
concerned, some little time has elapSed since
not seem to have occurred anything in the nature
But the shaiIoVness Of the company's plea was
shown by the cross-examlnation or It's super
intendent In the BUme trial before Judge
The Company has removed that testimony from
hles. and the publication OF some Parts o[ TIE
fudge whether transfers given az any intersection
IN the city Of New-York would cause danger to
Mr.. Delaney the superintendent. having testl-
gsG enSf cTo5sgg Mr Hodge aSked him
Q1Isnt it fact that il has 5ee9 frequently ,
road. that the crossing at Thirty fourth7st Is the
fV Believe Ts'f they have: have heard OF It
"O.-Don't you think that testimony would be
true? A--Practically true
"o-How many men have to be. standing up m
a car before the car IS eongested: A--1hat Is a
%0.-What is your opinion? A-whers there are
eight to ten OF fifteen standing. then a car would
be congested
He also said that "only last night stood at
Fifty-ninth-st (and Eighth-ave) for an hour. and
didn't see any congestion there
by the Court: els not one OF the reasons why
they don't give transfers because they could make
A-That seems to be the point. but I did not
look into it
Off A.sNo. except that that agreement prevents
them from issuing transfers
He referred to the Third Avenue-Manhattan
agreement-an effort to repeal statute by private
agreement
Delaney was put upon the stand an authority
on congestion lie Is the superintendent OF
transportation OF the entire interurban system.
From this testimony IL appears that at the most
congested points transfers have been given for
years with no danger 20 life and limb. that Twenty
third-st. and Broadway Is not the most congested
point, and that transfers at that point are 70 De
q abolished then any commission which would 50
direct would logically direct that they be abolished
at Ffftv-ninth-st and Eighth-ave-. Ihlrty-fourth-
St. Broadway and StXth-ave., FOurteentn-SL and
Third-ave, sixth-ave. and Twenty-third-st- and at
as many other points as superintendent Delaney
could convince the commissioners were. In his
opinion "corgested.' and he r. the best expert
ton OF Oren Root and Mr.. Nreeland-the state
Board Of Railroad Commissioners would naturally
place great reliance on his opi9i9ni ana II % were
pert judgment all the experts" would be on one
side with few specimens q public opinion. more
or less inadequateIy presented. on the other