New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-12
TO STOP BRIDGE CRUSH
Railroad Board Recommends IN Re
gard to Brooklyn Traffic.
SWEEPING CHANGES ADVISED.


Albany. Feb 1.-THE state Board Of Railroad
Commissioners has adopted a report on the
transportation conditions existing on the Brook
iyn Heights Railroad Companys system. sub
mitted by G. Z. Barnes. electrical expert. In
which It Is recommended that vehicular traffic
on the Brooklyn Bridge be further regulated.
that a change I'm the route OF cars at the Brook
lyn end Of the bridge be made and that the
company take the proper legal steps for the con-
struction OF the Livlngston-st. line. The report
in reviewing the transportation conditions, says.
The average number %; passengers carried daily
on all lines Of this COMPANY system. including the
49, 40 80 ~ s,,-gsI Iirs Irat5r4t- cf ~. as
rush hours. the greater number being carried dur
Ing the evening rush hours The condition OF
traffic during these hours is such that passengers
cannot ride with any degree Of comfort or convent
ence-
From 20 SO p. m. daily there is an average OF
46ss passengers are carried on the elevated system
and AS on the surface lines. or the nuIn nee
period 25.54 carried from the Brooklyn end q
the Brooklyn Bridge. 2.coJ from the ferries aud
RE BRIDE dining this hour and IA halr frona New
York 20 Brooklyn. which be considered as local
the Eew-York terminus over TIE bridge during one
hour-froru . to s p. m.-varies from 20 70 80.
including cars operated by the Coney Island and
q the volume of trafHc originating m Brooklyn
originates In a section within radius OF hall "A
ark finnish no FACILITIES for this traffic There
is q total o. FL trips available for ths local trtile
Sia T'V p I'M IN , ~ nD iS . yt ne b6ur
and a. half mentioned IN the evening from the ter
ritory within radius ~ "a half mile OF the tity
sengers carried Out on the surface lines. There
Is operated available FOR this trafc q per cent q
the total trips run on the surface system.
CARS DEBATED AT SEVERAL POINTS.
There ar, several points on the surface lines az
ton OF traffic. The most serious delays from this
he irookivn terginGs ~ the bridge FiltoH-st be-
tween Court-st. and Fiatbush-aye.. and 90 the
h number OF e4Ts 92s5a-d - gys tie 0F e-a
bridge. These and the auctuatiou iu the number
iI1,e@fereuS5 With car ;rsfHc b. vehicles moving
the DELAY To traffic At the Brooklyn end ~ the
bridge IS eapsed by running outbound ears NON nom
tLr bI.dse ,..iItsh . Siils 80 . tri.1.
point and the delays are very frequent and serious
The congestion az and near the intersection ot
Wushiugtcr and sands sts is such - seriously 70
interfere with the free movement Ok cars 20 aAd
from the bridge. and limits the number which can
The most serious congestion on Fuitou-sr- oc-
ours between court-st- and Flatbush-aVe ne
ieSs'Ir que To 10 me ~ hs. tia1s lrds1 con
pauy Is at present furnishing a reasonable amount
81 ira rsnlrta ton facilities the ferries. IL does
not furnish sufficient transportation facilities FOR
the bridge the local travel the surface lines
TIE number OF operated over the bridge dIring
the hour o0m 70 =. m. with me present physi-
cal conditions and present regulation OF vehcular
traffic over IT, cannot be Increased 10 any great
extent.
between the Cttv Hall and Flatbush-ave. II worse
than at any point IN the state or New-Hork.
ThA number OF cars operated Is such that any ad-
ditioual GERS would decrease the trafhc facilities
rather than add 10 them There are more cars
0neratIug over the Hoerum Place crossing than
over any other IN this State. With the present
vtvsfraI conditions no more cars can be run
throUCh FuItoE-st and any additions TO the faclE-