New-York tribune., 1906-11-18
HALF as MANY LOCALS.
Mterborough to Make Patrons Suf-
fer for ErpreSs ETtenstOn.

In compliance with the order Of the Rapid
Transit Commission the 1nterborough company
will tomorrow morning extend It's subway ex-
press service on the Broadway line from 96th
street where it ends at present. to 18th street
This announcement was made by General Man
ager Frank Hedey last night in q statement In
which he says in substance We're going to do
this because we have to- but you'll be sorry"
Apparently Mr. Hedley's troubles are not over,
because Reginald p Bolton. secretary OF the
washington Heights Taxpayers Association,
which started the agitation for the extension of
the express service, says his organization does
not propose to remain satisfied just because 1t
has accomplished its first object. He indicates
that the residents of Washington Heights wtil
not submit quietly TO the decrease in the num-
Der of local trains brought about by the exten-
sion of the express service. The association also
wants better service through to Kingsbridge.
The following announcement of the extension
of the express service has been issued by the
Interborough:
Beginning on Monday. November 10. 1906.
southbound Broadway express trains from Z-lSt
street and the Ship Canal between the hours oI
7:20 a. m. and sos a. m, VIII be operated
through the centre track southoound from the
switches south of 18TH street to Tooth street
Northbound Broadway express trains lot
221st street and the Ship Canal leaving South
Ferry at 4:54 p. m. to 6:1S p. m. Will enter t9e
centre express track at 10th street and Broad-
way passing through the centre entering the
main line at the switches south of 137th street;
These trains will be designated by carrying the
regular two red signal markers on top OF the
leading motor car. and red lantern will be car.
red on the front end of the train in the centre OF
platform.
Trains marked as above will not stop for the
purpose Of receiving or discharging passengers
at Manhattan street, 116th street. 10th street
or 1880 street stations, in either directlon
Mr. Hedley. prefaced his statement by saying
It was made in anticipation of "the howl the
residents using the subway between and includ-
ing the 103d street and Manhattan street sta
tions would raise when they found their service
of local trains cut in half" After saying that
the extended express service will be started to-
morrow "in accordance with an orde: issued by
the Board Of Rapid Transit Commissioners" MI.
Hedley rehearses the objections made by the
company to the proposed service, saying:
The companys opera ting officers objected to
the operation requested on the third track ne
tween 18th street and 145th street, as 1t was
not considered safe with their present facilities.
The Interboroughs operating officers further
stated that in their opinion the use of the third
track for express purposes morning and mght
on Broadway between 18TH street and Tooth
street would result in inconveniencing a very
large number of people in order to slightly IN
crease, to the degree of about one and one-half
minutes the efficiency of the service for a
smaller number of people
The Interboroughs operating officers further
pointed out that 4 a question whether IL
would be possible TO gain even a minute and a
half for the passengers patroniZng its Broad
way division in the north end by the introduc-
tion of this service, account Of the existing
conditions on the 96th street junction, both in
reference TO the tracks and the additional trans
ferring of passengers, which the above service
will create, because OF the fact that each OF
these express trains. southbound and north
bound, will not be able to accommodate the
large number Of passengers using the stations
at 103d street 110th street. 10th street or
Manhattan street without change of cars.
Referring to the fact that the local trains be-
tween and including the 1O3d street and Man
haitian avenue stations will be decreased with
the beginning Of the increased express service,
Mr.. Bolton, Of the Washington Heights Tax
payers Association, said last night:
The attitude Of the Interborough officials
toward this matter does not indicate that they
intend to make a vigorous effort to improve the
present unsatisfactory conditions in our part or
the city. They say that there is not enough
traffic from the section about Goth street on to
Kingsbrldge to justify better service than Is
now given. OF course, there isn't, and never
will be- until the road provides service to en-
courage traffic. People at that end Of the line
are sometimes compelled to wait eighteen
minutes for car