New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-25
FOR BETTER TRANSIT.
Baiiroad Com H1issioners H7orkipg to
Improve Conditions

lu view. Ct The constantly increasing population Of
--s,ter New York and the demand for better
md transit facilities. the Board Of Railroad Com,
eorers Is strsininE every energy 10 f,,r-o,-e the
,,,dit.oHs investisatc and remedy. where POSSIBLE
-,ssous be and Just complaints Of the urblic Tn.
board has an once IL the Whitehall Building Nc
= Battery Place That once is soon 10 be removed
!. the Metropolitan Life Building Madison avenue
s. as be more centrally located and accessible 70
.bs pubic Members OF the board OF its represe1ta
tives are a. The ONCE every day during business
hours end inspectors are constantly IN the Geld
irfsstigati-g local complaints and conditions
n February Of this year the board recommended
fst t'e 1onkers Railway Company procure a.
cnee ht,s- additional large type cars. with which
rs,o-trl oxidation the company is complying This
-ro-ta il has asked the New York ard oreen.
County Railway 70 procure twenty-five additional
,s-re cars and the Long Island Electric Railway
20 procure ter additional large cars II has recon-
rnersed n The electric and steam railroads on
staten Island that steam train and electric cars
m Tho three branches Of the railroads from the
ferry be ru1 ar go 3 m. 10 accommodate night
.rsra
A. re present. time the hoard and its inspectors
are making complete and detailed investigation Of
trsf- conditions generally IN Brooklyn. 4 series
q -c--Hlen6stions for the beterment Of service
ia t-at locality VIII Be made in the near future
TIE beard IS also investigating the condition Of the
Eas- SIDE Lines q the New York city ailvavI ook-
lrg 20 ire prompt changing Of these n operation
n e.e-tr-cty instead Of horses.
OILY -ecenrlv The heard received from the Tax
psye-s Alliance of The Bronx and from the
Tss-rz-t-i-d Ward Property Owners Association
RI TIE Bronx. letter 70 the effect that a vote
RI thanks 70 yogr honorable board was unanimously
sacq-s1 -cr the prompt action taken in the matter
r. causing improvements ia the system Of traffic
S. Fracpsea by ire Union Railway COMPANY 20
TIE complaints Of these and similar associations are
many -r1 are taken VI Investigated and disposed
r. eKTsdiuorsly. and usually 10 the entire salts
faction q he corpplsInants These complaints us
-e-S -eter 70 STATIONS and the running Of add
-e7al cars ia Tarious places. These matters are
reported II full II the annual reports Of the Raj
road commissioners and those who read these re
ports are familiar with what has been accomplished
By The commissioners in these directions
IL $50 when complaints as TO ovsrcrow6ing Of
r-e Manhattan elevated cars were many. the board
-e.1;- 1e1ded 10 the COMPANY that the number Of
--zt-s c9ersted In the rush hours be continued in
ei1s- hours Until midnight Of each day, and that
n s11-arl tenTlary and March there should be
crease resu.tlnE ~ seating capacity for 400 pas
5s11 passengers n addition 70 the rush hour
$50 neTeased These reoonnlen datious added 10
Rzl-oad Corl-2issiorsrs commanded 70 the
BFooksl Rand Transit Company. among other
-Hl1Es- that ir restore the fan service Of cars
r7e-zted By IT, which service had been reduced an
trs -sSt SIX months ~ 1912. also that the company
Power hsusss 10 run additional cars These recon-
TeL-all9Hs Were carried out Also, IN the same
r1 r-s Nsw York CITY Railway COMPANY that II
obtain 80 new cars, and put them iu operation. as
We IS many either minor matters. Those recon-
--e-c1rlcns were also carried out. The board also
re-1-nTlended 70 the Brooklyn RAPID Transit Com
EtE thst re service on an its elevated and sur
z-= lines should T. materially increased. the rec
H----e-LarlCrS beng rhiTtv-fVe in number. aud
--re~iuE the addition OF extra cars in trains and
add rrnsi trains and the increasing OF ear service
r r5e surface generally from u 70 % per cent
winch rec9r11ll endatlons vere compiled with. The
-9zto recorarnended 70 the Union Railway Com
7z-y ~ The Bronx that cars be ouerated on its
-zr1ous lines, in some instances ~ minute bead
-ay instead Of an S-Tuinute headWsE- i'm others.
--s-ruiuute headWsv. instead Of ~. others
-iz-TCinute hesdWav instead Of q 2-Iuinure head
7-ay- and the changes q recommended were made.
tsEy i-T7pr07 eTlerts in stations the Manhattan
z which have been made the last three Years
have heen upen recommendations Of The Railroad
commissioners