The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-26
CHEAPER RATES TO YONKERs
To Come About ~ Soon as Suburban Tracks
Are Electrified.

To Come About ~ Soon as SuDurDan lracNs
Are Electrified.
YoNKERs, N. Y, March 25.-The New
York Central Railroad through its general
counsel, Albert II. Harris, has written to
the State Railroad Board promising a
cheaper fare schedule from Yonkers to
Forty-second street after 1t has electrified
Its roads.
The Central's reply was made to q letter
written by Mayor Coyne on March s to
the State board in which he asked for a
Is cent fare from Getty Square to l55th
street, instead Of rs rents as at present,
on the Putnam division. The Centrars LETT
ter Is as follows:
1 have read the petition presented by the
Hon. John II. Coyne, Mayor Of Yonkers. to
the Board Of Railroad Commissioners, dated
the 9Th inst, copy OF which was enclosep
with your letter, in which Mr.. Coyne calls
atten ton to the fare charged by the New York
Central on !ts Putnam branch from DEITY
Square, Yonkers, 20 l55th street, and sug-
gests that 1t should DO red uced from 26 cents
TO two cents per mile, which would be, on the
basis OF mileage, IL cents.
The charge now made between these points
il the same as has been In effect for many
years, and the fare which Mr.. Coyne refers
to is that charged for single rides. AS the
board knows, the company is now engaged
In preparing to electrify its lines within the
suburban district tributary to Now York.
That work Is we'll under way, and 1t Is hoped
that unless it Is delayed for reasons over
which the company has no control 1t will DO
completed within q comparatively short time.
You can readily understand that with this
change, which will radically modify the
suburban service, a readjustm emit OF rates In
the territory affected must be made. and the
company intends to make such readJustment
as soon as the electric service is inaugurated.
We d. not wish at this time to take up q
certain instance like the one referred to In
your letter, but prefer to leave 1t to be con-
sldered and II proper TO be readjusted In
connection with the readJustment Of fares
In the whole area affected.
II doee not SEEM to us proper to take up
one case and not another, and we caunot read
lust rates so as to increase the volume OF the
passenger traf1c now coming into the Grand
Central station in advance Of the completion
Of the improvements and enlargement which
are now under way, bscause with the restric-
lions incident to the doing OF the work an
increased volume Of business cannot be
handled at the terminal.
While the rate complained OF is between
Getty Square and l55th street. still 1t will
| necessarily affect the rate to the Grand Cen
trail Station, and for the reasons which |
nave already stated we prefer not to make
any changes In the rates now and for years
in effect within the territory mentioned until
the matter Is taken UP as q whole, which. as
l have stated. will be when the electric service
is inaugurated.
1t Is the In intention OF the company 10 meet
the question OF rates of fare in the suburban
districts in a broad and businesslike way
when the chang go in motive power Is effected.
but we hope that it may be allowed to rest in
abey an ce for the present.