New-York tribune., 1906-05-15
B. R. Z. RECEIVES ORDERS
Railroad Commissioners approve
Suggestions for Important Changes.
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,r,,, Nav 1s-The state Railroad Com-
-. tos onnroved recommendations to re-
49, .,o .conpested conditions OF the Brooklyn
Fsvs9pe in rush hours. These Recommendation
vvera made by c. r. Barnes, the electrlcal e&-
ns-4 Of the commission, after several CONFER
.nees with members OF Borough Fresluel'
r-olo-,e committee OF one hundred, an engineer
tror, Mr. Coler's office and representatives OF
s,o commissioner Of Bridges Of New York CITY,
ar Barnes's suggestions say in part:
.-,,o. che F.rooklyn Heights Railroad Company be
reor,ired within days from lnlS oa.c ~ Sth
cause WY raco1mendstion TO connect the tracks
IN Fulton street With the tracks ni 'O''
Marcy avenue surface line-Need more anu Oe''ei
cars rs. statement in reference this line is proper.
There should be more ana PETER ,S S ~ be single
VIZ Mei closed cars will be taken OF this line ana
replaced by double truck close1 oI ,, viii see
oTen cars The open cars on TINS & nne wiz sit1S
Sfty people, nearly doubling the seating tins capacity
as conaDared with the present closed caIs 4, for
7Sffb avenue elevated lne-Buld thlre II''en toe I
e-nress service during rush hours 10 DOLL DOL troins
fIo Cfy Hail station handle the S BTo9kyn i5t
DOWNTOWN pes7sngeTs;f s nsTs from In0 New New York
Connect the Flatbush avenue stauon or tion % Of the
son street line with the Fulton stLeet 9 he trans
FIft6 avenue line to enable passengers 10 Ue tia''
SeTred from these two lines. .. this station. and
remove neWsstands and other cur enenle at
make room for the cTOfb Sorfbbound Bay Ridge trains
connect with southbound " Meso Iac4 n with south
bound Fifth avenue trains ,.ra .roclr for ex-
The suggestion TO build third tTack e3.t IoE treet
,vsss sersioe during the rush hours 10 e9th $500
e q e1o0d one The construction OF a thlIa usLo4 u4
=, Tte elevated railroads in Brooklyn 70 pe usSu
So- evnress service would materially increase t0
40 ee fscilitiee and the Board OF haliroau I'm I'm
,1aSS-so1ers Rave recommended such construct@ioL: @
TT1e corpany have informed the DoaIu ND! tNoS
80 11rahe TO comply with the recommendation Oh
scco0t ~ inflInctions. and for other reasons
ma suggestion start some trains from lle ~
Kali station during the evening rusn nouIs' ~
handle Frooklyn passengers, Is one Wfhcn mas
-e51-eT great deal Of consideration by TINS 9odfu
5US through its efforts number OF trains GURUS
ffe evening rush hours now started from u,oh
SsrrI, ijebf to furnish accommodation for BROOKLYN
TeopIe II is not practical with the present track
direction at city Hall during the evening rush
hours 10 carry out the suggestion OF turning trans
AZ fhfe poIut II the proposed changes on the
BROOKLYN approach and at the New York terminal
~ f1e BROOKLYN Bridge completed, IL VIII tnen
be T1osible 10 arrange local service on the Fifth
In the matter Of connecting the Flatbush avenue
station on Fulton street with the Fulton street
ste ton of the Fifth line, the company have
under consideration plan for practically carrying
out this suggestion. but II is contingent upon the
adoption of the plan for the changes mentioned at
the Brooklyn Bridge. For this reason no sugges-
lion is made the immediate connection of these
two stations For the reason. no suggestion
ls made in reference TO additional stairways at this
station.
AS result OF the investigation of these different
Recommendation-That the headway of
the Fulton street line beyond Reid avenue be e.
duced from four and one-half minutes to two min
utes, between and sos p. weekdays