New-York tribune., 1907-08-15

cur general superintendent He viii! be able to ten
exactly. "a moment latero Between o'o anu --
the morning and and in the evening
Q.-Are freight express cars ever Opera.eu oi
that line? A--Not under normal condltohs-
Q.-Has anything been done to prevent conses nSI
ZION? A-Yes, a line, which is known as the Goio
street line built as well as severai otiels'
Q-To what extent have these remeolai aassa meas
ures been effective? A.-Not perceptoly, because
the business grown more rapidly than the
means of relief Afforded
Mr. Winter said he thought the building OF the
Livingston street line would tend to relieve con-
gestion The tracks could be laid within forty
five days, Mr.. Winter believed, and the company
had enough equipment to operate it at once, he
said.
HANDLING GARBAGE BY DAY.
The witness testified that much of the city's
garbage was moved in the day time because al
though the company was under contract 10 move
IT by night it had found it impossible to do So
and that the Street Cleaning Department hao
recognized the situation and assured the coiii-
pany that it would not be held strictly TO the
written terms. NJ. Winter again said he did not
think the carrying of garbage affected passeh-
ger TRANSFORMATION except under extraoruIiiaiy
conditions Mr. WINS then went into the history
of the American Railway Traffic Company Inc
terms of the acquisition of that company oS 'i'
Transit Development Company, WHICH Ill 'uii
was acquired by the Brooklyn Rapid transit
Company were brought out All the 1ac'S
eiicted by Mr.. WINS had been brought out pS
him before when he conducted the lhVestisa-
ton of the Street Cleaning Department.
FINANCIAL. STATEMENT OF THE B. r. T.
At his request the financial statement OF the
road for the year ended June 80. 1907, was fur
,,i.,,ad NJ Twins officials of the company, after
the hearing said that it was the best showing
the system had made for years. Mr. Wllllahls'
.be general manager, said in reference 10 IT,
"The traffic over the Brooklyn RAPID transit
lines is increasing rapidly that the only QueS
tion before the company is the handling OF the
| business that is flowing into it's hands
The company received during the last year d
rental of S6S 49O 80 from lands and buildings an
income of 1925. $50 81 from rent of tracks ana
structure and a miscellaneous income of S3oo'-
5000 The following table is summarized
form of the statement:
Gross earnings, ,4G5 7o5
Net earnings from operating s''9''99
Income from other make total income St
Special appropriations $40,
c, Observation-Disclosures. *2oc259S
president Winter said the passenger ralilc
was the most profitable part of the company
business and mail carrying the least profltaple
He said the latter did not pay Dut always i
q deficit.
Mr. WINS requested that special Information
IN regard TO financial affairs of the system ana
a.. ,,,hs,diarxy cou,panies be furnished him to-
dow He wished he said, to determine whlch
coTnnanies were under fixed obligations TO de-
clare dividends and which were not. and whlch
were under fixed obligations TO pay interest Oh
bonds and forth.
COMPANY FIGHTS TAX ASSESSMENT
Statements showing the taxes for real estate
franchises state tax, car licenses and all other
tax items for the last year, divided accoruihs u
the several systems. were given TO MI WINS oy
Mr. Winter and put in evidence MY WiihafhS
said the company had made application for the
reduction OF its assessments. and that the ag-
,rogate amount Of taxes now in litigation was
slightly over $4,000 The company. he salo
was also in arrears in taxes on so-called private
rights of way and tracks not included in speciaI
franchises those taxes being in litigation
Mr. Williams explained the situation in regard
TO taxes in great detail. He said he felt sure
that the courts would make large reductions
In the assessments and that the Brooklyn RAPID
Transit had reserved more than 100000 to meet
its arrears tax bill when IT was determined by
the decision of the court. From 1900 to l9Vo.
inclusive. It had paid S9S3 1O2 90.
Mr. WINS then said that he had finished for
the day The next hearing will be to-day, and
the two witnesses yesterday Will again go on the
stand.
The willingness OF the Il. r. T. officials TO
answer questions and to furnish information
was generally remarked. Some comment was
made on the fact that the Brooklyn Bridge sit
uation was not touched on.
Commissioners Eustis and Maltbe were at the
hearing as was Borough President Coier for n
short time Numerous officials and counsel of
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit were also present.
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