New-York tribune., 1907-09-21
AT 84TH STREET AND BROADWAY.

| point with Fourth avenue one OF the most con-
| gested localities in the city.
AT 84TH STREET AND BROADWAY.
At 3itir street and Broadway. aside from the fact
that the cars OF each line must & GGosS % tqGT
this transfer point. the service is very gre$itly IN
street as will he seen the sidewalks thirty feet
! wide either side, whereas the roadway for We
outer rail Of track. or. deducting the overhang Of
on this crosstown thoroughfare Of less than eleven
| feet
| when one considers the immense amount OF
equltabe dstrbuton of space TO stys ever , sixty
| line and house line to the pedestrians and only
Of affairs is bound to produce congestion. would
also call attention TO the fact that on B.oed o
from the outer rail to but thirteen feet
twelve feet, which means that any vehicles stand
ing al the curb will force all trac on 70 the tracks
Furthermore. the distance between the eleya'ed
railway pillar and the curb on the easterly side OF
aysnS AND roadway tracks Is but ten feet Time
and again az the - m s Of vehSSs at @ th point
where twenty feet is allowed for pedestrians -,
At 42d street and RToadway; Here egain Is etI
feet OF space to persons on foot who are moving
feet OF space from the rail to the curb on either
side of track or clearance OF less tnSn s1eysn @ ven
cent of the whole thorOughfare is given up to the
PsdgsranSr rse Snd amount of traic moving east and
west 42d is very heavy at certain tines OF
ee ne ro.way diva cars 10 be stalled at this point
cause OF lack of opportunity 10 cross the crossto"n
thoroughfare
President shonts says his company has spent
81 100000 for new and longer cars for the Madi-
son avenue line. He says:
We are about TO make an experiment for the pur
pose OF determining whether 1t Is practicable or
even possible TO modify our equipment In such a
manner as relieve materially the situation now
exjstinq and have decided make a working test
Of what is known the pay s-you-enter cars
iength-that is. about eleven feet longer than our
present standard closed cars. The new cars Will
he eouIpped with two doors at each end. and when
in operation there Will be a means or exit at ooth
the front and OF the car but entrance Will be
of persons may board the car and another alight
al the time without interfering with each
other.
Persons boarding the will step upon in
closed platform laPproximaely eight feet IN
twenty people These persons VIII then pass
the Conductor collecting their fares they enter.
The conductor will always maintain his position on
As a measure of still more satisfactory, service
would respectfully ash that you afford us the the
Regulations which we deem essential in this con-
III FirstEThat the cars shall not carry more than
sixtv-five passengers at time, and that whenever
the number ION GT tSe ears Shall proceed without
nmRer in the car has reduced below the limit
by persons who have allghted
stand upon the rear platforms OF these
Many street railway men IN various parts OF the
O. this character in large cities is
irnnraCticabe We believe. however. that IT can De
dnpe and done successfully. II we can secure the
~ 1nicinsl authorities: without such assistance.
however cannot hope to succeed. put we stand
ready to do a1d G gSrdeT that the experiment may
tried under the most favorable condtons we are IN
currng an expense OF approximately Sl.4DOO IN
nrocurinR sufficient cars TO place IN service upon le
Iadson avenue line and TO modify the track struct-
ure in such respects as may De hecessary % t9r .ne
operation of these long cars Ihe manu1actureIS
ron,isa Ia deliver these TO US during NoVeLh-
~ taor and they will he placed on the road at the
90 riiest practicable moment
% hod ourselves in readiness to 90 anything in
o,,r newer but without the cooperation which we
ora Seeking our efforts cannot hut be futile
After the hearing. Mr.. Root said that the
o,,,, solution of the surface lines transit prob
Ion, was by the passage of such traffic regula-
+ions as Mr.. Shonts had recommended and the
enforcement OF them by the police
with the cooperation of the public and the
re,vsnapers" he said. these proposed regula-
+,ors would work wonders. There must be also
=, arousal of public sentiment by the news
napers for them"
Mr. Root said he thought the Montreal type
80 cor would work wonders. He explained the
eration of the car and said that the co-opera-
Ito, of the commission would be asked in carry
a., ont the companys plans in regard to its
use.
Root DENIES POOR SERVICE.
Uban the hearing called to order. Chair
man wilcox had read a complaint sent the
commission by Ismar s. Ellison. Mr.. Ellison
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