New-York tribune., 1907-09-27

of running some cars TO 12eth street only. and
! trYifa to get them across the bridge at all? A
You did mention that on one or two occasions yes
o-You are adopting this very course here that III
tvenings AMTou were suggesting a course that
adopted many years ago, and we are eAteiio
o-Yes you are extending 1t at this point wt where
suggesting the extension at the other p4 4aat
street for years bat this is turning four oi
Con1mencing at 5 D. m. Third avenue trains
passing 42d street, northbound. between ana e.
be noint Of CONGESTION which is 42d street north
bound. six additional trains during that hour eae
o@Where do they originate and turn back? ~ a
Some will originate from l2sth street ana soihe ~
o.-These are northbound? Ayes. sir; but they
oCYes; but / mean on their uptown trip @ 5,tv Av
On their uptown trip they will all start iroih Oi'
A-And run across the bridge? A--City Hal, as or
Chatham Square and across the bridge yes
Commencing $50. until p M Passing 5sar cent 41n
by adding additional seven-car train oTls,iaA' l
Commencing at D. M passing 42d street north a.
bound increase the service 10 per cent ihis S,tS -
Hall and going to 18th street. Bronx Park VAC
Q-Seven-car trains? A-SeVen-car ua'na' '
Shortly after passing a3d stree. freo seven
TO five cars These seven-car trains should be con, con,
tnued FIVE intervals later Increasing @ ins shown on
the charts carrying five cars mat nae NOS @ seven
cars in all those FIVE trains. That is all on Third
sTXTH AvENUE-Under head of Sixth avn -.eo
nue. trains Increase the service oeowS
Is m @ per srd cent bR M adding the seventh trains
passing that point during those houfs' my
Increase the service between ; p m. and $50 p m m,
passing 5Oh street norihb3und 10 I psssnr pss that
point they now being sxaf sTes rams on the Sixth
o;mI6ess Tes are al. sir io''h sl'ee'
aySTSGI %TNTH AVESrE L1NE-1ncrease the service
x N m. y.
.h ipe % per cent by adding three aditiona
trains consisting OF six cars each gong u i'''
o"south Ferry or Rector street? At will be
o"5;oing to 1s5th street you said? Ayes 1SSfh
street.
Answering questions by Commissioner Will
cox. Mr. Hedley said the percentage OF III
creased service had been calculated on the
tables of standing passengers compiled pF MI
Turner. They would care for these IN those
tables, he said.
CANNOT CARRY ANY MORE.
In most cases the increases were quite up to
the limit OF carrying capacity of the various /
lines Then TO Mr.. Mason he explained IN oelai
the block signal system at the goth street sta-
tion. declaring that to shorten the blocks 10 /
permit the running of trains in and out of the |
station closer together, thus shortening the time
lost there. would increase the danger mate /
hearing closed table of the passengers carried .
over each line monthly from January /, l9oo. /
10 August 81. 1907. Adjournment was taken !
until next week.
A hearing scheduled for yesterday morning /
on the order TO increase the number Of cars
running on the Fourth and Madison avenue (
line went over because that line now is in the
receivers hands. A hearing was held before
Commissioner Eustis in the morning on pro
posed order to send certain portion OF the
Second and Third avenue trains to West Farms
over the subway tracks north of 10th street
Mr. Hedley. after maps and blue prints show
ing the spur connecting the lines near 14Th
street had been introduced. declared that the +
scheme was not feasible because seven-car
trains would block the Third avenue tracks. The
plan would inconvenience $50 per cent of the
present travellers. and aid only 11.9 per cent he
declared Commissioner Eustis, after the hear
ing said he might get Mr.. Hedley to make some
sort OF a trial of the scheme.