New-York tribune., 1907-08-16
WANTS BRIDGE LOOPED.
E'fNTEh'.S CRUSH Plan
u. X. T. Vii Not Ran Gers 'n This
Borough. and gt1U Not Transfer.

mission gave q large part OF his time 70 getting
sae views of the systems officials the best
remedial measures for the bridge crush
Tae present equipment OF the company
ssogsa - testimony 10 be in excess OF the demand
s:on IT, President Winter. who again the
principal witness. testified that tire company was
CONSTANTLY EsepnE It's equipment up 10 the neces
fay standard: that rolling stock ir Nti2e
course Cf construction. and that it the policy
e.f tire system 10 look forward tAe transit de-
s..al3s OF the future and prepare for them in ad-
Il =.as brought out il the evidence that the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit had in the last i've years
speat ove7 s30o9o.9l0 In improving the physical
nee1s of tsse COMPANY Every dollar. MI Win
ts- said, had JeeZ put back n improving the sys
ter f. building extra lines, ia increasing tie
equipment. IN t-ief. In putting the seventy coupo-
:ent companies Of tie Eargsr into up-to-date phys
seal condition
For this reason said M Winter we have
;sai5 dividends Brooklyn Rapid Transit
afock. It nas beer policy 70 put cur net earn
inss back i:to oCr lines rather than pay out divi-
Geads- we believe that IN a few years when
j-ave completed VAST system OF improvements
we wIn bc ia better shape to make greater re
IurnS on cur stock
This explanation Of the failure of the merger to
GecisTe dividends listened 20 with grea: iIl-
rcrest by those who the hearing, and the
company's policy was eontrasted with that CT the
1nlerborough-Metropolitan
Testimony showed that the Brooklyn system had
amounting S39. 32O4 that its capital
stock s25.s3s-sos- Bonds and mortgages amount
Il sE.551 $50
The difficult points Of operation brought
and means of giving better facilities dis
cusseei. Testimony showed that the company had
80 intention of Issuing transfers between Man.
haitian ant Brooklyn. or Of operating Its surface
ears on M2nhatta1a tracks Connecting the three
1'FidEes-the Brooklyn the Manhattan and the
Williamsburg discussed
President Winter said he thought the elevated
loop. doing away with the dead end terminal Of the
cd bridge the Manhattan side. the best
sssezIls present relief the bridg= crush that
13t Manhattan Bridge when completed. woulc he
7hc greatest relief; that the Williamsburg Bridg-
would DO away with congestion slight extent
only and that 5-cent fare Coney Island in con-
n7ctfon with the new municipal ferry at SSth
street would also help.
Tie president or the merger told what plans II
had for Increasing its transit facilities, and of
other matters connected with the Brooklyn Rapid
wransts transportation plans and system of opera
rinn
Commissioner McCarroll. in the absence of
Chairman WILCOX again presided. T 5. Williams.
general manager OF the merger. was on the stand
for only few minutes President Winter occupying
II the remainder time The usual array Of
officials and counsel for the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit Company was hand The aldermen's cham
hcr was fairly well filed when the hearing began
and later more Brooklynites came in 10 listen TO
The inquiry
NO CONTROL. II ATLANTIC AVENUE
When the hearing opened numerous statements
asked for by Mr.. Wins Wednesday were given
him These he had entered on the record Then
he went into the arrangement between the Nassau
Electric and Long Island Railroad companies Mr..
Winter said that there was no agreement which
would give the Brooklyn Rapid Transit control OF
the surface traffic in Atlantic avenue He denied
that his company would have a monopoly OF tran
sportaticn Of passengers of the Brooklyn subway,
which viii soon be ready for operation
Mr. Winter then told Of the preparations the
merger had made and making provide for
the increase in traslc in the neghborhood OF the
subway stations. He said that in all two hundred
were under course Of construction, and should
fe ready within q few months
reply questions. the witness said that the
four most difficult points of operation were the
Brooklyn Bridge. the Williamsburg Bridge. BoT-
ough Hall and Atlantic avenue ana Fatbush ave-
Other difficult points Franklin avenue
OF the elevated line Brighton Beach. and the
Manhattan Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge was the most congested
point and TO relieve TO certain extent the con-
dzion there, the Bridge Department, President
Winter sajd. rearrangng the tracks that
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit could run its through
siN-car trains over the bridge. At present during
rush hours these trains cannot be operated across
the bride. and passengers on them have TO be
transferred at Brooklyn terminal The witness
said no changes could be made that would materF
ally decrease the crush so long the bridge
1nained transfer point The remedy is to run
rhe trains through without transfer TO the Man
haitian end OF the bridge Win as large capacity
IS The tracks will carry" he added. The testimony
continued thus:
o.-Tvhat is your judgment in respect to having
rno -'dead-end'' terminals on the bridge. where
transfers of some passengers have take place
in Brooklyn. but where all passengers have TO get
of in New York. Could not that be remedied by
= circular loop that there would be termi-
iisif whatever? At could
Q.-1s it your judgment that that would be a bet
solution of the system than by having all pas
SrneeTS get out ana an passengers get IN al one
principal terminal at this end Of the Bridge? A
= comprehensive loop al this end OF the New York
and brooklyn isr1dEe would come nearer to rem
.dy the trouble than anything else that know.
Q.-Suppose sou had q comprehensive loop strlE-
ing o. on proper Ines, running toward t1e noItn-
west and then west a far as West street and then
south, iet far Liberty street. and then
--t.IT-iI.E. 50 tia5 ca taat HOOP theT7 might De
half L dozen stepping points and no absolute dead
solving the problem tnaH anything else Know OF
E.-An6 would not similar loop fo- the Manhat-
1an Bridge which would Dy proper connection with
+he soop for the old Brooklyn Bridge bring the two
into proper relation with the Manhattan Bridge.
ie fszasble solution Of the entire system, that
;here should De no bridge terminals whatever? A
i would be. AS transportation proposition
Q-Do you Sc. any @bJtscton 70 u from any point
OF ViewE A--WelI had IN MIND at the moment
Q-NeIl assuming the moment that the city
were 20 supply the facilities in the same way in
which it supplied facilities do you then see any
financial difficulty? Al don't think there would
o-You don't think there would be? Then. in
iCdgmeclt. that would be the best solution
Of the entire problem would Il? A.-Yes. ] am Of
opinion it would be the best solution.
To be prepared for the new traffic conditions that
~In exist when tie bridges opened for
passenger transportation, Mr.. Winter said the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company had issued or
ders for a large number Of elevated and surface
cars He said it would be impossible to operate
cars across the Williamsburg Bridge before the
Manhattan terminal finished
no CARS OVER MANHATTAN LINES.
Suppose said Mr- WINS. the city to Sc