The sun., 1907-10-22
TO LIMIT TRAFFIC on BRIDGE
No TRJ6kS 10 CROSS N THE
RUSH HOyRS TOMORROW.

Order Not To Bc Made Permanent Unless
Congestion Is Relieved Materially
-Que~ns People Want Belmont Tunnel
Opened Judge lacOmbe and Inter.Met.
The suggestion made Ia the Bridge De-
partment by the Public Service Commits
sion that some measure of relief might be
obtained on Brooklyn Bridge by barring
wagon traffic in the rush hours will have
a practical trial tomorrow. Between 7
and O'Clock in the morning and and 2
O'Clock in the evening trucks and heavy
wagons will not he allowed to cross the
bridge. Carriages and automobiles will not
be barred.
Bridge Commissioner Stevenson will have
a force Of engineers on hand to make obser-
vations Of the effect OF the experiment and
unless il can be demonstrated that the
proposed regulation will have tendency
to relieve the congestion materially II is
not likely that il will be made a permanent
order for the reason that IL will cause
hardship and inconvenience TO tho drivers
Of vehicles.
The commission held a public hearing
yesterday on the order il issued recently
To the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad
Company 10 show cause why il should not
improve the service on it's lines. Several
speakers told the commission that only
about rs per cent. Of the Smith street cars
continued south of the Park Circle and
that frequently at that point persons de-
string to travel on tho Coney Island cars
had n wait as long ss fifteen minutes.
Now that the Belmont tunnel under the
East River has been practically finished
the residents Of Queens are camosng for
il to be put in operation without delay.
In response 90 the large number of COM
munications from Queens urging the Public
Service Commission to insist upon the i'm
mediate running Of trains through the
tunnel the hoard has decided To hold a
ber IL.
From the present outlook il would seem
that there IL not much possibility Of the
tunnel being operated for many months
10 come " will be six months at least
before a decision can be obtained from
the Court Of Appeals In the litigation which
has been started by the city 70 test the
validity Of the Steinway franchise In the
meantime IL is understood To be the inten-
ton Of the Belmont company to apply TO
the Public Service Commission for per-
mission TO run trains.
Under the provisions Of the public service
act the tunnel cannot be put into operation
until such permit has been issued by the
COultiiib6lOn. vi tuS OJIleT Ndnu the COM
mission cannot direct the operation Of the
tunnel for the reason that IL has been nomi-
nally turned over TO a board Of trustees,
and a. these tursteee cannot be cIassed a.
a railroad constructing or operating com
pany they do not come under the juris-
diction Of the commiss
The attention Of United States Judge
Iaconbe was called yesterday 10 a state
ment attributed To President Theodore p.
Shonts OF the marlborough metropolitan
Company The statement. referring 10 the
new Montreal type OF car. was to the effect
that -the company intends to equip all the
surface lines with this type of car
Judge Iacombe remarked that 'the news
wne most gratifying. since IL was with much
difYfculty that the receivers were able to
provide tho cars already ordered by them
II the Inter-Met will present fun euuip-
mAat the receivers will no doubt put IL 10
good nae. N this type 10 found TO he sue
cessfuI. as II IL hoped " will he believe
there was some agreement between the
operating roads and the Securities Com