The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-13

there were thirty-twO Eleh stalls. These
were from thirty econds 10 ten OF twelve
minutes. The witness said that on one day
h delays aggregated two hours in which
n oars did not operate at T~wenty-third
street and Fourth avenue at all.
h Deputy Commissioner also favors
compelling the companies TO do the most
OF their repairing work by night. The
companies object to this because. they say.
II 10 twice as expensive. The Deputy Com
missioner said that the only cours open
to the police in regard TO ac~oelerafing the
repair work would be to report any delay
to the Bureau of Highways on a regular
corporation ordinance blank, and il would
be from. thirty days to six weeks before
this would Do reached in the regular course
OF business.
The same is true, the Commissioners said.
OF efforts that the police make to compel
owners OF places 20 clean the snow on the
walks. The suni ~ out and it's mic warm
weather before the blank gets under OH
cial ewes.
In regard to the piling Of building ma
terials in h streets the Police Depart
ment. according 10 the Commissioner, In
forwarding complaints 20 the Bureau of
Encumbrances almost daily. but he didn't
remember that anything had ever come Of
the complaints. Commissioners Bugher ka-
vOrS granting franchises to the street rail-
way companies for loops around the switch
ing points on Broadway. ~
inspector SChmittberger thought tina rs
q cent. Of the tails on the surface lines
we're caused by conditions for which the
company alone was responsible. n the
inspectors li~eutenants, William MoCullagh
and Michael B. Snyder, gave about the same
estimate. Inspector S~chmittberger called
attention to the fact that between 600 and
100 persona were killed by the railroads in
this city last year. He suggested that one
cause OF the casualties on the surface ines
was inexperienced motormen. He believed
that Uun0nrN0nn ,au0bk ~ 30 UauoDalIal a.
pass regular examination held under rules
laid down by the Public Service Commits
sion.
The hearing will be continued to-day.
The Manufactures Association Of New
York sent to the Public Service Commission
yesterday a report by a special committee
OF the association IN transit facilities at
home and abroad" The report includes
letters from the United States cOnsuls at
Amsterdam Berlin, Calcutta. London.
The COMMITTEES had been working on the
investigation since March 4 last. It's pur-
pose was to obtain accurate Information as
to legal requirements relative to munich
pal passenger traffic in the larger European
cities.
OF the eight reports which the committee
received ak give very clear and definite
regulations limiting the number OF passen-
gers strictly in accordance with the carry
ing capacity OF the c-onveyances. while the
Two REMAINING reports. from NalCuIta auo
MOSCOW, do ndE how such legal restric-
tions. In thec case of the latter cities, how
ever, the committee says they are 80 far re-
moved from modern conditions as hardly
TO fall within the scope Of the investigation.
1T 10 apparent from these reports" says
the committee. that in nearly all the large
cities OF Europe 10 has been found advisable
to provide legal restrictions regulating the
carrying or passengers in public convey
ances.N
n committee recommends the legal
regulation Of passenger accommodation in
all municipal c~onveyaDces not only as a de-
sirable feature Of modern municipal row
eminent but as an act OF Justice and equity
TO the travelling public. The committee
was composed Of William T. Donnelly,
Ludwig Nissen and Francis H. Stillman.
The report was adopted by the board Of
directors Of b association and ordered sent
20 the Public Service Commission.