The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-04
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NEW YORK, August 3.--omcials Of
the Interborough metropolitan Com
pany were quizzed again yesterday by
William NJ. Tvans, special counsel to-
the Public Service Commission, In the
desperate hope that. by once more
turning over the mass of information
possessed by these witnesses, the COM
mission might discover solution OF
New York City's transportation prob
lem.
Conditions familiar to every one
who travels within the city4limits were
rehearsed. and at the days end the
investigators found themselves con-
| fronted with the old puzzle of how TO
nut three pints In a quart /. measure.
IN other words, the one fact that stood
out prominently throughout the exam Kan,
Ination was that the growth or the GAlS' )
incubation had outstripped the franc
moving facilities.
incidentally. four points Of int crest
were developed. These We're orous n.
out during the questioning Of franz n k
i Hedley, general, mana ger OF the esupT
way division Of the Interborough 3-,on, ~
/ pany. and Theodore P. Shonts, pres
/ dent Of the orough-MetropolltIaln
| Company.
The first was the admission that the
i company had taken no definite ac tioi OF
as the result of the res 5, " q q tne
i Rapid Transit Commission of ) unee'
4 1905. condemning the use. OF intiam-
| mable cars infthe subway ,Presl dent
/ Rryan Of the Interborough Rapid
i Transit Company, had said he did not
4 consider the resolution equivalent TO
4 an order to change the subway ca rs
land General Manager Hedley said y
had never been brought to his-atten-
i ton officially. The resolution had peen
adopted following an accident, anu an
4 recommended that, in addition 10 the
4 substitution OF non-inflammable cars
an adequate water supply for ire ser.
vice be provided in the subway, aht
additional openings for the escape o.
smoke from the tube be arranged. sIhe
4 company; it was testified had studied
& on these very points for two years
but as yet had not progressed beyond
E 1.-The experimental stage.
J Motormen Not so Efficient
From Mr.. shonts 1t was learned tina
!, the company's motormen, on an aver
age. were not SO efficient as two year.
. ago. Mr.. shonts admitted that tn
inferiority Of the motormen might ac
count. in some measure for the ba'
service He placed the blame on laoo
conditions for the necessity of en-
}. ploying men OF inferior calibre
$ During Mr.. Shonts's examlnatloe,l
: Paul d. Cravath. counsel for the rail-
e way people, volnnteerfe,d me ne i Iaimnn
y tunnel was owned by the lnterpofous'
n Rapid Transit Company. .
e Interesting figures regarding the cos
l. rtV rn ~
!, spread upon the minutes. Mr.. lN W
= referred to the fact that the Forty
second Street cross-town line haa cos ,0a
according to the ihter1o ,e ,n,e an
l. that the Fulton Street line, which wa
: built bull as a horse car line. had cos
s2,bSs,00o per mile for traoK ana ~ h eap az
ever heard of a city railway line ina
has cost so much, Mr., Shonts admitte
!, that he never had.
six Millions II Mile.
Mr.. WINS referred TO the Thirty
t. fourth Street Cross town line. whicl
B. he said, had cost $64T2,2s7 per mi e. e,
d Mr.. Shonts said he was not sum
It GENTLY familiar With the history OF IN
IS matter to comment OH the cost of tn
e various street railway ines.
Mr. WINS read n long list or Narlou
railroads and the figures in the s,Wor
reports, showing the cost OF road an
i equipment per mile.
Il The KINGS Brluse NaliIoau 'yoiilRhh
= cost s700155 per. mile, The New for
CITY Railway Company cost s3,25AiS
per mile The Tarrvtown and Whit
!, Plains Railroad, mileage 2S.5S, cost onl
a, s42.S63 per mile for road and equir
IA ment Union Railroad Company, mile
IN age 27.27. cost per mile s207
as Mr., Wins showed that the ten mile
vi of the Eighth Avenue surface line ha
y, 80 cost $l66,l43 per mile for road e1nr
~ ment while the Fort George and lllel
>, enth Avenue road. less than a mile
w length, had cost s3,63S,25S. The Thir
10 Avenue surface line, l3,l9 miles lonj
- had required $3,3G0,l62 for road an
~ equipment per mile.
. Mr.. Shonts agreed with Mr.. Iyins
suggestion that the COMPANY furns
the commission, within thirty day
with a statement of the physical palu,
OF its various properties
The inquiry was adjourned to ne.
he Tuesday
r, HERMIT, AGED EIGHTY.TWO.
i. DIES Hf HIS OWN HAN
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