New-York tribune., 1907-11-28
TO SAFEGUARD PUBLIC.
TOO MANY ACCIDENTS.
P. s. c, Experts Attack Transit
Situation on Nez0 Lane.

Because Of the great number of accidents on
street railroads reported each month to the PUB
lie Service Commission, that body yesterday took
steps looking toward measures Of protection for
the travelling public subject 10 the menace Of
present day transit special subcommittee OF
the experts on the commissions staff vas ap-
pointed 10 study the broad question Of accidents
and their prevention and to 90 especially into
the subject OF safety devices.
Commissioner Bassett at the public meeting
yesterday presented resolution for the appoint
ment Of such committee, in view of the fact
that the accidents reported averaged 5000
month, Of which nearly half serious and
about in ten resulted fatally.
This is q question which has engaged the at
tention Of the commission for long time said
he. MANY safety devices are called TO our notice.
but not able TO sift them and lnd the value
Of each It is proper for lis 10 appoint such
committee, Ginoe it Is Important 10 make some
progress toward the prevention OF accidents"
The committee consists Of A. L McLimont. cleo
trlcal engineer for the commission; =. L. Turner,
chief Of the bureau Of inspectors. and George 2.
Daggett chief clerk Of accidents Meetings OF
the committee will be held AT least week.
investigation by numerous inspectors having
convinced the commission that the increase Of
service by the Interborough elevated lines and in
the subway recently not enough, order was
issued that company Yesterday 10 show whv
marked additional increases should not be made
on certain lines, These include increase 81
eighty cars in the southbound subway express
service between and II a IN Of thirty cars
between / and 2.3o r N. and Of 1s6 cars north
bound between 2;So and $50 Z. N The local
service must he increased by twenty south
bound between 2S0 and $50 =. m. the local
northbound between and p, m and 1fteen
cars northbound between II and II 80 p. Hear
ings on this proposed order will be held on De-
cember IL
An order was also issued TO the receivers OF the
New York CITY Railway Company TO show why
they should not make important Improvements in
the service on the Eighth avenue and Central Park
West line The hearing this, too. will be held
December II. This is the first time the commits
sion has taken No complaints about this line.
a complaint received Yesterday from the AS
torIa Veneer Mills. Of Long Island City which
brought before the commission fcr the first time
the big subject Of switching charges, demurrsge
and kindred evils The complaint was that while
Long Island City was rat New York freight
rate the Long Island Railroad increased tho rate
by charging this company from $ to $ a car for
switching its freight the private switch of the
company. This the company protests Is unjust
Charges have been paid 10 the railroad under pro-
test The commission will investigate this com
plant carefully.
The Brooklyn Union Railway Company promised
Yesterday 10 comply with rhe final order OF the
commission for an increase of about o per cent in
the service 10 the East New York section.
The commission has requested from the INTERIOR
ough tabuatious OF the monthly ticket sales on ee-
waited and subway lines since July OF this year,
and OF the hourly sales AZ every station on the hrst
Sunday and first Tuesday OF every month since July
the number Of persons travelling over these lines