The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-05
CHANCE FOR THIRD TRACKING
sOUE or THE NEW BOARD FAVOR
HORE ELEVATED TRAINS.
A. Least the Proposition. rsbooed by the
a. r. Board. VIII he Brought Up for
Consider alton -.IurisdIctiop Over Local
Express business 70 ne Assumed.

consider alton -.Iurisdictiop Over Local
Express usine 20 ne Assumed.
The new Public Service Commission il
Aely 10 make n radical departure from
ne policy of the old Rapid Transit board
N considering ways for relieving traffic
,roblems in The Bronx. II will at least
consider again the third tracking Of both
ne Third avenue and Second avenue cle-
rsted lines for express trains. The Inter-
borough officials AVE been fighting for
his ever since that company got the ele-
mtei lines. II was even brought forward
"a solution Of the Bronx transit problem
~ the old Manhattan elevated officials.
But the Rapid Transit board decla red its
Shcy to be unalterably opposed to any
t%diitonal elevated tracks in Manhattan.
Commissioner Eustis Of the new Public
Service Commission, who is the Bronx
member. said yesterday that IL was his
Intention to bring this matt er up before
he commission at a very early date. He
niicated hat he at least was decidedly in
,syor of third tracking the elevated lines,
md it is believed that other commissioners
sill side with him.
The last time the marlborough brought
onward the proposition was when the old
,oard invited bids for new subways shortly
oeiore it vent out Of office. At that time
he marlborough offered TO bid on the
downtown section of a new West Side Sub
gay and on the Lexington avenue uptown
quite on tho East Side il the board would
lgree 10 allow il TO third track the two East
Side elevated lines. The board voted to
piect this proposition and announced its
Inference to the policy Of allowing no more
levated lines in Manhattan at least, on
he ground that they were a nuisance and
Eere obsolete in type. The Interborough
lid not bid on the new subway routes.
When the matter was up before the board
The Bronx sent down many delegations to
peak in favor OF the third track plans.
al Of the marlborough officials declared
hat it would mean quick relief for that
pction
The view taken by at least one OF the new
Nmmission is that this plan does not mean
INV ll'It tItNdltu btEuCtuItb nor a. kTedI
Zeal Of additional track, inasmuch as there
8 third track on a good part of these
ines. This track is used largely for the
storage Of dead cars in the non-rush hours.
This commissioner said that il was a ques-
ion whether express rains would not be
es Of a nuisance than dead cars cutting
N light and air in the daytime.
Commissioner Bassett, after visiting the
slices Of the commission yesterday. went
,ver TO Brooklyn in the afternoon to see
low the 3, X. I, was handling the holiday
Towd. Commissioner Eustis. who spent
he day at the Office and was virtually in
charge there, went up TO Fort George last
night to look into conditions up there.
Complaint has beer made about the facili-
hos for handling the crowd at that pleasure
place, the cars having to be moved on a
single track. The studies made yesterday
nv Mr Bassett and MIR. Eustis we're made
py them in their individual capacity and not
a the direction OF the board.
One interesting feature of the new law
sthat ;he commission has jurisdiction over
MpresS companies in this district. Com
MISSIONER Eustis said yesterday that the
ronmission had power TO regulate many
things in the mana cement Of such com
panlrs which had not been under the control
81 any prcviuls commission or boerd.
When IA man pays to ship goods it's no
ric7c than right hat the goods should reach
the consignee promptly and without dam
age he said in speaking OF this matter.
rs things stand now the express COM
tarics of'cn allow goods to accumulate and
thp ;hrIn whcn they get ready
Mr.. EUstis said that conditions in this re-
SPEC; were much better in Europe than
t'rc and that express parcels were de-
Mo7cd As promptly as passengers. The
hnre should be true here. he thought.
No decision has been reached as yet in
the matter 81 counsel for the board. The
board would like to get Matthew c Fleming,
Tut there il "A good deal of doubt as to
whether he would take the Job. MIR. Flem-
ing was associated with Gov. Hughes in
Tie Insurance investigation, afterward as
ssted District Attorney Jerome in his
Investigation Of insurance matters and
las been one of the counsel for the Corrupt
P~ract!crS Association, which brought suits
Under the election law against some OF the
Candidates after they bad filod their election
Expense accounts, including William X.
Hearst. The counsel for the commission
VIII got sl0,0co a year. Other names that
are being considered are those OF Oliver
l Semplc. an assistant under Corporation
.olrsel Rives. and Alfred X. Conkling, a
'or'ner Assemblyman.
One Of the commissioners explained
Yesterday that they a got to decide
Sh'lh would he the better, to get a younger
man VITO could give up his entire time to
TIE vorA, or an older and bigger mai who
could not afford to give up all his time for
Ne salary paid.
We can't get some OF the men we would
NE 10 have" he explained. Most of the
'rlgAtes' lawyers are retained in one way
:" ano''"r nv some of the corporations
~1.'' wo arc called upon 10 supervise and
o. Course would not do at ALL"
The hulrd will not choose a counsel until
hN work. Two meetings will be held
To-day uar at 1870 A. NJ. and one at 2 p. NJ.
~ 'h'r" reports on a plan for organization
WI We made Ivy the committees appointed
Oh ~" Ipr.tiay.