New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-25
WINS PUT TO WORK.
AFTER TRANSIT SYSTEN.S
p. S. Commission to Consider AdUis.
ability of Mo0ing Platforms.

The Public Service Commission. it is understood
will begin It's investigation of the transit systems
Of New York City by taking up the Interborough-
Metropolitan merger. After that mas been thor
oughly looked into the BROOKLYN Rand Transit
Company viii be the next system &c come under
fire.
The FIRST move in the investigation was taken
yesterday when resolution introduced by Com
missioner Eustis directing William NJ. WINS to
investigate the books of the two rapid transit sys-
TENS was unanimously adopted
The resolution was drafted by MI Eustis after
q talk with Mr.. WINS, who Is the special counsel
OF the commission for this investigation After
designating Mr.. WINS TO inspect and examine
the accounts. records and mernoranda kept by
the TWO systems the resolution directs him to
make such an examination. Commissioner BaS-
sett' acting chairman of the commission during the
ELSeilce OF chairman Wilcox. who spent the day
with the President at Oyster Bay refused TO COM
ment in any way on the investigation. ANY nfor-
nation OF that kind will have to come from Mr..
WILCOX he said in reply 10 all questions
When asked yesterday afternoon when he would
begin work. Mr. Wins said:
I am at work already. One of the necessary
clements IN the preparation of my case Is the eX-
animation of the books OF the companies. l am
pushing the preparations for the public hearing on
the case just rapidly as l can
At the public session yesterday morning a COM
munication from the Merchants Association urg-
ing the commission 70 give public nearing on
the moving platform system, with view TO install
ing It as a remedy for the bridge crush, was read
and referred to the committee the bridge
crush. The association forth in much detail
the advantages claimed for the moving platform
system
7 think the idea is at least worth investigating
said Mr.. Bassett last night, and il is not impos
sble that it may prove 10 be a good thing The
commission will certainly give the company pro-
noting this enterprise an opportunity to show
what is in the system. We will take this possible
solution up quickly" Mr.. Bassett said that the
committee appointed to Investigate the bridge
crush had already made several reports and that
others would be made. We considering
details" he said. We don't EXPECT 10 solve the
immediately is n cza I'm
thoroughly one thing a time. 20 remedy one
fault at a time. In that way Ne hope 10 solve the
entire problem
A. E. Blacknar. the newly appointed counsel TO
the com assion. spent the day a Offices He
has ms uctiops 10 take up at once the matter Of
forms Tor contracts for the proposed Fourth ave
nue. subway, the subject of franchises Of the New
York Central lines IN Eleventh avenue and the
Interpretation Of different points in the public ser
vice bill. These are the first matters that the
commission has directed him 10 deal with Sew
eral matters about which there is need of legal
advice Will receive his attention at the earliest
opportunity. An Office in the building at No. 800
Broadway has been assigned temporarily 10 him.
The commissioners spent some time yesterday in
consulting with officials of rapid transit roads
the form in which accidents should be reported to
the commission That should be done Immediately
after an accident occurs, said Mr.. Bassett of
Gals Of the road on which the accident happens
must inform U.s. not day an hour after its
occurrence, but Immediately. We want immediate
information, so that we may send our photogra-
pher and inspectors 10 the scene The object of
that article in the public service bill clearly TO
Se-'-- = ~ N-- O"44 immediate lnFeStgatlOn OF
accidents 10 regulate the passenger traffic that
there may be a decrease in the number Of acct
dents
A complaint was received by the commission from
George H Davis about the Madison avenue traffic
facilities He said that since the merging OF the
Metropolitan and Interborough companies the ser
vice had steadily grown worse
Travis II Whitney, secretary of the commission
returned from washington yesterday where he
had been see how the Interstate Commerce. Con-
mission systenatzed its Office work. 7 got some
gooc IDEAS" was the comment he made on his