New-York tribune., 1907-01-08

Estimated margin October l. 1908, s6ao7o2ll oo
'Tis includes s5ees5s5 es liability Of street Improve
fund
The foregoing estimated margin Of ss5,57o2 211 05 OF
as Of oo6r M and does ng not thG nce eeTa
incomes of the sinking funds and redemption Of
nish further margin Of upward Of s0o.oea
In speaking of the progress of the commission
appointed year ago to report on the equalization
Of salaries. the message says:
and rs e fa bad ha e eo
St @ v% P In In s6s G saE srsns to dras de-
lions a9d It " will s9 continue IN to gToW % until some n96 Eo
an equal basis. A PieceIneal reduction Of the pay
I0iI b has been found 70 be inPossbla ), Its growth
8Tehensiys plan ,9I which WI sRDy an dsDastmeass m
perduous and inconsistent positions 'NO
In this eQn9ecti9R dese to emDhaaizs M a the xis
dePartmIentsl items in the budget SO that when It
gory Of all the salaries paid by the city.
IMPORTANCE Oh TRANSIT PROBLEMS.
The problem OF providing the constantly increas-
ing Population Of the city with safe. comfortable.
t9n between the business and residential esptres
given a great deal of time and study
Relief obviously lies in Increased subways and
system Of terminals. The Oity's engineers have
last Year with most Frattfytng results New sub,
way routes have been iaid out and bids will be ad-
to state that the city is now setting and WIN con-
n 10 act Of h II 's r @ & Sf f"h Any to Sa out ts ss
thfse terms VII make the contracts for the new
IL advised In conjunction with my colleagues OF
oG IL carry out TO the letter the terms Of this egisla
wS Rs6 of 2 gg I from s0syf I Is 7lona lans
i1fer Il Is md iS hs PX % ~ eoser During the
20 relieve the present erduous conditions and steps
viii ne ereat facto ts IN thi nhqep khe East Ryss
service n$
2aratvely short time The acquisition OF the
title TO which was taken on December a. for a
new .sTI terminal station for the rooyn Bridge. will
conditions It IS my Intention to complete this m
the operation Of this terminal we'll advanced.
dne the fe nef9 time The eveng possible has as been
The capacity Of the BROOKLYN Bridge local trains
an 9g,r h9gr duTng the rush hours result attained
nents IN operation and by the addition OF stair
Of five cars are now being successfully operated
during rush hours for the first time in the history
OF the bridge During the rush hours 300 trolley
ears per hour are being operated. AGAINST 28O cars
fifteen hundred passengers an hour.
BRIDGE CONNECTION NEED URGENT
For quick relief Of the congestion the Brook
fon to Brooiyp it is necessary to provide means
Of access 10 the Williamsburg Bridge. The Rapid
elined to consider elevated connection. there
fore cannot too strongly the adoption of plans
for a subway connection.
The great facilities for transportation offered by
the Williamsburg Bridge cannot be fully used until
this IS done. 1T is important that not day be
lost IN securing this Improvement
IN the time work the subway ter
rninal station Of this bridge is progressing sats-
facfOrily.
The service of the Brooklyn trolley crossing
the Williamsburg Bridge has been increased about
~ cent over last year. lSf cars crossing In an
hour during rush hours, against maximum OF 14O
an hour last year The New York City Railway
Company is now running 1880 cars a day, against
LOS day last year.
On June IS a contract was awarded and executed
Tor the steel superstructure of the Manhattan
Bridge Litigation and contention held up this
contract since 1901 Steel is now being made and
strike OF the brfdgemen employed the
Elackwelrs Island Bridge held up that work for
four months, from January 10 May. 1905. strike
Clause in the contract rendered the Commissioner
or Bridges poWerless TO avert this strike. The
manufacture OF the steel for the bridge went on
steadly in the contracting companys shops dur
ing this period. however At the present time
5000 tons of the 5000 tons Of steel called for In
the contract have been manufactured. The Black
wells Island span OF the bridge has been COM
pieted Work OF erection is now going on at both
the Manhattan and Queens ends. and substantial
Increase has been made in the working force.
The Bridge Commissioner has concluded plans
Tor the Queens terminal. and has begun active
work on plans for the Manhattan terminal, con-
hdently expect to this bridge in operation dur
ing the first six months OF 1903.
regret TO find that the legislation proyiding for
me depression of the tracks Of the New YORK
Central Railroad on Eleventh avenue seems to be