New-York tribune., 1907-09-15
HEARINGS THIS WEEK.
s. BOARD HAS MANY.
Mast Ertemsiue MoOe Yet for I'M
DrOUed Transit Facilities.

,,,,,, II the time Of the Public Service Com
;seion VIII be taken this week in series OF
,,oToT7er.t public hearings. which ii is conf
ssr-i., expected will result in widespread I'M
ora,,en,,r, in transit facilities in this county.
Tn 7-st nearing VIII be held tomorrow on
-, order served on the New York City Railway
covnna,v 10 show cause why it should not be
,o,,reled 10 increase its service as follows I'D
~ RE Roadway lines in general including the
lexington avenue. Lenox avenue. Columbus
.,-.nYe and Seventh avenue routes: CD increase
.be service below Houston street by requiring
OK ,er cent of the cars whose runs terminate at
1y,,7e-or street 10 be sent through TO Murray
street
7-oa New York City Railway Company will
.;so have to show cause tomorrow why it
-bor1s not be compelled TO increase the service
m The Madison avenue and Fourth avenue sur
faoa lines as follows: ID Thirty additional cars
81 fr,r7 Hath street 10 Astor Place between
= " and a m, daily except Sunday; co
,u-entv additional cars south from 135th street
70 Asro- Place during the same period; g,
,uenrv additional cars north from Brooklyn
pri5ra between a N. and ?. m. daily except
Sunday: "a forty additional cars north from
.s-or Place between 4:30 p. N. and p m'
daily except Sunday; G5) thirty more cars nortn
iron, Astor Place between = p. m and mldnlshN'
,aoi1v axoept Sunday: forty additional cars over
~ entire line during the Sunday hours
On Tuesday hearing will be held on the
,-5e- 10 show cause why the Brooklyn haplo
Transit Company should not be prohibited from
r,,,7irr its ash cars between the hours OF
q NJ and 4 T.
The T71erborough will be placed in the posi-
,ion Of defendant on Thursday ana FRIDAY
The first day this company will be compelleu
N show cause why it should not increase 'ho
service on all the elevated and subway lhes IoF
one hour and half before and after the rush
bours. except Sundays and holidays ana 10 IN
e,esse II on the latter days to an extent ye'
10 be determined.
The hearing on Friday Will interest residents
oe The Rronx particularly. The Interborough
Mill have to show cause why, between . a. m
ans 10 r. m. daily, except Sunday, IT should not
mn through trains to and from West Farms SO
that one-half should be subway trains one
7uarter Second avenue trains and one-quareer
Third avenue trains.
These hearings Will be followed next week ny
the issuance of final orders which will compel
the companies to give better service than ever
before In laying out its plans for this increase
the commission has had in mind the heavy IN
crease In travel that always comes after the
vacation season. Within two weeks nearing
v4l he held on an order compelling the Union
Railway Company TO snow cause WHY il e4'0-+N
not increase the service on all its lines
The commission has already issued final or
ders On a number of important but relatively
small matters. An instance Of this was the or
der TO the Union Railway Company 20 remove
its poles from the middle OF Jerome avenue.
where they were a menace TO vehicles These
orders have been promptly obeyed and the com
mission is not looking for any delay in the
carving out Of ifs future orders. II is study
ing Brooklyn and the bridge crush, and expects
in time to issue orders for the improvement Of
the service and the alleviation OF conditions on
the bridge.
II is believed that the Improvement IN the
equipment the cars Of the Coney Island &
Brooklyn line will indirectly relieve conditions
the bridge. crippled cars Of that company
have often been responsible for tying up the
entire bridge. The taking off of the ash
viii. il is said. improve the service on the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit lines.