New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-20
P. 5. MAKING READY
GETTING TRANSIT FACTS
First 4ct Nay Be to ReHere the
Bridge Crush.

The Public Service Commission spent yesterday
81 furthering plans for its investigation of the In
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS merger and the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company. Members Of the commits
sion wish TO gather all the information they can
about the service by the two rapid transit systems
81 the city before beginning the actual inquiry
Commissioner Wilcox viii have charge
There are the questions of the bridge crush the
Eleventh avenue car tracks and additional sub
ways. among others, that have been taken Up pre-
ceding the passage OF the resolution investigate
New FORKS transit companies, and it is certain
that Commissioner Bassett will not consent TO the
slaetracking Of the bridge crush matter for any
ether The course the commission will eventually
adopt viii be to carry on, far practicable all
Of its work At the same time
Mr. Wilcox said, however. that he hoped be
able 10 start the investigation within a week. He
refused 70 discuss the method of procedure except
70 say that il would be before the commissioners
sitting as a committee Of the whole and II times
before him alone The chairman declined TO say
whether August Belmont. Theodore 2. Shonts
Thomas F. Ryan and Edwin " Winter would be
summoned witnesses.
The Continuous Transit Securities Company made
an application TO the commission requesting II 10
have subway laid out from lith TO ga street ut'-
der Broadway. and to give il permission 10 equip
the subway with its system, for which the COM
parv has great praise says that this is the real
solution of the transportation problem. The moving
platform. according descriptive circular OF the
securities con,nanv would require a right OF way
only thrty-Ve feet. although its capacity would
be twice large that Of . four-track subway,
and would give a seating capacity of over 1900
capacity Of fve-car local trains operating under
one-minute Roadway. and six times the capacity
Of system Of cars working under l5o-foot head
way.
The company says that its system of moving
platforms is safer. less expensive and would heat
the subway tunnel less than the trains. The ap-
pcation signed by Max E Schmidt. president
OF the company. similar application made
the Board OF Rapid Transit Commissioners but
was never accepted. The board appeared in
terested in the scheme. and will consider it.
4 letter was received from the Property owners
Association Of the 23d Ward in The Bronx. request
ing the commission to take up the building OF the
proposed bridges across the New York Central
streets. The letter stated that the bridges
essary, and had long been promised by the rail-
road company
John B. Mcdonald the contractor. asked the com
mission for S70sll 80 due for work the Brooklyn
extension Of the subway. His request granted
and a voucher Controller Metz for the
amount. So far. s5l6423 % Of estimated
cost Of S65o000 has been paid this work.
The commission did nothing about the appoint
lnert of counsel. There is talk OF asking the
Legislature amend the public service act by in
creasing the salary OF counsel so that lawyer of
established reputation and ability may be retained
The allows $4,000 a year. Several men. II IS
understood. have been picked out but declined the
monetary loss. Tho commissioners Will probably
move to their new quarters in the Tribune Build
ing within a month.