New-York tribune., 1907-11-21

before the Board of Estimate and Apportionment
Through the agreement the Long Island Railroad
had put itself in the position of being unable 20
serve Coney Island by any means better than the
present service. whereas it seemed TO have exclu-
slve power the development of Jamaica Bay
and the islands there because It was the only line
furnishing service TO that section.
Ar. Winter was not sure whether the agreement
would prohibit the operation of through INTERIOR
ough cars over the Long Island road by connec-
tion at the Flatbush avenue terminal. lie thought
the original alliance agreement did not. He was
not sure whether il would prohibit the Long Island
from running its through the tunnel. He did
not remember the East New York local service
which the Long Island road had discontinued but
was inclined to think that such service would not
be prohibited by the agreement.
Colonel Timothy s. Williams the next witness.
said that the agreement. when It was drawn had
little bearing on existing conditions it was de-
signed to provide for the future. did assure tho
Brooklyn Rapid Transit company a field free from
competition by Il combination between the Long
Island and the Concy Island & Brooklyn companies
but that only theoretical competition Mr.
WINS asked If the agreement did not forbid the
companys acquiring interest in the Belmont
Queens County system. Colonel Williams thought
that either company might have acquired such in
terest, but road In the system be ex-
tended into the territory of either party to the
agreement.
Commissioner Bassett asked about the effect OF
this agreement the service furnished by the
Long Island Electric Company and the New York
& Queens County Traction Company. The fare
from the territory covered by these roads 70 Man
haitian is 10 cents. Mr.. Williams thought that
this rate was not the result OF any traffic agree
ment, but of traffic conditions No company profit
ably could carry passengers from the Kings County
line to Manhattan for less than cents. he said
and any law which sought to compel this would.
in his opinion, be declared invalid by the courts
When the agreement was made, went on Colonel
Williams, the Belmont tunnel then known the
Steinw'ay tunnel was considered a dead one" and
the agreement had no reference to that franchise
lie said that the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company
had, s. far he knew, purpose to extend its
lines into Nassau County. improvement in railroad
service he said always improved the business OF
the company He cited instances of this the
running OF cars Of the Long Island Electric Com
pany over the Brooklyn Rapid Transit tracks and
the agreement which provided for incline be-
tween the Long Island tracks and those Of the
elevated road at East New York. The hearing will
be continued to-day when Mr.. WINS probably will
go into the question of property values franchises
and quality of service.
The order TO the Long Island Railroad Company
70 show why it should not resume its discontinued
local service from East New York To Long Island
CITY was partly the result of the hearing. partly of
cornnIaints from residents Of that section. They
decIared in these complaints that about ten trains
:, dav used 70 be rum where now there were only
ona or two through trains. which made infrequent
stops at the stations in this belt. The fare is now
N cents one OF the complaints told of an early
orr;r, train which used to be run, in which the
.hroa cars always were filled that many passen-
ers had TO stand This being discontinued all this
traffic was diverted to the lines of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit