The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-03
INTER.MET IGNORED ORDERS
COMPANY DIDN'T CHANGE OLD
STYLE CARS AFTER FIRE.


Nay Net Have 70 ray FNtrn Fare.
With the resumption yesterday Of the in
vcsiigation into the inter-Met by the Public
Service Commission William NJ. Twins.
-pecial counsel TO the commission. tried to
show that the company had not displayed
any particular activity in seeking to inn
rroVe the travelling conditions OF the city.
theodore p. Shonts. president OF the COM
,dny, said that the corporation never had
thought Of the idea Of attempting TO dis
'ribute traffic by the giving OF transfers
between the elevated, surface and subway
ines. He minated. moreover. that the
suggestion was one that the company would
not be inclined TO regard favorably.
II was admitted by the representatives
81 the Inter-Nict that nothing has been
lone to comply with the order Of the old
Ripid Transit Commission to take the In
aammable cars out Of the subway and to
rrovide the tunnel with a comprehensive
.ystem Of water MIGRANTS and Of outlets for
smoke in case Of fire.
II was brought out that the old converted
cable cars. of small carrying capacity, are
-rHl being used largely on the Broadway
and other lines and that with the use OF
larger and modern GERS the lines could he
made to accommodate an increased volume
o ftranic. Figures were also placed on record
hv Mr.. WINS which will he used later by
him to suppo the case he Ia working up
that the merged company is vastly over
capitalized.
Another matter of interest which was
developed yesterday was that the old Stein
way tunnel under the East River. which
August Belmont has nearly completed. il
not the personal property of Mr.. Belmont,
as has always hitherto been understood.
Paul ID. Cravath, counsel for the Inter Met.
said at the hearing yesterday that the stock
of the New York and Long Island Tunrel
Company. the nominal owner Of the tunnel.
vas not held Ivy Mr.. Belmont, but by the
marlborough Rapd Transit Company.
Residents Of Queens have had the belief
that they were to he charged an extra three
cent fare for travelling through the tunnel.
In the last two weeks several delegations
have waited on the Public Service Com
mission in the effort TO discover If they
would not be permitted to transfer to the
tunnel without paying another fare, but
tho commission has been as much in the
dark az the Long Islanders as TO what might
I've expected from MIR. Belmont in view Of
the fact that his tunnel company was be-
lieveh to be entirely separate from the
lnter-Met interests.
Now that it has been ascertained that
this corporation controls the tunnel it can
he stated for the commission that IL will
not permit the charging OF an extra fare
in the tunnel to passengers who have pre-
viorsly paid one fare either on the subway
system or the Queens trolley cars.
At the resumption Of the inquiry yesterday
Frank Hediey. general manager Of the In
.o-l-rn,,vh MA frat avn nnlnnd
After his attention had been drawn TO the
collision in the subway in June Of last year
which resulted in the burning Of some empty
cars he said he had no knowledge OF the
resolution passed. by the Rapid TRANSIT
commission describing the defective VEN
tilation in the tunnel, the lack OF sufficient
water hydrants and i~nsistlngthat no portion
Of the subway cars should he made Of in
1ammable material and calling on the
MISUNDERSTANDING to remedy the de-
iects. Mr.. Hedley said he supposed that
the resolution had gone to Vice-President
r.. p. Bryan.
Thereupon MIR. Bryan was called. but he
testified that while he probably received
the resolution he did not remember that
il had come to him. The effect of the evil
dence given by Mr.. Hedley and Mr.. Bryan
Writ ually was that the resolution of the
Rapid Transit Commission had been ig-
nored. Mr.. Bryan said; mo change has
leen made in the cars because of the resolu-
lion of the Rapid Transit Commission
Our cars received the approval OF the COM
mission when they were first put INTO ser
vice, and they are not yet three years old
While Mr.. Hedley was on the stand he
was asked IL the cars of the Illinois Central
type with side instead of rear openings
Complying and filling of cars, MIR. hedley
ihought not. He explained that on the
Third avenue elevated railroad there were
thirty-six OF this class Of open carsin service
and that they tended to delay traffic.
why do they delay trainer Mr. WINS
asked. D..
The people rush to them and that causes
a delay" Mr.. Hedley answered.
$50. then, those cars are so attractive
that the passengers sex ssG,s sne scl,N Mri la lx,ns
that such was the fact. Mr.. wins made the
suggestion that IL the whole train we're
made up Of such side door cars the rush
complained Of to one car would be done
sid" entrance system would not work IN
t1is city because 81 the danger passengers
would incur in the opening and closing ot
the doors by levers operated by the guard
from the platform.
to have prepared as soo as possible a table
showing the values Of the physical proper
lies Of tho Inter-Met corporation; the
values Of the various franchises II controls,
and an estimate OF the value placed on the
h'f wv kbN wv f'b
public streets. MIR. Wins wanted 10 know
why u was, according to the companys
own reports. there were 40 many variancee
IN The costs placed on the construction and
equipment Of the different lines controlled
hy the lnter-Met.
Nr. WINS asked Mr.. Shonts " he thought
the cost placed on the building and equip
rent Of the Fulton street line, a horse car
road. Of 81. $50. 900 a mile was a fair ON
p~uta'ion. but MIR. Shonts said all the lines
were built before he became connected
With rhe mpan and the question was
one that he did not feel called on TO answer.
Mr.. WINS asked TO have q record made
Of the figures Of the cost Of construction
and stocking OF the various companies
comprised in the Inter-Met.
The figures show the cost per mile. and
il IL the purpose OF Mr.. WINS to make use
of the sppadisrent crepancies when NO
iolves into the basis on which the caPltahza-
ton Of the merger was fixed.
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THIRTY fourth street crosstown, s6.a72,2s7;
kInrshridge. 500. 355: New York city. 81
.'liEr Twpnty-eighth and Twenty ninth
streets 81 .2ii.27i; Southern boulevard sie3.t's'