New-York tribune., 1908-02-19
ENDS PARK AVE. SUITS.
ritp Settles for Damages, but Adds
.4mouat to Subsray Debt.

,-,-,ors-fcr Counsel Perdlefon has arranged for
set,lelne,s Of the litigation between tho city and
-,,ers oT property in Park avenue for damages
,sused by the deviation from the original line of
-. subway through that thoroughfare as approved
= .,,e Auy,esate Division The Corporation Counsel
sss Yesterday that the owners whose property has
80 damaged had agreed TO accept payment in 4
- cent city bonds and 10 hold them for SIX
tins The total damages. determined by ex-
7.5ss Alton E Parker the referee. in 1906. were
"a. saa7s Tho estate Of Charles T Barney will
,-e5ve th= hea West damages
t-orlovring thc report Of ex-Judse Parker it was
need that the contractor and the city should
ersra the damages. but the Corporation Counsel at
- slime refused to sanction this. largely the
,,,,5 that the city not bound 10 recognize
:. award as the Rapid Transit Board a
80 and not p city body Then the property
,ers renewed p motion 10 deny confirmation of
.-,r+ Of .4x-Jrdge Parker but the action of
---,,~ation Counsel PendIston will settle ali lti-
.,o1 1t seems that the Interborough Rapid
- Company has agreed IA the addition OF the
-. of Tie damages to The original cost of the
-. on which it has TO pay intaTtE--
,zsr the sTats Of the case was presented 10 the
50. service Commission its regular meeting
e,.rsev the counsel 10 the board was instructed
- o,-orerste with the Corporation Counsel IN
-fnainE I'D the case
A. The same meeting the board adopted an order
,.--;r,r- tie Interborough Rapid Transit Com
- n make a permanent increase in its rush
,-,,~ service on the Sixth avenue elevated HE.
~ order calls for addition OF three slx-car
.+-e and four seyen-car trains southbound from
Harlem in the morning and four seVen-car trains
,,-rbbound in the evening
+, communication was received from the Brook
n pari5 Transit Company agreeing TO the sus-
,s-;7- Of The commission that II give tree trans
= "A Jamaica from the Myrtle avenue line at
Richmond Hiil
r. commission gave its first authorization under
- law for sn issue Of bonds Permission was
given 70 the Coney Island & Brooklyn Railroad
-o-,panv 10 issue $4,000 Of per cent gold trust
.,-5s The money to be raised Will be for part
-, ON ten new cars which the commission
,-sa-ed tho company 10 buy for the Smith street
-, The cars will cost $500. The Brooklyn Trust
--l-,rsrv VIII he trustee for the hondholders-
c+irr on Tho report Of 4. w AicLimont, cleo
-5-sr engineer Of the commission. an order was
s6or+e5 directing the Coney Island & Brooklyn
-or.rany 10 show cause why it should not oVernau
- rolling stock and other equipment exclusive OF
ne power house.
Only one uaan-TanieI AIoynahan, chairman Of
ne committee Of hundred that WORKED 10Y III"
Fourth avenue subway-appeared yesterday at the
hearing held by the commission on the FORM Oh
contract Tor The Ashland Place section oi the
Fourth avenue subway. All Mr. Moynahan had 10
SO vas that MS committee had perfect commence
n -le commission and was satisfied that the pun
liz voufd he safeguaTded in the contract.
TIE forms Of contract for all six sections ot the
subway VII be ready TO submit TO the Board OF
Estimate = week from Friday. When the forms
ere surroye6 bids will be invited at once
Fer the first time the commission took acton
ool-E q Improvement in ferry service. An order
v-.s sent 70 the Long Island Railroad Company
directing show cause why the service on me
s.-l street ferry line should be improved
he report Of Secretary Whitney on the acct
ser-s occurring on the railways under the super
.5=oa Of the commission for the month OF Jan
rsr. u-as received II showed a total of 3S-I
s-~5==--z resulting in injuries To 800 persons
r~ hat number TSS seriously injured
and = 6ie6. In December there were 1888 acci-
5srs resulting in 81 deaths. Most Of the accidents
according 10 the statistics, were due to Veh1cies
md rerscns being struck by cars