New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-08-07
TROUBLE FOR CAR MEN
TRANSFER CONFUSION.
OIL, line Crers Argue Nth Irate
Passengers Al Day.


Morn ,..a, system. Passengers. on boarding the
Ae1 -svn cars and finding that second cash fare
60 =. b nasd entered into heated arguments win
h e.. line conductors. OF actual disorder now
-" -hs,e was little, and no arrests were MADE
eve 80 extra police who were stationed at all
-sfs- points along 59th street were frequently
" ,a5 n by the weary Belt Line conductors
az -.e-,e6 as If every passenger who boarded a
= =. car rom one of the cars Of the Metro
p - svstern was utterly ignorant OF the ne"
- - and the Belt Line conductors were kept
re .volaininE over and over again that the zen
- ps-k North East River Railroad Conlpa1S'
u- the 5sth street and other Belt Line fran
W 90 ceased 10 be a part OF the Metropolitan
c. ~ order Of the United States Court at lZ'ol
es,e-5sv and that all transfer privileges be-
. . he two companies had been abolished
W. setes+ confusion occurred during the morn
- evening rush hours at Columbus Circle and
'-s and Lexington avenues and seth street
q ere the principal transfer points under the
1870 Passengers coming downtown on the
o. Sc lines Of the Metropolitan and wishing
.-oss Eath street and continue the trip down
=. r-zst Side were forced TO pay three cash
- Many walked across 5sth street. thinking TO
"a - trensfer issued by the Metropolitan con
- o- = car OF the same system going down a
.Ss-o,r avenue. but these passengers. too, were
- - ., ,7isappointment for the Eighth avenue
- MS refused on q Madison avenue car, and
50 Of al the other lines
7-,5sr the altered conditions the service PROVIDED
:, = t7el- Line cars across 5Sth street was more
-, o5sauste The same number Of cars as
-, Irss nm but rarely was z car crowded, even
80 the rush hours 4 canvass Of the Belt Line
- showed that less than one-siXth as
- Messengers were carried yesterday IN the
ss.h s--ser crosstoWn cars as heretofore II must
- -s,,e-rh ered however, that practically every
e.. -o,r u by the Belt Line conductors under
= - -eei-7e is a cash fare, whereas IN the
h
=. -.-sfsrs and nckeIs have been as scarce as
= -.-s The only transfers now accepted by
D.. + me cars are those issued at First ave
= - Tr.n+b avenue where the Belt Line and
The Metropolitan have overlapping franchises
cso-pe VI Inch general manager OF the Belt
Ts,e said that ne well pleased with the way
ne -oad was being operated as an Independent
-. We have plenty Of electric cars for the
q. street crosstown line said Mr. Inch, and
svs-v-hjnr Is running smoothly want few
,,-e horse cars for the river lines, and the re-
csive-s Of the Metropolitan have promised 10 let
W. have these There was no disorder TO speak
as result Of the cutting OF OF the transfer
privilege
ano+be- result Of the abrogation Of the Metro
-,r7sp,s lease Of the Pet Line road was that yes
-s-asv al Broadway-Columbus avenue and Sixth
sve15e- Amsterdam avenue cars were run through
I'd street and not across 18Th street as has been
me custom heretofore. This also resulted in some
inconvenience to the travelling public but passen-
esrs xiii soon accommodate themselves TO this
change NJ Linch said yesterday that the receiv-
ers Of the Metropolitan had made no proposal 10
lin 70 -In the cars across 59th street. and he be
ueved the 50 street route perfectly satisfac-
ra-v n then. Still another change was that no
ears across th street in First avenue. as here
lOfore and The cars which in the past have run
down First avenue. across 59th street, and then
s5u1h II Sixth avenue were also missing
The reason for g large part Of the confusion was
thai 10 new transfers have as Yet been printed
The transfers issued by the Metropolitan conduc-
tors stiu read good for use in 5sth street Many
irste passengers whose 18th street transfers were
refused yesterday said that they intended TO bring
suits against somebody
shopkespe-s along 5sth street protested loudly
AGAINST The new order Of things. which they BE-
Hevs VII have serious effect on business in the
district, as & viii tend 10 divert great many per-
sons 70 other parts OF the city. Rents are high IN
his section and Il was the general opinion that
falling OF in trade would make necessary re-
duct.on Of rates. which VIII bring the property
owners Up II arms al once Il is understood mat
pans are already under way for forming trans
tsF association among the people who live In Inc
affected district
The Public Service Commission held a hearing
yesterday or the 5eh street service under the new
regime Us inspectors reported that the service 1ur-
nshed by the road was adequate and the nearing
WIS adjourned for week The transfer qleS-
ready decided that II was poweriess TO act IN the
matter until after il had received the report OF
he experts who are appraising the local tracuoh
lines Win a view 70 determining 10 what extent
transfers are warranted by earnings.
i IS believed THAI the Second avenue electric line
VII soon be divorced from the Metropolitan sys-
ten which vii mean more cutting of Of transfers
The line Is not paying under its lease 10 the Metro
po.rsr ana the receivers ere known 10 favor It's
Segregation. Already two-tnirds of the transfer
privileges which existed il Manhattan year ago
have been abolished.
Curiosity seekers along the route Of the crosstown
e1e LIST night were treated TO an exhibition OF d
procession Of horse being pulled across 1ToII
Fs-E- avenue TO saith street and Tenth avenue and
he old style cars and their drivers came In Tor
4V o. sarcastic jeering
Questions as 10 the use the horse cars were TO
q put u OF the West Side elected no authorita-
me reply. but II said by one enploye OF the
foao that with the traffic light as II is 1t
would be e lot cheaper TO run horse cars than 10
pay electricity The horse cars did not carry any
passengers last night
Shortly after O'Clock Patrolnaan MCGOWAN Of
re East 67-h street station was called on by
lexington avenue line inspector al 49, street TO
tlect from northbound car on that line man
~lo Ead boarded the car at 59th street and onereo
oeoono avenue transfer The man had evident
: walked across from Second 10 Lexington ave
A1s but TIE patroman told the inspector he had
70 right 70 eject aim.
= nat the inspector with the help of the con-
--11or and -lotorman. put the passenger of the
-, ana The elected man took down carefully the
= es o TIE three streetcar men who had done
~ departed without giving his own name
-4sI ar hour later. on the same line. Miss
[Aie "inson. an actress. Of No. 227 West 126th
Iee( VITO had boarded the Lexington avenue
" a ssh street with friend who said she was
- serard- Of the same address, fell OF the
- Nhlie arguing with the conductor about the
- u transfer which she had presented.
- vas Immediately attended by DR.. c /. Bar
-, = Nc zez East 3sth street. who was also
s0senger on the car He found her to be suffer
- IRON Slight Commissions Of the face and body