New-York tribune., 1908-07-31
MORE TRANSFERS GOING
CROSSTOWN LINE CHANGE
Called Hearing Before Puo-
lie Seryice Board TO-mOrr0Jc.

ceivers Of the Metropolitan Street Railway Colh-
pany that the service the seth street CrosstoWn
and the East and West Side Belt lines wouid not oe
interrupted although August the receivers IN
accordance with the order of Judge Lacornoe' u
the United States Circuit Court. would rehnqu'sh
the operation of lines to the lessor the Ceh'
Park North and East River Railroad ConpahS- -
temporary arrangement has been entered INTO pS
which the Metropolitan will supply at cost All th7
rolling stock and power needed TO proViue d" '
ouate service for the public.
The change will be most seriously felt oy tne
public through the abolition Of the transfer eA
change system heretofore existing oet"een ~
Metropolitan lines crossing the 5sth street cross
town line and at junction points OF the Metropoh-
tan crosstown lines with the belt lines on the tast
and West sides At only two points wnere % the M ~
of the two companies cross eacn otheT VIII '
fers be issued after next Thursday. These are At
34th street and Tenth avenue and at 40 s'ieeI anu
Tenth avenue where, owing to joint o"nersnsp %
tracks the court has instructed the receivers 10
issue the transfers. IN view OF possiple husdti-
likewise the Belt lines will issue transfers al the
points hut no transfers will he given on the cars VI
the seth street Crosstown line to cars OF
tan lines crossing that thoroushfare
After next Thursday the Broadway -CoiulhouS
avenue cars will through $50 street De'"77
Seventh and Ninth avenues instead o' 'hioue"
seth street: the Sixth and Amsterdam avenue cars
,,iu slso mass through SD street from sixth 10
Ninth avenue, instead of through ostn Street ~
more cars of the Sixth avenue line VIII De 'pe' ~
through seth street to First avenue, uo"e" -,
,,-,u he onerated in First avenue between IIoti
tao+ and 5o+b street The Christopher street ferry
cars will run to East 18th street ana ANeHue -
instead of to the East 2Sd street 1errE' DC o.
present and shift will be made IN the 'le % 80. -
of +ba Avenue C cars Westbound they VIII l'i'i
soutI, at Houston street and thence 10 tHe %
troseas s+reat ferry by Washington and "attS
streets In going east these cars VIII 20 I!,ou9 s
Watts Greenwich and Charlton streets anu
over the route used at present
No official notification that the receivers VI %
,ra+rono,itar Intended TO inform the public that IL
would cease to operate the lines Of the Ceh'ral
Park North e. East River company on aug
had been received at the offices OF the ruoA'
Service Commission yesterday afternoon Nhei
the renorters arrived with the announcement there
was a quick consultation at the commission
offices and notices for hearing to inquire INTO
the service on the 59th street crosstown and 'he
belt lines to be held by the commission at lo5O
O'Clock tomorrow morning, were Immediately ulS-
patched TO Messrs. Jone and Robinson, receivers
for the Metropolitan system. and 70 Henry Inonp-
son. of Thompson. Vanderpoel & Freedman. coun-
sci for the Central Park North & East River Rail
road Company AS a result, when the notices Of
the change in operation OF the affected lines we're
handed out by Mr.. Root they read Thursday. Au-
which Mr.. Root said would be posted in every car
of the Metropolitan and Central Park lines as soon
as received from the printers, reads
follows:
In accordance with the order of the United States
Circuit Court for the Southern District of New
York the receivers of the Metropolitan Street Rail-
way Company ny on THURSDAY G "A august gust IsS vii
traI Park. North & East River Railroad Company.
line the west belt horse car line tr,lversing Tenth
avenue West street and other thoroughfares be
tween 54th street and South Ferry: also the east
belt horse line. which runs through First aye
14a dt South s se street & and other streets be
Effective Thursday. August s. 1903 by order of the
stated by conductors of the lines of receivers
of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company will
o street and Tenth avenue Conductors
of westbound sath street crosstown cars and the
transfers to northbound or southbound west belt
Forty-second street and Tenth avenue; conductors
eastbound S4th street crosstown cars will issue
transfers to northoound OF southoound west belt
When the receivers Of the Metropolitan got per-
mission from Judge Lacombe TO discontinue the op-
Grafton of the lines leased from the Central Park.
North & East River Railroad Company, the lat
ter corporation found itself IN a quandary. Judge
I4acompe distinctly pointed that the public
should not be subjected to Inconvenience but the
Central Park company had rolling stock or
power plant OF its own. Several propositions for
the continuance of the operation of the lines
considered by the recently elected directors among
them one with a view TO releasing the F1fty-ninth
street line to Frederick W Whtridge. receiver of
the Third Avenue Railroad Company.
The difficulties 20 surmounted in operating the
belt lines were so great. however. that the
agement finally decided to accept the offer Of the
METROPOLITAN receivers to supply rolling stock and
power At a meeting OF the directors of the COM
pany or Wednesday, George w. Linch who until
the aopcntment of the receivers for the News
York City Railway Company, president of the
Dry Dock East Broadway & Battery Railroad
Company was selected general manager. Mr.
Jinch said last night that he expected to take
possession of the property at minute after
midnight next Thursday, and both he and MT.
Thompson said the public would have nothing to
fear in regard 70 the service 10 be given. In fact
the MANAGEMENT intends 10 operate fully many
cars the Fffty-ninth street and Belt lines as
at present. Mr.. Root said that the receivers of
the Metropolitan able and ready to supply all
the cars and power needed.
Although the arrangement is said to be only
temporary to give the Central Park North
q East River Company to provide adequate
service for public. 1t is likely that the full force
of operating employees now on the payroll OF the
METROPOLITAN will be turned TO the man
agement.
The chief points at which the public will feel the
effects of the change of management and the aboli-
tion OF transfers will be along the route of the
F4fty-ninth street Crosstown line After next
THURSDAY no transfers will be issued or from
that line at the following points: Second avenue
Lexington avenue Madison avenue Sixth avenue
Seventh avenue Broadway and Ninth avenue. The
transfers between the Fifty-ninth Crossown
and the Third Avenue lines were discontinued some
months ago.
GREEN METROPOLITAN CARS.