New-York tribune., 1908-11-10
ROADS ASK REHEARING
Crossto1cn Counsel Says Cost of
Operatiou Has Underestimated.

Arguments on the application OF the ssh street
crosstown lire and the receivers for the New York
City Railway Company for rehearins on the or
der compelling the Tessuance Of transfers between
those lines were heard before the Public Service
Commission yesterday. william y. Dykman. coun-
sci for the Central Park North East River
Railroad Company. presented figures 10 show that
former estimates Of the cost Of operating that line
were too low The Public Service Commission prob
ably will make its decision the application
to-day
Chairman Wilcox presided At the heaSins Mn
Dykran presented figures based on the handling
of 20.Oe passengers TO June 81. 1893 with an
estimated car mileage of 100000 for the same
period. Operation of his figures showed, cost
10 q cents car mile instead OF $50 cents. as esti-
mated previously. He pointed out that this com
pany reorganized a few months ago. narrowly es-
ca ped a receivership at that time
A great injustice would be done. he said. II the
rehearng were not granted TO give opportunity to
get these figures the record. These new
figures he declared compiled by accountants from
the Metropolitan's book showed thar. while the
Metropolitan's receivers had estimated In cents
car mile as fair cost OF maintenance for each
car the real cost was 354 cents. and the cost of
equipment 5 cents instead of , s3 cents car mile
Likewise, s.s4 cents vas the cost Of power on the
5sth street line Instead OF fSs according 10
his figures. Injuries and damages. rent Of ears
and general expenses added to the total.
BY simple division 1t Is shown that every
passenger carry must have income Of
1.78 shall lose money" said Mr.. Dyk-
man. you ask to take for our share OF the
joint rate 25 cents. In other words. you ask Us
carry passengers for about one-half cent each
less than the cost to us. That does not take into
account the 10 per cent return capital TO which
think should be entitled.
John G. Miburp. for the Metropolitan. declared
that this transfer order of the commission estab
Hshed "a favored class" He argued that those
persons who obtained transfers would ride north
and south for 3T5 cents. while others would pay
cents for the north and south ride
You cutting down from the 10 cents We
should have, say. from a passenger who comes
down Lexington avenue. crosses west 5sth street
and goes down Eighth avenue, 10 as cents. And
you doing this with a property now in the
courts. without any regard the value OF that
property he added.
The commission yesterday heard application
from the Westchester & Boston Railroad Company
for the issuance of a certificate of public con
yenience and necessity. This marks the end, pFac-
ucally, OF the long legal process to validate the
charter rights of that company. IN connection with
proceeding before the Board OF Aldermen for
sanetiol OF the new route be adopted by that
road. which then must obtain the approval OF the
Public Service Commission for that route this IS
about the final step necessary before actual road
building may be begun.
Objection was raised to the granting Of tha
tifeate of public ceHyenisHce necessity by
yers representing the owners Of the Norris Park
racetraCk which had contract with the New York
Port Chester Railroad. The lawyers maintained
that the Westchester road aid not have d legal
franchise
Hays & Herschheld counsel for " Wallace
Burnham. stoekhoIder in the Central Park North
East River Railway. applied TO Justice Mccall in
the Supreme Court yesterday. for order to com
pei the Metropolitan receivers operate the 5sth
street crosstown line until they received the per
mission of the Public Service Commission t. aban-
don H. Justice Mccall refused to issue the order
on ground that he would be compelling the re-
ceiveTs TO do what the federal court had ordered
~, 10 ~ -Y,s
to make application before Judge Lacenbe in the
United States Circuit Court