New-York tribune., 1908-08-15
TO SETTLE FARES SOON
p S. c. NOW READY TO ACT.
Officials of Belt Lines to Confer So'th
". s. r. Receirers.

- ,o,.e-enoe Yesterday between the
orncss.. Of the Central Park. North & East faNef
Railroad COMPANY and the Metropolitan system >
receivers IN regard reestablishment OF tnrOue n
o,,.x .,s S,,r+ rates OF fare between the lines OF
,he twe svstens There will be one eariy next
.reek in sI probability, but the outlook at pfeseh'
IS that on August "a both parties aHec'eo os t"e
o-6.r .ss,,a6 nv the Public Service Commission
last Tuesday will report TO the corrrnissi0Il INC
they hav. been unable 10 agree on the questioh u
the division of receipts. Arthur H. Mas'eh % ~
Mssten & Nichols. counsel for the receivers heiu
& loug consultation with one OF tnern' Oousta'
Robinson. yesterday
-ha o<scia,s of ,be Central Park North & East
River Railroad Company showed no disposition 10
change their opinion that whatever rate was as 80
upon that company was entitled TO nan oi 'Ho
gross receipts from passengers making a Irlp oNei
the lines Of the two systems. They will go INTO
conference with the METROPOLITAN receivers next
week determined 10 uphold their contention that
3 haif-and-half division Of receipts OF fares Is le
only basis on which they can enter INTO an aI
raneement with the Metropolitan. In support Oh
the reasonableness of their claims the CenTai
Park company contends that If the commission S
order for Joint fare affects only the territory
between s4th street and 1l6th street there VIII De
q dwindling in the number of passengers ooarolns
the cars OF the Metropolitan lines in that territory
whereas the number using the seth street cross
town and the Belt lines for the first part of a
through trip Will be about the same as 1t always
has been In this way the ofhclals OF the CehidA
Park company figure out that the nunper OF trans
fer messengers paying their lines and those
doing likewise on the Metropolitan hleS "oUiN "
about
As vet however the Metropolitan receivers have
not been able TO figure out the proposition in the
same way as the Central Park companys ofncla4S
and the total result Of the conference "hlch ie ~
be held early next week is likely 10 be thah tie
,vo nsrties will agree 10 disagree, and so report
10 the commission In anticipation OF such a re-
suit that body has had its appraisers working oeS
.1d night gathering data SO that IT may be aole
to establish joint rate If the two systems Id"
70 come 10 time
Thar. Is Of COURSE the possibility that the two
companies may agree a rate of fare Which
will bs too high suit the commission II tleS
DO So ths commission will take steps at once :"
reduce it wfas ii thinks is fair ana reasohaoie
giving the public square deal and at the salIle
.tr,e allowing the companies TO make fair pron1
Assenblyrnan Mark Goldberg Of the lSth AS
senbly District. in the action or the Aae'io
poIitan receivers in relinquishing the controi Oh
fb. 6esb street Crosstown and Belt lines only
fa-eteced attempt TO compel the city to surrender
-. -,,e ton companies the of the new
Rlackwelrs Island Bridge. Mr.. Goldberg promises
TO STIR up factory workers and laborins people
IN his district which lies in the territory aHected
t1 the cutting of of transfers. 10 an organized
campaign against the scheme ana 1or res'ora-
tSor Of the scent rate Of fare.
The reople living in the central part Of Man
haitian Island are not the only ones who are asl-
tated over the transfer question To-day Deputy
At4o-ney General Dckheiser will ask Justice
Morschauer, IN the Supreme Court al Poughkeep-
sic for an order compelling the Yonkers Railroad
Company 20 show why ii should not continue
the eight-cent transfer arrangement between 1ts
,,ne and the subway at Kingsbridge- The Yonkers
Railroad Company received its franchise from the
city of Tonkers the express provision that II
would arrange for transfers to the subway on an
eiEht-cent basis. and If they can not or will not
abide by it Mr. Dckheiser will ask that the fran
chise be forfeited.
In view OF the probable delay in deciding the
question Of fares and transfers along seth street
Brothers yesterday started in TO help
the situation by stationing man at Lenne-
ton avenue and seth street, who gave out tickets
good for five cents in their store # presented with
the purchase Of goods amounting to 81 or more
Samuel J. Bloomingdale said the practice would
be kept UP right along. 1t is probable that other
merchants in 5ath street Will follow his example