New-York tribune., 1908-02-15
BRIDGE CRUSH DISPUTE
PS. c. REPORT CRITICISED.
47.rous Um Be Trouble at Man
haitian End, Says Commissioner.

r-idse Commissioner Stevenson made spirited
-eply yesterday 10 H. B Seaman. chief engineer OF
-. Public Service Commission. who in q report
.si5 in effect that the system of operating
through elevated trains across the Brooklyn Bridge
- he rush hours-ss well at other tInes-was 4
allure and practically recommended return TO
-e old system OF shuttle trains OF bridge cars. The
nov system planned and put in execution by
-he Bridge Department and Commissioner Steven
son feels it has been unjusty criticised il the
report or Mr. Seaman
The Public Service Commission has not accom-
-lssbed anything itself he said and now that
somebody else has improved service o. the bridge
r1e- want 10 Criticise il We never hoped TO co
av-s4 with the bridge crush tho Manhattan ter
--frsL That will be Impossible until the Man
haitian Bridge is done. But the idea was to do
s-sv with the crush in transferring In the Brook
w, -e-rrinaI-to have crush. instead Of two
That object have accomplished The new ser
vice We started more than month ago has not
t,e~o,le perfect. but will continue TO improve
through experience and as the Brooklyn RAPID
Transit Company gets more cars
The nlans Ger this service were prepared by
Professor Burr William Barclay Parsons, Mr.. Nc
.-r----srL 4 transportation engineer of the New
York Central and Z NJ IngersoI- of our depart
-,srr Nj Seaman is not transportation engineer
The railroad officials pleased with the opera
-ar u The plan, and SO are the passengers so
"a IS ! have been able 10 learn
Nj Seaman gives figures 70 show that an ele-
--s-ed car viii hold many passengers as
ono o< the old bridge cars. but in spite OF 1haf
-s-- The people are getting across the bridge and
-. +s-ookl,-1 Rapid Transit is selling as many
-irkets as il did before There is crush at this
er6 but the other crush has been done away "4t--
NJ Seaman says require the SIX car ele-
,s-a5 trains 10 maintain interval Of one thou
.-s fae- ,- going across the bridge That is by
he advice Of the best engineers We do not pro-
nose 70 break down the bridge TO accommodate
rbe Puhlic Service Commission
NJ Seaman. after q somewhat EXTENDED report
of
problem II its relation 10 the operation o. elevated
Tatiways in Brooklyn 3akes the following recon-
Treudstions-
r~-s+-A1I cars used for the bridge service should
Saco1sbe length Of trains or the elevated rail
vay should be increased 10 elent OF zen Gals q"
F5 = transfer station az Sands street should
fse -stns ar6 Ter-car elevated trains. and should
= provided with ample stairway faclillies 10 Hans
n Fo,rrThe Railroad company should plan 10 IN
crease its rolling Et4Gk & -o3s7 Dg Lne side cioors and
77-ovide5 vith automatic signals by whicA @ t1e
ro.c-rnsn may start the train as soon as ''e uo0i
snd gates are closed
NJ Seaman adds thai the proposition to restore
n zfx-ca- shuttle service would be al best only
Temporary expedieut and that the operation o.
elevated trains. especially on the bT1oge' shouiu
Il he subject O. special study
" seaman sass that old bridge car VIII
-sr-z y oer cent. more persons than an elevated
car that s1z-car trains ~ that kind coulo opera'
tlcse- together than trains Of the same htiii'7i
elevated cars and that noV about haf OF me
@evsred trains cToEs the bridge HGhty ioanr''
r-o-, 4rjs h deducez th- opinion that siHoaT
--z--g ~ shuttle cars would carry possibly Il"
-e- oe-- more passengers hour than the eie-
r5red trains do nov
-re running Of ten-ca- trains On the eleFs'eo
.r-,,-s IN BROOKLYN would he perfectly fHasipl@.
NJ Seaman says. and cars of greater V1d'h oouU
te II F,v shaving o~ oF the station plat
fc--7z TIE report OF NJ Seaman has peer SEM
- re Bridge Department and thu BROOKLYN haPa
--a-lssr COMPANY With requests for oPnions