New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-15
TRANSFERS ORDERED
p. S. COMMISSION ACTS.
Third x4renue and 18th Street Lines
Must Exchange.

Tie possibility Of the restoration OF Transfers ~
seth street appeared TO become little more iioiiS
Ing Yesterday afternoon. when. actlhg on 'le Pe'
Non Of TIE Transit Reform Committee OF Ohe nun
So tho F,,,hlic Service Commission ordered Re-
ceire- Frederick ". Whitridge, Of the IhlIo a ,eHe
Railroad Company and che Central Farh' 40, -
f. Fast River Railroad Company, 10 es'd"'ia"
,b-o,er rtes and Joint rates Of fare between the
-. - ,ba TO roads by next Monday. II they
.su - 90 So they viii be asked TO show cause Why
the commission should not estaolsh d Jo-i' i"'0
and arportion II between the two coiniahles
&C AFR Wbitridge offered to take over the liliee
- 81 central Park company when the Metro
,,,,,-.r receivers relinuuished their lease several
months ago. II Is generally believed ne VIII Ue
ing 70 comply with the order When ne maui LIE
orc il was turned down by the Central farh
,-,-a,x rrr n -iew Of the fact that the inde-
,oenfert operation of the 18th street cToss'oh on,
The belt lines has not been exceedingly p,a",
q &c thought that that company may DC MN, -,
= consider more favorably the matter OF d JoiI
rate which would yield a better return llah a'
present C,,,,i++aa
The petition ot the Transit Reform Cor1nlll minutes
~ which the Rev Dr John P Peters Is c'a -
7-ss received Tuesday afternoon. 1t points Oul &c"
the estah lishnent OF a Joint rate OF lafe 80
= 5000 advantage 10 thu Third Avenue by IN
rreasing the amount Of traffic oVe- us Ahe7, ~,
ynedi.tely after the close Of the hearing $500
-5rg IN the proposed order 70 restore transfers
Fe.v-eer the lines Of the Metropolitan system 90
80. % -be Contra Park company. the co1l'liliS
cor held e special meeting and adopted In7 o11'
Tor the third avenue and the Central Park CON-
Pany- Ill.,, 80. companies
The schedule Of routes over which me coz -
are directed 10 establish joint rates OF IaIe i q"
follows: -, .a.. line
From any point on the Fify s- RfFe! S' Rsroad
to7--anv 10 any fn'ersecting line opeT. "a ATe
-,Cl- n VThirri6ce as receiver OF the - e,,ch
r-ne Railroad Company. and north OF sOo'-- "a ~
1,l-z-sarrfrg line 10 teruliruS .z ~ -hn
- F,oD5 any point on any ,.re operalel u EE.-oet
Is -,sI,a~ inrersecriio the saic tlfty-flIll -. ~
ifTs - The said Fifty-ninth street. INT a-'1 ~
xUee- on said line 10 its terminus ..r ~. .he
From point OF any Inc Uk1Ie
.aS5 -e~ejzer inrerSecTiug the sale tltlN = 81
lire 70 The said FifJynint. street m, +5 h. the
ii-a 10 anv other irte,seCtinE line eIIsl,, 17c
$50 receiver ar thence along saic liilelseSle $3.50
4 The original direction 10 its terminus
7, case Mr.. W1itridgc ana tie officials o. 'He
-en--s1 Park company fa; 70 make an arEahE e1ei>
~ Nonda,- the commission will hold a nearing ~
80 o,,r z,-ether cents would not be a falr Fat'
80 This rate should be apportioned between INC
,vo companies and IL what manner me IesPe0'
I've portions should be paid.
sr7or,1d ne Central Park officials ana MI Nli'
ride decide 10 make scent rate Il WcUIu lAh =
5a.r +,-oad into the receipts Of the MetroPoI- 1t
system Robert c. Beatty, Of counsel Tor the Me-
oro1f-a7 receivers said yesterday the order would
-.xa m difference In the attitude OF the receivers
.,-sr6 restoring the transfers between their uhes
81 -1-ose Of the Central Park company Mr.. Nhlt-
-. --rar asked At TIE commissions offices yes
,a-5av whether he was willing 10 comply with the
,-5a- said he would Tot discuss the order until
81 had