New-York tribune., 1908-12-16
P. S. G. TO SUE Is ROADS
FAILED TO FILE REPORTS.
Lac ProUides Penalty of 500 a Day
Since NOUember 80.

The Public Service Commission adopted a reso-
yesterday providing for the bringing OF suits
against several railway corporations Tor ta1ure 10
obey an order requiring the filing Of reports Tor
the wear ended on June 80 1903 by November so.
The law provides that such failure may be pun
ished by a fine of 800 for each offence. each day
of disobedience to be considered a separate Of
fence
The companies against which suit will be brought
are Bronx Traction Company. Dry Dock, East
Broadway and Battery Railroad Company and
Frederick W. Whitridge. receiver; Forty-second
Street Manhattanville and st. Nicholas Avenue
Railway Company and Frederick ". Whitridge.
receiver; Fulton Street Railroad Company and Gil
bert H. Montague. receiver: Kingsbridge Railway
Company. Metropolitan Street Railway company
and Adrian H. JOline and Douglas Robinson, re-
ceivers: New York City Railway and William ".
Ladd. receiver; Rockaway Electric Railway Com
pany. Southern Boulevard Railroad company
Southfed Beach Railroad Company, staten lSlaho
Railway Company, Staten Island Rapid transit
Railway Company. Third Avenue Railroad Com
pany and Frederick ". Whitrdge receiver; Union
Railway Company of New York City and Freder-
lex W. Whitridse. receiver; Westchester Electro
Railroad Company and ]. Addison Young. receiver.
The commission also sent letter 10 ". G. Nc
Adoo president the Hudson and Manhattan
Railroad Company complaining that he had not
filed complete report. The commission gives Mr.
McAdoo thirty days to file an amended report
Borough President Coler Of Brooklyn sent com
nunication to the commission. in which he said
that while he approved the commissions stand
against an elevated rallr0ad IN lle + fldIDuSu ave
nue. extension the short time remaining before the
completion OF the Manhattan Bridge demanded
prompt attention to plans submitted by him for
the utilization of the Hudson avenue lire and an
extension to Nassau street. Those plans were for
a Hudson elevated connection with the
Manhattan Bridge
He said the declarations Of railroad people that
widening or double decking the elevated to permit
this connection would result in high damages were
erroneous as double decking from Fulton street to
Nassau street would involve only IN derate dam
ages Opposition of railroad interests to his plan
Mr. Coler said, due 70 desire TO acquire the
Flatbush avenue extension for an elevated road.
On the recommendation Of Commissioner Bassett
the commission dismissed the complaint of the P.
J. Duffy Company that the Brooklyn Heights Rail
road Company maintaining tracks illegally on
the surface Of sd street. Brooklyn. from Second
avenue to the public dock. About a year ago Bor-
ough President Coer threatened to Up the
tracks but was restrained by injunction. still
in force.
The tabula ton of accidents street railroads
for November. made public by the commission yes
terday showed a total of 1892 576 less than Octo-
Der Thirty-six persons killed, eleven less
than in October. The number of persons injured
getting on and off about one-half the
number in the June and July reports.
\ delegation of Bronx residents appeared before
Commissioner Eustis protest against Inadequate
station facilities on the Third elevated line
They asked that the island stations north of the
Harlem be abolished. thus making room for third
track, which express trains could be run from
Bedford Park. the northern terminus, downtown.
This would shorten the running time to City Hall
by fifteen minutes. they said. They wanted a
station at 10th street and Improvements and ad-
ditions 133d street l49th street and nth street