New-York tribune., 1908-04-01
CAR TRANSFERS TO &C
u. S. COURT SO DEGREES.
Big Loss IN Exchange Betscfen
Third 4renuc and Metropolitan.

-r,.-s will Re an extensive curtailment in The
eSchanxe Of transfers between the lines oI uhe
Third Avenue Railroad Company and those OF inc
metropolitan system. now known as 'ne -
YORK city Railway Company. beginning April IL
THE action Of Judge Lacombe in the Uni'ec states
Circuit Court yesterday in ordering tie spo44''oi
IF the transfer exchange between the 'No SNs
tens IS another step in the further pfacl!ca1
cation of the systems
Judge Lacoube bases his opinion CT 'le fa0'7
presented by the receivers for TIE '"o s!s'e'
showing that transfers are distinct loss 10 '-.e
orners Of the two properties. The chief points
et which surface travellers Will leeI '''o
change Will be the Postofice. Grand street anu
Third avenue Astor Place and Third avenue, i4'.
street and Third avenue sd street ana llil4u
avenue 34th street and Third avenue. 5sth street
and Third avenue Ssth street and Thlrd avenue
and 11stb street and Third avenue The neces-
eiiy Of paying a double fare Viii fall upon pa
irons Of the Third avenue roads who want 10 use
the crosstown lines under the ccntrol OF lIe
receivers OF the New York city h~1i"d' I'm
yEnv. =
The sr,- o. 7he receivers Is obviously. Juaee Id
romhe SAYS 10 operate the roads 10 increase nc
earnings ana he agrees with the receivers ma
cutting down in the transfer privileges VIZ
materially that end. On the legal slde o '','
proposition and the obligation of street IalIio8HS
TO issue transfers Judge Laconloe hias 'hdI 'Iie
-efate railroad law cCnlpcls such issue "Ieie ~"
roads contract use in common t1elT Io~'es -
puy mart thereof But he points oUt that the same
statute nrohitits the use oy street surface
railroad company OF the tracks Of another lor a
loistance Of moro than a thousand ieet None
Of the cars Of the Third avenue line are opeTate-
on the tracks Of the Metropolitan. In the case OF
;.be ro-ty-second street. Boulevard St
Nicholas Avenue line. controlled by the Third
1evenue ard under the same reoeiFeT, thcfe
i4re only three points where the cars OF the
sswo systems Use the same tracks cor distance OF
more than thousand feet-frOm 65th street 20 list
street on the Boulevard, First avenue. between
lx4th street and 43d street. AMI on Tenth avenue
between 1ed street and 59th street.
In these instances. whether the Joint OF tracks
sn7plies calling for the exchange Of con-
tracts. Judge Laoonbe says there is no state court
decision that has determined The question squarey
tFor this reason he advises the receivers TO con-
FrtnUe giving the transfers at points Of junction N
lorder TO litigation IN their right to refuse
lac For = similar reason, because there are
so many points where the DRY Dock. East Broad
way d Battery Railroad Third avenue sub
asidiary, and the Metropolitan portions Of each
Others track than thousand feet in length.
The advises against the discontnuance OF transfers
fSetween the two roads
The ira nsfer system viii stiIl he continued be-
ttHeen the Third avenue road and the two others
controlled by It. the Fortysecond Street. Manhat-
ranvIie 4 =. Nicholas Avenue Railway Company
snd the Dry Dock. East Broadway & Battery Rail
road Company Frederick ". Whiuios= the re-
tceiver roads says he believes the system OF
exchange should he continued as matter Of polic5
/ sn building NJ p competitive system. For the
month beginning January ]" ana eldlns FenTue'S ;
Is he points the Third Avenue Railroad COM
many carried 0s7 SIS passengers or these 29443il
paid actual cash. the remainder. l123277, offering
transfer checEs for fare. 4 neither pay wages
nor buy supplies with transfer tickets. says MI
Wbftridre .and they Of no use Whatever 70
she Third Avenue Railroad"
The receivers for the Metropolitan system say
.i-ar for The year ended on September q" 1sS l*'
p25 ssA revenue passengers were carried. as against
1851 transfer passengers. The percentage o.
transfer passengers 70 revenue passengers was llo
and the average fare received EH4 cents tor t- t
r:x months ended December 81 1877. 1s2H24a
-zssarge,s for revenue were carried, as against
u. M ia or transfers the latter against the former
meaning ? percentage Of s12 The average fare
Vas reduced q ? = cents