The evening world., 1908-11-10
REHEARlNG ON
TRANSFERS BY
SERVICE BOARD
Fifty-ninth Street and Metro
politan Lines Win First
Point in Fight

The Public Service Commission to-
day gave to the Fifty-ninth Street Rail-
road and the Metropolitan Street Rail-
way reheariug on the order restoring
transfers on the Two lines.
The commissioners order. issued two
weeks ago, gave a temporary restora-
tton of transfers for period of four
months, to go into operation on Nov,
% next.
William NJ Dykman appeared for the
tiftN-ninth street line: Robert c.
Beatty and James s. Quackenbush for
Receivers Jolne and Robinson Of the
Metropolitan.
Homer w. Dunn. member OF the pub
lie accounting firm of Haskins d Sells.
testified that during the year ending
June 50, zoos, the Fifty-ninth street line
ran car mileage of 1,OOO,01i, and car
ried passengers numbering 20,l79,l5T. or
this number he said. 7.O27.OlO were
revenue passengers, and 1Sl52l47 were
from other lines
Dunn Cross.Examlned.
Lawyer Semple. OF counsel for the
commission. cross-examiued the witness
The lawyer recalled that, according 10
recent testimony about fifteen cars are
being run daily on the Fifty ninth stree,
line
DO you know, Mr.. Dunn" asked Mr..
Semple, how many car miles the Fifty
ninth street line is operating nov >"
The witness said he thought that the
number during the month OF September
was above 5000, which estimated for
the year would he omewhere between
10000 and 1000 car miles less than were
operated during the year ending June
Out OF the seven million and odd cash
revenue producing passengers carried
during the year TO the end OF June az
1903, the witness continued some three
million had received transfers to the
Then, IN other words" queried Mr..
are CARRYING about four million passen-
gers per year at the present time"
About that" said the witness,
Then Mr., Semple questioned the wit
ness and got from him an estimate thar
II will cost the Fifty-ninth street line
:S.'o cents per car mile operated, If the
transfer order goes inro effect. and the
road begins again doing the normal bust
ness OF 2opo.p0 passengers. which oh
tanned under the old transfer order.
Figuring the Cost.
Now" said Mr. Semple. III under the
transfer order. sixteen million more mas
sensers are carried than at the present
time. and In order to carry them no 90
more car miles have TO be operated at a
cos of 2SIo per car mile operated what
vii! he the cost per passenger"
'SeVen-tenths of cent" said the
witness
The road claims that the one and one
fourth cents allowed 1t OF the proposed
joint rate of two cents Is inadeGuate,
and that II should get at least / II cents
to clear Itself and 2.7s cents to make the
legal proft upon securities.
We'll" asked Chairman Wilcox OF
the lawyer for the belt line. ~ you had
to buy the road, how much would YOU
pay for IT."
II this transfer order or your com
mission goes into effect" said the law
yer. II wouldn't have the line at any
price"
Chairman Wilcox declared the hear
ing closed. and the additional evidence
was taken under consideration bv the
commission TO determine whether or not
II will have an effect in changing the
order for the interchange of transfers
upon Joint rate between the two roads