The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-14
TEN CENT FARE TO YONKERS
TROLLEY co. AND ALDERMEN
MAKE, AN AGREEMENT.
Long Dispute. In Which Yonkers suffered
by the Enforcement Of Is Cent Fare
TO New York, Temporarily Ended
4. Agreement Runs Only until Dec. 1.

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by the Enforcement OF Is Cent Fare
10 New York, Temporarily Ended
l. Agreement Runs Only Until Dec. l.
YoNKKRs. May ia direct service
n Van Cortlandt Park over the South
Broadway line AMI the running OF cars
on the Elm and Walnut street lines were
resumed in Yonkers this afternoon, fol-
lowing the efrecting Of a temporary ar
rangement last night between Leslie
Sutherland. receiver OF the Yonkers Rail-
road Company, and the Board OF Alder
men. The arrangement is to continue
in operation until December /, 1909, and
under II passengers will be conveyed to
and from Now York via the South Broad
way trolley line and the subway for a
fare of 10 cents instead of Is cents as here
tcfore.
No concessions were made by the re-
ceiver regarding fares on the JEROME and
Webster avenue lines and three Demo-
cratic Aldermen-Frederick Stilwell, Will
lam Corbalis and Seymour Mooney
voted against the temporary agreement
on this accoun
This settlement brings TO a close for
som months at least a trolley situation
which has caused hundreds Of families
to move out of Yonkers and brought
building operations to a %standstill. no
one caring to invest money while there
was a fifteen cent fare from New York.
In March, 1907, in the administration
Of Mayor Coyne. franchises over South
Broadway and Elm and Walnut streets
were granted TO the Yonkers Railroad
CNYnnanU nm condition that IN aiDhf cant
fare be established between Yonkers n
the Battery by way Of the trolley and SUBJ
way.
After the lines were built the railroad
refused to live up to its agreement, but
when Mr.. Sutherland was appointed re-
ceiver Of the road in January, 1908, he
opened the South Broadway line and for
some months carried passengers at an
eight cent fare. Receiver Whitridge Of
the Union Railroad opposed this policy
and the fare was finally jumped TO 10
cents and then under a decision Of United
States Circuit Court Judge Lacombe
transfers between the Union and Yonkers
conferences and proposed compromises
between the railroad and city officials a
fifteen cen fare was put into effect be-
tween New York and Yonkers in October.
Since then several compromises were
proposed, but the Democratic Aldermen
Ouknt IOT tlS SllOI CtllicHI vi tue
franchise obligation Of an eight
cent fare on South Broadway
the resumption OF transfer privileges.
and eight cent fare to New York by way
OF the Bedford Park trolley and the
elevated and a FIVE cent fare from Sher-
wood Park to 10th street, the company
refusing to yoeld..
The South Broadway and Elm street
franchises were revised by the Aldermen.
the Democrats contending that Receiver
Sutherland, who is the Republican leader
in Yonkers, was playing into the hands Of
the traction interest and foisting high
fares on the city of which he was formerly
Mayor.
Under the settlement the peculiar
situation exists Of a company operating
cars by a license over lines for which it
holds no franchise. While the South
Broadway line was discontinued the COM
pany operated cars over New Main street,
which has but a single track. and the
service was slow and inadequate.