The evening world., 1909-01-14
SERVICE BOARD
|REPORTS ON ITS
\ WORK Of A YEAR
Shows That 1900, 100000
Passengers Were Carried on
e." Subway and Surface.
HEVEN UES S62,OoO,o0o
More Than S2o,o00,ooo Is EX-
IIpended Yearly in New York
Il for Lighting.
EVEN UES s62,0oo,o0o

The Public Service Commission for
h. First District to-day made Its hrst
Mi annual report 10 the Legislature
&at OF Jan. 20, lsos, was for six months
@Sly. As to the expenses Of the COM
1tssion, exclusive OF salaries OF the
Sstary, the report says;
MISUNDERSTANDING the fact that the
Ssmmisslon enlarged its number OF en-
Htoyees and undertook several special
Investigations, 1t has been found pos
dble to complete the years work with
jiooO 600. a saving OF 5000 from the
dim for which re1uisitlon was made
jpon the Board OF Estimate and APP
jSrtionment OF the city OF New YORK
For the year 1909 the commission has
R,ade reduisitlon FOR the sum OF &sI,5o.
fhe commission reports that 50 per
dsnt. OF the expenses are incurred dI-
dectly In the administration OF its duties
dnder the Rapid Transit act.
In relation to eighty-cent gas the re-
bort reads; THE question OF the price
df gas had been unde" litigation for
No years, and the Supreme Court has
Asst decided the law constitutional. No
IA meters may he placed In use until
listed by the commission, and the COM
Mission has recently required Oat all
tfeters that have been In use for more
Han seven years shall he removed and
3Stested. The commission Is now due
b take UP the many matters as TO gas
jompanies demanding attention.
Ordered Specifications Filed,
In relation to the purchase Of now
Equipment by the Intcrurban Railroad
4Smpanies, the commission reports that
d had ordered that the companies
ilould Ale specifications in advance OF
dprchases.
Pas a matter OF legal authority the
1ummissIon probably does not have the
dswer TO compel company 10 make
iDy change in lis equipment until the
Equipment Is put in public use. In
tiropean countries the possession OF
dis power by boards exercising State
supervision over public services re-
dures the approval OF general plans OF
Equipment before being purchased and
das been very satisfactory"
The surface elevated and subway
companies in New York City carry
annually more than 1900 900, 900 pas
1sngers, which Is 66 per cent. more
dian the total number OF passengers
darrcd on the steam railroads OF the
@ntIre country. These companies have
capitalization OF over 1888 1900 900
Abd derive annually from their pas
3engers s62,oOo,Ooo.
In regard to lighting, the report
1ays that the income from the sale
d. electricity in the city is more than
100000
On the question of rapid transit, the
dsmmi~on SAYS It will cost SOD pO,-
DO to build the Fourth avenue subway,
he Broadway-Lexington avenue sys-
TIN, the loop lines, and the Canal street
extension, which would bring the total
dost of subways up to sl50,000,s00.
mis- work is all tied up through tbs
ihounctIon tying up The Board OF Esi-
,hate and Appor,ionment obtained at
die !nstrumentalty of Comptroller
Jietz on representation that the city
tps near its constitutional debt limit.
Credit is claimed by the commission
ffr the side door experiments with sub
Ipy cars, new type of signal system
and the establishment of an under
dround shuttle service between Bowl
ihv Green and South Ferry stations
IL in the subway a.
Mons at Ninety-sNth street
Progress Is Reported.
Progress was reported on the Broad
Huy-LeXington avenue route the Canal
street extension, the Broadway, Brook
lln, subway and the Brooklyn loop
lines
1.-THE commission in its supervision Of
Utilities companies hu~ received 1900
domplaiuts relative to ransportaiion
did 900 complaints affecting the light
ihs companies.
1.-THE Legislature is informed that efforts
ID restore transfers between tho north
and south lines and the Fitty-ninth
street crosstOwu road has shifted the
utohlem into the courts.
with evident pride over it' super.
,lisinn NJ the Issue 0G stocks and bonds
the commission summarizes that ten
applications have been made, request
thg approval 10 u total or Slp,VlD,p
Nock, sqc 20i 0o0 bonds AMI SN.nn.p0 ~
notes Favorable action has been taken
and approval granted IA Sb,uH,UD stock
Al, 100 bonds and 100000 of notes.
TConcerning It's denial Of approval u
the Long Acre Electric Light and
Hover Company the report says.
i'"rhis company was long dormant, AID
81 proposed TO enter into competition n
the electric field. The commission dis
approved OF the proposed issue N $40
Cf0,0JO Of stock and E0"1,0n Of bonds on
nj number Of grounds among them that
d to public service which H. IN a
Measure a natural monopoly, and where
IN existing company has the capaC Is
shd is rendering efficient service with
uower in the commission to compel A
Maintenance and Improvement IN the
standard, 1t is economically UnsOuud Ia
,Alow the duplication OF plant with the
feasibility Of Increased burden 10 the
HIbhc through possible future common
Cbntro
THE commission reports that the
Hederal receiver ~ tire TN'ri avenue
skstem testified that he expected 10
find a goiug concern but found It
dine" Credit Is given Nil. WhltrIdge
Il well AZ MeSsrs. .lOlne and Robinson
fbr Improvements made In be- surface
lines. In ihe year there have heer
ikcoo accidents nearly to persons beng
Nlled.
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