New-York tribune., 1909-01-30
MAY DROP STH ST. LINE
VI. s. r. RECEIVFRS SATrIT
rs LOSING MONEY.
TouId Mean Another Wholesale
Cutting of Traresfers-FoLoscs
P.S. e. Order.

Adrian H Joline and Douglas Robinson. receiv-
srs Of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company.
made 81 known yesterday that they would apply
to the United States Circuit Court in the fut-
urs for instructions whether they should con-
true 10 operate the Sth street line which
Is leased by the Metropolitan from the Central
crosstown Railroad Company The receivers say
mat the line is not earning operating expenses,
ssv nothing Of taxes a return the money in
vested
The receivers made public this information by
giving out q letter sent yesterday TO the Public
serTice Commission in regard to the increased
vice ordered by the commission on the Sth street
line and the 1zti street and Williamsburg Bridge
Hne- Should the Sth street line be divorced from
the Metropolitan system il would mean another
wholesale cutting of of transfers.
The court already has given permission the
receivers TO break the leases OF several other Sub
sidiary companies OF the system which were not
earning expenses. The latest case of this kind
-ss that Of the Central Park. North and East
River Railroad Company, which operates the cross
cars in 5sth street These cars no longer ex-
change transfers with the Metropolitan with the
Third avenue
The part OF the letter dealing with the possible
dropping Of the Sth street line is follows:
Tnasnuch as we are now having prepared statis-
Central Crosstovn Railroad Company for the pur-
pose OF submitting these data to the court with a
view TO obtaining instructions as to whether we
ns9v under the existing contract (expiring in the
nas: future) DO not feel justified in making
SUPPLYING current TO Avenue A in advance Of the
ssR e s 5bs sgstSns ge 95G the court regard
81 course, If We should not continue 70 operate
d o9 upon sRs 6c 10 % Be- perfe 6e I to Fookyn
snd the feeders now supplying eeetTic current TO
meet the needs Of the 14th street and Williams
Il nav Be interesting to you to learn that since
the provisions Of your final orders Nos lob and
have become erecfivs. the receipts car mile on
operating expenses. to nothing OF taxes or q
rsrurH the money invested in that property
TIE receivers point out to the commission that
:. would require an expenditure of from 10000 TO
$50 90 to operate the sth street line and the 18th
s--ee4 and Williamsburg Bridge lire in accordance
with the methods outlined by the commission s
orders In regard the increased service demand
81 hy the commission the 18th street and VIII
;sr7sburg Bridge line the letter says:
Il is apparent that 1t VIII be necessary to operate
OF this line approximately ten TO fifteen more car
units to carry out the Provisions OF me order rep
s2z5aeo. which taken together with the additional
car units inVovedtnF your reCeIt 94 i.H -
pe5diturs i1 Of from 5Ill5 s5256oo to s57s.ooo
street line in accordance with such a method as as
Zo0 suggest VII i1o5eaSe @ IaH opeg % 1esed ex
rerse OF operation added 10 the estimated increase
n oPeratns 3 t5s st street line makes a
total additional annual charge Of sl7S.o 900 80
81 the line on 18th street ProPsT hsve fer NOT sum m
crease the service as suggested in your order. II
xiii require about four weeks time to procure the
cable from the manufacturer and install
I, in our ducts Neither will there be sufficient
cable to operate this additional service down Ave
nue. A and II would also require a period Of about
four weeks before the necessary cab,e Tor this sec
ton could be procured from the manufacturer ano
installed
a large portion cf the section OF Avenue A under
consideration als1 traversed by the cars OF the
sfb street line which is of the lines Of the Cen
t-al Crosstozn Railroad Company
The receivers also point out TO the commission
that On January Il letter was received from
= calling for the operation of a minimum
ru-,her Of fifteen cars in direction past GER
tain points specified the 14th street and Will
iar7.bu1rE Bridge line. This letter, the receivers
ssv vas acknowledged, but on January q another
,rder from the commission received increas-
ing the minimum number Of cars from fifteen 20