New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-04
ORDERS TRANSFERS ON
F|FN-N|NTH STREET
Public Service Commission Bases
New Step on Law Recently
Passed.
WILL RESTORE OLD SYSTEM
Metropolitan and Crosstown
Line Companies Directed to
Make Change on
September 1.


Public Service Commission providing
for the issue of transfers between the
METROPOLITAN Street Railroad system and
the seth street crosstown line. The order
is directed TO the receivers of the Metro
politan and TO the Central Park. North
& East River Railroad Company. The
latter is one OF the few surface roads
that is not in the hands of receivers.
The order is TO go into effect on Sep
TENDER 1, and the companies are d.
rected to serve notice on the commits
sion by August 81 whether or not they
VIII carry out the order.
A previous order, issued by the COM
mission a year and.a half ago. for trans
fers on these lines was disregarded by
the companies. andsthe matter was car
ried TO the courts 1t is still pending
before the Appellate Division on GER
fiorar proceedings. The power of the
commission to make such an order was
questioned in the previous proceeding.
and there was some doubt whether the
provisions relating todhrough routes and
joint rates were not restricted to steam
railroads 4 new bill was passed at the
. and the present order is based on the
provision of the new bill. The commits
sion holds that this legislation makes
clear its right TO issue. such an order.
AS issued the order is for six months
trial of the transfer system. and the
routes on which it is tor be put into effect
are indicated in schedules attached to
the main order. This order would re-
store the system in operation UP to the
time when the Metropolitan Street Rail-
road Company operated the 59th street
line The lease expired on August g.
1905. and at the same time the giving of
transfers ceased. There was great
clanor at the time, and the number Of
Messengers using the lines fell off.
When the commissions order was is
sued the TWO companies appealed 10 the
courts The Court of Appeals ordered
certain papers added to the record at
the request of the commission, and the
whole matter was again submitted to
the Appellate Division Of the Supreme
Court.
The text of the order.issued yesterday
is as follows
Ordered. InStASdlG central r,
& East River Railroad Company and
said Adrian H Joline and Douglas Rob
irson. as receivers 81 the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company be and they
hereby are required to establish on or
before September /, 1910, and thereafter
maintain in operation for a period Of
not less than six months through routes
for the transportation OF passengers be
tween the points and upon the lines spec
fled in the following schedule in each
direction and be and hereby are requir-
ed on or before said date to establish and
r1Jt in force Joint rate of fare for each
such passenger by the of a trans
fer slip, coupon ticket or other sufficient
token delivered TO each passenger. and
TO apply said rate Of fare to the trans
portatio1 of passengers between the
points and over the routes specified in
the said schedule in each direction for
and during the time aforesaid unless
modified in accordance with the provi-
eions Of the Public Service commissions
law
The seth street line OF the Central
Park North & East River Railroad
Company means, in this schedule, the
line on 18th street between the east side
of First avenue and the west side Of
Tenth avenue.
Ca) From any point on the Seth street
line Of the Central Park, North & East
Iiiver Railroad Company to any line
operated by the said receivers across or
TO seth street, and thence north or south
on such receivers lines to its terminus
OBJ From any point on any line oper-
ated by said receivers across or 10 18th
street, and thence east or west on said
18th street line Of the Central Park
North & East River Railroad Company
to its terminus.
tc) From any point on any line oper-
ated by said receivers. across or to seth
street. thence east or west on said 59th
street line Of the Central Park, North
e. East River Railroad Company to
any other line operated by said receiv-
ers across or TO 59th street, and thence
along said last-named receivers line in
the original direction TO its terminus
And 1t is further ordered that this
order take effect Immediately and con-
tinue in force until changed or abro-
gated by the commission.
And il is further ordered that the
said Central Park, North &, East River
Railroad Company and the said Adrian
H. Joline and Douglas Robinson. as re-
ceivers. notify the Public Service Com
mission for the LIST District on or before
August 81 1910, whether the terms of
this order are accepted and will be
obeyed
George W. Linch, general manager Of
the Central Park. North & East River
Railroad Company, said last night that
he had not yet seen the order
Il cannot make any comment on il
until il reaches me- he continued Even
then ] Will have nothing TO say until ]
have consulted the other directors There
are twelve directors and they must take
their share Of the responsibility in such
matters. ] general manager and I
have troubles of my own in that direc-
ton"
Oren Root, general manager of the
Metropolitan system. said his company
had not received any order yet
When il does come ] will examine
the provisions very closely before / say
anything, even if / say anything then"
he remarked. Il was at the Office until
$50 this evening, and no order had been
served at the office or on the receivers
UP to that hour, SO that officially / do