Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-13
LESS CONGESTION
Of CAR TRAFFIC
Broadway Blockade Not So Great
as Monday Night, but Cars
Still Are Delayed
HURRYING JOB, SAYS KUHRTS
Howard Huntington Says Co. Is
DOING the Best 1t Can
Under Circumstances

Broadway's street car blockade was
less extensive last evening and the
complaints of travellers less numerous
in consequence. The Los Angeles Rail
way company puts the blame for the
delay on the city, which recently or
dered the removal of the third rail in
Seventh street. City officials, however,
do not hesitate to assert that the COM
pany has not expedited the work as
much as it might, because 1t seeks to
bring odium on the present municipal
administration.
However that may be, 1t was evident
last night that cars were being moved
much more rapidly than the preceding
evening, when for a time all south
bound cars on Broadway were stalled
and the line of waiting cars extended
from Seventh street to Second. A dis
patcher stationed at the scene helped
to get the cars through quickly.
MUCH CRITICISM
There was much criticism of the COM
many yesterday because it did not put
on a big night force, take up the rail
and repave the street quickly. Today
it is probable that there will be con-
ference between city officials and mem
bers of the company's engineering force
for the purpose of discussing ways and
means to do the work quickly. Prior to
this conference city officials declined to
talk.
So far as could be learned yesterday
only q few men were at work in the
street at one time, and they were scat
tered over a distance of three blocks.
1t was the opinion of those who think
the company has been letting the work
lag that many more men could have
been utilized.
WHAT KUHRTs SAYS
Chief Engineer Kuhrts of the Los
Angeles railway said last night:
1--WE are not trying to hold up the
work. Mr. Huntington's orders are to
deliver material as rapidly as possible
and to push the work. 1t has peen
claimed that we are not working
enough men on the street. would be
able to put 300 men on the street in an
hours notice If there was anything
they could do.
"As it is, we have only three hours at
night in which we can deliver material,
and the contractors outside the city
hold back on that. There are as many
men at work as there is rock for them
to handle.
During the day we cannot deliver
trains of material in Seventh street, as
we have only one track as 1t is, and
that must be kept open for the traff1c
of regular cars. Even that Is slow
business, when we have two cars
than that number during rush hours.
"I will have the paving set within
two days, and after that 1t will have to
stand nine days to harden before the
asphalt Gaping can be put on. AS soon
as that is in place the cars can run
again on the new track. Then we will
take up the second track"
HUNTINGTON'S STATEMENT
General Manager Howard Hunting
ton said:
"I have issued orders to handle the
work as rapidly as possible. 1t is
question of material and the ability to
deliver it during the rush hours that
bothers US. Seventh street is the first
cross-town thoroughfare and has heavy
automobile and team traffic. Other
streets are jammed with traffic, and 1t
is impossible to reroute cars. I have
gone into the situation thoroughly.
There are questions coming up
which make it necessary for US to have
the good will Of the people, even If that
were not my fathers policy at all times.
We are doing the best we can, and II
anyone can show us how we can relieve
the congestion I should be glad to go
into the question at any time"