New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-08
Jersey Board Demands Light on
Terminal Arrangements.
COMMUTERS HEARING ENDS
Utilities Commission Allows Two
Weeks for Full Report as
to Tickets.

| The hearing on the application OF JonI
W. Zisgen TO the New Jersey Pubic tul-
tiles Commission for an order compeulns
the Erie Railroad to sell him commute
ton ticket between Ramsey. Bergen county
and Jersey city, was finished yesterday III
the Jersey city Chancery Chambers Mr.
Zisgen lives i'm Ramsey and practSps ~"
i'm Jersey city. At the Initial nearing i'H'
Friday testimony was given by commute ;
that other railroads had refused ~ sen
them communication tickets to Jersey 'i'!
and Hoboken.
All the railroads having terminals III
those cities opposed the application. Inc
commissioners nave plainly Indicated theH
decision will apply to all such roads. De
cieion was reserved, and the lawyers on
both sides got two weeks To submit briefs.
The board decided Yesterday that every
railroad having stations AT Jersey city
Hohoken or Camden, using other iaciililes
than it's own for transporting passengers
TO New York and Philadelphia, must lay
all the facts concerning such transporta-
ton before the board within four days.
The PENNSYLVANIA and the Erie roads we're
included i'm the order because the FchhSyl-
vania has an arrangement with the HUI
son and Manhattan Tunnel Company lot
New York passenger traffic. and the Eric
ferries are operated 10y a separate corpora
ton, the Pavonia Ferry Company. Inc
stock Of the Payona Ferry Company Is
said to he owned by the Erie. George w.
Rrownen. who appeared FOR the Erie ana
not deny this. although he asked that the
Erie be exempted from the order
The Lehigh Valley and the SusQuchanna
railroads were included. because they nave
no ferries. and the Jersey Central ana the
/ Iackawalna were excluded because they
| onerate their ferries. The order directs that
all leases. contracts and agreements con-
corning the transportation Of passengers
between the cities named must be sub
mitted.
Mr.. De Long division ticket agent of the
Pennsylvania New York division, said the
| Hudson d Manhattan tunnel route service
to Newark would be opened in October lie
said there were practical difficulties in the
| way of selling Communication tickets 10 Jcr-
! sey city. with. extension privileges To New
York. Walter r. Boahm and James +.
| Buckley. conductors of the Pennsylvania
| described the practical difficulties OF "hich
/ the chief one would be delay in the collcc-
! ton OF tickets. It was impossible they
said. to collect tickets of a one-car paSseh-
I ger local between Jersey city and Mdhhat-
| tan. Different classes of tickets consume
| time. Nov all tickets are collected on local
trains between Newark and Jersey city.
/ Four-car trains are run by that route
where eight TO twelve car trains were Tor
merIy run Three collectors took up TICK
/ cts on twclvc-car train.
The lawyers for the railroads asked that
! the petitioners submit briefs to them, ana
| that they should have another week TO re
plv. Assemblyman Charles NJ. Egan, who
appeared for Xisgcn, opposed this and the
board ruled that the briefs should be SUD
mitted directly to the board by Septem-
| Der y.