New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-11
must RESTORE TRANSFERS
p. S. c. Will Issue Order To-day
Affecting Isl intersections.
ANNOUNCEMENT A SURPRISE
One Lawyer for Road Says the
Extension of Transfers Means
Increased Loss.

At the hearing on transfers before the
Public Service Commission II was an
nounced Yesterday that at its regular
meeting to-day tho commission would or
der the restoration OF transfers at 15 points
in the city. This statement was read by
Mr.. Wilcox. chairman Of the commission.
and then the hearing was adjourned until
August 10.
AS soon as he called the hearing TO or
der Mr.. Wilcox said he had al announce
ment 10 make Commissioners Eustis. Nc
Carroll and Maltbie were present, and in
the room were representatives Of civic
bodies and other associations interested
and the lawyers representing The surface
lines affected by the order The Metropoll-
tan Street Railway Company was rep
resented by {. F. Mathewson and J. =. Cot
ton, and Robert c. Beatty was present FOR
the Third Avenue Railway. Chase Melen
and Charles A, Strong represented the 18th
street line. The announcement read:
The commission has determined TO adopt
at It's regular meeting tomorrow an order
directing the street surface railway COM
panies to establish on or before August
10, 1911. through rates and joint fares over
the connecting and intersecung railway
that transfers be given at all the points
Of intersection shown on said exhibit. In
the mean time this hearing will be adj
journed until August -.
There was great surprise apparent among
the lawyers for the interests opposed TO
transfers.
u don't see how any such decision can
be made by the commission while the
hearing is still pending" said one Of the
attorneys afterward AN adjournment
was taken till August l5-that means that
the case is still open and therefore there
can be no ground for this action.
The members of counsel for the Third
Avenue company refused TO say anything
about the turn things had taken.
our company will promptly confer with
tho representatives of other companies in
terested." said Charles A. Strong, Of coun-
sci for the Central Park. North and East
River Railroad Company, which operates
the 59th street line, in the hope Of reaching
a decision fair to every one, including the
public. However. our experience, even with
the and 10 cent transfers between orr
lines and those OF the Metropolitan com
pany, is that We suffer continuous loss
previous TO the adoption Of these transfers
1t remains for some one TO convince us
that the extension of transfers will not
cause us increased loss"
Exhibit 1. referred 10 by Mr.. Wilcox In
his announcement. named Isl points In
Manhattan and The Bronx. including almost
all the north and south lines intersected
by lines running on crosstown streets
where transfers were not issued. as fol-
lows;
Sixth. sth, 9Th 10th. 18th eth. 18th. 3d.
18th, 29th, 34th, 42d, seth, seth. 10Th. 1lsth
18th and 135th streets.
Stuyvesant street, ST. Marks place.
Houston, Stanton. Spring Delaney,
Broome, Duane and Ann streets, and Aston
Place.
Grand, Canal, Beach, Nestrv, Desbrosses,
Walker. North Moore, Cherry and Monroe
streets.
James slip. Battery Place Cortlandt.
Chambers, Watts and Christopher streets
The order also provided transfers at the
junction OF ST. Nicholas and Eighth ave
nues, and At Manhattan street, north and
south OH Amsterdam avenue.