The chronicle=news., 1913-06-18

street ears. like its buildings. are evil
IDENTIFY destined To be- Of the sky
scrApinx variety. Having tried two
story street ears II is now predicted
that the city must come to the triple
decker particularly for use In It's sub
ways. The rcsson for this expert
opinion Is based on the belief tina,
even with the completion Of the pro-
j.ctch extensions sh. subway will
have reached Its capacity In another
ten years. To serve the great con-
xestcd traffic produced by the down
town skysrrapers l~ngihenins the
track is Impossible and broadeninr
the trarkAG~ is prohibitively .vp.n-
town rsnl estate values. In other
words. New Works street ears Will
hav. TO do Just what It's buildings
hav. done: that IL. become skyscfap-
cr~. 4 thvcr-ti~r EAR served by thr""
levels or platforms below III. street
may nj first seem \ bit remarkable.
but no more 10 than the first "lcvai-
ed subway lin. when they were pro-
Iso~si. TIL. triple decker ear ran be
constructed with the end and centre
doors the same ms used ON the or'iin-
AIRY subway ear~ now. Drawings and
specifications Of ears containing
many more doorx than these were
submitted to tho Public Service Com
mission by u special consulting cnEin-
crr five years ago and their adoption
recommended. In the specifications
4. ..,,1l 4 .sst.
ear, are used successfully In the Wcst
aud that by mcans of an Ingenious
electric attachment the moiorman re-
e.iycs the signal To start the instant
every door Of the train is cloYcti and
not before. Adopting this attach
m-ni will make safe the entire three
decks or stories of tho proposed car.
Not until al, are closed Will the train
of bts coaches start. thus insurine
safety at this very Important stage
Of transit. In addition TO their other
advantages IL Is pointed out that the
cost Of operating n triple decker train
will he much less than that Of oper-
riing three separate trains on thrcU
separate levels. Altogether II ap-
pears that New York's xubways like
Its office buildings will shortly have
To begin to extend vertically instead
Of Ialcrxliy.
That New York 10 likely TO sco one
OF the hottest political fights In Its
history next fall when the msyoraity
race il on IL becoming apparent oven
a. Nj III Ase
two chief figures on the horizon are
Mayor Gaynor. u sclf-dcclarcd enemy
of Tammany Hall. even though he II
u Democrat. and District Attorney
Whitman. u Republican. Already
many Interesting angles are develop
ing. Mayor Gaynor had stcadfastiy
defended the police force as whole
and stood up for the head Of the
force. while Whitman has made n
name as a result Of his
exposure OF the police graft. "thc
System and his conviction Of the
men higher up. Never was the OPP
portunity better from present ap-
ncarances for partisan campaign.
Men In the Mayors confidence. II Is
reported. say he has several scores
to settle with the District Attorney
and that he will be glad to Nav. a
heated political campaign afford him
the opportunity. District Attorney
Whitman'x friends expect that he
Will be nominated for Mayor by the
Republicans. the Progressives and in
bodies. They regard the
prosecutor as the surest vote getter
in city politics at present. II is
known powerful pressure had been
brought upon him to induce him ~
accept nomination. and even Tam
many was eager to indorse him.
Republican. for District Attorney. to
keep him out of the Mayors race. 9:
course the complexion Of affairs may
change before the campaign is on In
full blast. but just at present there
seems to be little doubt that these
two candidates will meet as OppoD-
cnts In Il struggle that will be note.
worthy even In New York politics.
That New York's Rialto. as tho
district frequcnted by theatrical peo-
pie. particularly those out OF employ
ment is known, must shortly mO"o
cS,ont t,,u