New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-12
WOODS SHAKES UP
TRAFFIC CAPTAINS
Transfers to Increase Eff
cheney of Squads, Com
missioner Says.
PARK ROW CORNER
BUSIEST IN CITY
Police Keep Record for rs Days
of Pedestrians and Vehicles
at Principal Crossings.

Another move In Police Commissions II
Woods's campaign 20 increase the eff
cheney Of the traffic division Of the
/ department was announced yesterday in
the transfer Of two captains from the
regular force to the traffic squads and
shake-up Of traffic captains.
The Commissioner also stated that
for the last twenty-five days 446 traffic
policemen have, by means Of pocket
clocks, recorded the number Of pedes-
trians and vehicles passing on their
posts.
Captain John ". O'Connor, who, de-
spite the fact that he is rated one Of
the cleverest policemen on the force,
has been in charge Of the Glendale sta
ton, Queens, for more than three years,
where he was exiled by former Com
missioner Bingham, is sent 70 take
charge Of Traffic D, in Brooklyn.
Captain William W. Duggan, OF West
6sth Street, well known some time ago
as detective lieutenant and partner
Of ex-Detective Sergeant Val OFarrell,
goes TO take charge Of Traffic B. in
Manhattan. Acting Captain Phil Gros-
heack goes from Traffic b to Traffic d.
Captain George Liebers leaves Traffic
. 10 take Captain O'Connor's place at
Glendale, and Captain John L. Falconer
goes from the Elizabeth Street station
to West 68th Street. Lieutenant John
Noble is made acting captain and sent
&c command Elizabeth Street station.
The record of pedestrians and vehi-
cles was compiled between the hours
Of $3.50 a. m. and $3.50 p. m. for twenty
five days.
The result of the clocking shows that
the traffic men direct more than 10000
600 persons and more than 100000
vehicles each day. The record follows:
Borough Of Manhattan-Park Row
and Frankfort Street, taking in the
Brooklyn Bridge and Third Avenue
81" terminal, 10000 pedestrians and
$500 vehicles.
Broadway and Fulton Street, 223,00O
pedestrians and 10000 vehicles.
Crossings below Fulton Street, 1,20O,-
600 pedestrians.
Fifth Avenue and Twenty-third
Street, 1890 pedestrians and 9,645
vehicles.
Fifth Avenue and Thirty-fourth
Street, 14O,36O pedestrians and 1850
vehicles.
Broadway and Forty-second Street,
9O.370 pedestrians and 1860 vehicles.
Columbus Circle, 1890 pedestrians
and 1920 vehicles.
Fifth Avenue and Fifty-seyenth
Street, 28,l3O pedestrians and 1880
vehicles.
Seventh Avenue and 125th Street.
4O,ll9 pedestrians and l0565 vehicles.
Eighth Avenue and 10th Street,
12ll9 pedestrians and II ,664 vehicles.
Manhattan Bridge Canal Street and
Bowery), 11,01S pedestrians and ll,2ss
vehicles.
Williamsburg Bridge Delaney and
Clinton streets), 54,ll0 pedestrians and
9,9l6 vehicles.
greensboro Bridge (Fifty-ninth Street
and Second Avenue), 2,420 pedestrians
and 1880 vehicles.
Staten island Ferry, 1000 pedestrians
and $1,000 vehicles.
Hamilton Avenue Ferry, 81 400 pedes-
trians and $500 vehicles.
Cortland Street Ferry, 24,9O0 pedes-
trians and $4,000 vehicles.
Jersey Central Ferry Liberty Street.,
$1,000 pedestrians and 1000 vehicles.
Barclay Street Ferry, 23,5OO pedes-
TRANS and 9.lO0 vehicles.
Desbrosses Street Ferry, $1,000 pc
destriars and $4,000 vehicles.
Christopher Street Ferry, 12,O49 pc
destrians and 1924 vehicles.
West Twenty-third Street Ferry,
5.21s pedestrians and 3.142 vehicles.
Hoboken Ferry, 6,1S3 pedestrians and
2,l68 vehicles. mil,
The Bronx-149th Street and Third
Avenue, $3.50 pedestrians and 1874
vehicles.
Brooklyn-Fulton and Court streets,
al ,26O pedestrians and 5,767 vehicles.
Flatbush and Fourth avenues, 3o,oo9
pedestrians and 1905 vehicles.