The Detroit times., 1915-03-11

,bull-aye. TO Myrtle-st.
Trumbull line-cars would travel
Michigan-ave.. TO Griswold-st., to
Forrest. to Woodward-ave.. and out
Michigan-aye.
Harper line-Cars would leave
Clinton-st. at Brush-st. and continue
to Monroe-ave.. to woodward-sve.. TO
Cadillac-sq.. TO Bates-st.. TO Lafay-
Iette-ave. east. to Beaubien-st. and
out Macomb-st.
Depot line--Cars would run via
Marantette-st. TO Fourteenth-aEe.. TO
Locust-st.. to Henry-st.. to Park
blvd. to washington-blvd.. to Cliff
ford-st.. to shelby-st.. to Michigan
ave. to Griswold-st., to FOREST. to
woodward-ave. to Michigan-ave., and
westward. This takes In the hotel
district and the once district. AZ
well as the shopping district above
Grand Circus park.
No changes are contemplated In
the Crosstown. South Chene. Spring
wells. Victor. Third-st. depot or
Grand Beft lines.
interurban Changes.
The interurban changes, including
q station at East Cadillac-sq.. are a.
follows:
Pontiac division-Down Wood
ward-ave. to Congress-st.. to Bates
ST.. to Cadfllac-sq.. to Randolph-st..
to Gratiot-ave.. to Brush-st., to Ad-
ams-ave.. to witherell-st., to Eliza
beth-st.. to Woodward-ave.
Flint division--Same as Pontiac
division.
Orchard Lake division--Down
Grand River-ave. to Trumbull-ave..
to Fort-st., to Third-st., to Jefferson
ave-, to Batesst, to Cadillac-sq,. to
Rahdolph-st.. to Larned-st. to Wayne
St, TO Fort-st.. to Trumbull-ave.. to
Grand Riverave.
wyandotte dlvision--On Fort-st
TO Third-st.. TO Jefferson-ave.. To
Bates-st., to Cadillac-sq., to Ran.
dolphst.. TO Larned-st., to Wayne-st,
to Fort-st. and westward.
Rapid railway-Down Gratiot-ave
to Farmer-st.. to Monroe-ave.. to
Cadillac-sq., to Randolph-st., to Ora
tlot-ave. and eastward. Shore line
division: On Jefferson-ave. to Bates
ST., to Cadillac-sq.. to Randolph-st.
TO Jefferson-ave. and eastward.
Detroit, Jackson & Chicago rail
way--via Michigan-ave. to Trumbull
ave.. to FOREST. to Third-st., to JEFF
ferson-ave.. to Bates-st.. to Cadillac
So. TO Randolph-st., to Larned-st.. to
wayne-st., to Fort-st.. to Trumbull.
ave-, TO Michigan-ave. and westward
Detroit, Monroe & Toledo Shore
LIne--On Fort-st. to Third-st.. to JET
ferson-aye., to Bates-st.. to Cadillac
So. to Randolph-st., to Larned-st,
to waynest.. to Fort-st. and west
ward.
After discussing the congestion in
the heart OF the city. caused by
heavy traffic and the fact that SO
many lines cross one another a,
short intervals. the report says: b
Little New Track Laid.
while the unusual rates OF
growth in population. manufacturing
and trafic previously mentioned
we're building up the passenger trav.
Ell to its present proportions, a
marked failure is noticeable in De
troit's street railway system to keep
pace. with corresponding extensions
and increases of its trackage. Dur
ing the period from 1904 to 1913. the
Detroit street railway system In
creased its mileage from 1905
miles to only 206.SS miles of main
single track. an addition OF 14.s per
cent. In this same period. the total
revenue passengers carried grew
from 7s.349.220 to a total OF 49,
606, 056, an increase of $50 per cent.
This latter figure gives a density OF
traffic per mile OF main single track
OF 100000 revenue passengers.
which Is about 40 per cent heavier
than Cleveland In 1918 and A per
cent heavier than the density OF the
surface and elevated lines OF Chi
cago In 1914"
One important comment Is as fol-
lows:
Many complications now exist In
routing, transferring. etc, arising
from different rates Of fare and o
perpetuation Of other franchise linn
itations Of the constituent compa-
MES of the Detroit United railway.
There is also a complicated ques-
ton Of expiring franchises. affecting
principally all OF the lines in the
city. Any plan for relief by i'm.
provement of the present system
must involve these matters. as well
as the physical construction of new
tracks and possibly the abandoning
Of others. The occupation of new
streets by tracks, and the vested
rights Of the, street railway company
Will also. be involved.
I'm making the following recon-
mendstions, we have assumed that
all Of these questions can be salts
factorily dealt with by you. and.
where necessary, legal authority
will be obtained for placing them In
effect. provided the solution offered
meets with your approval"