The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-09
RECOMMENDS MANY
MORE B. R. T. TRAINS
Commissions Transit Chief
Goes Further Than Gold
water i'm Report.
.yO PASSENGER" SIGN OUT

More stringent than Health Commits
sioner Goldwater's order restrict ng the
number Of passengers on three surface
car lines Is Recommendation to Public
service commission received Yesterday
from It's transit cnlef. Joseph Johnson.
~. Go'dwater insists that no car shall
AIRY over 100 per cent. of It's seating
capacity. Mr. Johnson's recommended
t,n affecting t. . entire Brooklyn Rapid
Tears.. ystcm-s surface and elevated
rosds would impose the rush hour
schedule during the newt heaviest two
half hours. In tho other heaviest two
half hours he would limit the number of
standing passengers TO 25 per cent. of
the seats.
one exception is the broadway ele-
,n,ed line. the operation of which is
governed by the capacity of the Certre
street loop entrance. Mr.. Johnson
recommeuds that TIE maximum number
of trains controlled by Sc; signals lie
operated.
After tine commissions session y. \.
Marsh. counsel Tor the Brooklyn Rapid
Trans; surface lines. submitted a brief
in vhicn he characterized Mr.. Johnson's
survey as being superficial and in
ideludt,.
lHNNfN H'I.Nh hAAAth 'tttis WI
Marsh said, are doing thei' best to
give the best possible service in Brook
Ism under existing conditions. This mas
been pdb,icly admitted by at least two
members OF this commission who had
sufficient backbone TO face criticism and
express their convictions"
Mr. Marsh said the Johnson report
did not consider the new lines now
building. variations resulting from the
rev transfer system or tho company's
financial ability to meet the proposed
requirements.
Health Commissioner GO,dwater's
order restricting the number OF pas
seugers OF cars OF the Graham avenue
lie 900 brooklyn TO tifty-four. one and
cns-hllf times the seating capacity. wen;
INTO effect Yesterday. The Il. X T.
made careful preparations - enforce the
order without admitting the Health Ne.
psrtmcuts authority to issue Il. Notices
winding employees that failure TO en-.
: 80 the order will bring upon the com
,sry arrest and penalties" were posted
N I'll 81 The Graham ven cars. and
conductors were provided with signs In
scribel, y more passengers or this
ear. b, order o; the Board OF Health.
o hang out when the limit % tifty-fOur
was reached. They were instructed also
to summon police aid II any one tried
70 board a ear 50 p.acarded.
There was little dissatisfaction
auoug home-oors who had TO wait
longer than usual at the Brooklyn
Fridge during the rush hour. last night.
Mos of the conn ents were good ma
tured. May conductors permitted only
;f..ty-H,e or forty to get on ~ the
loop, counting on more al Sands street.
The r. Il r. officials in "a statement
la; rElt differ To some extent with
conductors who thought the new plan
would De i God thing whca people got
educated W to it," The statement
shd many persons in Brooklyn were
obliged to wait ONE time at corners
and there Mas unusual cr wdlns on adj
itt"ut lines. The statement said tina.
10 attempt to Increase service Oh other
Ines, a. Vas lone on the Graham ave-
me line yesterday. would congest tracks
IN tho downtown district of Brooklyn.