New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-07
B. R. 7. TO OBEY
HEALTH ORDER
Doubts Jurisdiction, but
Will Avoid Penalties,
Pending Hearing.
NOTIFIES POLICE
: TO EXPECT TROUBLE
Whitridge Writes 10 DR.. Gold
water That He Agrees
with Policy.

The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany will comply under protest with
the order issued yesterday by DR.. Gold
water, Health Commissioner, against
oyercrowding Gu the Graham Avenue
line. Replying to DR.. Goldwater's iat-
est order yesterday. Timothy ). VIII,
Jams. president Of the company, salo
that the compsny's officials were al
vised by counsel that any such oTcfr
bv the Board of Health was beyond us
jurisdiction and not authorized by raw
1--WE request that an opportunity DC
given 20 us as soon as possible 10 pre-
sent TO the board our reasons why suSh
an order is invalid and shoulo hot DC
issued " wrote Mr.. Williams. "Pendihg
such an opportunity for hearing
however, and IN order TO aVola VIC
threatened arrest and penalties we
have given instructions that the terms
of the order shall be strictly coHpHeu
with" .,.oA a
nublic hearing 10 the Brooklyn RaPiGi
rrsnsit Company on the afternoon OF
March Is, the same day SCI LOT Wy
hearing granted the New YORK ia
wavs Company relative TO a slihlIat
order against the Eighty-siXth StIeet
,crosstown line He pointed oGI 'na.
the Brooklyn company lntehueu @.
least partial compliance win ue o.
der until the matter was oroub"'
an issue. ,.-,..oa that he
"a tbe snpnort of a judge who was
largely interested in traction maS'etS
~ TeGard 10 the action he was taxing
- soekinc 10 prevent OvcrcroWdlng Oh
H. .rrface lines He declined, now
oyer 10 make public the name OIL the
Judge. ~. roD,,.,o his or
aor from President Williams OF 'he
Rrooklvn Rapid Transit Company Ooih-
missioner Goldwater said; 49,, NJ
"pend,ng the hearing for when M
yC;ilioros as a matter Of form, appleu'
the BROOKLYN Rapid Transit company
y,rorojses compliance with the oTueI
nrohibiting overcoming. on the DiJ
ham Avenue line. The health slaIu-
ard laid down by US IS thus I 49,
nized by the company. IL no" u0O 60
the duty Of the Pubic SeTNlCe 80, UGr,'
mission to see that the franc Iequ''
nents are met. -a,.o ont q
1o+tor from +. w. Whitridge, president
Of me Third Avenue Railway COMPANY
onerator of the Fifty-nlnth SueeI
,cyosstown line. which. Mr. Goid"a.G,I
said. showed that Mr.. WhitridgEe Gear ~
understood the Board of Health orqe55
o@sinst that line and that he INTENDED
TO comply with it, The letter reao 'n
Fart: al. .t inst in
which YOU say that my letter OF 'n e
"a shows that there does not exist on
NV mart n clear understanding oil tne
Tesponsibility and aims of your HeI
nartment. On the contrary, thlhA
have a very clear idea of your, respon-
eib;lities and Of your aims, when are
Inc eame as my own, and ! believe en-
t;relv virtuous and praisewoTth,y,.-
MI. Williams wrote Dr. GoIdWaIe'
that the enforcement of the oTTder'
which meant keeping persons from
boarding cars after certain numOSi
of Messengers were inside, would prop
ablv mean considerable Inconvenience
TO the public and possible Disturbances.
The responsibility, however. would be
ennarelv up to the Board OF Health ne
said, The company has notified the
noljcc that disturbances might be 'N-
pected