New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-06
Want Subway Trains to
Use Atlantic Ave. Tracks
Equal Transit League, Composed of Civic Associations
of Queens and Kings Boroughs, Send Letter
to Public Service Commission Defining Its
Attitude on the Dual System.

Realty men in the casterly district
Of Brooklyn heartily approve of TIE
action recently taken by the Equal
Transit League to get the Public Ser
vice Commission to negotiate with the
Long Island Railroad and the INTERIOR
ough Rapid Transit Company so that
subway trains may use the Atlantic
Avenue division.
The proposition is that the Inter
borough be permitted to run some Of
its trains only over the tracks Of the
Long Island Railroad to a point near
tho village Of Queens. The Equal
Transit League Is composed Of repre-
scntatives from the following civic as
sociations of the boroughs OF Queens
and Kings:
Jamaica Citizens League, Chamber
Of Commerce Of the Borough Of Queens,
South Side Citizens Association, West
End Citizens Association. Commercial
Board Of Bellaire and Queens, High
bridge Civic Association. Dunton Civic
Association. Ozone Park Board OF
Trade. Morris Park Citizens Associa-
ton. Cedar Manor Board Of Trade,
Jefferson Democratic Club. 81. Albans
Improvement Association. Bedford
Heights Board Of Trade. Merrick Civic
Association. South Ozone Park Civic
Association. Queens Civic League,
Homestead Civic Association, Forest
Park Taxpayers' Association. Jamaica
Station Association. New Lots Board OF
Trade. Richmond Hill Civic Association,
Hollis Civic Association. Pronerty own
crs' League. Long Island League. High
land Park South Civic Association and
Hillside Civic Association.
The Equal Transit League and other
citizens Of Queens and Kings borOughs
recently sent an open letter 70 the
Public Service Commission. defining
the attitude Of the league on the tran
81 question. Il says, in part, rs fol-
lows:
"The Equal Transit League, composed
Of representatives from the civic as
sociatons in the boroughs Of Queens
and Kings already mentioned and OF
other citizens IN said bOroughs who are
interested I'M the proper solution o. the
many questions affecting the transit
situation In said boroughs. respecttuIly
requests that the Public Service Com
mission shall as speedily as possible
negotiate with the Long Island KAN
road Company and the lnterborough
Rapid Transit Company TO secure an
agreement between said companies and
tbe civ Of New York which will en-
9ble the Interborough Rapid Transit
.. 1 - rFggfguI CON
uec,ion with the Long Island Railroad
Company's tracks AT Flatbush Avenue.
Prookivn. TO run some Of its trains over
the tracks Of the Long Island Railroad
20 point near the casterly boundary
line % the Borough % Queens. a. or
near the former village % Queens.
ON urging this matter for your i'm
mediate consideration the Equal Tran
SIT League begs 90 submit the follow
ing:
As ~ tho necessity for immediate
action on this roDosition We beg 70
refer 20 the fact tina, your board,
through Us secretary. on March 10.
1915. instituted negotiations which are
row perdir0 between the Civ Of New
York and the Long Island Railroad IN
regard 20 proposed lease Of part
Of the tracks o. he Lone Island Rail
road Company, North Shore Division,
"a hereby 3, is proposed 20 operate sub
WAY trains over the North Shore Divis-
ION Of the railroad 20 Flushing. Col.
lege Point. Whitcstonc and other parts
OF the northery side % the borough.
We understand that these negotiations
Rave been about concluded and that
SIS n result. this agreement. II il Is
entered into. viii afford 20 the resi-
dents % the northerly half Of Queens
transit facilities far cheaper and bet
ter than those now afforded 10 the peo-
pie we represent and for whom we are
now speaking.
I'VE submit that as the section
which we represent is already built