New-York tribune., 1918-09-08
Ten-Car Express Service on
Two-Minute Headway
During Rush Hours
Officials Will Be
Held Responsible
Drastic Ruling Comes as
Result of Investigation
of "H" System

The Public Service Commission
adopted q drastic order yesterday, re-
curing the Intcrborough Rapid Transit
Company to operate more cars and
make better train headway on the new
III subway system. The order is the
result of recent hearings before the
commission with q view to remedying
the poor service which has existed since
the H" system was opened. 1t is to go
into effect September Is.
The order says the hearings have
shown that the Service, regulations
and practices of the Interborough
Rapid Transit Company with respect to
the transportation of passengers on its
subway and elevated lines are made
Quate, insufficient and improper" The
order is to remain in effect for a year,
and the commission must, be notified
within five days whether it will be ac-
ccpted and obeyed.
The company is ordered to operate
ten-car express trains on a two-minute
headway during the morning and even
ing rush hours on both the East and
West side subways, and six-car local
trains on a three minute headway dur
ing the rush hour periods. The COM
mission intimated that individual Off
Gals of the Interboroueh would be
prosecuted if they failed to comply
with the order.
Officials To Be Served
Provision was made in the order that
it be served personally on officials Of
the company, in compliance with a
ruling of the courts last year in the
case in which John J. Dempsey, vice
president of the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit Company, was convicted of non
compliance with an order Of the com
mission, but whose conviction was up
set on the ground that he mad not been
served personally with the order
The order also requires the fling Of
schedules covering service at all hours,
exclusive Of Sundays and legal holi-
days, on or before September ~. It
further provides that if the company
fails for more than an hour on any
line to provide the number of cars and
trains provided by the schedule the
company must file a report with the
commission within forty-eight hours,
stating the facts and the reason for
compliance with the order The
provisions concerning the new sched-
ules are as follows
On the Lexington~Fourth Avenue
Subway Line, Express Division.
Southbound, past the Eighty-sixth
Street station, from 30 A. NJ. to 9
A NJ, trains consisting Of not less
than ten cars, at en- average Roadway
between trains of not more than two
minutes.
Northbound. past the Borough Hall
station, from 1920 A. NJ. to 9:2O A. NJ.
cars, at an average headway between
trains Of not more than two minutes.
Southbound, past the Bowling Green
station, between i 40 p NJ and 6:40 P.
Nj. trains consisting Of not less than
ten cars, at an average Roadway be-
tween trains Of not more than two
minutes
Northb bound. past the Grand Central
station, from 500 P. NJ. to GAO P. NJ.
trains consisting of not less than ten
cars, at an average headway between
trains OF not more than two minutes.
On the Broadway Seventh Avenue
subway Line, Express Division.
Southbound, past the Ninety-sixth
Street station, from A. NJ. to 8 A. NJ,
trains consisting of not less than ten
cars, at an average headway between
trains Of not more than two minutes
Northbound, past the Ninetv-sixth
street station, from 5:2O P. Nj. to 7 p.
NJ, trains consisting of not less than
ten cars, at an average Roadway be-
tween tralns of not more than two
minutes.
On the Lexington Fourth Avenue
Subway Line, Local Division.
Southbound, past the Thirty-third
street station, between 1920 A. NJ. and
A M, trains consisting of not less
than SIX cars, at an average headway
OF not more than three minutes.
Northbound, past the Thirty-thrd
Street station, between F. NJ. and
6:4O T. NJ, trains consisting of NOT
less than SIX cars, at an average head
way OF not more than three minutes
On the Broadway Seventh Avenue
Subway Line, Local Division.
Aouthbound, past the Sixty-sjx
Street station, from r 40 A. NJ. to A,
NJ, trains consisting of not less than
SIX cars, at an average headway Of not
more than three minutes.
Northbound, past the Sixty sixth
Street station, between 500 p. NJ and
Gao T. M, trains consisting of not lose
than SIX cars, at an average hcadwav
OF not more than three minutes.