The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-08
JAIL FOR SHONTSIF
SUBWAY JAM LASTS
Service Board Orders Ten Car
Expresses Run on Two
Minute Headway.

President Shonts, Vice-Presdent He'd
ley and possibly some other officials OF
the marlborough Rapid Transit Com
pany stand a good chance of going to
Jail II they do not comply with the or
der issued by the Public Service Com
mission yesterday providing for an in
creased service in the subways during
the morning and evening rush hours.
Declaring that their hearings had
shown that the service. regulations and
practices of the Interborough Rapid
Transit Company with respect to the
transportation of passengers on it's sub
way and elevated lines are inadequate.
insufficient and improper" the commits
sion orders the company to operate ten
car express trains on n two minute
Roadway, and six car local trains on a
three minute Roadway during both the
morning and evening rush hours.
No order is issued for the elevated
line or for the non-rush hour service
in the subways. but the company is re-
quired to Ale It's schedules for all SER
vice with the commission on or before
Thursday. II the company fails for
more than one hour to provide the re-
quisite number OF trains and cars on
any line it must file report with the
commission within forty-eight hours
stating its reason.
District Attorney Swami will do the
rest. He has said he will be very glad
to present the facts before the Grand
Jury with a view to indictment of the
officials responsible in case an order OF
the Public. Service Commission for in
creased service Is disobeyed wilfully. In
order that there may be no failure TO
punish the officials the commission has
provided that its order shall be person.
ally served on President Shonts and the
others. The conviction of Vice-Presi-
dent Dempsey of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company last year for nom
compliance with an order OF the COM
mission was upset by the higher courts
because the order had not been served
on him personally.
The schedule Of two minutes in rush
hours for express trains and three min
utes for local trains Is to go into effect
on and after September Is. The order
says as to this provision:
"(a) On the Lexington-Four,h ave-
nue. subway line. express division:
"Southbound. past the Eighty-sixth
street station. from Z 30 A. NJ. to 8
A. NJ. trains consisting of not less than
ten cars, at an average Roadway be-
tween trains Of not more than two
minutes.
"Northbound. past the Borough Hall
station. from 1920 A. NJ. to .: 30 A. NJ.
trains consisting OF not less than ten
n ~ H.. n
trains of not more than two minutes
"Southbound. past the Bowling Green
station. between 4:40 p. NJ and $40
p. NJ. trains consisting of not less than
ten cars. at an average Roadway be-
tween trains of not more than two
minutes.
'Northbound. past the Grand Central
station. from go p. NJ. to GAO T. NJ,
trains consisting of not less than ten
cars. at an average Roadway between
trains of not more than two minutes
West side TO Get Relief.
"(b) On the Broadway Seventh ave-
nue. subway line, express division:
"Southbound, past the Ninety-sixth
street station, from A. NJ. to A. NJ,
trains consisting of not less than ten
cars, at an average Roadway between
trains OF not more than two minutes
"Northbound. past the Ninety sixth
street station from 80 p. NJ. to 7
p. NJ, trains consisting of not less than
ten cars. at an average Roadway be-
tween trains of not more than two
minutes.
"(c) On the Lexington Fourth avenue
subway line. local division:
"Southbound, past the Thfrty-thrd
street station, between 7 20 A. NJ. aud 8
A. NJ, trains consisting OF not less than
six cars. at an average Roadway of not
more than three minutes.
"Northbound. past the Thirty-third
street station. between p. NJ. and 6 40
p. NJ, trains consisting Of not less than
six cars at an average Roadway of not
more than three minutes.
"td) On the Broadway Seventh ave-
nue. subway line, local division:
'Southbound. past the Sixty-sixth
street station, from Z 40 A. NJ. to 0
A. NJ. trains consisting of not less than
six cars. at an average Roadway Of not
more than three minutes.
'Northbound. past the Sixty-slxth
street station, between 8 30 p. NJ. and
$40 y. NJ. trains consisting OF not less