The sun., 1919-08-09

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morning and went home again in the
afternoon on everything that had wheels
except the old fashioned high wheel
oicycla That was the only thing miss
ing from the list OF equipages, and as
q matter Of fact even that was probably
carccning around somewhere in the bor-
ough. Gigantic trucks rumbled along
the streets carrying their capacity loads
OF human freight. limousines dashed by
nllcd to the roof. sedate old men pedaled
past on ancient bicycles, men. women
and children FASTENED along on roller
skates. and the old dilapidated buggies
| and wagons came into their own and
! carried Brooklyn to Manhattan behind
moth bitten old horses that seemed to
have been resurrccted from the grave
yard.
Joseph A. Guilder. acting President of
Brooklyn Borough. worked hard to ind
buses enough to carry his constituents to
Manhattan. He brought some ono hun
dred buses from Newark and other New
Jersey cities. whore they operate all the
time. and these carried many thousand
persons at prevailing jitney rates. These
buses were assigned by President Guilder
to cover various parts of the city and
| each had definite route to travel. Me-
| gotiations have been begun with owners
| Of motor bus lines in Rhode Island, Con-
neoticut and Massachusetts,, as we'll as
New Jersey. and Mr.. Guilder expects to
have 900 buses In operation by next week
II the strike continues that long. Many
OF the routes established run parallel to
the lines Of the b. r. T.. because there
are legal diniculties In the way of oper-
atins on the other streets through the
ownership OF the franchise by the trac-
ton company.
Traffic congestion on Atlantic avenue
near the Long Island and Interborough
subway terminals was 30 great that II
was impossible at times for pedestrians
to cross the streets. Automobiles and
trucks were 20 thick that their drivers
ignored the orders of the traffic police
men and kept moving. One old man
wnited on a corner for forty-five min
utes trying to get an opportunity to
cross the street He finally boarded a
truck and paid a quarter for a two
block ride.
Many residents OF Coney Island came
TO Manhattan by the Iron Steamboat
Company's boats. The Taurus reached
her pier In the North River with 5s7
passengers at 8 80 o'clock. and imme-
diately steamed back TO Coney for an
other load. The steamboat company said
the traffic justified an hourly schedule
Of boats.
The New York Telephone Company
has found it's troubles SO great that
II has engaged thirteen jitney bus op-
orators to bring their cars from Newark
to haul employees OF the company to and
from their work The owners of the
cars are to be paid S25 day.
As II the strike boundl Brooklynites
didn't have troubles enough, the Bureau
Of Licenses sent out many inspectors
yesterday TO harry the truck drivers
who were carrying passengers without
licenses. But in every instance the
driver swore by all that was holy that
he was merely taking his friends to
work. and every passenger averred.
some OF them rather heatedly. that he
was an intimate friend Of the man who
owned or drove the truck.
A gigantic automobile truck carrying
twenty coal black. grinning negroes.
passed Borough Hall during the rush
hour yesterday morning. On the side
Of the truck was big sign which
read Chocolates"
A traffic policeman near the Brooklyn
end Of the Manhattan Bridge said he
saw a big automobile hearse going over
the bridge with fifteen or twenty persons
sitting on the floor inside and apparently
enjoying the ride.
One ancient horse drawn vehicle
which, curiously enough. carried nothing
at the time but old men. had painted on
its side. Imported and Domestic Sar-
dimes"