The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-23
HYLAN GIVES ADVICE,
AS B. R. 7. EXPERT
Sends Letter to Receiver Gar
risOn Suggesting Variety
Of Traffic Remedies.
FIGURES RAISE DOUBTS
His Memo Would Make About
100000 Persons Cross
Two Bridges Daily.

Mayor Hylan neglected his plans for
his coming vacation at Palm Beach long
enough yesterday to dictate letter TO
T.indley NJ. Garrison. receiver OF the
b. II. II, giving that gentleman the
benefit OF some OF his own expert ad-
vice as a practical railroad man. The
Mayor would eliminate the use OF
wooden cars in what he termed the
Chambers street subway, would shorten
the Roadway between trains in the rush
hours. put the heavy traffic schedule
into effect in advance OF the beginning
of the rush hours and generally improve
the service otherwise.
HiZzoner's suggestion that the wooden
cars he abolished in the Centre street
loop came at practically the same mo-
nent that Receiver Garrison was apply
ing to the Federal court for authority
to purchase 100 new steel cars. ottlcials
Of the Public Service Commission said
that the Mayors suggestion to eliminate
the wooden cars in use in the Centre
street loop was good enough in its way
and would not result In any more fric-
ton between the Mayor and the COM
mission II Hizzoner would wait 'until
that section OF the elevated system in
Brooklyn over which tho trains on some
ened sufficiently to carry steel instead
of wooden cars
Mayor Hylan enclosed a memorandum
to Receiver Garrison showing the num-
Der of cars crossing the Brooklyn ana
Williamsburg bridges. The figures were
For Brooklyn Bridge 6l.3sS ana lot
Williamsburg Bridge $3.50 making n
grand total OF 109,5lS cars. The letter
did not say what period of time these
figures covered. but Grover \. Nhalen
secretary to the Mayor. when asked last
night regarding them insisted that inc
figures represented one days trat'1c over
the bridges
Statisticians who have been accus
toned to estimating rush hour Ua'h'
rointed out that II the figures were
correct on the basis OF 20 passengers
to a car something over 100000. OF
! more than the entire population oil
, Greater NV York. would cross over the
two bridges each day, or ten car tralr
about every eight seconds. The las'
official count OF traffic over the two
bridges made during the Mitchell admin
istration was conducted Jointly by ON
cials of the Public Service Commission
and the Department Of Bridges on octo
Der %. 1917. II showed total OF SUD
/ way and elevated trains passing over
the Williamsburg Bridge in both drec
tons in twenty-four hours to he 3,oiS
and over the Brooklyn Bridge Ass.
Mayor Hylan's letter to Receiver Gar
rison follows:
II take the liberty OF writing To vol
calling your attention to the wooder
| cars used in the Chambers street sub
way. The operation of wooden cars II
the subway. in which thousands o
people are compelled to ride. is grave
! public menace.
| Further. the Roadway OF trains il
! tho carly part of the rush in the morn
; ing snd at night should he shortened 81
that there will be less oNercrowding
, Much time is lost at stations discharE
/ ing passengers from these oycrcrowde'
cars and Crowding passengers into tn
/ already overcrowded cars, blocking tn
whole system.
"If the heavy traffic schedule morn
ing and evening were placed in opera
ton little in advance of the rush hou
and continued during heavy traftic, ant
steel side door cars substituted for III
old wooden cars now in use, grea
deal of the scandaious overcrowdin
and DELAYS would be eliminated
Guard rails should he erected on m
platform Of tho chambers street sta
ion and all other stations to Urcven
people from hci9E pushed of the plat
form la the tracks.
"E1o,osed md WCUora lHuW show
ing tho number OF cars crossing not
the Williamsburg and BROOKLYN bridges
More trains can be operated on VIII
lamsburg Bridge. and no doubt fey
more on the Brooklyn Bridge.
Thanking you for any considerable
YOU may give to the above suggestion.
am very truly yours
| John +. HrIAS, Mayor
The Mayors table showing the mum
Der OF cars daily" passing over the tw
bridges was rs follows:
WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE,
| Broadway line. ln.4s
| CanArsis llns '''''''.' ouSo
Myrtle avenue line. 1871
To.a! ..................... 4slG
BROOKLYN BRIDGE.
Lexington avenue l!ne.......l4S2'
Nyrtlc avenue llnc....,..... 697s
Fulton street line. 1880
brighton Beach line....., ..lt.3il
| tu.veF line .......-..,.,.... $50
Fifth avenue line. ........... 40