The sun., 1919-09-19
CITY BUS LINES TO
START SATURDAY
Board of Estimate Grants Per-
init for Service on Four
Crosstown Routes.

The Board Of Estimate yesterday I'M
der the guidance Of Mayor Hyian. who
called special meeting for the purpose,
voted to issue a revoeable permit for the
operation OF bus lines to handle the
erosstown traaic along the four routes
formerly served by the New York Rail-
ways Company and which win be discou-
tinued tomorrow BIZ order Of Federal
Judge Julius Mayer.
The new bus service win 90 into effect
tomorrow morning and. according to
the terms Of the resolution. which was
unanimously adopted. win provide ave
cent transportation The operation VIII
be under tho general direction of the
Board of Estimate.
The permit. which In effective until
December 10 next. but which may be re-
volxed upon ten days notice in writing
by the Board Of Estimate. was issued
late yesterday afternoon to Louis Riedl.
manager Of the Stewart Motor Corpo-
ration. SIS West Fifty-seventh street.
and Is said to be controlled by Eugene
Herman. who operates a number Of bus
lines In New Jersey. The buses are to
have q capacity OF thirty passengers
each and according TO Mr. RIedl his
concern Is prepared to put sixty OF them
IN operation on Saturday morning.
The Bus Routes.
The routes to be covered by the new
arrangement are as follows:
Madison Street Line-Beginning at
the Grand street ferry on the East
River, at the foot Of Grand street,
along Grand street to Madison street,
along Madison street to New Chambers
street. to Chambers street. to West
street. thence across West street and
the marginal street to the Chambers
street ferry on the North River. Opera
ton in both directions
Spring and Delaney Street Line
Beginning at the Grand street ferry on
the East River, at the foot OF Grand
street, along East River to Delaney
street, to Bowsry, TO Spring street, 10
West Broadway, to Broonle street, 70
Sullivan street, to Watts street, to West
street. thence across West street and
the marginal street to the Desbrosses
street ferry on the North River. Opera
ton In both directions
Avenue G Iane-.Beginning at Des-
brosses street ferry on the North River,
across the marginal street and West
street to Watts street, to Greenwich
street, to Charlton street. to Prines
street, to Bowery, to Stanton street, to
Pitt street, to Avenue C, to Eighteenth
street. to Avenue A. TO Twenty thir'I
street, to the Twenty third street ferry
on the East River. Operation In an
east and north bound direction only.
Operation south and west bound shall
be as follows: Beginning at Twenty
third street ferry on the East River at
the foot Of Twenty-third street, along
Twenty-third street to Avenue A, 10
Seventeenth street. TO Avenue C, 70
Third street, to First avenue, along
East Houston and West Houston streets
to Washington street. to Watts street
to West street, 70 the Desbrosses street
ferry on the North River
Sixth Avenue Ferry Line-Beginning
at Desbrosses street ferry on the North
River, across the marginal street and
West street to Watts street, to Varicx
street. to Carmine street, to Sixth ave-
nue., to West Third street; operation in
both directions
Five Minute Service Planned.
Manager R!eSI cs tie characterization
concern said that he was prepared 70
operate the buses under q FIVE minuts
headwIy, or less. during the rush hours
! about seven or ten minute interval
| during normal traffic conditions, and
under a half hour Roadway during the
late night and early morning hours
well, you give the best possible ser
vice to the puhlIc,'' the Mayor directed