New-York tribune., 1919-06-26
Judge Mayer Hints
Car Lines May Go
Back to Owners
Action Suggested if Salts
factory Plan of Opera
ton for 9th and 9th
Avenues Is Submitted

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Federal Judge Julius NJ. Mayer at a
hearing held yesterday in connection
with traction receivership matters in
dlcated that if the Eighth and Ninth
Avenue lines submit satisfactory
plan OF operation to him by July 8
ne Will sever them from the New York
railways system and return them to
their owners. IF this action is taken
IL VIII De the initial step in the break
ing up of the New York Railways sys-
tenn and may mean the end of trans
lers on these linens or an extra tax
for all transfers issued sas
II the court finally rules to return
the lines it will mean transfers will
no longer be issued from the Eight
Avenue line to erosstown cars at -Four
Ere:entn, iwenty-third, Thivay-fourth.
FiIty-nlnth, Eighty-sixth, 116th and
l4oth Streets, or to the Chambers
Madison line to Williamsburg Bridge.
, une Spring Delaney. Avenue c and
Eighth Street" lines.
Transfers from Ninth Avenue car.
70 the same lines, except those mt
Elghty-sixth, 10th and 145th Streets
are ISSUED at present and would be-
eenminated by such a decision. The
Ninth Avenue line operates from sl{)gtb
street TO fulton Street, and the Eighth
South Ferry a' a -
Morgan J. O'Bren, representing tbs
Eighth and Ninth Avenue linessxaid aid
Ihe NeW York Railways Comp8fr 40
lessee mad defaulted in payment Of
rentals. He further explained '+ba+
the rental would be accented IL ~
receiver could pay it, but as it issnot
lofthcomlng and the amount due ia
growing every day the owners wouid
.ake the lines and. he believed. run
them at a profit. 'N''
. CORPORATION Counsel Burr objected
TO severance Of the lines from the svs-
tenn and asserted the receiver s,H,,id
De gwen at least six months to sts -
ne could not bring order out of the
situation. 20 Was
or Cent Transfer Hinted
~ In answer to 9 question by Judre
Mayer, Mr. O'Brlen stated he thought
theFe would be no difficulty in arrang-
ing Tor transfer charge of 2 or q
cents from the connecting crosstown
iines; and this he said would overcome
the deflcit now showing on the Eighth
avenue line Henry L. Stimson. counsel
~ ava "op I1SuEeS, argued that
one system should be kept intact, for
at ieast SIX months to give the receiver
a fair trial.
Judge Mayer then addressing Nv
y Brien said that if he could srhroit
satisfactory plan of operation. show.
ing that there will be continuous oper-
atom OF cars and that the Interest of
the public will be safeeuarded i he
would turn the lines over to the own
ers.
The time has come" said Judye
Mayer, when we must have more ac-
tlol and less talk. The court wished m
keep the system of the New York Rail
ways intact, but it has no right to de-
Stroy property. The New York Rail
ways IS running at deficit everyday.
thst has been learned without doubt
Pubic Service Commissioner Nixon
has indicated that he will take up the
matter Of transfers and | presume shat
ne Will give an answer at as early a
date as possible. | believe the solution
of the transfer question will meanothe
sowing Of the problems we have been
considering here to-day"
Bridge Line Burden
Fir Stimson also made an appIica-
ton to discontinue the operation of
cars over the Williamsburg Bgidge.
The application was opposed by Mr.
Burr, who asserted that the matter
should be gone into thoroughly before
action was taken. He said 81 900 per
sons cross on the cars daily, rnagltg a
total of $1,000 900 yearly, who would
be affected by any change.
Judge Mayer adjourned this matter
until July 8.