New-York tribune., 1919-01-23
Fash l. Needed for Cars,
improvements and Wreck
Claims, Says Garrison
Fears Disruption of Lines
Companies Have Less Than
100000 on Hand and
Interest Is Due. He Asserts

4 finGley NJ NSi lsVil' iSSStNSl OF ln2
| RrookIyn Rapid Transit Company, made
ruSlic yesterday papers and documents
8 !, his application to Judge Julius NJ.
MAYER of the Federal Court for per-
u;ssion TO issue receivers certificates
:. the amount of S16,s59, ,356.96, with
vs;eh to carry on the affairs of the
company and its subsidiaries, the New
York Municipal Railway Corporation
| AVID the New York Consolidated Rail
| ray.
/ The papers were served yesterday
IN the parties in interest and the
1 s,arng on the petition is set down
! ,or Monday next at , p. m. in the
/ Federal District Court.
The filing of the schedule of the B.
rs outstanding contract obliga-
TONS on account of the New York
Municipal Railway Corporation, dis
doses interesting information.
Money Owed to Contractor
One of the unpaid contractor credit
ors is the Inter Continental Construc-
ton Corporation, with a claim of S176,-
OsS.3s. the balance due on contract
in the sum of 100000. for recon
s.ruction work on the Brighton line
between Church Avenue and Malbone
Street. This is the neighborhood of
he fatal wreck of November /. The
inter- Continental Company is the con-
tern which figured recently in the
clash between the Controller and Pub
lie Service Commis issioner Travis H.
Whitney, the latter charging that the
controller was making secret settle
ments with the company. Some of
the other large contractor creditors
are: American Car and Foundry Conn
pany. sl,474,500; General Electric Com
psny S205,S90; Crenshaw Engineering
and Construction Company. S299,332;
General Railway Signal Company, S749,-
sl5.
paragraph in the receivers filed
papers discloses the plan of the B. r.
T. to overhaul 10o surface cars, so
as to use them as leaders to trailers,
the trailers to be purchased new
s1,l00,0O0 for Wreck Claims
An item of outstanding interest is
for the payment of damages growing
out of the Brighton line wreck with
recommendation that all claims in
this connection be paid. so far as set
Elements can be entered into, at the
earliest possible date
The sum asked for provides not only
for all the current obligations of the
three companies, but for important
extenslons of power station facilities,
for the purchase of additional subway
and surface cars, for construction now
gong on, and for additional contracts
'or construction and equipment to be
entered into within the next sixty or
ninety days.
In one of the items $4,000 is asked
for the purchase of fifty additional
surface cars already contracted for
and for improvements to existing
equipment.
Another item calling for 100000
TO purchase and equip the additional
zoo surface cars required under the
order of the court, it is explained, is
only an approximate estimate. No
contracts have as yet been entered
INTO for the acquisition of this eouip-
ment and no determination made as
70 the type Of car that may be re-
quired
S625,000 for Operation
VI orc item providing S625 900 to
pay audited vouchers for operation and
current and unpaid payrolls and sup
Ply accounts incurred IL operation
WITHIN four months prior to the re-
eeHership, the petition states tnat the
receiver considers it desirable to nav
'hese claims as soon as possible.
request is made for 81 900 900 for
ac.ol.ienal contracts TO be cn,ered INTO
StnIh the next sixty or ninety days
.os construction and equipment and
miscellaneous expenditures, among the
pi'heipal details OF which arc subway
assion hgntng, tunnel lighting an,,
,in'tu ran appurtenances for subway
..nes' ooth IN Manhattan ana Brooklyn,
eseaia'ors and elevators for subway
se sss1uons, reconstruction Of the Coney
.siahd yard, addition to the inspection
shed at Thirty-sixth Street and add
"ons to shop facilities.
helerr1ng to subway equipment Re
eelver Harrison says:
i, am advised by W. S. Mendcn.
.nlei engineer, that on account of the
,,a.efease IN traffic on the Rapid Transit
.hss, ,. and IN view of the fact that
sool'ional lines arc TO be placed in
operation during the present wear,
sraers saould be placed immediately
.o' at least 100 additional steel sub
..sy cars, each of which is estimated
cost minimum OF $4,000 and a
MAXIMUM Of $4,000. These should be
available for service before the winter
sesson of 1919 20"