New-York tribune., 1919-10-18
Order Signed by Judge
Mayer; City May Oper-
ate 700 Buses; Nixon
Puts Blame on Hylan
26 Lines Revert to Owners
Jessees Default and Disintc-
grafton Follows, Each
to Operate independently

Six hundred surface car transfer
.o;nts in Brooklyn will be abolished at
Midnight tonight, when the order of
Tsderal Judge Mayer. signed yesterday,
ior the separation from the B. r. T.
.cstem Of twenty-siN lines of the
prooklyn City Railroad Company, goes
;rto effect. The lines had defaulted on
their leases and were ordered re-
tnrned to the original owners.
Plans for the organization of bus
.vstem. to compete with the disin-
tsgrated trolley lines, are being pre-
nared by Mayor Hylan and officials OF
The Department of Plant and Struct-
ures. it was said yesterday. Joseph A.
Cuider, Commissioner of Public Works,
~ Brooklyn, will confer with other Off
cials in a day or two about placing 700
buses in operation.
Reorganization OF the legally di-
vorced lines, as announced by them last
NIGHT showed that thousands of pas
sengers daily Will be forced to pay
double fares or walk many miles to
reach the main lines Of transportation
TO Manhattan and distant parts of
brooklyn. The effect is that the
Brooklyn City Company will exact q
10-cent fare on at least nine lines
where a single fare is charged now.
The company, in addition, will compel
Its passengers to change cars at the
point where the second fare is charged.
Nixon Blames Hylan
Lewis Nixon, Public Service Com
missioner, in statement said that the
permanent writ of prohibition signed
bv Supreme Court Justice Finch had
been served upon him and. unless set
aside on appeal, would greatly limit
his powers. He maintained that he had
made every effort to continue adequate
transportation service, and charged
that the Mayor had caused the people
Of the city to pay tivecent additional
fares because of his stand against two
cent transfers.
Continuing, Mr.. Nixon said
"ln the name of the peoples prophet
he (Hylan) is now causing increases
Of vast sums through extra fares) in
the peoples burdens; increasing the
tax rate by refusing to aid in making
rapid transit bonds self supporting,
and directly injuring the credit of the
city in the marts of the world
"The people are Intelligent enough
to place full responsibility for the bur
veloping. Indirectly they will be taxed
far more than any possible fare at
ccst' could provide, and may lose the
present opportunity to regain control
Of the streets through abolition of per-
petual franchises and forever forego
the chance to see fare lower than five
cents, with universal transfers.
Certainly. I should not like such
results TO be charged against this COM
mission, as have no pride of opinion
that could induce me to so betray the
peoples interests"
Other Changes To Be Made
OF the transfer points abolished. 45o
are functions of the B. r. T. and
Brooklyn City Company lines. The re-
naming 100 are intersecting points Of
lines owned entirely by the Brooklyn
City Company, and now to be operated d
Independently by it. The travelling
public. therefore, will have to pay q
second five-cent fare, instead of getting
the present two-cent transfer at each
OF these points.
The B. R. T., according to the an
nouncement made by Lindley NJ. Garri-
son, its receiver, Will continue its pres
ent tranfer arrangements, with two
cent maximum charge, between its own
lines. wa
In addition to the abolition of trans
ilers, even within its own lines. the
Brooklyn City Company will break M
about dozen Of its long-haul lines.
such as Flatbush Avenue, Nostrand
avenue, Myrtle Avenue, Greene and
Gates Avenue and Third Avenue, into
TWO zones and charge a full fiye-cent
fare on each sector.
n. hobart Porter, general manager
o. the Brooklyn City Company. be
spoke the cooperation of the public.
II THIS were given, he said, the whole
sl'uation would be bridged salts
factorily.
Company Posts Notice
me company's formal notice to the
Puoic OF the new order was posted
midnight
-, ,beglnHing 1901 a. m. Sunday, Oc-
.ooer 49, 1919, this company will take
over and operate its lines, formerly
leased to the Brooklyn Heights Rail
.oso Company, and the exchange Of
,ianslers with the lines OF the Brook
~, queens County and Suburban Rail
roao company, the Coney Island and
nnfooKiyn Railroad Company and the
'sssan Electric Railroad CoNpary
"'ii ~ De discontinued.
fsee transfers will be exchanged
pstween the lines Of this company at
we following points:
Avenue and Fiatbush Avenue. be-
;Seen ;'een Avenue G and Flatbush Avenue
Nostrand and Tilden avenues. be-
SS.eeh Nostrand Avenue and Holy Cross
cemetery lines.
nccker and Graham avenues. be-
s~een MeeHer Avenue and Graham Ave
.. Nassau and Manhattan avenues, be-
sssen Nassau Avenue line and the
S..osa'o"n, Graham Avenue. Lorimer
Street and I-r.on a a..ox.a L..