New-York tribune., 1919-09-26
Men
Hinder Buses.
Says .Whalen
Everything Possible Being
Done to Embarrass City
Operation on East Side
Lines, He Tells the Mayor


Plant and Structures, in charge Of
the new bus lines inaugurated by the
CITY over the four surface car lines
abandoned by the New York Railways
Company, yesterday laid before Mayor
Hylan charges to the effect that the
traction interests Of the city were do
ing everything possible to hinder the
operation of the new service.
Everything that can be done is
being done by the traction interests
to embarrass the city in its opera
ton Of the bus lines" Mr. Whalen
said. "Spies in the guise Of checkers
approach the drivers and try to per
suade them to discontinue operation.
These checkers demand that the chauf-
feurs show what right they have TO
operate automobiles in this city under
New Jersey and Connecticut licenses !"
Mr. Whalen said he expected that
the names of the persons responsible
for the operation of the bus lines
will be announced at the meeting of
the Board of Estimate to-day. He said
both the bus drivers and the public
appear to be satisfied with the opera
tion Of the lines, and that policemen,
after canvassing many East Side peo-
buses to the surface cars.
Nixon Writes Mayor Again
Public Service Commissioner Lewis
Nixon yesterday again asked Mayor
Hylan in writing who is responsible
Commissioner complained that his of
flee has not been informed whether the
permit granted to Louis Riedl has been
availed of, and told the Mayor to sup
ply this information. The Commission
er's letter follows:
"This commission has no official
information that the permit granted
to Louis Riedl to operate lines of
buses on the routes of the suspended
storage battery cars has been availed
of. In cooperation with the city
government. this commission granted
certificate of convenience and
necessity upon certified copy of the
permit granted to Mr.. Riedl
1T should be possible to give this
commission the information to which
it is entitled, that it may perform
the duties prescribed by the law
II again request such information
as has already been asked for"
Traffic over the bus line was not
lcoVy eSteAudy, II was reported to
Commissioner Whalen, due, doubtless,
to the Jewish holidays. Commissioners
Whalen said the number of buses in
operation has been brought up to 100,
and that he could have 400 more in
operation on short notice if necessary
Five Cent Fare to Coney
BY an order issued Yesterday bv
John II. Delaney. Transit Construction
Commissioner of the Public Service
Commission, a cent fare to Coney
Island will go into effect on January l
next, whether the last connecting link
between Sheepshead Bay and the
Coney Island Terminal is completed by
the New York Municipal Railroad Cor
poration or not. The order directs the
corporation to proceed with the work
of construction, and it is expected
that the work will be completed by
January
Judge Mayer, in the Federal Court.
will toe day order discontinuance of
transfers between the Eighth Avenue
and Ninth Avenue surface lines of the
New York Railways Company, now in
the hands of a receiver. The order will
go into effect October l. According to
George Slower, counsel for the Pub
lie Service Commission, the continu-
ance of transfers between the several
railIoauS ana the lines OF the New
York Railways Company might rebound
to the financial advantage Of the com
panies operating lines running north
and south. He pointed out that if pas
sengers had to pay a fare on each line
because of the severance Of the Eighth
and Ninth Avenue lines, the public
might quit the use of the surface lines
and utilize the subway or elevated.
which carry passengers from Harlem
to the Battery for a scent fare
All women employees of the BROOKLYN
Rapid Transit lines, employed as ticket
agents, conductors, guards and station
agents, will be discharged within a
few days, it was announced yesterday.
The company advertised for men. saw
ing they wanted 200 ticket agents, -
conductors, so guards and SO station
agents. Many Of the men who respond
ed are former army and navy men.