New-York tribune., 1919-11-06
Move to Split
Transit System
Likely, To-day
Hedges TO Present Facts on
Fourth and Madison Ave.
Lines: Separation Would
End Transfer Privileges
Subway Shy $8,OOO,OO
Three Companies in Fight
for Queens Terminal TO
settle Quarrel on Monday

Settle Quarrel on Monday
Job Hedges, receiver for the New
York City Railways Company lines,
will appear before Federal Judge
Mayer to-day to present facts as to
the financial and physical condition of
the Fourth and Madison Avenue lines
1t was predicted several weeks ago
that steps would be taken to separate
the Fourth and Madison Avenue lines
from the New York surface car system
and it is considered probable that the
court Will advise such action, following
the lead taken in the case Of the
Eighth and Ninth Avenue lines.
No rental has been paid on Tho
Fourth and Madison Avenue lines since
NJ Hedges was made receiver Of the
system. II IT is ordered by the court -
operate Independently, it viii auto
ma tically abolish the transfers with
the lines with which it has such ar
engagements now Bondholders and rep
resentativcs of various other interests
IN the company Will be present at to-
days hearing
Queens Transit Controversy
ne lact that three trans pOrtatlOn
systems the Intcrborough, BROOKLYN
Rapid Transit and Municipal Railway
are claiming the right to use the
same terminals and tracks in Queens
was admitted yesterday by Frank He'd
ley. president and general manager of
the lnterborough. He said he had con
terrcd with officials Of the other com
panies and with Transit Commissioner
Delaney and had arrived at no con
cluslon. Commissioner Delaney has
called conference foY next Mondav
he SAID, to straighten out the contro-
versy.
MI Hcdley said that although the
present rush-hour service of the In
tcrborough, with It's two-minutc head
way and ten-ear trains, was as good
as physically possible. increased fares
would enable the company TO improve
its service at other hours. He said
that under present financial condi-
tions the Interborough could not give
'eXtravagant' service
One improvements. Nh. Hcdley said
now under way. was the short-hau
service, in which locals run on spur
across forty-second street, down the
East Side system TO City Hall, across
to the West Side And up again to
Times Square, forming loop He
SAID the company had enough money
to complete the equipment both in the
old and new lines.
Deficit Ss,O0o,OO0 Year
When it was pointed out that the
increased revenue of the lntcrborough
was such that it would total $4,000 600
year, equal to the deficit facing the
company on January /. James L. Quacl
enbuSh. general Intcrborough attorney.
sand TINS amount was only the actual
cash deficit He said the real deficit
was running at the rate Of So 900 .0CO
year.
The city's transit situation has
reached crisis, William McCarroW.
former public Service Commission
MON ber, declared yesterday at A lunch
con Of the Thirty y-fourth Street Board
OF Trade AT the Hotel McA pin. He
said the only solution was to permit
An increased fare, for limited period,
however,
The luncheon was given By Vivian
Green, president of the organization,
to representatives OF nine Of the lead
ton Of the subway loop plan about the
shopping and theatre district
bus operated under municipal SUI
perVislon was in "A serious accident yes
tcrday for the first time since the in
augur&tion of the emergency lines By
the city.
Responsibilities Again Questioned
The accident brought up concretely
the question of responsibility in the
management Of the lines, whose hap
hazard nature was revealed short
time ago. The bus drivers are not
compelled to have New York licenses.
Indemnity bonds, or contracts or agree
mcnts with the city before they can
engage in the service
Tho first accident occurred IN Brook
lyn, when the bus owned and operated
by MaN Klein. of III Lincoln Avenue.
Mlnoola. struck Edward A. Powers. Of
l92 Garfield Place, Brooklyn Powers.
seriously injured, was taken to the
Kings County Hospital.
Public Service Nixon. Informed Of
The accident, gave t as his opinion that
both driver and the city were legally
responsible, as the ctv had violated
the aw IN failing to apply to the com
mission for Certificate of nccessitv
and convenience to run the buses
Corporation Counsel Burr said that
thca question Of responsibility had NOT
been put before nm. and that ne was
not prepared to render an opinion
until he had been informed officially
OF the faCtS IN the case