New-York tribune., 1920-08-30

thing possible was being done to line
up the faithful employees and the new
men who had been hired during the
last few weeks while strike talk was
IN the air. The heads of the, company
at late hour last night were still
taking stock of the number of those
who had remained loyal 1t was init
mated that the number was compare
lively small. All men who remained
on the job, it was said would be given
double pay.
The new men will not be permitted
to run cars or trains until fully in
structed A warning to this effect was
sent out by Public Service Commis-
sioner Barrett last night. Attention
will be concentrated first on resuming
service on the rapid transit lines, the
elevated and subways. Trolley traffic.
it was stated, will have to wait until
the men are fully prepared to handle it.
The new employees are being housed
in various depots, which have been we'll
stocked with food and provisions.
Women will be used on the subways
and elevated stations. Policemen will
be assigned to all trains and cars that
are operated.
A survey of the situation as 1t ex-
listed at late hour last night showed
that only about 2 per cent of the nor
NAL subway and elevated service was
IN operation, with the surface lines
completely shut down. On the Broad
way elevated line two-car trains oper-
ated on a ten-minute headway. The
Fulton Street IL" was all but at a
standstill, with trains running at in
tervals of an hour
The West End line, operating from
Ninth Avenue to Times Square" was
Ihere was no service on the Brighton
line in the morning, but some trains
were running on fifteen-minute head
way during the afternoon. There was
no service at all on the Culver line.
"A lew two-car trains were run be-
tween Kings Highway and Thirty
sixth Street, while the Fourth Avenue
Bay Ridge line was running under a
n-minute headway. There was no
service on the Sea Beach line, but a
half- hourly schedule was maintained
on the Bay Ridge and Fifth Avenue
elevated.
No trains were running on the Lex
lngton Avenue, az" west Of East New
YORK; but two trains ran over the
Myrtle Avenue stretch on a sixty-min.
ute headway
Moro Interborough Trains
For the purpose Of handling the ad-
dltional traffic that will be thrown
upon their lines, officials of the Inter
borough lines have agreed to operate
the new subway lines under the Eastern
Parkway and Nostrand Avenue on the
shortest possible headway, and will
send additional trains through the
Queensb borough tunnel from Long Island
CITY 1t is expected that most of the
Greenpoint traffic Will make use of the
Queensborough line.
Six boats of the Iron Steamboat
Company will operate at thirty-minute
intervals from Steeplechase Park to
Pier /, North River, Manhattan, between
8 a. m. and 10 p. m. until normal SER
vice is restored on the B. r. T. lines.
In addition to the special service given
by the Iron Steamship Company. In
spector James Halleck, in charge of
the Marine Division Of the Police De-
partment, will have at his command
the city boats Correction, John r.
Hylan and Patrol, which will operate
on fifteen minute interval from
Sixty-ninth Street. Brooklyn, to Bat
terry Landing, Manhattan, beginning at
q. m. ana continuing until 9 n. m.
On the Municipal Ferry, from THIRTY
ninth Street, Brooklyn, to whitehall
Street, Manhattan, boats will be oner-
ated every ten minutes.
Grover Whalen. Commissioner of
rant and Structures, has announced
that bus fares in Brooklyn and across
the Tn, bridge will be limited to S cents
Inc Department of Licenses and thc
ponce Will cooperate in seeing that tho
public IS not overcharged.