The New York herald., 1922-09-26
214 TRAINS ADDED
ON SUBWAY ROUTES
Transit Board Check Shows
Both I. r. T. and B. r. T.
Have Improved Service.
BUS LINE QUITS FIGHT
Manhattan Co. Defaults and
Justice Lewis Continues His
Injunction.

Reports of thirty-five Inspectors sent
out by the Transit Commission last night
showed that the commissions order in
creasing the service Of the Interborough
and b. r. T. subways by 214 trains was
observed and with trains to spare yes
terday when the order went into effect
In some instances more than the re-
quired number of trains were In nom
rush hour service. twenty-one locals In
stead of the required twenty having been
found in operation on both the East Side
and West Side lines of the Interborough
yesterday morning. The trains ran
under a three minute headway.
Seats were provided for nearly all
local passengers during the non-rush
hours on both Interborough and b. r. T.
new b. r. T. service was the extern
sion of the non-rush hour local service
through the Montague street tunnel and
the Brighton trunk line to Prospect Park
station. That service heretofore had
been operated only between Queens
Plaza and Whitehall street.
Further increases in service are
ordered for November Is, when Il is
anticipated additional equipment will be
available.
The Manhattan Transit Company un-
expectedly abandoned yesterday the
fight it has made to prevent interfer-
ence with the four bus lines it has been
operating in Brooklyn.
Last week Supreme Court Justice
Lewis gave counsel for the company
and counsel for the B. r. r. until yes
terday to submit briefs on the question
as to whether temporary injunction
obtained by the railroad restraining the
operation of the company's buses should
be continued. At l o'clock yesterday.
a RI w
company, told Justice Lewis that he
would not file any briefs
Il no longer represent that company"
he said. When ] appeared here last
week / had been properly retained by
the manager as the company's counsel.
but I have been informed since then that
the manager did not have the authority
to retain me and the president has in
formed me that 1t would be necessary
to obtain the authority OF the board Of
directors for such action. l have with
drawn from the case"
Col. William N. Dykman, representing
the railroad, then said:
Il think that both this lawyer and
this court have been trifled with In
this matter. Your Honor was compelled
to listen to extended argument in this
case and now 1t is abandoned. 1t ap-
pears as IL it were the desire of the
Manhattan Transit Company rot to-
have decision of the Supreme Court
rendered against Its claim that 1t has
valid franchise"
Il will let the case stand as default
ed" replied Justice Lewis. but Wit.
the papers will be attached a full
statement of the situation. feel sure
that none of my associates will enter
tain any application OF this company in
the future without careful scrutiny of
It,"
The lines stopped by the Injunction
are the Brownsville. Coney Island,
Greenpoint and Long Island City lines.
The temporary Injunction will have the
same effect as permanent injunc-
ton. usually issued only after trial in
court. The city was previously enjoined
from operating buses along the same
routes.