New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-13
s1o;int Transit
0peration IN
Oneells Planned
p.,rd for Consolidation OF
Corona and Astoria Lines
!, beyond Plaza by B. 4. 7.
and marlborough Shuttle
a..u.ands Protest Double
Fare on Steinway Lines;
pav Under Police Threat

.-.,,a-ouph and the H. ~ ! "'et '''e
NJ and Astoria rapid transit lines
w.. ,o;cts beyond the Greensboro
, I've . he brought about by the In
-s.,ourh allowing the p. R. I. to
shuttle service over its Corona
r.. ..a Astoria route, enabling passen-
-. 70 transfer to the B. r. l. sub
:, The Queens Plaza without extra
iaI w.,,;,ns. Menden. general manage.
ne B r. T.. said yesterday that
o o. -. Ian was feasible and that he
tue p' Commend il to Receiver Gar
,,ssn If the B Il. I.
Needs fer New Service
D. .be expenditure of S20G,00o and
's .o ,,'s of about 1000 feet
= - .raek and switching facilities, the
aeehanieal difficulties would be solved.
ND the b. r. T.. by using IT'S wooden
s.rs on the service. could feed traffic
- lis own system without extra fare.
- tho new scheme is not worked cut
.rh;,o tho Interborough and the p. X.
r orc onerating independo II Is
i;sely. that as soon as the uHitication OF
.hs svstems is accomplished this i'm
nrovement will be one OF the fist
,b;nps ordered by the commission.
A. nresent Corona and Astoria pas
s.ngers. in order to travel for sing lie
syeecent fare to central Manhattan,
nsc the Interborough trains through
+he Belmont tube to Grand Central. and
rom there use the PETERBOROUGH or
The shuttle to Times Square, depend
inc on destination. An extra fare is
collected from passengers changing at
Queens Plaza from the lnterborough
10 the 3. r. T. subway. The INTERIOR
cugh nov has exclusive use OF the
Corona Astoria line because It's cars
are narrower than the new ste cars
Of the B. r, T. Queens Borough peo-
sic have been demanding some such
iont operation ever since the signing
Il the dual contract.
Former Justice Clarence J. Shearn,
counsel 10 the Transit Commission,
brought the subject to the front yes
.srday at the service hearing of the
p.R. T.. when he asked William S.
Menden, general manager of the B. r.
r. il such plan were feasible. Mr.
Menden said that it was. providing the
city nstalls some additional track and
switching facilities
Check Up on Non-Rush Time Travel
Considerable time was given yester-
day to comparison of the counts
made by the Transit Commission and
ny the B. R. T. employees during nom
rush hours. After nearly an hour OF it
Srdge Shearn said that the commission
and the company were not far apart
% their figures, and intimated that it
wAs waste Of time to pursue the com
parsons.
Mr. Menden went on record again as
saying that in his judgment 100 stand
ees In steel subway car on the B. r.
!, during rush hours was not incon-
astent with proper handling of the
ns'nc, and ne made it clear that, in
lis Judgment, the travelling public
Veuld rather have it this way than
axe later trains with better chance
Tor seat
Corporation Counsel O'Brien, when
Tue counting figures had been COM
pared and checked UP, brought up the
mat1er OF the expenditure of large
sums BY the B. R. T. for strike ex-
Nehses: He said that the record
showed that the company had spent
between s2,4o0,000 and s2,5OO.oo0.
some 81 1000 900 of which was allocated
t? the property in which the citv is
uafect'y interested. He said that it
80, lbs important to learn the reason for
she strike, and whether it might not
nave been averted.
Employees Ask Inquiry
Charles E. Buchner. counsel rox.L
Ir,,neiisamated Association of Railway
nnp.oyees' Joined in Mr.. O'Brien's re-
~ ~ ior an investigation of the cost
sa;d :, s.'lne' commissioner O'Rvan
nalu mat Mr.. O'Brien's inouiry va
-. ae'evaht, as the purpose of the hear
s was TO determine the extent ond
en- character of the B. R. T. service W.
sna1 reason he ruled against the Co W
potation Counsel. Mr.. O'Brien 500 Jo,l
II II could be brought I'D later e. 3 3Se.
sne city could put on witnesses no S
..oss-eSsmine the officials Of tbo o"! ..a
pany. General Organ said tba. w m
aoald confer with the Other cnr,,, ne
sioners about it. O'''ei commas
WI, WI. oBrien then said he ,rar.ol .
IL 10 show that the Interbnro,,,.i "a
=. wasting million dollars =, e0' ous'i
~, ~; power plants. Commissioner o, 40, IN
Ths s"e charge would be investjgated !
Nen nI corporation Counsel asked NJ
invoIsas ABOUT the physical obstacles
An o .,e IN abandoning the nlan foS S
trose e'esated structure between NJ
tho s1 avenue and East New WI iiol,-
,nd fourteenth Street Eastern sn -, n VA L.
through. subway all the way
call, 90 not believe it is noss;ble ,hvs
NOT W, W construct subway "a p'l 80.
F.,t Win our Reconstructed i;,o III
W.. Jew York" said NJ 1, ,,,e a'
hslf Dou' constructing al leas. fro,,,
sJe...o three-quarters of a ,o;,o o af
Yorp oua ssfucture at the East Now
,.. WITH the ending of NJ, NAL
tia, .h commissioner Harkncss 90; !
va. she service hearing for tho p D ," ~
Tra,..;ieo sed. 1t is understood 49, ~ ~ ~ =
P 'sns's Commission will issne e"? -. en n
week ~ service . order within the next
from tha p"iisslon yesterday received
eontr. .ae Board of Estimate the Jo .EGu
,stsd aae. Tor the building Of tbo oo s,o
Aver. connection between Nontr v'e,
bosrdI . AN. ana East New York which ~ tse Z
Thi. Elected on Friday Of ]a@t t'u mo .Ie
proved .ne contract and route an.
Mavor the Board of Fstimate snd
urc;ss ny!an in June. Ieao ~ az. Nv
Aniss;ooi transit Construct;o, OK
Commissioproonrh n. Delaney. now Dock
Transit Cns II is believed that the
back to ~ hnnlsaion will send this
a =, recomm sas Board Of Estimate. with
the un wisdnu'a calling attention to
na 'so0m of further DELAY. "
p."' Oasands Protest Double Far.
Queens g s two fares to get to and from