New-York tribune., 1922-05-25
hlbwav Lines
lsree to Single
Fare rcinQueens
tAneny Announces I.R.T.-
B. r. T. Plan for Free
Transfers OH the Routes
10 Astoria and Corona
ives l8 Months Time
Eansit Board Chief Says En-.
tire City Is To BE Linked
in Five-Ccni Fare System

ksa;rmsn McAncny, OF the Transit
Emission, announced yesterday an
I.sncut between the Intcrborourh
I, tse B. /. 7. under which there
( be dual operation and free trans
., the line used by these com
t., frora Quecnsborough Plaza TO
Ks,-sl.arcously the commission he
1. series Ct informal hearings with
k.,,.nce TO various aspects o. its
,,s to- rev subways, and new facil-
t., for Brooklyn and Queens were
l., e be Considered.
H., ,he hearing in the afternoon or
a. proposed extension Of the Corona
= = % Fiushins, there were no OBJ
q IONS Residents Of Queens COM
q nerted tie commission on its gen-
=. psn. john H, Richie. former
$.siden; Of the National Democratic
gb resident OF Queens, urged bet
I, facilities for the Sd Ward CT
,eers. which he said was sadly dc
ksr: n transit service.
Propose TO Link All Lines
/ ~. HcAneny prefaced the hearing
.se afternoon with brief statement
krcerning the purposes Of the commits
E.. in which he said:
1t is proposed that all OF th2 lines
Essc.ine QUeons. as well as those pro
kssd n any other part Of the city. be
E,sed I'D as extensions with the lines
= Under operation. The commission,
course. has IN view as its chief OBJ
Etge. the creation of a unified sys-
/. to be operated for n single five
T.. fare. subject to free transfer at
l, points Of physical connection and
E,able Of further extension, always
fh a single fare, as the growth Of the
.T proceeds.
Chairman NcAneny than announced
-s agreement reached concerning the
r-. service Of the lnterborough and
!. B. r. T. on the lines irom the
i,a 10 Corona and Astoria. He said
.s chief difficulty mad been IN the dif-
,.!ag sizes Of cars operated by the
70 companies An alternative was
s-scd out by Chief Engineer Ridgway
Tie commission ard pressed in CON
rsnces held by him with B. X. ]. and
.srborough officials.
The last OF these conferences was
ID few days ago said MI. Nc
,e1y. "A plan was agreed upon
,:h the commission is prepared tc
sroye. This calls for the transfer
he Queens lines Of sufficient mum
: Of the wooden cars Of the B. Z. T.
Ested system to give the necessary
rice TIE platform Of the Queens
70 station will be altered to permit
.he operation OF the wooden cars on
basis Of shuttle service, thus per
y...ir g a continuous ride for tVe-
:, fare from either Astoria or Cor
a. or any of the stations between, 10
. point on the Brooklyn Rapid Tran
svstem in"Ma nna tan or BROOKLYN.
s cost Of the work will be about
10000, TO be financed by the r. T, T.
ais arrangement will bring the Joint
peyatou al least a wear and a half
carer than would De the case IL either
he commission or the patrons Of the
ne insisted upon waiting for plan
permanent solution. Within six
oHths the present double fare system
plying to b. Il. T. passengers trans
r-ed at Long Island City should be
ided and the joint single fare finally
,.aned'
Chamber Offers Suggestions
Following Mr.. Riehle's plea for bet
+ service and new lines for the Third
.rd Of Queens, which included sug
st;on that the commission try to get
e Long Island Railroad Company to
m over 20 the commission It's White
one division, George ". Pople and
Il, Quinlan spoke Of the need Of
tier facilities. Robert W. Higbie. Of
e Queens Chamber Of Commerce. sub
Ute memorandum carrying the sug
stions Of the chamber. The List in
1ded some of the features included IN
a commissions plans. New sugges-
ons included these;
lhe construction OF an extension
'om the present terminus Of the AS
RIA u at Dltmars Avenue to the
slnwsy and North Beach sections.
tne construction and operation Of
'e Liberty Avenue ~" from its pres
It terminus South Richmond Hill. to
east Merrlck Road. Jamaica.
Reconstruction and operation Of an
tension Of the Jamaica Avenue ~
Inc Hollis and Queens Village sec
ons.
through service of the Greensboro
'oVay to downtown Manhattan in
nneetion with the proposed subway
der Eighth Avenue.
'Ae construction of q rapid transit
ne from Long Island City. through
a'ens Boulevard. to Jamaica: also
= =, to the Woodhaven section.
me construction Of a rapid transit
as connecting the Ridgewood and
oas isIand City sections Of Queens
lae extension or rapid transit from
~. .ss.naaan and Brooklyn to the ten
.'ss Of beaches along the Rockaway
,bi,L b$LLsu1a, similar to that service
'I ...I Ooney Island and Brighton
s''a' IN Brooklyn. now enjoy.
"s"aS Urges Extension
.aa'Fman McAneny said that Chief
saeer Ridgway's tentative plans in
..ea the extension of the proposed
iVOsiyn crosstown line (from Long
.aa ,.a City to Prospect Park through
VIA to the 125th Street ferry in
.nhattan.
- sae ;, mornise session was taken up
-; ..:,, me consideration of the proposed
: ,"nya, Long Island City crosstoun
M, ssd the Ashland Place connection.
IAN McCarroll, former Public
,,Ie ,,u commissioner. representing the
.s%oer - Of Commerce OF the State OF
. .ork, said his organization was in
&c accord with the commission
= u9Nrrction program.
.Teert p,t l. Carpenter, representing
e. .p1'ooklyn Civic Association, sug-
mat the crosstown line should