New-York tribune., 1922-04-04
W omen Offer
Plan to Reduce
Subway Crusl,
Club Leaders Suggest That
Meetings, Matinees aud
Stores Change 1'inn to
Avert Rush Hour Traffic
Six Attend Conference
Lease Discussions Continue,
but No Agreement Reached
by /. II. L. and Manhattan

Only six women representatives, OF
wonaen's clubs responded yesterday 20
the invitation o? the Transit Com,nis.
sion to confer with commission off,
cials concerning ways and means to
reduce congestion on the eubways by a
better distribution Of passengers.
Those on hand when Commissioner
Hardness called tho conference to or
der were Mrs. John II. Jackson, OF the
Brooklyn Fortndghtiy Club; Mrs. Fred
G Cocheu, oS the Bay Ridge Reading
Club; Mrs. A. McDonough, os the
Hunter College Club; Mrs. III. S.
Friedc, OF the Women's Republican
Club; Miss II. E. a. Mcclure, Of the
New YoAd Wonen'e Law Club, and
Mrs. ReGry Curran.
The commission Is desirous Of get
ting the women Of New York to assist
In q movement to 60 time their down
town shopping that they would not
use the subways during tie rush hours
Many Suggestions Offered
Conlmtssioner Hardness said that
the visitors had proHered many rooG
suggestions, among them being: Ad-
vance the hour OF afternoon meetings
OF womenn clubs, held daily by the
hundreds and which now end ueuaIiy
at 3 O'CLOCK. TO 1880. 20 make tsci,
closing take place earlier.
! have more Tuesday masinees. to
tighten the traaac burden noticeable
on Wednesdays. and elso eta-t per.
eoEma1ces earlier.
Open and close depa-tu sns stores
an hr4r 'SseY. as few women shon hc.
fore 10 o'clock. This would shift the
iead oS great numbers Of shoppers
anu workers past The morning and
evening Yush hour peaks, at 8 and s re.
spectiycly.
Colncident with such change r.
hours railroads should revise suburl,ay
schedules accordingly. Express train,
TOW provided only St 8 and s should
DC operated later in the day TO serye
she later movement OF shopper nas.
sengers. 0
Lease Conferences Continue
l9eerborough Rapid Transit Corn.
Yany and Manhattan Elevated Ea;lrosf
officials put in another day YESTERDAY
comforting Independently with refer
ence to The break between the con-
panies over the decision Of the Inter
borough not TO pay its quarterly renta
OF S1,U50,000 due on Saturday last.
80 far az could be learned last nigh
the Manhattan otockloldere. who's,
committee Is headed by Alvin W. Krecy,
with George Wildwood Murray a,
| counsel, have not been able to reaci
| any understanding over the request O
ehe lnScrborougl to reduce the z pe
| cent Manhsttan company lease, unde
% s,1.J 4
sneie!iy staggering ever since 1917
The Interboroush wants the lease Gu
| 70 four or Eour and onc-halY per cent
Failing 60 obtain q substantial cut. !;
virtually is settled that there vii, b.
| q receiver appointed sor tho Inter
borough.
Frank Hediey, pres!den. OF the IN
terborough, and James L. Quackenbus!
| and Ralph Norton. counsel, were IN
lengthy conference yesterday wit
Paul D. Cra.ath. representing the In
| under the merger Of 1906. The s63,
! e0S,o0o oS Interborough- -Metropoi!t.
| bonds. held by the public are secure
BY some 100000 Of 1ntcyooroug
( stock.
| Stock Hold as Security
! So ear as known, nc interest SIS bee
I paid on the bonds since a91s TT
stock. It IS said, is held practicaily i
escrow 3 security for the bonds b
James Il. Shetield, trustee in bsnl
ruptcy OF the interborough Consoit
dated Corporation. In Wall Street
was suggested yesterday that the ir
tereats represented by M. Crxvat
could bring about G xcceivership if the
considered i to their advantage
bring foreclosure proceedings, thv
I trol. Ir. Quackenbush, after the day
| work yesterday, said there was n
statement Forthcoming, but intimate
| that one might be expected to day.
/ The Transit Commission yesterda
I opened bids Tor the construction c
| Section ga Of Route No. 8, TIE Foo.
| teenth street-Eastesgs Rapid Trans
Line. This is the gectiou which Corn
! the connecting link between the gul
! way portion and the e,evated exteI
| sion oY the B. 4. T., the Manhattan Ell
reaching Sixth Avenue, while the othe
| end reaches East New York, IN Brcol
! lyn. The construction Of the lire vi
| relieve congestion on the Brosdwa.
| Montague street line At Canal a.:
Fourteenth streets. The low bid VIZ
| $1.l49, ,lS6.l0, by TIE Jogli7 Contractiz
Company. The high bid, by Ward
! fully. Inc, was 100000 above tn:
| Inc subway poftloI OF the line lS bu!
from the Sixth Avenue and Fourteen,
Street, Msnhattsn, to North Seven,
street, Brooklyn, and under Metropoi
tan Avenue, johnson Avenue and Busi
WICK Avenue to q point near Mescro
street. The new part will be al eli
1 waited structure. and will occupy q r;gi
Of way acquired by The 3. l.. r. FRO
tho Long Island Railroad.
Washington Heights Ask
Hearing on, Subway Jo,,
( association Tells Copeland til