The New York herald., 1922-07-04
Court SAVES BUSES ]
IN Rail EMERGENCY
Justice MacCrate Finds
Strike May Create a Crisis
on Nassau Route.
CITY ALSO WINS SUIT
Donnelly Upholds Dyckman
Street Buses Because OF
Summer Emergency
7. R. T. WAGES STAND
Brotherhood Agrees to the Old
Scale Pending Negotia-
I. R. T. WAGES STAND
Brotherhood Agrees to the Old
Scale Pending Negotia-
tions on New.

Justice EacCrate OF the Supreme
Court in Brooklyn decided yesterday
that the railroad strike had created an
emergency which justified him in re-
fusing to grant a temporary injunc-
ton restraining the operation Of the
Nassau bus line from Edgemere and
Far Rockaway to Simpsons Beach.
John c. Judge. representing $50 tax
payers of Edgemere, said the bus was
Illegally seeking to invade the city
limits. There was no authority for 1t,
he said, except a letter from Grover
y. Whalen, Commissioner Of Plant and
Structures The Corporation Counsel
and counsel for the bus line asked an
adjournment so that they could pre-
pare themselves to fight the applica-
ton. An effort was made to have
Justices MacCrate stop the operation
of the line over the Fourth as a con-
dition of the adjournment.
II will not grant temporary in
junction at the present time" replied
Justice MacCrate. This bus line is
carrying large number Of passengers.
The railroad strike may cause a real
emergency"
The matter was adjourned until
Monday.
Justice Donnelly yesterday denied the
application of the Kingsbridge Railway
Company and the Third Avenue Rail-
way Company for an injunction re-
straining the Mayor and the Board of
Estimate from operating the Washing
ton Heights line of Municipal buses.
Il believe it would be a great incon-
venience to the public to stop the
operation of this bus line" Justice Don
nelly wrote. 1T seems to be the only
means of transit available at the
present time for the residents of WASH
ington Heights to connect with the
Dyckman street ferry. This ferry, dur
ing the summer season. is in great de-
mand and the public should have every
opportunity of reaching 1t with some
degree of comfort. Such an emergency
existing. which amounts to a continu-
ing necessity In this locality. ! hold
that the Municipality, for the time be-
ing at least. is within it's powers in es-
iablishing this particular bus line
Pending final agreement upon wage
scales for Interborough Rapid Transit
Company employees. to be effective
from the expiration OF the present con-
tracts last Saturday. the officers OF
the company and of the Interborough
Brotherhood have agreed to continue
the present scales A meeting Of the
delegates of the Brotherhood is to be
held tomorrow. w. II. Mangin, secre-
tary, said yesterday he did not expect
any cut in the present scale of wages
Through its official organ, the Inter
borough Bulletin, the I. r. T. yester-
day made it's first detailed reply to
Corporation Counsel John P. OBrien's
charges of inefficiency and wasteful-
ness in Interborough power houses,
amounting to millions Of dollars year.
The Bulletin says:
"The method adopted by our critics
to create from the records the i'm
preston that these plants are waste
fully operated Is quite apparent. The
very high efficiency at the Seventy
fourth street station was entirely
ignored. The unavoidable. conditions at
the Fifty-ninth street station which re-
suit temporarily In lower efficiency
were likewise ignored. The lowered ef-
ficiency of Fifty-rinth street station
was stated to be that of the Inter-
borough plants.
THE statement was also made that
the two Interborough stations have
sufficient equipment to carry a load
Of 10000 kilowatts, which is much more
than is needed. Actually. the ma ximum
load which they could carry is only
10000 kilowatts. Fifty-nnth street be-
ing good for 10000 kilowatts and Sew
enty-fourth street good for 10000 kilo-
watts. These capacities are only slight
ly above that which Is required at the
present time. The individual who made
so great an overstatement of the station
capacities Is strangely unfamiliar with
nasilY ascartainahle facts