New-York tribune., 1922-05-11
Board Moves
10 Prosecute
For lOc. Fare
Calls on District Attorney
of Queens for Action at
Once Against Receivers of
N. Y. & Q. G.. Trolley Co.
10000 Pay New Tariff
Hylan Also Promises to In.
woke Courts; Commission
Hears 3. II. It's Defense

The Transit Commission decided yes
terday to follow up vigorously the pros
ecution Of the receivers and officials
OF the Queens surface lines for ignor-
ing the commission in imposing a double
fare for passengers at the Woodsidc
transfer point.
The commission certified 10 Dana
Wallace. District Attorney Of Queens,
the installation Of the double fare as
violation OF the law
Mr.. Wallace sent word that be would
act al once
Mayor Hyian was spurred to activity
yesterday by the imposition of the ex
ira fare in Queens, and he sent an
invitation TO District Attorney Wallace
to confer with Corporation Counsel
O'Brien and himself at tho Mayor S
office this morning He told MIR. Wal
lace he would support him in the prose
cuton Of the railway officials.
10000 Pay Fare Increase
Nearly 10000 persons changed cars
at Woodside morning and night yes
terday, and though they were or
derly there was much grumb
ling over the necessity of chang
ing cars and paying an extra fare
for a ride which since the incep-
tion of the New York and Queens
County line has been only FIVE cents.
Chairman McAneny of the Transl,
Commission issued the following state
ment:
THE receivers and the company
have deliberately ignored the orderly
procedure provided by the statute for
hearing and determining questions Of
the sort that have developed in this
matter The Transit Commission has,
therefore, certified This violation TO
the District Attorney of Queens
County, that being the most direct and
expeditions method for securing a
proper compliance with law"
In the commissions official notltica-
ticn of the violation sent to Mr.. Wal
Iecc the course OF the company Of
ticials is sketched step by step. Refer
ence is made to the fact that the Tran
si. Commission gave an op,nion that
tariff schedules could not 20 into cG-
feet in less than thirty days unless
the commission sanctioned then Inc
commission says the railway officials
did not obtain such permission.
Many passengers from Flushing and
College Point took the New York and
Queens line TO Aburtis Avenue.
Corona. and walked two blocks TO the
Corona terminal of the Inte.borough.
William 0. Woods, president OF the
New Yort, and Queens County Inc, ar
rived early at Woodside and directed
tie opera tons during the morning
rusl, hour. He was assisted b. SaInue!
Serena, superintendent o. traffic, and
practically all OF the inspectors and
the car starters
William h. Thompson. general super
infendent Of the Third Avenue COM
pany, was on hand to look after the
oDcration of the lines for the new re
ce,vcrs, Slaughter ". Huff and Robert
{. Lee He was accompanied by WI
liam Wheeler, general schedule man
ager Of the company. Mr., Thompson
said.
we propose to give the people a
convenient service. IN iact. INC pest
possible that we can. We do not say
that VIZ will operate at five. cent fare,
because We do not know whether tive
cent fore VIII be adequate. II is Ger
tain that the receivers viii conserve
the property. AS they have been d.
rected TO do by tac courts.
The Transit Commissions hearing
on the service Of the Brooklyn RAPID
Transit Company yesterday was de
voted almost wholly TO the testimony
of William S. Mendon, general man
ager OF the company. who was asked
about the practice Of overlooking cars
especially during non-rnsh hours.
Mr Meud.n said the company con
templated enlarg,ng It's yard and shor
facilities at rhirty eighth street and
Fifth Avenue. Brooklyn, and that as
fast az cars are bought and the system
extended yard aud shop room must be
provided He said il the platforms OF
tie Corona yard were changed tho
wider cars Of the B. r. r. could he sc
co,n,nodated there nith those Of the
lnterborouCh He added that the com
ranv had about l00 cars morc than is
actually necessary 70 accom- modate the
present service, which i1 below max
mum standard because the city never
built the Nassau street lire and has
failed to complete the Fourteenti
Street Eastern linz. for winch the 3. L
r. has bought equipment.
Mr. Menden said the ca, n'ijc cost o.
his road was about % cents. as com
pared with is cents Tor the inter
borough. due largely 70 the larger cars
Of the b. r. T. and the smaller mum
Der OF B. r. r. express trains. Th'
witness defended the practice of com
pelling passengers to stand in car
during rush hour periods. on the score
of economy. and he added that fiftysi'
persons standing in one Of the 3. r. T
cars during rush hours wa3 "certainl.
splendid service" as compared will
any other in-the city.