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** RUN-IN" BOOK.

The company should provide a run-in book supplied with a carbon sheet and envelope and this carbon sheet should be mailed to the equipment and inspection bureau of the Commission daily.

OVERHEAD TROLLEY CONSTRUCTION.

The entire trolley wire system should be carefully inspected and every part showing excessive wear should be renewed. This refers particularly to the wires on curves, cross-overs and switches, also to the entrance to frogs, switches, section insulators, splicing cars, cross-o ers and to ports where the trolley joins and of the overhead appliances. All trolley wires should at all times be maintained at a proper tension, so as to prevent excessive sag between supports and should be maintained at a uniform height above the track, where possible. All span wires. pulloffs and strain wires should be straightened and the slack taken up and all wires must be immediately renewed which show corrosion, improper connections or any other imperfection.

OVERHEAD APPLIANCES.

These should be carefully inspected and where found lacking normal insulation or strength or otherwise defective, should be replaced or repaired, double insulation between all live wires and poles should be made.

FEEDER WIRES.

The entire feeder wire system should be carefully inspected and all parts showing insufficient insulation or defective construction should be replaced or repaired. POLES.

Attention should be given to the cleaning and repairing of substantially all the poles throughout the company's system and particularly to the replacing of deteriorated poles

And it is further ordered. That this order shall take effect immediately and remain in force until modified by the further order of this Commission.

And it is further ordered. That on or before the 27th day of April, 1908, the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company notify the Public Service Commission for the First District whether the terms of this order are accepted and will be obeyed.

Upon application of the company the following rehearing order was issued:

REHEARING ORDER No. 563.

June 9, 1908.

An order, No. 433, having been made and filed herein on the 24th day of April, 1908, under and pursuant to an order for a hearing, No. 271. made February 18, 1908, and thereafter having been duly served upon the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company, the same to take effect immediately; and in and by said order the direction having been given to said Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company that all cars in service should be supplied with double chain brakes, and the said Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company having on June 2, 1908, applied in writing to this Commission for a rehearing in respect to the direction above mentioned in said Order No. 433, and sufficient reason for said rehearing having been made to appear,

Ordered. That said request for rehearing be granted and that the said rehearing upon the matters contained in said Order No. 433, entered and filed on April 24. 1908. be held on the 18th day of June, 1908, at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon, or at any time or times to which the same may be adjourned, at the rooms of the Commission, 154 Nassau street, borough of Manhattan, city and State of New York. to determine after such rehearing and after consideration of the facts, including those arising after the making of the Order No. 433 whether the original Order No. 433 should be abrogated, changed or modified with respect to said direction as to the supplying of all cars in service with double chain brakes.

And if any such abrogation, changes or modifications are found to be such as ought to be made, then to determine the nature and extent of changes or modifications of the said order, and to determine the time of taking effect of the order as changed or modified.

All to the end that the Commission may make such order or orders in the premises as shall be just and reasonable.

Further ordered, That the said Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company be given at least five (5) days' notice of such hearing by service upon it, either personally or by mail, of a certified copy of this order, and that at such rehearing said company shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity for presenting evidence and examining and cross-examining witnesses as to the matters aforesaid.

Further ordered. That the time of the said Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company within which to comply with the terms of said Order No. 433. in so far as said order refers to double chains on brakes, be and the same hereby is, extended Prt'l such time as the Commission shall enter an order upon the rehearing herein provided for.

Hearing held June 18th.

The following final order was issued:

FINAL ORDER No. 596 AFTER REHEARING.

June 23, 1908.

This matter coming on upon the report of the rehearing of Order No. 433 had herein on the 18th day of June, 1908, and it appearing that said rehearing was

held by and pursuant to an order of this Commission, dated June 9, 1908, sald order being Order No. 563 returnable on the 18th day of June, 1908, and it further appearing that the said order was duly served upon the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company, and that said service was by it duly acknowledged, and that the said rehearing was held by and before the Commission on the matters in said order for rehearing specified on June 18, 1908, before Mr. Commissioner Bassett presiding, Grosvenor H. Backus, Esq., assistant counsel. appearing for the Commission, and Slaughter W. Huff, president, appearing for the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company, and the said Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company having been afforded reasonable opportunity for presenting evidence and examining and cross-examining witnesses, and proof having been taken,

Now, after the proceedings upon said rehearing, and after consideration of the facts including those facts arising since the making of the order, the Commission being of the opinion that the original order, No. 433, should be changed and modified in certain particulars so as not to require that the open cars at present in service be supplied with double chain brakes, this modification being made, however, with the full expectation that new open cars when ordered will have brakes of a type which will allow double chains to be put upon them.

Therefore, on motion made and duly seconded, it is

Ordered, That Order No. 433, made April 24, 1908, and directed to the making of additions, repairs, and improvements in the rolling stock, equipment, overhead trolley construction, and feeder wire system of the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company be, and the same hereby is, changed and modified so as to read as follows:

FINAL ORDER No. 433.

This matter coming upon the report of the hearing had herein on the 6th day of March, 1908, and the adjournments thereof, and it appearing that the said hearing was held by and pursuant to an order for hearing No. 271, made the 18th day of February, 1908, and returnable on the 6th day of March, 1908, and that the said Order No. 271 was duly served upon the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company, and that the said service was by it duly acknowledged and that the said hearing was held by and before the Commission on the matters in said order specified on the 6th day of March, 1908, and by adjournment duly had on the 17th day of March, 1908, and by adjournment duly had on the 31st day of March, 1908. Mr. Commissioner Bassett presiding at each of said sessions, and Grosvenor H. Backus, assistant counsel, appearing for the Commission, and John J. Kuhn, Esq., and E. D. Kelly, Esq., appearing for said Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company, and proof being taken,

Now, it being made to appear, after the proceedings upon said hearing, that the regulations, practices, equipment, and appliances of the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company, in respect to the transportation of persons in the First District. are unsafe, improper and inadequate, and that the additions, repairs and improvements to the rolling stock, equipment, overhead trolley construction and feeder wire system of said company, hereinafter specified, ought reasonably to be made in order to promote the security and convenience of the public, and in order to secure adequate service and facilities in the transportation of passengers.

Therefore, on motion of George S. Coleman, Esq., counsel to the Commission, it is Ordered, 1. That said Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company make a thorough inspection of all its open and closed cars, covering car bodies motor and electric equipment, wiring and trucks; that all defects are to be carefully noted and the cars sent through the various shops for an overhauling which, when complete, will place the cars in a first-class operating and renovated condition and that when so completed said cars shall thereafter be overhauled at periods which will insure the future up-keep and proper operation of equipment so as properly to serve the public.

The following directions are given, not as detailed working specifications, but merely as illustrative of the intention of the Commission and of the scope and meaning of this order.

INSPECTION.

By a thorough inspection and general overhauling of the car bodies and its entire equipment it is intended that each car should be placed over a pit, seats and trapdoors removed and covers taken off to facilitate careful inspection of motors which should be made by a competent superintendent and not by car-house employees.

CAR BODY.

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Where the car body must be completely repainted as well as revarnished, it should be sent first through the carpenter shop to have all the defects of the woodwork repaired. Special attention should be given to the inspection of all bodies, covering frame, floor, moulding. stanchions, panels, roofs and hoods, and in every case where the woodwork and other material is not in sound condition, such part should be replaced. All metal work pertaining to car bodies should be renewed if in a defective state, and the various parts of platforms, doors, windows and roofs should be given the same careful renewal.

HEAD-LIGHTS.

All cars in service should be supplied with one incandescent head-light, located on each dash of the car. The head-light must be of a type which does not project in front of the dash more than three inches. All head-lights should be overhauled and maintained in a fit condition with new reflectors where necessary, broken glass replaced and new lamps substituted for those below normal candle power.

WIRING.

All means possible to improve and perfect wiring, hanging and placing of equipment appliances should be used and a universal system of wiring adopted.

BRASSES.

All brasses throughout the cars should be renewed where necessary. and axle shafts and other bearing parts should be normal.

COMMUTATORS.

Armature

All commutators should be turned where the service is uneven and put in firstclass condition, and when abnormally worn should be renewed.

FIELD COILS AND ARMATURE WINDINGS.

These should be tested for insulation and if found to be below normal, should be replaced with new ones. They should all be thoroughly cleaned and painted.

CONTROLLERS.

Controllers should have all contacts and other parts renewed that show any indication of abnormal wear. Connections should be tightened and the controller thoroughly cleaned and painted.

AUTOMATIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS.

These should be tested and maintained operative for the proper load, corresponding to the motor capacity of the car.

RESISTANCES.

Resistances should be carefully tested and any section not up to the standard renewed, and a form of insulating hanger used so that the resistance will not be belted directly to the bottom of the car when in line with the splash of the wheel. There should be sufficient space between the resistance and the car floor to prevent danger to the woodwork of the car and also to increase insulation.

TRUCKS.

All trucks should be thoroughly cleaned and lined. All broken, weak, sagging, twisted, worn or otherwise defective parts should be replaced with new ones and not merely repaired, except where defects are very slight, especially all springs should be removed where the normal effectiveness has been lost.

MOTOR SUSPENSION.

All motor suspension should be completely overhauled, missing parts supplied, springs that have lost their normal effectiveness replaced and all adjustments properly made.

BRAKES.

All closed cars in service should be supplied with double chain brakes and the brake mechanisms on all cars should be given careful inspection and improvements made in the mechanism and form at present employed, and the entire brake equipment should be maintained always in first-class operative condition.

LIGHTNING ARRESTERS AND CUT-OUTS.

All open cars in service should be equipped with one modern lightning arrester outfit, properly connected and kept always in an operative condition, and all lightning arresters and cut-outs should be given most careful inspection and placed and maintained in first-class operative condition, and such sections of the line of the road which at the present time have insufficient protection should be supplied with lightning arresters.

AXLE GEAR WHEELS, ARMATURE PINIONS AND CAR WHEELS.

These should in every instance be renewed where any indication is found of abnormal wear. All gears and pinions should be replaced where the teeth are worn down to less than one sixteenth (1/16) of an inch on top, and gear cases should be maintained tight, so as to prevent as much as possible the lubricating grease from being thrown out.

TIME.

The company should create facilities and organize a reconstruction department so as to pass each of its open car bodies and equipment through the shops for the overhauling and renewing, as specified above, on or before the 31st day of May, 1908, and all closed car bodies and equipment should receive the same overhauling and renewal process before going into service for the season of 1908-1909.

When any car has been overhauled and prepared for service, as above specified, notice of that fact in writing should be sent to the Commission, stating the time and place where the car is to be tested, to the end that the engineers of the Commission may attend.

"RUN-IN" BOOK.

The company should provide a run-in book supplied with a carbon sheet and envelope and this carbon sheet should be mailed to the Equipment and Inspection Bureau of the Commission daily.

OVERHEAD TROLLEY CONSTRUCTION.

The entire trolley wire system should be carefully inspected and every part showing excessive wear should be renewed, This refers particularly to the wires on curves, cross-overs and switches, also to the entrance to frogs, switches, section insulators, splicing cars, cross-overs and to points where the trolley joins any of the overhead appliances. All trolley wires should at all times be maintained at a proper tension, so as to prevent excessive sag between supports and should be

maintained at a uniform height above the track, where possible. All span wires, pulloffs and strain wires should be straightened and the slack taken up and al wires must be immediately removed which show corrosion, improper connections or any other imperfection.

OVERHEAD APPLIANCES.

These should be carefully inspected and where found lacking normal insulation or strength or otherwise defective, should be replaced or repaired, double insulation between all live wires and poles should be made.

FEEDER WIRES.

The entire feeder wire system should be carefully inspected and all parts showing insufficient insulation or defective construction should be replaced or repaired.

POLES.

Attention should be given to the cleaning and repainting of substantially all the poles throughout the company's system and particularly to the replacing of deteriorated poles.

And it is further ordered, That this order shall take effect immediately and remain in force until modified by the further order of this Commission.

And it is further ordered, That on or before the 29th day of June, 1908, the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company notify the Public Service Commission for the First District whether the terms of this order are accepted and will be obeyed.

Upon application of the company the following extension order was issued:

EXTENSION ORDER No. 779.

October 13, 1908.

An order, No. 596, having been made herein on or about the 23d day of June, 1908, ordering and directing the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company to thoroughly overhaul, renew and repaint its closed cars before going into service for the season of 1908-1909, and the said Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company having, on October 2, 1908, applied in writing to this Commission for an extension of such time,

New, on motion made and duly seconded, it is

Ordered, That the time of the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company within which to comply with Order No. 596 with respect to repainting its closed cars and gencrally overhauling cables and wiring, be, and the same hereby is, extended to and including the first day of January, 1909.

Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company.- Overhauling

cars.

Commissioner Bassett presented the following report, which was approved and ordered filed:

REPORT ON SURFACE CAR CONGESTION ON BROOKLYN BRIDGE.

When the Commission began its duties on July 1, 1907, one of the most aggravating conditions discovered was the slow movement of surface cars on Brooklyn Bridge, especially in the rush hours. Investigations showed the delays to be caused by frequent stoppages due to trouble from motors, fuses, poles and controllers. Another source of delay came from overloaded trucks, which especially in the evening would become stalled on the grade. During the month of September there were 234 delays, amounting to 1060 minutes, or an average delay of 35 minutes. The cars of the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company were largely responsible for the delays due to failures of equipment. The number and kind of delays charged against this road for September, 1907, were:

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The Commission assisted this road in discovering the causes of these numerous delays, issued orders regarding repairs, maintenance and new cars and the result has been quite satisfactory. From time to time the delays decreased, as can be seen by the following schedule showing the number of delays caused by this road on the Brooklyn Bridge each month since that time:

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The time of delays in minutes for the same period is shown to be: November December January February 280

September 621

October
400

203

119

100

March

54

The delays of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit lines were comparatively low, but they too have been reduced.

At the request of the Commission the bridge department put in force a rule prohibiting the use of the bridge for heavily loaded trucks during the rush hours. Other improvements made by the bridge department have assisted in bringing about the objects desired by the Commission. The result has been that the time of delays has been reduced from 1060 minutes in September to 385 minutes in March. During the month of March 133.000 surface cars crossed the bridge, being an increase of 11,000 over the preceding September, which means that about 396,000 more seats were provided in March than in September. The average number of surface cars passing over the bridge in September in the evening rush hour was 288. In March this average was increased to 310.

At this time one year ago the largest daily number of surface cars that crossed the bridge was approximately 4,000. To-day it is approximately 4,700, an increase of 17% per cent. At this time a year ago the average number of surface cars crossing the bridge between five and six p. m. was 236. To-day it is 310, an increase of 33 1/3 per cent.

April 20, 1908.

Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company.- Service on

Brooklyn Bridge.

The Secretary presented the following report of Commissioner Bassett regarding delays caused by the cars of the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company on the Brooklyn Bridge during the months of September, 1907 and September, 1908, which was approved and ordered filed:

COMMISSIONER BASSETT :

REPORT OF COMMISSION.

One year ago. last month this commission was giving considerable attention to the delays occasioned in the movement of trolley cars on the Brooklyn Bridge. It soon developed that the equipment of the Coney Island & Brooklyn Railroad Company caused the greatest amount of trouble, for the report of that month showing that although the company was operating 164 per cent. of the total number of cars it caused 624 per cent. of the total delays. These delays were partly responsible for the great congestion at the bridge. During the month of September, 1907. this railroad had 147 delays, amounting to a total of 621 minutes. September of this year shows 14 delays amounting to a total of 27 minutes. The following is a comparison of the principal causes of trouble during 1907 and the change brought about in one year:

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The company is still operating 16 per cent of the total number of surface cars across the bridge, but instead of having 62 per cent of the number of Colors it now has 131 per cent. These figures show the extent to which the equinment of this road had been allowed to run down, and the result of improvemerts made under the orders of the Commission in one year.

October 13, 1908.

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