D. Y. A. A. & J. Is Not Sold

D. Y. A. A. & J. IS NOT SOLD

Manager Merrill Denies the Rumor of Sale

AN AGREEMENT MADE

With D. U. R. by Which Much Time Can be Saved--Road to Conform to Council Order

There was a report Friday that the D., Y., A. A. & J. electric railway yesterday passed into the hands of the Detroit United and would be run hereafter by that company. The Argus put the question as to the correctness of this report up to Supt. Merrill, who was found at the Cook House. Mr. Merrill said he knew of no such change--at least he supposed he was still in the employ of the D., Y., A. A. & J., and had had no information from any source to the contrary.

Mr. Merrill said he presumed this report was but a repetition of various others which have apparently grown out of the efforts to increase the efficiency of the D., Y., A. A. & J. service by certain arrangements whereby the same crew will take the cars clear into the city and out again instead of changing at the city limits as has been done in the past. To this end Detroit United crews have also been running on D., Y., A. A. & J. cars. A new sidetrack is being constructed, said Mr. Merrill, within the city, over a portion of the distance, and this, together with the non-changing crews, would save at least five minutes time to each car in making the city of Detroit and this was an important point. At the present time the D., Y., A. A. & J. keep a car standing opposite the Union Trust building so that in case a car is delayed by any cause, this car runs out on scheduled time and the car which is behind remains until the next scheduled time and in this way proper time is made in spite of the torn-up condition of the tracks.

Mr. Merrill is here today to make some arrangements relative to the elevation of the Huron street bridge, or the lowering of their track. It seems that the largest cars require fourteen feet and eight inches space between the tracks and the trolley wire to pass through properly. The bridge as at present cuts off about six inches of this and it is desired to have the bridge elevated about three inches and the track lowered about the same amount in order to give the proper passageway.

Mr. Merrill was asked what his company proposed to do relative to the demand of the Ann Arbor council that the road put a better track and heavier rails on Packard street. He replied that they intended to do this work as required and that very soon--just as soon as they could get material on hand to do it. It was the intention of the company, he said, to make this improvement even had no action been taken by the council.