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Mr.. Sage Replies to PresIdent orr's An.
| swcr for thc Commission RernsiaE to
| Grant Its Assent to the Manhattan
| Elevated's Proposition for Extenaiona.
| Mr.. Russell Sage was seen yesterday In rcla-
| tion to the answer which tho Rapld Trana,n
Railway Commission made on Friday afternooN
| to the Manhattan Elevated propositions for ads
| ditlons and extensions, In which President Orr,
speaking for the Cominission, refused its assent
| and criticised the form In which tho various
parts OF tho proposition were made. From what
Mr.. Sage said. and what Ia known of the posi-
tion OF the Rapid Transit Railway Commissions
ers, II 10 charged that the refusal to accept the
proposition made by the Manhattan people
means deadlock, which ia likely to result in
| months, II not years. moro Of delay In adding 70
our quick transit facilities.
I'VE want you to build all nothing. and We
want specific guarantees as to each step 70 be
taken and when each line shall be comp pletod,"
is what Mr.. orr's answer seems to say 10 the
company.
On tho other hand, Mr.. Sage says that not Q
foot of new road will be built by tho Manhattan
Company unloss some ono will guarantee that
company against having to pay for tho inoi-
dental damages to abutting property. Still, he
intimates that an amended proposition will be
submitted to the Rapid Transit Railway Com.
mission after Mr.. George Gould and Mr.. Gallo.
way "ho, ohkc. "bko UP tno COmLnltS
tso having tho matter In charge, get back Ia
business from their summer outings.
Mr.. Orr's first objection to our proposition,,r
Mr.. Sage said yesterday, is upon tho matter Of
our assertion that We must be guaranteed
against paying damages to property owners, I
fear that he does not quito understand our posi-.
tion- We do not expect the city or tho Come
mission to give US this guarantee. nor do wo or.
pect one cent of the city's money to bo used for
D. H.,
city authorities and the Rapid Transit Commits.
soners will use their best efforts TO get tho
cents OF largo percentage of tho property own
ers to waive such damages.
Strong when the Mayor assured US % that tt- he bo.
lieved that 95 per cent. Of tho property owners
sents, IN view of the advantage the lines would
be 70 their properties: We cannot undertake 10
AS to tho cross-town connection between
the east and west side lines that was to run
omit from an smendsd sppda,ion M 8 ws wiz IL
gladly omit It, We only put Il into the applicG.
want to do anything that the people and the
Commission do not want"
II seem. hardly possible; however. that any
might make would be acceptable 10 the Rapid
Transit Commission unless tho proposition
up By the counsel OF the Commission.
II Is easy to read between the limos Of Mr..
Commission does not believe that the elevated
railroad people are acting in good faith" said u
man who is very close TO the Commission,
yesterday. That has been expressed clearly by
members of the Commission In talks which they
have had since the proposition made by Lawyer
Julian Davies and George Gould WAS laid hefnrs
the Commission. When Mr.. Davies ask ed to
give some assurances as to when any Of tho
lines asked for would he built. beyond those
contained in the proposition itself. lie said hs
was not authorized to go single point beyond
tho written proposition. and Dir. Gould would
go no further. Without such assurances. tho
Commissioners believe that "A trick WAS in
tended. They have said that they believed that
It was the intention OF Mr. Sage and Mr.. Gould
to tax advantage OF the dsappointment of tho
people at tho failure OF the Rapid Transit
Railway plan before tho Appellate Division of
thu Supreme Court. TO secure larre lot OF
grants In bulk-so much that no possible COM
petition could be built up against :he company
holding tho grnnts-and then to build upon
these routes just how and when they pleased.
following the growth of the city In these direcs
tonH. rather than leading 1t. as the intent Of
the rapid transit legislation was"
Mr.. Sage declares that tho action OF tho Com
mission is against the publics interest.
We have the most magnificent system OF
rapid transit in tho world" he declared yesters
day. "We are already carrying SOC. 900 passens
gers day in perfect safety. and with the addi-
tions which we proposed to mako we could take
care OF every passenger that wanted TO ride.
We would have built the new lines as fast as 10
would have been profitable to do so. but now
the public will have to walt long time for
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