The sun., 1903-02-27
BUY OFF BELMONT CUTTING.
UI'D UtlE THE CITY TAKE BACK
mr. SCBWiI LEASE.
So Many MILLIONS In Il That the city ought
10 Have En,--Gught TO Control New
Extensions Anywa, Opponents OF the
yar,pu, Plans Heard by u. r. board.

4 Fulton Cutting, chairman of the Citi-
ver.' lrion. told the Rapid Transit Com
ni,si1rer- yesterday that there were such
large profits in sigh, for the company which
!. hviliu. the subway tha, il would be to
the Interest of the cil Y to buy back the right
10 operate the road.
Nr I4uMg alluded TO the statement
MAJ. ty Edward VI. Shepard on Wcdnes-
,,,. TIN there was Il future profit OF from
ga oop0N0 to s5n.OOO,OOO already assured to
tho Ir'cr,r-ough Rapid Transit Company.
and said that this large sum would he
,ps,tv increased by tie additional traffic
s..ch would come To- the subway when the
Sss rrar-t plans We're carried out. He
ur,, ou to say nat under present con-
op.or- AUsGe, Belmont and hi- associates
viii na prar' icaly without competition IN
ht,.l. for the new contracts, and that
in y... Ot 'hN vas, revenues which would
Ultimately accrue from the comprehensive
trart-it 81 stem now planned thc city ought
tn 'al>n stems a, ono, TO secure TO Itself a
share # that revenue. Mr.. eating urged
tho commission to support the bill framed
bv tho ,i,izens' Union permitting the
Inari 10 make separate contracts Tor the
construction and operation of the roads,
rc-aryIng 10 the city the right TO do its own
operation.
,o,t ana hundred PEI so : from all parts
,liaa c'v gathered at the hearing on the
new Parsons tunnel plans in the rooms of
fr. Rand Transit Commission. The plans
rAlup IN for "A great deal OF criticism, but
lur PRINCIPAL objections heard we're to
the 'rpo,als 20 extend the Manhattan
elevated road along Jerome avenue, and
g., ,ur Srirctinu of Lexington avenue a.
mo route for the East Side subway Dolega-
rol- .Iym Tue Bronx urg"u that the Jerome
atn,I, extension should be mace a part Of
'ho subway. Property owners from the
Ia,t Siuc contended that First avenue
and not Lexington avenue would be the
Iesr route for the new subway.
The pIth of Mr. Cuttings speech which
was listened to with great attention by the
Mayor and the ComInissoncrs, was in these
pas ages.
There i ore way in which the city may
rc,sin its cortrol OF h" SuhW ay-. and benz, II,
hv the profits winch they may hrHS l
would suggest that the city purchase nom
the present contracting company ihr as
81 all Of the advantages which the pro-
,ected new lines will give TO the old subway:
These rev lines will be so uniilo., 'herc VIII
be so much interchange OF tr nj between
all OF the lines, that. only one party can un-
dertake their operation.
" i matter oi very serious moment IN
deed. this question Of giving the operation
NJ all the rapid transit roads IN Tins ciiy
over TO one party The iI,,e danger is NO not only
al heard rimors how one OF our railroad sy>
tens has exercised undue control over our
c,y government Now, here We have
Oh, % snGerd 'esT esrnos s rsy e oSi4svfs
S, ,ss tS y s,oa nf or
MS. ,h., the ~ ought e 70 weep under its
Former Deputy Comptrolber Edgar j.,
Levey, speaking for west side properly
owners in The Bronx. said the proposition
10 construct an elevated railroad along
Jerome avenue, rather than + ibway,
came as bitter disappointment to them.
An elevated extension would b. TEN. AIRY
eypedient at best. He asked the commission
% modify the Parsons pans so a. TO permit
west side extension Of the subway, run
ming north frum A9th street up Gerard
avenue, 10 strike Jerome avenue at l69th
street and continue thence up Jerome ave-
me- as far as il might be desirab bic TO go.
r A Fulton commended the plan TO ex-
,snd the New York Central along West
-'r.,t thus PROV dug a straight road be-
rvann the Battery and fonkers. Then
he Fast Side pNp'r'v owners sat upon the
's.Nirgron avenue s'ihway plan.
! 4 Powers Of The Bronx Tax Payers
N'Ilc" said he wanted III board to bring
ar-lu fve-cent fare on the Harlem road.
~. have no power over he Harlem
f,fi" aid President Orr.
lDu may not have any power over the
IIarloo, road said Mr. Powers, but you
lave given this rapid transit Oh Lexington
aroruo 10 The Harlem road. and it is about
i'ne Won did something for the people"
e : GrlI"n said, The only relief your
crsin.Nr wants 10 give ~ on the Fast Side
j, 70 plt two iecks on the Second avenue
elevated That viii mean climbing more
-'"p' ard "" are tired OF climbing. You
cent pl' another deck on the elevated
~ Netond avenue. because il will fall down
lr'ttv soon ANYWAY. People living east
~ Second avenue have onlv tho horse
c'rs 'nh 'rnnd on ard in these DAYS think
'.a''- alou' the limit onething will
'H''' 70 i,o dor" for rs or well know the
ica son vhv."
ir >,cprrd explained ir reply TO Mr.
''Jtirg u 'he clo~o of TIE rearing that he
al Dr' t;okeu e he pro'I "a be made
'N3' "t t'r. construction 90 ~" s"hwav Int
nj cv0r~tei tho opjuior 'Ea' ~ 'Nc r;' ,Ir"
".'' 'Nc c,oat iucrcass of r'a,N' tn" fran
ch-n will tore t. tc worth Very much
'nnra han ! u, to-day, and riGh' rrnie Ia
10 worth y Ny or fort million dollar.