The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-04
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A. thoroughly r 'hIs ferHrs enferdeted
N tka commission 'rtt pfsr Chisf ~ aiuenr
hios asked for retrIs.i.1 u. ON a1eineiea
IN hts snainnsrinu sttf fHars we , rnli1'
aooa m no flr' ~ 'ha BOARD ~ aifhorgs
me appain'men's 20 90 orlv ghnr W
RIea insisiei MT hr r.e-sI 'he mon M
hl the rlarev NJ ftNsr t.n niI ron .pirIfad
awav from him by ne water Surtly Board
through higher 4lIa,r- ,t,f 'Ha oonmis.
sim consented
Mr.. Rice 1lso nsked Tor authority 20
ounsFaet Tor rltnr horngs Ilong 'he routes
~ the proposed sirvlv- and for diamond
drilling operations IN fh" he'd n the Eaet
River where u h. planet m nave olnnels
cross. A. soon ~ fhe request va made
Albert 2. Roardman, counsel tn the hoard.
said
! think II is risht ou nv part ~ point out
that 'ne time has come for th.a hoard N con-
slider the financial eide Of 'hc situation which
Ia before II Tho auhNn"- which have been
laid out. 70 far a. the ro.t"s 3re concerned,
will cost ~ least $500 nnors" and the Comp
trnller has testified A. ono NJ th" proc edings
before the Appellate nINI-to0a oomriss'ons.
that the present debit borrowing capacity NJ
the city IL MOI more than $50 o.o"o The or.
ponsnts ~ the Third avenue route arc going
10 make nee m thts 'es'imon- m object a. the
court hearing N the approval of this route
While u II certain MAT 'he objection VIII
not succeed vet m" proposed franchises Tor
many ~ the CONTEMPLATED routes have not
been perfected and N perfect them and m get
consents will take 4 large expenditure The
question which ought 70 he consldered IL
vhether ~ would not he prudent m economic
At this time and 10 wait before doing awning
moro with the other routes to see II Ne are
going TO get bidders Tor the Third, seventh.
Eighth and Lexington avenue routes. which
will shortly have the approval nj The Appellate
Division. and VIII ne readv for ADVERTISING as
soon 40 the specifications are PREPARED
President Orr agreed thar the short term
provision Of the Elsherg hill would undoubt-
edly be a deterrent 70 the Investment of
private capital. hut he suggested that as oil
the proposed nineteen routes had been
approved nv the BOARD of Estimate the
preliminary work on them should not he
stopped until that board had been consulted
Comptroller Metz In a breezy speech
said the boring operations should he gone
ahead with. Otherwise" he said, how
on earth are we going to get the particulars
on which to prepare the specifications, and
IL We can't get these specifications ready
We certainly won't he able To advertise
for bids for some of the roads in July. Let's
get ready TO advertise for bids for two of
the roads in July, say one on the Fast Side
Of Manhattan and one in brooklyn Then
well know for sure whether We are going
tc get bids or not. | think that YOU can get
private capital to bid for the Coney Island
route. / would make a gamble on it my
self, even if the term is only for twenty
year,, because / think that road would ray
we'll"
Commissioner Smith was one Of the pes
eimistic members. He declared that the Els
berg law meant that If new subways were
20 be built the money for them would have
30 be provided by the city,
Ultimately Mr., Rice was authorized to
contract for horings in the East River, in
Eleventh avenue, Manhattan, and along
the Fourth avenue and Coney Island route
In BROOKLYN The boring work with regard
a. a. Thfrd Sayantb Eiphth and IaNinp,op
avenue routes in this borough has been
ufi,sneu. ,,,on =, ,Iobr cla nin n a ,,or,
ne ieslsita wv 80 arraaIL,, a,nn
Der OF the board was formally accepted.
A resolution expressing the regret of the
ronuission AT hia retirement WAS adOptpd.
SSrl.. ~ EIsbarr bll the Nayor viii 6nya
Under the ElsperR nul WV SidS'' WIN nave
the appointment Of Mr., Ilafln's successor.
AuEt,st Belmont, president Of the Inter
porouBh hPdh 0u fu'",Ne' w tue
Hapld TRANSIT NonhIl'lsN'on an l'Ihlneu
etatament Of the expense Of eQulpplng the
oririnal subway system, When Comp
troiieI hete 'eNoI'Il "Y"Hu.
81 its frst wears profits to the city for the
puipoee OF Cles.lhs " cn'hinS IunI ~,
pelmohV IeiuHeu W pay w, !" s'uu.lu uuau
the ompan mao not etCIle,' 'hf he'eSsdTy
0 per cent, on It's outlay because OF eN-
penoiSuIes 20 duoI Az ~. .h,iI NOT nsv IT,
provloes WA ~ ,hha ps,P ,en Won ~ nEnleus
~ PEI oen' 80, ~ & nor cant '""
" ulehes a MAJ dnuhled Inc aoo,,rao ~,
c0mps1ure. onnt, ined in the letter se an
o. We VIC l !, NJ ReImnnt and demanded nm
~ ~ staiemcnt' Mr. Belmont com.
Ing the sta,ement TO Nr. Ror% ne lot,