New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-26
QUEENS NOW WORRIED
TUNNEL Il PROBLEM
To ASK p. S. Commission Some
Important Questions.

The hEst step IN the investigation of the Inter
borouE2- Metropolitan merger taken yester-
day by William N WINS, special counsel for tho
Public Service Commission Mr.. WINS called on
Il. ". Brown. controller Of the Inter-Met AT tho
latteE's Offices, No. 62l Broadway, and made the
formal arrangements for the examination of the
books.
Tie Investigation OF this company. under the i'm
mediate charge Of Commissioner Wilcox chairman
OF tie commission, will be pushed with the great
est rapidly. Mr.. WINS will rush his part of the
Work 70 nave things in condition for public
hearing before -dr- Wilcox the commission sit
ting as committee OF The whole some time next
week At the hearings all the prominent officials OF
The company may be subpCenaed and forced 10 an
s"er any questions that the commissioners choose
70 ask sensational developments are considered
not At al improbable
4 delegation Of Queens citizens will call Com
missioner Bassett this afternoon and request him
10 see what be done with the Belmont or Stein
way tunnel, which Will be ready for in the
early fall The questions that these citizens want
answered these:
What trains Will be run through the tunnel?"
WIZ We have through trains from 42d street TO
Queens and surrounding. lccaliues?''
VIII We be forced pay more than one fare?
These questions the Queens delegation will ask
Commissioner Bassett to find answers for.
Many Queens men bought real estate in that part
81 the city because they were assured at the time
by real estate dealers that on the completion OF
the Belmont tunnel they would have rapid transit
from sd street in Manhattan, over TO Queens
They were told that through trains would be run
by the marlborough enabling them 10 make the
told by the optimistic real estate dealers that only
one fare for the entire trip would he charged.
Believing these roseate descriptions many in
vested Queens real estate and there a rich
harvest for the dealers IN Queens. Since then
disturbing runnors have arisen II has been said
NAT Two or even three, fares might ne charged
that 10 through trains would and that It would
take queens residents nearer forty minutes than
twenty make the trip In brief they have since
begun think that perhaps the real estate dealers
assurances OF cheap rapid transit might turn
20 De expensive slow transit
To md out. far possible. the truth. they
viii 90 10 the commission today and demand in
formation which, II II should confirm their worst
fears. viii be followed by an appeal for relief 10
Ire commission.
chises and ownership surrounding this tunnel II IS
considered hard see just where the Public Ser
vice Commission could afford any actual relief in
the near future EXCEPT IN the matter OF tram
schedule and the number OF trains run
Al the morning session Of the commission yester-
Cay numerous complaints were read and referred
10 the committee OF the whole or TO sub-commit-
tees the afternoon Commissioner Bassett,
co-,Tan5ed by one TWO Of his brother commits
sioners vent cut on q short tour along the route
of the Centre street loop 70 ind about certain
easements the city will have TO pay for.
TIE commission received from the Public Service
Commission of the % District applications
from subsidiary companies of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit system Ior mortgages These had
been sent 10 The former Railroad Commission, nut
10 dnal action was taken them before the com
mission went ont Of existence. The Nassau Rail
road Company asked for authority to put an add
rioral mortgage Of $4,000 It's property. and
the Brooklyn Union Elevated company wanted to
p-t an additional one for S0.oDlOg0 its holdings.
The commission viii hold hearings both these
applications.
George 5 Rice chief engineer OF the commission,
made report recommending that order bs
ISSUED requiring work TO bs pushed both day and
nigh subway in Fulton street and Flatbush
avenue. In his report Mr.. Rice said that the
tractors could have no excuse for delaying work.
Tie commission may issue orders the contractors
before the end Il the week TO carry out Mr.. Rces
Recommendations.
4 plea for the proposed monorau route between
South Ferry and Con5y Island was received from
the Central and Smith Street Board of Trade. II
was referred 70 the Iuonorau committee consisting
q M ISassetr.
Chairman wilcox was not well yesterday, and
was al the Office OF the commission only a short
time
This morning the commission viii hold its regular
transit meeting.