New-York tribune., 1907-09-09
pRO0KLYNITES In ARMS
wsNT 4TH AVE. SUBWAY.
anriously As0ait Decision of Pubic
!Ceryice Commission.

~. Nm in arms over the report that
rs,sl,c Service Commission may DECIDE NOV
L. IL .ha nroposed Fourth avenue SUBWAY Aioie
De- ,osed route civic organizations have aireauS
,s ,naiynation meetings. passed resoiu'loi7
he st.g the subway. and declared that IL must oo
r'anoHls . oor1nany can be found TO operate IL
built whetheI OF'
or not , -oeee meetings Of Brook
,.,-ens and at these g was almost unaillii0uoty
"" .pa+ the commission would fan IN lts u. W -
- borough and, in fact to the entire 0'tS'
&c -, cfva M the undertaking This week lnei'
shou.u - r1sss meetings more meetings or CIVIC
VIII ",.+,ons and more resolutions passed ashiiis
oIs @ -. subway A big mass meeting VIII DC AeiN
" 40 ,oons- Union on Friday evening
Il ,ss she river they believe that the CITY OF view
xor should operate the subway itseE II ca, --1
i-l o,sfbie operating company 10 take tne lease'
no ioef .ter abandon the undertaking They thlnk
To- .ha city should meet an annual aenclt OF
- ara or $500 600 in operating II; uey oeIo'7
80 this would be sound policy on us part H@'
- .,nn non or s4OO. 900 annual loss TO the city IN
u -..,- With .he great advantages the tour'n
eus subway would give it?" is the question .la.
-, business men were asking each other las'
- end which they intend asking the commission
and city authorlues s,,,.~ -,f.b
.4sc conditions in this city and by officials OF 'ho
- rrsa+ transit systerns-the snteroorough-NleHo
,,or,.en Company and the Brooklyn Rapid IFansi'
rs,.,x-it seems that q company operating inc
toprfh avenue subway would have TO race an an aii
eI deficit Of from 100000 TO 100000 Ihls eso-
,.e does not take into account an increase In
+-oac II is based on the gross receipts OF BROOK
-, I9e,ss Transit Company lines that are para4iel
- she route of the proposed subway, and tap the
esue territory that Il would
THAT the subway itself. once built would oeFelop
,, nert Of tie city through which II ran ana lhat
the-e would be decided increase in PASSENGER
,-,ec m that account. are generally believed But
n caused
;. Sufficient 10 increase the gross receipts enough
% meet the estimated deficit Is one OF the questions
chic hthe Public Service Commission wants 10 oe-
eide before determining whether or not the SUBWAY
should be built
The commissioners have been unable TO reach
5ac3s,on They will not until they have had time
70 study the problem from every point OF view 70
GET ali the information they can about It one OF
the commissioners, at least believes that from Ae
s,,sv he has made so far the subway would De
paying investment TO the city. and hence should De
built The others are still open 20 conviction
Some Rrookly-aites argue that the subway should
be constructed. equipped and operated by the CITY
From estimates OF competent engineers, should this
he done the expense involved 10 the city would be
es fellows:
Estimated cost Of construction q So 1
Allowance for unexpected expenses o.ccO
-u.., o.. - ,,+x 100000
Assuming that the city should raise tht money by
sr issue Of per cent bonds the annual interest on
them would amount TO s1.s00eon The cost Of opera
.ion 81 is said would be 20 TO 30 per cent Of the
gross receipts The gross receipts Of Brooklyn
Rapid Transit lines tapping the same territory as
the proposed subway were for the last fiscal year
under $4,000. Thus It would appear that after
paying interest the bonds there would be about
$4,000 left the operating expenses which would
amount TO more than q million. This makes no
provision for the per cent annual payment TO the
sinking fund. which would amount TO $500 900 alone
These estimates are based the present traffic
conditions and do not make any allowance for in
creased travel through the subway
Advantages Of the proposed subway to Manhattan
are numerous, Brooklyn citizens assert. and they
expect 20 demonstrate them at the meeting
that is planned for Friday evening in Cooper
Cnion
The most enthusiastic advocates OF the subway
enphatscay say that Brooklyn will make the build
ing Of the subway a political issue; II It is not
built these say they will demand the removal Of
tbs Public Service Commissioners. and they say
there viii be such wave OF public indignation
sweeuIng Brooklyn that & viii seriously affect the
political future Of the Governor himself and would
he clearly shown in the state elections. This
appears however. 10 be the opinion Of the ez-
.ren!sts and not OF the majority Of Brooklyn cit-
sens
While there seems 10 be no doubt OF a big popular
demand in Brooklyn for the subway The Tribune
not allow itself TO be influenced by this but will
decide for or against building the proposed Fourth
avenue subway according TO whether or not IT be-