The evening world., 1908-03-20
METZ HEADS OFF
BROOKLYN|TES IN
SUBWAY DEMAND
Comptroller Moves Fourth
Avenue Plan to "Chloro-
form Committee"
NO CITIZEN is HEARD.
Indignation Meeting in City
Hall Condemns Choking
of Approved Route.
NO CITIZEN Is HEARD.

Five hundred Brooklyn!;es who went
70 the City Hall to-day to attend tho
meeting Of the Board OF Estimate
went away IN Indignation threatening
to hold mass meeting. and puoAcaI!y
demanding The resignation of Comp
troller Metz.
On Metz's motion. and by vote OF i2
70 the board sent the question OF
building the Brooklyn Fourth avenue
subway to a committee, with instruc-
t!ons to consider the advisability of
Constructing three sections only Of the
route. from he Manhattan Bridge APP
proach to Fourth avenue and Sack;tt
street.
This move thwarted the object of the
Fourth avenue tunnel advocates, who
expected to be heard. They did not
have a chance to get word in edge
ways.
Catcals for Metz.
Then the disappointed Brooklynttes
gathered in the corridors OF the o'd
banding nd held an impromptu indig-
nation meeting. Speeches were made
and cheers for the champions of the
advocates shook the old building. Cat
calls and yells of derision greeted ths
mention of the name o: the Comptroller
The police reserves were called to
dispe-se the crowd of subway agitators
Borough President Coler was cheered
his foe, the Comptroller. jeered.
That's the biggest chloroform COM
Wi ha
Daniel Myonahan. OF South Brooklyn,
and the crowd was with him
When the Metz motion was be ng dis
cussed President Coler protested against
the project being referred to biased
committee. Afterward he said: Pat
McCarren doesn't want the Fourth ave-
nue. subway, nor do the Belmonts or the
Ryans. The Fourth avenue subway
would hurt Belmont and the Pennsyi-
vania Railroad, which now owns the
Long Island.
''McCarren is shaping Metzs course"
IF you insist on killing the Fourth
avenue subway eXcIa.Mcd Cu.cr. a.
the meeting Xii. it in the open. Don't
send II where 1t will be poisoned in the
oark.'
and contracts. as approved Dy the Pub
lie Service Commission, in order ,nat
bids might .e advertised for but nls
mJucn DID not prevail.
The excuse mas t.e present condition
OF the c.tyS finances.
Chief Engineer Lewis reported thai
&,vOJ,tOC might be approved but Cole
stooi out for the full appropriation OF
sl5,o0o, c00. and again he was beaten.
Metz Disclaims "Hoiscn.'
When Comptroller Metz's reference to
q CU.nm.ltee Was Carried An AIe.z
ta:G M'tn some nea';
1t always hds been the practice OF
this Board 10 refer such big matters
TO i cJH1l.'t,c. IL IS no, true that the
committee is against the subway !
been lur il. | want the question probrd
deeper. As Controller | am Bound To
do my duty to the wSolc city and no,
sections. an .unG Tor Inc pest III
He tnen proposed the consideration
by the select committee OF three Sec
tons instead Of one, as proposed by
Engineer Lewis
eHa,: M, ors N,ra $ dc;ragked
Counsel and an, he pyr.oHany "'I o. - ne =
that it would be snamc to build su h
subway As the proposed Fourth ave-
nue. route
sr' - p"ar'r' n. Engineer Lewis
reporting that. under the prcsen, form
OF contract. it would b. d ficult 10
secure an operating company. He
favored the mediate building OF a
small section connecting with the pres
ent subway, as re. ef tot u, Battery
tubes.
The Select Comm ttoa annoInceI That
Il will give public hearing on thc
Fourth avenue PROJECT on Monday mex,
al 23O o'clock.