New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
BROOKLYN NOW HAPPY
METZ STORMS IN VAIN.
Sir Sections of Subzcay authorized
Despite His Objections.

In the face of objections from Mayor Mcclellan
and Controller Metz the Board of Estimate and
Apportionnent yesterday authorized letting of
contracts for six sections OF the Brooklyn Fourth
avenue subway. from the Manhattan Bridge end
43d street.
President MCGOWAN of the Board of Aldermen
absent. Vice-Chairrnan Timothy P Sullivan
ing in his place. Little Tins of vital
consequence yesterday There sixteen votes in
the board. The Mayor Controller and President of
the Board of Aldermen have three each, a
jority- Usually these three officials stand together.
The detection Of Sullivan yesterday gave Borough
President Coler victory, the vote being 10 10
in favor of building six sections instead of two,
recommended by the chief engineer of the board
Borough President Ahearn offered resolution
asking for authorization for the Broadway-Lexing-
route, and it looks if the various
borough presidents would stand together in pushing
the building of the systems named
Controller Metz. head of the Finance Depart
rnent still commands the situation but things are
in such condition that he will be under constant
pressure the of his trying to stave of
demands for funds from various quarters. He says
that the debt margin at this time is just ABOUT
s6.000O00. The subway authorized by the Board
of Estimate yesterday will cost Sz10oo.00O Here
a re some of the items which cannot be rubbed on
the slate and money must be raised for them;
Schools and freproofing s1f000o00; completing the
bridges SIS 00o 0G0: opening streets and parks
Sc geo OOO This makes s25 600. and the Health
for about SIS 600 600 more In view of these things
it looks as if Controller Metz would be obliged 10
hurry up department heads and get their reQu-
sitions in early that Immediately after July l.
when the increased assessments give the city ABOUT
s45 coo. 900 additional leeway he will be abe 10
certify the absolutely necessary contracts, and Wdl
remains will go fer the new subway
When the subway matter reached on the
calendar yesterday the report of the speclaI coh-
rnfttee-the Controller Corporation Counsel and
things that the proposed six sections Of the SUP
wav would cost SIS 100000 without the cost or the
property necessary TO carry out the plans IhlS lS
roughly estimated at IS, 900. The report sug-
sested the notifications of the plans so that Il
would not be necessary at present 20 acquire ABOUT
$1,000 worth of property in the nelghoorhooo Oh
Ashland Place, Fulton street and Flatbush avenue
and the use of two tracks instead OF widening
Ashland Place for four tracks. The report recon-
rnended the authorization Of Section and the re1-
erence back to the Public Service Commission OF
the other sections
The Controller. with good deal Of feeling proke
out when the contracts came TO MIN ne Couiu
not sign them
u can't and won't sign EN-" he said Then l
will be mandamused, and still 1 shall refuse 10
sign the contracts. and that will take the matter
into the courts. I want this subway, We all want
this subway, but if go ahead and sign these con-
tracts in response to a rnandanus or anything
else I am liable and can be removed ana prop
ably would be removed from office.
The Navor and Controller Metz both voted against
the Coler resolution. Tammany votes in the boaro
together with President Cromwell Of Richmond
lined up against them, and recorded ten votes IN
favor of the resolution, the Mayor and ControAer
making together six votes against II.
The resolution is not agreed to-" said the Mayor
This is business Of such nature that II re-
o3ires that twelve affirmative votes be recorded for
there are but ten ayes, and the resolution las-
As the Mavor was speaking, Kisses oroKe Out
among the many Brookly-nites. VINO by thls time
crowded the room well nigh TO suffocation
After the meeting of the board the ControIIer
said:
IF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit or the INTERIOR
o11gh really want kill the Fourth avenue subway
as was intimated, no better opportunity corlo pos
sfbIv have been given them than the course which
was taken this morning
They now have the matter in their own hdloS
abso1f,+eIy If the Elsberg law is amended they
will have chance 20 bid If they want to- II II IS
not amended they can stop the city from going
ahead and continue its construction lndennl1e-
X All this tried 80 avoid. believe by my plan
7-o1,Id have succeeded and the city would have
Fae controlled to build the road leaving the future
- determine its operation, and work would nave
been begun at once.
The P1Iblic Service Commission Immediately LOOK
ror and authorized the preparation Of advertise
r,.,7-- for bids If the Corporation Counsel ap-
--ozas Of the form Of contract advertisement VIII
he made at once on this point. Commissioner NC
Carroll said he had reason to believe that the Cor
ra-a-fon Counsel would give his approval WlthIh
dav or two TO form Of contract Tor All se~lioiS
,f -ba subway So far the Corporation Counsel mas
nproved Of only the form Of contract for the TrsI
section.
DRESSER NOT GUILTY.