The evening world., 1908-03-27
MAYOR DEFEATED
IN VOTE FOR FULL
SUBWAY T0CONEY
Metz Stands Alone With Nc
Clellan on Report to Build
Short Tunnel.

To the surprise OF Fourth avenue
subway advocates the Select Commit
tee, appointed by the Board of Esti-
mate a week ago TO report on the
prepared plans. suggested to-day that
the plans be changed to admit OF
,wo-track road as far as Ashland
place.
This meant radical chanse-and
meant also, according to Borough
President Coler. a planned scheme 10
favor the 3. r. T. and the Pennsy!-
vania Railroad.
The committees report was sub
mitted at the meeting OF the Board OF
Estimate and was vigorously opposed
bv President Coler. Vice-Chalrman
Timothy p. sullivan. who represented
President McCiowan, Borough Presi-
dents Ahearn, Bermel and Cromwell.
Their votes defeated the plan, much
to the astonishment Of the Mayor, who
supported. with Comptroller Metz. the
committees report.
Playing to 3. r. T.
IF that two-track road Is to be the
thing, then you are going 10 assas-
sinate the through Coney Island plan
and turn the subway over TO the Pen
nsylvania road and the b. r. t." said
President Coler. "A two-track sub
way TO Ashland place means that you
are killing the through four-track
plan in its entirety. The subway will
be bottled-corked up al Ashland place.
to the detriment of the subway prop
er. but to the benetit OF the Long
Island Railroad and the b. r. T"
President Coler then spbmitted re-
port by Consulting Engineer r. w
Creuzbaur on the proposed two-track
reduction. Engineer Creuzbaur said:
III The plans now before the board
are changed to only two tracks through
A snland place. IL means practically the
Crppling and abandonment of any ex- !
press service tor even part OF the
Fourth avenue subway beyond the long
Island Railroad station. 1ne Proposed
modification seems to be designed, first.
for a connection with the present inter !
borough line at Fulton street, down
F'!atbush avenue extension, to relieve
the Battery tunnels, as Engineer Lewis
has suggested, and second, Dy this con-
nection to turn over the Platbush ave-
nue. extension tracks and the Mammal
With the Brooklyn Rapid Transit -four
track line on the Brighton Beach I'M /
provement
Mayor and Metz Beaten.
The mutilation or a trunk line by
cutting II down to two tracks In the
location Indicated can have only one
meaning SO far as the Fourth avenue
1i.S ComPtr5er 2p AH Metz e pated I when ''sI he
heard the opposition. and exclaimed:
Il want to declare. right here, that |
you are going TO tie up rlfis subway for
fve years, 1t will now go TO the Court
OF Appeals on taxpayers suit, You
can't stop it.
wants 1t, but you are blocking II. This
IS ue-up.
II The people are being fooled let US
know who Is foolins them. | can't
subway, and ] won't, You want to
take real estate now that will cost
tne city sy0,Oo,@1. and that real es-
tate becomes a lien. The contractors
stay there. I've got to take them, but
l won't certify the whole contract.
Don't be fooled by clap.-trap"
The vote was then taken.
Borough President Coler offered n
substitute calling for an approval OF
TIE four-track subway. as originally
planned. He ssid:
'The adoption of that report means
way from the Bronx to Coney Island.
II means boom for the b. r. It's
Brighton Beach improvement. and |
move this amendment as substitute"
President Ahearn submitted an adii-
tion, calling for an approval of the
Lexington avenue and broadway route
for Manhattan and IT," Bronx.
Only the Mayor end the Comptr1lle"
voiced OPPOSITION to this plan. Wnen
tho vote was announced the Mayo,
prompt al by the Comptroller, declared
tl4, The motion was lost on the ground
THAT It was new matter