The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-26
PREPARING FOR SUBWAY BIDS
r. 81 hoard ASKS BOARD OF
ESTIMATES PERMISSION

TO Advertise for Offers on Construction
and Operation Of Lines Proposed by
the Bradley CO.. terborough Has
q Chance for Part OF tho Route.
Application was made yesterday TO
the Board OF Estimate by the Public Ser-
vice Commission for permission to ad-
verfjse for bids for new subway routes.
These new lines are. with some minor
changes, thoss planned by the Brad
Icy iaffney-Steers Company. The de-
tailR have already been described in THE
SUN
ne commission asked to be allowed to
advertise for bids for construction alone.
for equipment and operation in case OF
construction alone and for construction.
equipment and operation and also TO ad-
vertise for offers for the equipment and
operation Of the Brooklyn loop lines and
the Fourth avenue line. which are to be
constructed by the city. The Bradley
compsny has made these routes part
OF tliAir proposed system and is ready
to contract with the city for e~quipping
and operating them.
Under the suggestions made by the
commission in its communication TO the
Board Of Estimate it will be possible to
lot Sonttacts for building sections OF the
road or for the entire system as mapped
nu.,hs re Bradley company. IL would
be possible under this provision for the
lnterborough 10 compete for the Lexing-
ton avenue section alone, a route for which
1t Is DESTROYS Of getting a franchise in
order TO, extend the present subway up
he East Side OF the city. But as the
Bradley company mas offered to build q
trirborough subway with it's own capital
IL Is, doubtful If the Public Service Com,
mission or the Board of Estimate would
throw away an opportunity to obtain
a new subway system for the city by giving
one section Of 1t to the marlborough even
IS that company should offer particularly
favorable terms.
The commission declared in its letter.
1t Is to be noted that in considering the
proposition OF construction alone this
may be undertaken by either municipal
funds or by special assessment in whole or
ID part.
Under the present law contracts for
equipment and operation will be under the
iudeterminate plan as outlined above.
Contracts for construction. equipment and
operation also will be under the indeter-
inmate plan, ownership Of the road being
vested In the city.
Provision will be made for soliciting bids
for and letting an entire system or any part
thereof to q successful bidder with appro-
pirate provisions In the contracts for oper-
ating c the various routes In conjunction
with zach other and for the superintendent
ok4qhsrges and rentals. These are matters
wSB}h It ID impossible to work out at the
present time. but must be developed and
perfected during the preparation OF the
contracts rt7"'''
As soon a. the commission is advised Of
POUR wishes IN the premises the drafting
Of the invitations and the form Of contracts
can 10 commenced. II the commission
can receive such advices at an early day
the, work of preparing the contracts will be
undertaken and pushed rapidly forward to
completion.
The matter was referred to a select
committee Of the board consisting Of
Comptroller Metz, President MCGOWAN
Of the Board Of Aldermen and Borough
Presidents !Ahearn, coler and Hafien.