The sun., 1909-05-28
NEW SUBWAYSN NOW POSSIBLE
PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD TO
CALL FOR PROPOSALS..
Chance for Property Owners to Make
Good Their Declarations That They
Would Pay for Tunnels Over
Lexington Avenue Reute Likely.

Now that the bill permitting the build
ing OF new subways with private capital
or by assessing the cost OF additional SUBJ
ways on the territory benefited has been
signed by the Governor the Public Ser
vice Commission will devote almost It's
whole attention to testing the sincerity
OF the many offers to build subways and
OF the protestations made by many dele
cations OF property owners who have ap-
peared at public hearin Ga that II they could
only get new lines through their dis
triots they would not object to paying
for 1t on the assessment principle.
The bill which the Governor has signed
permits the commission to take advantage
Of either Of these offers. 1T remains to be
seen whether the property holders OF
South Brooklyn. who have been clamor-
ing for subway under Fourth avenue.
and who, through some of their spokee-
men, have declared that they -ere pre-
pared to bear the cost Of it bytassessmsnts
upon them, will stand by that declara-
ton.
Similarly II now rests with the Bradley :
Gaffney Steers Company to make so"d
it's offer to build the Broadway-Lexing-
ton avenue route with it's own money ana
for the marlborough company to come
to the front and justify it's threat that
unless it could get Lexington avenue for
the northern extension OF its present
subway it would compete with the Brad
ley company for the franchise Tor the
whole route. There is nothing now to
keep William J. Wilgus Of the Amster-
dam Corporation from applying Tor
franchise for the construction OF freight
line around the city's dock fronts OF
Max f. Schmidt OF the Continuous Securi'
ties Company from submitting his plans
for moving platforms
The members OF the commission de-
cided yesterday that they would give
their whole time to the consideration of
the plans OF the companies, Conferences
will be held with the officials OF these
companies. their plans will be studied ana
then when there is something definite
to 20 upon the board will begin pub
lie hearings.
The hardest problem will be the Broad
way-Lexington route. II the Inter-
borough company should resolve to
compete with the Bradley -Gaffney -Steers
company for that line it would be neces-
sary for the commission to advertise Ter
/ bids and then to pass upon the merits
Of those bids,
As matters now stand the Interborough
company. according to comments heard
Yesterday in the offices of the Public
Service Commission. has the best OF the
situation. Arthur j. Baldwin. the legal
representative OF the Baldwin-Ganney-
Steers company said yesterday that his
clients were prepared not only to con-
struct in it's entirety the Broadway-ieI-
inpton avenue route but also TO build
branches which would connect Brooklyn
by means of lines over the bridges with
Manhattan. The marlborough COM
pany is not only in position to carry
passengers to BROOKLYN for a single fare
hut IL can also offer the advantages OF
transferring passengers to the present
subway and to the elevated lines. Whether
or not the Interborough company will
make such an Offer could not he learned
Yesterday.
Ii was said at President Shonts's office
that the marlborough company would
respond TO the request made by Presi-
dent Wilcox Of the Public Service Com
mission 10 submit propositions, which
! could be avalei of under the new law,
until the directors OF the lnteroorougn
met next Wednesday.
Mr. Wigus said yesterday that he would
submit within a day or two his formal
! application for the freight line along the
| docks together with his detailed plans,
I Mr.. Schmidt also stated that he was
ready 10 lay his moving platform schemes
before the board Mr.. schmidt said he
| had plans mapped out for three routes.
any one OF which he would like to have
accented The particulars Of these he
said he was not ready to make public
but he did say that one route his company
was desirous of obtaining called for a
moving platform on that part OF Broad
way stretching from Fourteenth TO Forty
second street.
President Winter OF the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company had two conferences yes
terday with Chairman Wilcox. his COM
pany is planning 70 extend several OF its
elevated lines. and as the new bill permits
the granting TO existing companies OF
! indeterlninate franchises he is prepar-
I ing to take advantage Of it, MIR. Winter
would not say yesterday what were the
extensions he was contemplating but il
was said that the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
system was prepared to spend between
$40. 900 900 and $50 900 900 on the extending
and o iSiaEs II ,bs, tho hin
will put an end to the criticisms which
have been made against the city author
tiles for failure to appropriate money for
new subways.
The Board Of Estimate will not act
Tomorrow on the franchise permitting
| the McAdoo COMPANY to extend its line
from Thirty third street and Sixth ave-
nue. TO the Grand Central Station. The
select committee OF the board appointed
10 report on the matter met yesterday
in Comptroller Metzs offioe and for moro
than two hours discussed In q deeiltory
manner the plans for the extension.
There was nothing formal about the
hearing. Those for and against the grant
! ing OF the franchise grouped themselves
around a table on which were spread
blue prints and street maps. and the end
/ of the talk was a resolve on the part Of
the committee that II the company wished
| TO build a station at Fifth avenue and
| Forty second street it should not be al.
lowed to have an outlet on tho north side
OF the street.
The MoAdoo plans provide for running
the new line down Forty-second street
! from sixth avenue TO the Grand Central
Station, on the south side Of the street,
but as the station AT Forty-seoond street
would he under the grounds OF the new
public library and rs no part Of this prop
erty could be used for an exit Mr.. McAdoo
has proposed that his company should
be allowed to provide an underground
passageway which would permit the
/ passengers to enter his line from an open
| ing TO be made on the north side Of the
street.
This scheme was opposed Yesterday.
! I, tha has fir,u hal haf A.