New-York tribune., 1909-01-18
HOW TO GET SUBWAYS
ASSESS LAND BENEFITED.
2. sc. HouId 4mend Rapid Transit
.4ct-Bldmes Estimate Board.

t,rss is
Public Service Coul-nssson fer The lst pisiT1ot n
80 -a-ora-,ersstio 70 che Legislature foT new
legislation On tha subject n -aPic transit As ne
.-ty Clvb and nam property holders = VARIOUS
sections q the city have already favored tIe IS
sess-nen, tdsa SIS advocacy ~ ths COMMISSION nay
result IN Al actual test q tie plan n TIE 10 c.
1azt future ,=
SIX specific recommendations fer 7eT IsPlo
srz=sir legislation are made y tne co-i'
y,e s-e q the form Of suggested sunen1H-eH's o
- --sse-- Es-s5 T-s-sft act while tbs sixth cans
20 eos-ttrrio-zI amendment eNeuIrt7E rom ne
70 -s- cent sebt an bonds for ths oonst-rction O
rapid transit ines when 50 far arc 80 4o1s as eE
<hsu be sel.-suFporIi1g-
TIRE amea6rr,ol.ts 70 the RAPID Transit aot are
Providing that operating oo2t7eots 70 s1Ies'oPs e
~ rapid transit lines beyond terminals Ia
ssds to terminate a. the same tlEe as the SLis
.-e poFer n coa5anciion with the Bod Of EsS-
1lsns Sni cSracensaJoa aai % -eaaj-st The same
eseh twenty years Jee-sat5eT. ,- q, oo,fuuc,sca
eith tie Board q Estimate zn6 ApPo.tlo1InsT1 =
.liou the obstruction sn1 operation . -sRo t-S
s. ines ~ private companies u2o- pay 1AsLo -- -
TarJ of The es-nings = me cry; q cT l = pr
chsse a; any tine after certain Te-,ot ,se = s3e
S;syr- the coTarssion Ire power. II eon3aactcn
= z11 AE-7--tc-IIe-ll -
s--s-r franchises existing corporations -
sa15S t-s-Is1 Ines % construct and rTatc-a.o eH-
,s-sons o. 20 Isy sn6 maintain sdiiti92al t-scSs
a. the whole G par q 1heiE E,-.e -, ,.--zssA a.
- - ser q certain period q noI more tI9H
tHeuty years and with - 2HE lsEH'1-' -O' '---
Mskae i possible fo- tts ooEa-rss;o5, n a,c3 c-
fcnTe5r % make operating ccutrec-s :o- : .oI-Ee
<cS-T-s-E -s-ur51sHIs y s-y tine after s ce-tsH
Tse-od q 10! more Iasn tEs7Iy yel-rS, ,essa5 a. a
ar p-zce ~ Ire CiJy a. TIE termination q 1t
FssssrssnE tAs -esurenen; that he oPe-as,oT
1zsr gay interest z11 ? SEe.--'r = -E-s= --s-Sit
= -,---5--=-z re commission an The Board
= 2s @Ic p a AIuo-tiSn.aea5 . zdzpz ne oPer-
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B1-AslEs BOARD OF ESTIMATE
3 -ss c7-ntszs7- says ghz- il has exercised eve-y
function n rs power za6 isys ne entire osTre 10y
- .ss,-s 70 Construct new rapid --alsic routes ~
TIE deer = TIE Board ct Estimate aa1 AEE'.l-
nsezS saying
wa ts & .ss sssS s- s Sfel'Bos sS sss Bos-2 g .: "
r~are <c- rns construction O. ne" IekaL = :.
i'Etes- g S X NS,--e e=E-a-fFsA5 u accordance
~irn Iaeir Instructions a2c 1varcec 70 -, ->o-z
- sZsS rC@.fs EsT5ug ben s1e--ittsi - "a
S-@-i I.--s- 6z-e - Nsy p ES'S I. c-5e- u p .
- 49, -ste- = I--S--ir.E OF refusing MS request
f- Jn7y : sste- The contracts we're su61,5tisa.
$50 g Ss{ :, .55J 5o5 eaJ n port;on = MS
erou-C hss ben made aEaIzse =, -" x-7,-Sf--e5
ESts1saIe nat se5-sea.oea hs5 een SCI ssias tsE
--iJse6 Tor spp-ovAl thsre ID r7t seem - = v5 e.
abse even s--S51afH = SAY CoI-l5@ q : ,---.
The ouesyio1s 1s-grsily srtss-N -iaj asd = .-l--v %
--S --s-S5- - f.<.ffr ire exhaustion q Jle ctrys
-5r = TSst -,cf e-Se7 g % o. could be issued
T5e Bo5T5 = ESgsras-e hzz been restrained f7o79
s-tlnr Jron II contracts submitted y tais com;
) 95e1-7eT : lie Boa-5 q Estillave vho aPPs--
Sss-s = kg.T~5 s-s - e-5sd 5.rsr its merits
TIE sasSesr.or IS ben zlaoe tEat 7 tsis 3 so,
contracts t5- one section sIG part . another ;3s
80 s51 ele-Le. s7ssi7''s szE = 9l1,- --so-
ore ca1 ? 22.st---L-.- -.--- 1 - essrs-
E7asnd q Estimate 20 aoosgt q reject bat = hzs
NotE.th.:saatPs t5s i5gnes25 81 lass5 . pg2a
4 Ieses- 4 tu-ds are svsilab-E 90 othe- P-EIossS
4 does 1o+ P-eEenr tae bard frorI refusing % aP-
I prove al G Ine contrasts or al bit one o. rzo
r contracts Several miles = new subway would %
oay - rrcs- c1slStructlo, I re Board g Esti-
-lAts 25o AEE2-tl1-IIeEJ Ea1 5cSed -qo1 les col-
S.sefs eei5se Z sc authorized - expenditure %;
THREE Plans SUGGESTED
-P-essn- transit conditions are indecent savs
the eon-1iszicn- ara TIE present cac-i-.es are
wholly i1sde1Ezte and ysr transportation 1eeds
FTo~tng da1y. 50 thaJ tAe situation vii grow worse
EHril rev Ines s-e constructed
II far l2w caa Be framed says TIE cc-n-
-sssio1- FER assessing - cost O Development
sznzays- II whole Il -src Ct r-e -sz- estate
benefited. Enz = re rs5td t-z-szt scr could be
szle11e6 50 tEaI operating contracts % city owned
EUQESES - proper cases cCGll cS made OF less
stringent Js-zs man nov. taere would - three
zrethoss = obtaining ciEy owned rspi5 transit
Ines These -oetho-s Outlined as follows
FI-s--RCutzs- connecting business zn6 -rarsporra-
loa ce1tTeS Nat-e IneTe : t5eyel al day n ooth
S-r subway contractor fo- construction
e7C-pE1ent sRc operation with provision To-
rial Interest aad ssnkia- 1ard SGch : rsVId
transit Eae would - ssl<-s-srst-trs from thA Be
ginning and Il - concurrent resolution tx
sDTtt1E Sef-sustzi1irg rapid c-ansir sri deck
bends from TIE C-S--t-l 0sE G@s- i--t- l. CasSs6
voters rex ia Z Uou;c se--saSe re borrow
ing shfi.-T - rhe city The 49, cf such rou-es
re-<-i ex-e-siC-s
Txo-RoutsS performing = function analogous -
e-oSes O. RcEp-e' % - ass - more tran single
cTe-zru-. @ Zhe-s 60 any 7ssso1 II = p-actf
os5as - make 6edui1s operating contract II zG-
vance Should = e-l-t urd=- = contract f0- cor
ec-rctio7 only Although SE-1 -zpLd I-s-st- lines
--sEht charge sEsinsr the general -sver-ss< q
tHe catF n - oc=l11irE- Jasg SE2ll1 ordinarily
Ss P.arnes . = Ultimately selS-s-scstr,nE
zhos t. pss-- Gzoa -hs real estate he-e61s6 TIE
rcgTs14 cf TIRE thzr tte -ty s-c-i5 Ultima
sSSZ-1s s6o--5 - sGr0 upon E-5-h 'ts 7s- can
.zES Eo1id - -ess-raeiS c---Ef- e. psy Interest
Er5 sinking t-u6 o. soon stre- tte beginning
&C operation - T-osEe--tre P-cs- - -hs pro
y-S=1 rpszze L Eo.-r-Fsl ccr-E - z<cs-tsf-es =
eezi77eGr sr5 rVs-ztf - = rr-rs zsre BID
ss-s. 4 Ecgi1 - 81 1R-@Cr that re route should -
s c1SsSe2 unde- elrce- -re seco-6 - ----5 - -
zecTe ciTfsso-s = Z ve-s me plainly - hsce7t
sns s-rirs csrE =-G us- fn- TIE CsTelor-uer- o.
e-eis limited 3ccElir- IRE s1c-fi - made
<er cc1srr-etlo- only and - earui-lGz 5gE- p
reSe-sr. = f-cslds6 g the 6ereEo977saF cf :
loc21tSr- ne oen-rsCt should - 70 construction
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