The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-22

a. though il were formally b.ioreit. Morally
II Is. The one plan Is entitled to as careful
ANALYSIS ami asffairU ronslderation "a the
other. but that analysis should 60 far and
no, be- hurried
| II would be- unfortunate in my opinion
| II. as consideration OF the matter docs
proceed. the Impression IL held TO any
degree that the board as a whole il not
| in position to deal with II upon its merits
for one certainly made no ante election
pledges that will Interfere in any way
with the exercise Of my Judgment now
The fusion platform declared for the build
ing of subways with city money. hut eN-
pressly recognized the possible need for
the additional use of private funds. Nothing
in II declared either for particular routes
or for particular combinations OF routes
In my own letter on the question OF routes
] said:
reserve my own Judgment upon them
! In order that in the event OF my election
! may vote with more complete knowledge
as 20 the place they would take in the
general plan. the methods OF construction
! proposed. the terms OF contract and other
details upon which l might be called 20 act
judiCially.
| That substantially states the position I
! am taking now
III. best evidence of the position OF the
board a. whole Is in its own resolution,
appointing the transit committee ON January
. last Thcs" r,.Citcd The fact that members
OF the Board uf Estimate and Apportion-
ment ar" scv"rally pledged promptly to
: relieve congestion 10y providing for the
construction OF additional rapid transit
routes. or by the extension OF existing
routes The committee was then asked Ia
report to the board definite RECOMMENDED
, tiun- for the financing OF amy or all routes
proposed To he built. whether by the lssu.
OF corporal. STOCK. the levying OF ASSESS
menrs upon property benefited. or by
granting franchises for construction with
private capital
II the board were committed against
either extensions Of existing routes or
the granting Of any franchises whatever
/ for construction with private capital
am inclined to think that IL would have
omitted these phrases from the charter
IL gave it, committee.
I As a matter of FAC, the board is free to
do whatever 1t believes to be best for the
city. and " has finally been placed in a
po-ition vi her" u can make n beginning
have frankly no present opinion as TO what
( the choice oi alternatives will be. but |
am quite satisfied that fairly early in the
new year the city Will begin to buIld sub
/ ways.
1t was learned yesterday that the Pub
. lie Service commissioners are not agreed
among rh-m-elv.s On the advIsahility Of
dropping the triborOugh route IN favor
of the lnterborough proposition. The
letter sent to the Board of Estimate on
Tuesday recommending the PETERBOROUGH
scheme. with notifications was adopted
unanimously. but II was with the. under
, standing on tn" part of two of the com
mI>sIonars that IN voting for the resolu-
ton they were not committing them
selves TO the lnterborough plan. but were
merely forcing the Board Of Estimate to
determin" whether or not an independent
subway should bs built
Commissioner Nafbis said yesterday
Il am not in favor Of the Interborough
proposition as il stands at the present
time. There are certain essential fea-
lures that should be modified. They re-
late TO the basis upon which the extern
~inns are 10 he operated. TO the character
Of RI. subway itself the methods Of
financing the proposed extensions TO the
present system. the location Of certain
lines and the terms upon which the city
may take over parts OF the system.
! Commis-Ioner NcCarroll L. also Of the
opinion that changes in the marlborough
! plans should h- made b"for" acceptance
by the city. Chairman Wilcox made this
statement
There ~ no intention on the part OF this
, commission Of shifting respons ibili'y. The
| com mission had 'wn prup"s'tr onS before
it one. the contracts for portion Of tho
trlborough system. which we're ready Ia
let the other Vas the proposal of the Inter
! borough Rapid Transit company. After
due consideration the COMMISSION decided
that N" acceptance" OF IA" marlborough
prupo-!.I with proper notifications would
h.. III" best 'hGns for the city The BOARD
OF E-ttma'". however. has coordinate" aU-
Ihrrty with tn" commission Therefor" ""
decided - send i"f'"r 20 ~" Board Of
E-riinar" ant Nppur' .onn"u' -ta'ing our
position IN Nh" matter Lnh H-kIng that
board whether ~ takes N" am" view II
- agrees with IL. then "" can go ahead
on u" lines OF th" lnt"ThoruIGh prupos,-
ton II - docs not ACRE" with Ms then Yc
can fall back On 49,. 'riboruugh contracts
II" aC"rrtan'" Of to Int"TburolHk
proposition docs not Inv"ly" an abandon
mont OF TIA" 'rirur"uEh rTut" In fact "
provides for 'h.. oT-t rIC'ton ~ ''"o-'hirie
Of "a" 'riburOuvl -,-'rut S"r'h of f"rr.
= -,."Uu.4 street n" iur"rhorourh proposes TO
ntIli all t'r ! u-- 81 fs,. = huroItI iI-' d.
inld uuf south Of inT'F--'''"Ud street,
instead 81 i.uiiiEg down Lexington ave
nue. and I..ni~ar. u pruGo-"- TO buiid
down S"''.'. .tr"NU" ami NarICk street
In Br"o,l.u ~ ,on'-mria'"- the constr rue
ton nf all ~" 'rborouEh lines. vl'h M"
execution OF Tho Broadwav uu" and also
, provides for n" operation 81 ~" Fourth
ayrnu" -uhva" ant tor ~" nuilfIrg oi
such "v'"u- .on- A. ~" 'Ity ma" order II
means n AL III. trtDorovch extensions ar"
ordered A i've cent fare 20 tONSy Island
II IA" 'rlborouyh contracts ar" LOT nov
for con -frtlctton with o.tv money n" an ounr
Ut ~" WORK VIII necessarily D" r"-'rC'",
20 n. 81 OJD .uOp which n" city has avail
an" and only a PORTION Of H." 'r'horouEh
~ -" An b" constructed lh- Inter.
'prough however. ITopo-"= 20 spend
s-It.pt-p % - own 'noNrv IN addition
20 So. uH". $50. which - asks the city 10 ex-
pend Th,s means that in place Of nov