The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-18
'GAYNOR'S STUDY OF SUBWAYS
mas BEEN az MS HtNDS AND
kNgEs OVEN wars. ne SAYS.
y. -. tsusnsissieW Ready % Report awards
for the rrtbersugh Route shoais
and MiliceN Have q Csatre,erss Over
the lnterbsrouSh COS Proposals.

for the Trtborsugh Route Shonfs
, and wiliceN Have . Csatre,rrSs over
the interbsreuSh COS Proposals.
/ Mayor Gaynor said yesterday that the
| subway situation was nKsd so far
AZ Ines was concerned and that he was
determined 20 hear what was 10 be said
on the matter &C a public hearing before
expressing himself
! The Mayor said that he received daily
many letters from people who urged him
To- favor one Of the routes proposed and
that many of the writer's did DOT even
know the limitations Of the oity's credit
with regard to constructing subways.
/ He had himself studied ths maps out
lining subway routes on his hands and
knees. ne said. He wondered whether
citizens who were positive in their
adherence 20 one plan or another had
gone TO the same extent In studying
tho subway situation.
Meantime the awarding 81 contracts
for the construction Of the triborougn
route Is being held in allegiance. The
work OF examining and scrutinizing
the bids submitted has been completed
at the Public Service Commission's
ONCE. and IL was learned yesterday that
1t would have been possible for tho awards
to have been made yesterday II all the
members Of the board could have been
brought togeehe.'. Tue awards will be
made early next week and they will then
60 20 the Board OF Estimate FOR action.
The subway situation has led TO q con-
trovsrsy between The Public Service
Commission and President shouts Of the
lntsrt,orough company Chairman " u
cox ot .he commission said In = state
ment yesterday. In reply 20 one given
out On the day before by Mr.. Shonts.
In which Mr. Shon,s said that he had
made proposal 20 the commission on
July lass 20 begin tho construction Of
a new subway extension bat that the pro-
posal had never been acted upon or even
Mr.. Shonts had never made any definite
proposition. All that MIR Shonts sub
mirted. Mr.. Wilcox asserted. was a nero
suggestion concerning the possibility
Of his com paDy's willin gnsss to entertain
hans for the extending Of the lines u
When Mr.. shonts heard % what Mr.
Wilcox had said he sent this letter 10
Mr. Wilcox:
II has lust come to our knowledge to-day
that there seems to be soms misunder stand-
ing on your part a. to whether or not my
letter Of July last contained definite
proposition as TO whas the PETERBOROUGH
toward increasing the rapid transit facilI-
ties of this city
A YOU will RENE m Der this letter Was
written IN response TO a request for sugses-
tons as 10 what tho lnierborough company
could do to relieve the traffic congestion
in this city and had supposed that the
following paragraph from my letter could
not he misunderstood
VI the city will undertake to build these
nuEy, ~. ~
struct ion nos materially exceeding in cost
or Ella bnraIioE sle plan OF the existing sub
ways. The lnterborouxh Rapid Transit
iompany stands prepared to equip anu
operate them a. a part OF its existing sub
way system. and to extend TO the citizens
Of this town the in-stimabl beneh. OF two
north and south lines upon the east and
west sides OF Manhattan with two Brooklyn
extensions and free transfers betwec all
parts Of the subway system for q single
five cent fare. upon substantially the fol-
lowing terms
The proposition contained in this letter
o. July was Intended a. q definite proposl
ton for the consideration az YOUR commits
sion. and correctly represented what the
lntsrborough was prepared TO do at that
time and what II Is prepared TO do now.
After receiving this letter Mr. Wilcox
gave out he following:
TIE letter OF Iuiy from Mr. shout. 10
which he refers IN his letter OF to-day WAS
duly received. together with a letter Of the
same purport sent 10 tho Mayor by Mr..
Shonts at tho same time Under date OF
July wrote To the Mayor setting forth
the point Of view Of the commission reia-
tive 10 the suggestions contained in Mr.
Shonts's letter and a copy OF that letter
was sent 20 Mr. shonts | did not at the
time regard the letter a. a proposition. for
on July - | received "A letter from Mr.
Shonts. in which he states:
\ know Of no proposition which the In
terboroueh has ever made TO your com
mission regarding subway extensions. ex-
cep' the proposition OF March 10. 1909. and
the one of June 10. 1870. both of which were
de"ined nv the commission.
The views expressed in the letter 10 the
MaSor were the views OF the commission
regarding the substance OF Mr. Shont.'s