The evening world., 1910-12-28
GRAB BY SUBWAY
UPHELD n REPORT
TO MAYOR GAyN0R
Citizens Committee Urges
City Officials to Accept the
Interborough Offer.
BUT RAPS MANAGEMENT.
Declares if McAdoo Were in
Charge Public Would Receive
More Consideration.

More Consideration.
Tho Joint committee OF the Cnambe
OF Commerce ard the Merchants Asso
citation, which. at the reques. OF Mayor
Gaynor. considered the subway situa,
ton. forwarded to-day to the Mayor .
report stating that the committee I,
unanimous In hoping that the publ,
authorities will accept the proposal o.
the marlborough. with such modinca.
ions IN details as may appear TO then
to DO judicious.
The report contains these Significant
paragraphs:
DOCS any one doubt, for example,
that II Mr.. MoAdoo were placed
In charge OF tho Interborough sys-
tenn the attitude Of the inter-
borough toward the public would
be radically ohanged7 Some day
even h management Of III Inter-
borough may learn that the good
will OF tho public 10 worth hav-
ing for every reason. Whom
this idea really reaches home, the
marlborough will strive as earn
sstly as Mr.. McAdoo now does to
please the public. There IL room,
a. every one knows, for q change
OF attitude toward tho public on
thu mart ~ AhA AaA.zt
management, which would make its
service satisfactory in many minor
respects a. to which now IL 10 .
subject OF Just criticism.
"such . change Of attitude
might come from competition. but
It may also come without It."
Then Favors Monopoly.
Thereupon. the report swings to the
side OF monopoly. with the following
conclusion:
This committee would deprecats
the adoption OF a policy OF COM
petition which would forfeit all OF
the advantages pertaining to the
PETERBOROUGH offer; which would
involve the city In useless expense;
and In return for which,. In tho
judgment OF this committee. the
city would be likely to reap dis
advantage rather than advantage.
"This committee Is unanimous in
hoping that the public authorities
will accept the proposal OF the In
te%rborough, with such modlhca-
ton In details as may appear to
them judicious. and that they will
do this az promptly as possible. and
thus put IN end to a situation that
IS already. from the point OF view OF
the travelling public. lntolerable.
and which becomes worse every day
hat the settlement is postponed
Other points covered In the report ar,
as follows:
THE marlborough propo, Il. which ha,
been condltlonally accepted by the Pub
lie service Commission. and which nov
awaits an expression OF opinion from
the Board OF Estimate. is the outcom,
Of prolonged negotiations On the part o
the Public Service Commission and IN,
company"
Some Alleged Advantages.
This proposal offers the following ad
%vantages:
:. 1t makes a great addition to tn,
present subway system, which the cit,
owns, so that when the operating lease
now In force expire the city Will com,
Into possession OF n better and NOR,
compete system. This means that WIN
1T any time. rot once only but always
a new operating lease Is made the cit
will be in a position to make bette
terms for operation lnan It otherwis,
could.
.. II shortens the original opcratin,
lease by fifteen years and the operatinI
lc-se fer the Brooklyn ,xtons!. b,
four years. thus placing the city In cor
l.. = at one time OF mis- im-"- Yed sub
way system many years eaEier than tn
city cou.l otherwise regain -)ntrol [
tho present imperfect system.
3. 1t places the present proposed add
lions to the subway system and a
fuI.}cr additions that may be mad
during the tendency 81 tn cxistln
leases for operation upon the basis O
an indeterminate franchise.
4, II makes certain an operating con
pany not only for the present propose
additions to the subway system. bl
also for every addition that the cit
may wish to make under the terms {
tie contract now TO be entered into a
1t may be adopted.
Call Il a Time Saver
.. II provides nat all such new extci
slons OF the subway system shall |
made as additions TO the present roaI
This means that time will be saved
getting to work. that work viii begin
four boroughs at once. and that mon,
viii be saved In providing plant f.
operation. lnasmuch as tho city f.
enjoy all OF the profits for five yea
after the completion Of any addition al
one-half OF the proAts from operation
these new additions thereafter, q
prompt commencement Of constructs,
and the saving OF outlay for operatii
plant is OF as great advantage to q
city as 20 tho operating company,