The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-23
Two WEEKS SUBWAY RESPITE
PLAN REFERRED TO COMMIT
TEE: REPORT DsE on JAN. 8.

/ bsseugh Osrer Submitted to Whols
kstimate noarti. but Faii-scrvtcs
nsard's Intentions Are Suspected
The Board Of Estimate mt its meeting
yesterday referred the Public Service
Commissions letter favoring the adoption
OF the Interborough subway plan to the
Transit Committee Of the board. 1t was
provided that the committee should not
have the power Of delaying action ON the
recommendations made by the COM
mission and that IL should report To the
board at the regular meeting on Janu-
AIRY 5.
The Transit Committee in made up Of
Mayor Gaynor. who il opposed to any
dual subway system requiring two fares.
and of Comptroller Prendergast and
President Mitchell Of the Board Of Alder
men. who insist that the interests OF the
city will best be served by having COM
petitive line.
In the Board Of Estimate discussion
which followed the reading Of the COM
mission . letter some OF the members held
that the commission was seeking to
place entirely upon the Board Of Esti-
mate the responsibility Of accepting or
rejecting the Interborough Offer Messrs.
Prendergast and Mitchell were willing
70 have the whole matter submitted to
their committee. but the rest Of the men,
bers OF the board objected.
Mayor Gaynor did not preside over
the meeting. He sent word that he did
not feel well enough. but he ASKED that
IL anything Of Importance should come up
he shDld be sent for. Mr.. Mitchell pre-
sided%Snd when the commissions COM
munication was brought up the Mayor
came in. but did not take the chair. He
81 ggested that the letter from the Public
Service Commission should be held over
until the first meeting Of the board in
january. when the subject could be con-
sidered by the board sitting as q COM
mittee of the whole. Borough President
McAneny At once made u motion that
the Mayors recommendation be adopted.
Comptroller Prendergast asked what
purpose Mr.. McAneny had IN view.
That IA of course not intended IN any
way TO interfere with the transit COM
mittee or their functions replied Presi-
dent McAneny. But it seems TO me
that the time mas arrived when the entire
board should get down TO the considera-
ton Of this matter. l for one would be
glad to sit in council on ito consideration
1t in rather indelicate for a man who
il a member of a committee 20 speak in
advocacy OF the submission OF any ques-
ton TO that committee" said MIR. Prem
dergasf. Consequently | make thus
motion for a reference TO IN. transit
committee with considerable heritancy.
l would call MIR McAneny's attention 20
the fact that the experience Of the transit
committee might be Of help To- thu board
in view of the fact that all last spru.S he
transit committee was in conference with
the Public Service Commission on the
subway question. and | bei'eve thar the
consideration Of that side of the question
would also help in the education Of some
Of the members o: the board"
All things are possible. said President
McAneny. = assume that III the council
Of the entire board we should have the
presence Of the transit committee |
have no objections 10 the reference II the
question. In was merely matter of
expedition that ! made the mot son
withdraw my suggestion and let IL so TO
the transit comIllTtee | think that
every member Of this board should get
down TO the consideration " this matter
IL We would ait down in council an
entire board | think II would save time
i think II is important that we do
something definite to-day, said the
Comptroller As a member Of the board
] would like 10 say now that don't con-
slider that this proposition from the Public
Service Commission in the kind of a propo-
sition thar this board should be- called
upon TO consider. They state that they
take exception TO certain propositions.
but they do not state what these PROPOSE
tons are. In other words thev ask us to
express an opinion on propositions that
they admit they don't like them
selves.
They have said that tn. notifications
they have in mind are radical To
affect the very yitals Of the marlborough
offer. How can YOU do justice. even
to the marlborough. until you have u
proposition which represents what the
Public SER ice Commission can get from
the PETERBOROUGH and submit to US.
II the Pubic Service Commission
mean that the project for an independent
system to which they have been com
mitted right along IL irnpracticable and
should be abandoned. why dort they
say 20? Why don't they say: We be
We've now that the contract with the
marlborough company il the hest for
the city and give their reasons'
Let them be definite. clear and I'M
equivocal on this question. Let them
say that this project upon which they
have been spending months and months
dollars 10 IN he abandoned. Instead
10 submitted for tactical purposes TO draw
VA out. to find out where we stand
i am perfectly Wiling to consider