The sun., 1910-02-17
IRI.BOROUGR SUBVGYS SOON
SRGB iBLE Also THAT CITY'S
.IONEY WILL BE USED.

Na,or GaSnor ami Associates Tell p. -.
: BOARD To 60 Ahead with SIOO. OOO,-
IHlO Plans -- broadway LexInk ton,
BronN Elevated and Brooklyn Lines
The Public Service Commission was
assured yesterday by Mayor Gaynor
Coniptroller Prendergase and President
Mitchell of the Board OF Aldermen that
in accordance with the wish OF the heads
Of the municipal administration. to have
new subways begur as soon as possible
the commission in preparing its plans
Ased havo no fear as to the willin Rness
Of the city to provide the needed money.
THIS assurance was given at q confer
spce in the Offices of the Public Service
Commission between the members Of
that board and" the Mayor and Messrs
Prendergast and Mitchell.
The commissioners were told that
they would not have TO face the difficulty
which confronted them in the last ad-
ministration because Of the city's debt
limit and were told that all that was
uked Of them was to show speed in per-
ectng che preliminaries for calling for
bids for new subways aud that the city
could look after the financial end OF the
plans.
II is understood that the chief subject
Of discussion at yesterdays conference
was the Broadway Lexington avenue
route. The estimated cost Of this line
n 81. 600, ,OOO but it was learned that it
was also decided to carry out the whole
Of what is known as the tri-borouRh
route, which. by means Of building ele-
vated extensions in The Bronx and con-
nections and extensions with the Fourth
avenue and the Broadway Lafayette
lines in Brooklyn. will provide a contiDu-
Gus passage between The Bronx and
Coney Island and Fort Hamilton. These.
with the Canal street line, which was
also included in the discussion, will cost
altogether, about 500, 900. 900.
Although neither Mayor Gaynor nor
Chairman Wilcox Of the Public Service
Commission would talk for publication
after the conference. it can be stated
that the representatives of the city gov
srnment. suggested to the commission
the advisability of preparing without
delay the forms OF contract and specifi-
cations for advertising for bids for the
building OF the routes named
Most or the work has already been
completed, but the commission did not
attempt in the last administration to call
for bids for construction because of the
debt limit bogey which haunted the
Mcclellan administration. Whatever JUS
ifcation there was for the fear enter
tanned by MIR. Mcclellan and his asso-
ciates there is none now. The bonds to be
issued for the work need not be made part
Of she debt limit. and. moreover. the plac-
nF ~.
sustaining improvements outside OF the
debt margin has given to the city plenty
Of leeway for -tEnderts king the Broadway
Lexington avenue line and its proposed |
|ramilioations.
Although the commission has now the |
power TO advertise for bids for new SUBJ |
ways which may provide that the work |
may be undertaken by private capital |
|r by assessment on the property own
en- benefited it is believed that Mayor !
iayRor has informed the commission |
hat from his study OF the situation he is |
|confdent that it would be to the advan-
age of ths city 20 have the new subways /
built With public funds.
In view of the assurances which have
been given TO the commission il is likely
that the form OF contract will provide for |
unis using Of public funds. Chairman Will
COX said yesterday that the commission |
would at once proceed to carry out the |
|Suggestiohs OF the Mayor and his asso- !
GATES. Mr. Wilcox was not prepared |
70 say how soon the commission would be !
able to advertise for bids. but the only |
reason why he took this attitude, he ex-
planned. was because he did not wish to |
tie himself down to a definite date II is |
known. however. that the commission
will be ready to call for bids by June I at |
the latest.