The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-21
ACCEPTS PETERBOROUGH PLAN
WT T Mt'Sr ne MODIFIED
THE COMMISSION SAYS,
n"ill,ns to Have city Rear Fourth Ave-
nue. Defiett o. Ceaceds Elevated
Third Tracking Preneiers.st u A.
touished 1T Ftop 70 Nonoooly

Third Tracking Prensiergast l. A.
i"nished NJ fisp 20 Monopoly.
The Public Service commission pu. the
,nbway situation up 20 the Board OF Esti
nate yesterday by adopting n resolution
approving the intsrboroushs proposition
Tor building and operation Of new routes
The marlborough offered To extend the
present subway on condition that the
city allow il 10 add third track to the
second. Third and Ninth avenue elev ated
ines and extend the Third and Ninth
avenues lines IN The Bronx.
comptroller Prendergast and President
Mitchell OF the Board OF Aldermen are
irm in tn" attitude they hays takon all
along that transit conditions call for
Competing system. Both gave out state
n"nts last night IN which they made it
clear that they would oppose the adoption
~ the Peterborough scheme. n they do
when the communication from the
Public Service Commission comes before
n" Board of Estimate it will mean dis.
esnslon in the board Comptroller Prem
dergast and President Mitchell have be
'ween them six votes. and il Borough
Pr-rident McAneny. who has two votes
should take their side ther. would b. an
-V"n voting division. Mr. McAneny is
tho only member Of the board who has not
definitely committed himself. but he has
said that IL the PETERBOROUGH would con
IN, rr,oSltf.- ,,a =.
service than its original proposition called
for he might be willing 20 vote for the
marlborough scheme This il what IN.
Public Service Commission has suggest ed
10 The Board Of Estimate.
The commission in its letter does no,
expressly state what these aiodifica- ion.
snould he. but IL is understo God ha, the
commission is opposed to is,,ing he con-
tract 70 the marlborough unless IN. COM
pAny withdrawr the demand that II i, II.
- operate the Fourth avenue subway in
Brooklyn the city must bear any defer,
n The operation OF that ROAD Nor Is
tn" commission willing TO accept tn. die
'um OF the marlborough hat it shall nav.
me right 10 third track its elevated road.
The commission will insis- 'ha, the Eas;
-rn Parkway be a four track route III.
marlborough company wani- Ia make T. T..
TWO track
The commission saws IN lis 10 Ner to the .
board of Estimate that tn. proyoS,rIcr
- the marlborough company was en-.
t. could accep, provided certain feature. /
which were not now saiisfact ory could Re
adjusted The leater went on 10 say:
Because Of its control or tho subway
Manhattan Ih., Rranv md leo,
and Of the elevated lines "a Manhattan
and The Bronx. III" Iuf"rboroush Rip.i
Transit Company wss ia position bv needed
iditionsl construction 10 give the maAi-
mum relief. and the commission did ".
u most TO induce hat company To submit =
opposition consonsnt with the large return
which II was receiving from th.. prssan.
~ subway. These efforts W"r" un-I.-
"-sfuI. the only proposition admitted
IN" PETERBOROUGH COMPANY mIor To
nat herweith transmitted being Impossible. ,
- acceptance.
nable TO secure the cooperation uT rhs
thorough company n. commission
y uH"r' ook the preparation ~ plans and
forms Of contracts for the s"-csl.d rrr-
borough rapid irRns, railroad which
made up OF . Number ~ routes from
No. ," i'm. submitted 10 and approved
,, ~ Board ~ Esfimal" aud Airport ION
i'"r' Nn attempt IN enlist private capital
IT, f'U~NTVf'lDn az ms system WAS
T -'.HCr-sful \ large number ~ b!r~
..'@.. however received On BrtOhsr -
a- 20" construction 81 major paTt al
." -v-'em by sections al municipal e.
8 "u-.. While ths-c bids we're under con-
.f"rs'fon proposition was submitted
'h" Hudson ana Manhattan Railroad
.rg"n' for the "Iuipm.n' ami ope ration
'h- tr,horoIgh system. With some mod
lions Thai Offer. which has expired
= own tim" limit. - an indication tha,
N. "p.ratnr may he found 10 .auip and
,'rai" IN" 'riboroWgh system when con.
tr'"d If for any reason certain fci-
o. "r n" details OF the present PROPOSE
.u cannot he dIustrs. and u be deter =
ned n" construct m. triboroUsh system. 4
' nav b. safely assumed that when the .
r" comes there will he bidders to eIuip ,
'-" "r-rnr- " upon satisfactory terms.
so'a, 90" Wy IN. rn pr~ " Pom r"m,
Hr' '" d conclusion and embodV 'h"m m '
r'ra"'s ana plans a. rapidly a. possible '
90. vour honorable board should consider ,
TO- rrnpO-ltion ~ generally outlined open
n- cotton. which would render your
, -"nf impossible" hen the forms Of con-
.-.- ar" finally submitted \
." pt--"nt proportions are disap-
-d n. contracts for the const rIctlon
.a 'rIborouRh system which are nov ,
,'.'rI award. can promptly he acted
cyl. IN
'al-rnan Wilcox Of the Public Service u
rr mission aid last night: II
ss'"rai ~ 'he details Of tho proposal d
.r ID" al .factorily worked out tn" com s
~ .s.or believes ~ should be accepted n
OH" 80. some factors in the ,r
goal which are not fully developed AZ Of
~" an h properly solved after the
20 l"-'ion has been decided
''a commission firmly believes in 'he G.
n-''."n a. = whole. and N the Board NJ
''rr" and tpporfionment shares the r
= h. commission the work n pre- II
? = w" iprmal contracts IAN be com N
o. 90 ','rouf delay n an agreement Il
.' 7" cached however. there IL no us-
. ing much valuable time 20 the
..|rart'0n of plans and "ontrscts u the Oh
won : 20 - unacceptable 10 the city -
'i"- Tho proposition IL one that
t.l-- great deal Of careful study nj
." attention n,
'. ''avnor said he would hav" 81
tha fts, ,.a me al,